Does your dog chase?

Interesting!!!! Riley is a chasing fiend, be it the all important ball, cats, squirrels, or moving vehicles:eek2:
 
This is really interesting.

I have one dog that chases dogs, bikes, and running people. But, not toys, balls, etc..

I have another dog that will chase people and anything you throw, but not bikes or cars.

I definitely thing that Bentley gets a natural high from chasing bikes and dogs. I've often said that when he gets "in the zone" he's not really even there--he doesn't hear me at all.

Lexi, I believe, feels that way about agility (running with a handler or chasing a toy).
 
That's a very interesting article.
I thought I was going to have a big issue with car chasing with my Icelandic Sheepdog, as he was exhibiting an interest in chasing them when I went to pick him up. He was 4 months old when I picked him up.
Oddly enough, after being here, the behavior has stopped. The best I can figure is he mimics a lot of what my other dogs do.... and none of mine show any kind of interest in cars. He now shows no interest in car chasing.
 
I just wanted to add what I have learnt with my two - the extreme car chaser and the wildlife chaser. Deska's is a herding instinct - he wants to stop people (his sheep) moving away from him, but isn't interested in chasing other things. Tully on the other hand loves to run and chase anything. I really think it makes a huge difference in dealing with the chasing knowing the reason behind it.

You all may remember how much I lamented about Deska's car and bike chasing, which the vet-behaviourist said was incurable. And I agree that even when I think he is getting better I can never let my guard down because he will never be completely cured. But we have made huge progress with cars (not so much bikes).

So now I make a really big deal of Deska chasing flocks of birds. We go looking for flocks together and then I rev him and and shout "go, go, go" when its time to chase. What it means is he now looks to me first when he wants to chase something because I am part of the equation in following his instinct and getting that level of gratification. And this gives me the time to grab him and redirect him before he goes off after the car.

Tully I have found just wants the adrenalin rush of chasing something. So I always take a ball with me and can generally redirect her to the ball. Or I will help her find 'bunnies' to chase. Let me tell you the local roo population is breathing a sigh of relief. It doesn't always work - sometimes the two of them feed off each other.
 
*Caro said:
I just wanted to add what I have learnt with my two - the extreme car chaser and the wildlife chaser. Deska's is a herding instinct - he wants to stop people (his sheep) moving away from him, but isn't interested in chasing other things. Tully on the other hand loves to run and chase anything. I really think it makes a huge difference in dealing with the chasing knowing the reason behind it.

You all may remember how much I lamented about Deska's car and bike chasing, which the vet-behaviourist said was incurable. And I agree that even when I think he is getting better I can never let my guard down because he will never be completely cured. But we have made huge progress with cars (not so much bikes).

So now I make a really big deal of Deska chasing flocks of birds. We go looking for flocks together and then I rev him and and shout "go, go, go" when its time to chase. What it means is he now looks to me first when he wants to chase something because I am part of the equation in following his instinct and getting that level of gratification. And this gives me the time to grab him and redirect him before he goes off after the car.

Tully I have found just wants the adrenalin rush of chasing something. So I always take a ball with me and can generally redirect her to the ball. Or I will help her find 'bunnies' to chase. Let me tell you the local roo population is breathing a sigh of relief. It doesn't always work - sometimes the two of them feed off each other.
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that is exactly what I have always said about Toffee's obsession with the 18 wheelers... I ended up putting it on QUEUE... so he waits for me to give it, but if I don't he gets to chase something else instead.
He knows he can let it rip at ONE place, where I know it's safe aka it's a cast iron fence at the dog park...
Like you said not failsafe, and he still may lunge or stop start... BUTTTTT the improvements have been amazing, to the point of I forgot sometimes how bad it used to be...
 
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