A plan to stop my dog from chasing....

[aboynamedjim]

Like most adolescent dogs, I need to stop mine from chasing birds and ground game.
My plan is to take her to a park with lots of squirrels and pigeons, sit on a bench with her and attract the pests by throwing down some breadcrumbs.
The idea is to get her to sit and wait patiently whilst being surrounded by squirrels and pigeons, effectively flooding her senses so she gets bored of them.

Would this work on practice???

 

[LarryLightFoot]

If you’re training her for Deer, then a trip to Knowles Park ( Sevenoaks ) or Richmond park and get her sat watching the Fallow without getting all worked up .

 

[AHPP]

 

[VSS]

Like most adolescent dogs, I need to stop mine from chasing birds and ground game.
My plan is to take her to a park with lots of squirrels and pigeons, sit on a bench with her and attract the pests by throwing down some breadcrumbs.
The idea is to get her to sit and wait patiently whilst being surrounded by squirrels and pigeons, effectively flooding her senses so she gets bored of them.

Would this work on practice???

In principle that would work, but it's going to take many, many hours of exposure to desensitise her. Day after day, for weeks.

 

[Rhodesianjess]

I take my pups out on the rounds when old enough, after jabs. 14 week old puppy in a laying pen , not letting them chase any,soon steadies them up. Very rare they chase ground game afterwards, they seem to have the chase urge suppressed if you start them early.
However once they're wedded to chasing you'll have a job putting the urge back in it's box, one reason I get puppies in spring so they get 6/7 months in before their first shoot day. Laying pen, rearing field, dogging in cures them of chasing birds generally.

 

[Greenmist]

Choke chain and a long lead

 

[NullMac]

Get it upside down when it does it and give it a monster bollocking

 

[Fabnosh]

I’d like to think my dogs have all been well trained. However…….Squirrels are just canine crack cocaine. Three labs, one springer and not a single squirrel caught despite staggering turns of speed and head butted trees.

I saw a police German shepherd in Hyde park being super disciplined….then commeth the squirrel and off shot the dog and nearly took the officer over.

Strangely though, I do find it a sweet trait and it makes me smile even if occasionally irritating.

If you do find a training regime that can exorcise the demon squirrel from the dreams of dogs, fame and fortune await lol

FN

 

[Foxyboy43]

So I take it the old skool way of a long rope - one end on the dog and the other tied to a largish tree then let the dog run off and just as the last rope coil straightens blow the stop/recall whistle is not PC anymore then?

 

[Alex88]

When I had mine as a pup she was perfect on a lead, wouldn't run in on shot birds at all, would sit there good as gold. But take the lead off and she would run in. How did I break that, well leaving her off the lead, letting her start to run and give her a good telling off when she's in range to feel my voice. So do leads or long lines teach against chasing or running? I'm not convinced, I think they only prevent it when worn

 

[retails]

Try and make a better bond with your dog ! though this will not happen over night, depending on what breed you have will no doubt depend on the learning curve of the breed, for example the Labrador versus the w/cocker can be very different in the terms of the training stages of what we as stalkers etc {working dogs} are wanting from our four legged pals, I would [though I don't know the dog in question} go back a few stages in the training methods used! try a more disciplined {not physically } but be a more on the case of the issue of correction , this can be achieved through association of bonding with your dog in a more proactive commands {from the owner} thus your dog will know when its pleasing you, to get the assurance that {the dog} is wanted to please its owner, basically be a little firmer with your dog , the dog will want to please you, though you must put in the work initially to get the best result, this will take time but is very rewarding.

 

[Foxyboy43]

When I had mine as a pup she was perfect on a lead, wouldn't run in on shot birds at all, would sit there good as gold. But take the lead off and she would run in. How did I break that, well leaving her off the lead, letting her start to run and give her a good telling off when she's in range to feel my voice. So do leads or long lines teach against chasing or running? I'm not convinced, I think they only prevent it when worn

Hmm. We used to fool the dog into thinking the collar/lead were still attached by simply wrapping the lead round the dog’s neck and slipping the end inside the collar.

 

[TungaDunga]

Growl a 'no' at the dog, and say 'leave', when it's on a lead whenever you come across something you want the dog to ignore. Sheep, squirrels, horses, pigeon, live game, children with lollies. Never let the dog encounter fur or feather when out of your control. If it never chases, or gets bollocked (assertively but don't go mental) when it even thinks about it, it will begin to ignore the source. Once it's chased something it's too late and you are making your life very difficult.

 

[AHPP]

I got my shepherd at nearly two, basically untrained. Squirrels, I can usually get him back once they reach a tree. Have pretty much convinced him to leave other dogs alone. But I’ve all but given up calling him back off hares or deer. He’s gone. He won’t catch them. He’ll come back. Occasionally I’ll surprise myself and I’ll break a chase early. More usually, he gives so few fūcks about my protestations that he’ll cross back past me still on the tear. The last time he did that (in some woods) he hurtled by at head height like the speeder scene in Return of the Jedi, full stretch, ears and tongue rippling against the rushing wind. Couldn’t help but laugh.

 

[Dunwaters]

Like most adolescent dogs, I need to stop mine from chasing birds and ground game.
My plan is to take her to a park with lots of squirrels and pigeons, sit on a bench with her and attract the pests by throwing down some breadcrumbs.
The idea is to get her to sit and wait patiently whilst being surrounded by squirrels and pigeons, effectively flooding her senses so she gets bored of them.

Would this work on practice???

Most unlikely to work on its own, but its not a bad place to start .
Your dog will quickly behave perfectly on the leash, but is highly likely to go self employed once you let him off and he gets out a bit.
Get him perfect on drop and recall on or off the leash and at distance before you introduce him to game and be prepared to go back to the start if he ignores the whistle under temptation.

 

[Dunwaters]

Most unlikely to work on its own, but its not a bad place to start .
Your dog will quickly behave perfectly on the leash, but is highly likely to go self employed once you let him off and he gets out a bit.
Get him perfect on drop and recall on or off the leash and at distance before you introduce him to game and be prepared to go back to the start if he ignores the whistle under temptation.

Don’t let him squeak either.

 

[shakey jake]

I got my shepherd at nearly two, basically untrained. Squirrels, I can usually get him back once they reach a tree. Have pretty much convinced him to leave other dogs alone. But I’ve all but given up calling him back off hares or deer. He’s gone. He won’t catch them. He’ll come back. Occasionally I’ll surprise myself and I’ll break a chase early. More usually, he gives so few fūcks about my protestations that he’ll cross back past me still on the tear. The last time he did that (in some woods) he hurtled by at head height like the speeder scene in Return of the Jedi, full stretch, ears and tongue rippling against the rushing wind. Couldn’t help but laugh.

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Why didnt you just press the stop button?

 

[SikaSeeker]

How about a bit of basic training? What you are going to do in the park will do F all. Just train her and she’ll respect you.

 

[Klenchblaize]

If you’re training her for Deer, then a trip to Knowles Park ( Sevenoaks ) or Richmond park and get her sat watching the Fallow without getting all worked up .

I'd rather he didn't, please!

K

 

[LarryLightFoot]

I'd rather he didn't, please!

K

Why ?