Chasing, whether it be cats, cars or even people, is something most dogs love to do. Unfortunately though, despite dogs that chase generally not actually hurting whatever it is that they chase, they still can cause themselves or others some harm in the process.
Allowing your dog to chase anything is an irresponsible thing to do. Behavioral problems like chasing are more than just annoying. Solving this problem is possible though, but it will take some effort to correct.
Different breeds of dogs have a stronger instinct in chasing than other dogs but, whichever you breed you have, the behavior can't be stopped by simply yelling at or hitting your dog.
The very least that you should is not let your dog be in a situation that allows it to chase in the first place. Keep him on a leash or in a fenced yard if necessary. Until you have learnt to predict your dogs behavior and have trained it obey your commands, this must be done to ensure no danger comes to your dog or those who share an environment with it.
To prevent them from chasing an owner needs to understand his dogs cues. It is common for dogs to give some indication, such as a prolonged stare or a lifted leg, before they set off after something. Once you know what it is that your dog does, you can act before it does. You should be able to find this out fairly quickly as dogs are creatures of habit.
To stop a dog from chasing, it needs to learn to obey your commands. At the very least, your dog needs to respond to two - sit down and come here. It will be much easier to stop your dog from chasing once he understands and responds to these.
So, lets now look at how to train a dog to do what you tell it to do. First obtain the toy or treat that it likes the best. Place it about 10 ft. from the dog, and then allow it to go towards it. As it starts to move, command it to either sit down or come to you. After it has done what you want, say okay and let it have the toy or treat.
Get a friend to help you, once it has mastered this part of his training. Your dog should be standing or sitting by you, then your friend should past waving a toy or treat in their hand. If it starts to chase then give the dog the command to either sit down or come. On obeying your command, give it the reward. Should it ignore you and continue to chase then be sure not to give it a reward, even if you feel sorry for it.
Patience is necessary, but, with a little persistence, this approach always works. Remain positive and determined and you should have the problem solved within a week. - 29953
Allowing your dog to chase anything is an irresponsible thing to do. Behavioral problems like chasing are more than just annoying. Solving this problem is possible though, but it will take some effort to correct.
Different breeds of dogs have a stronger instinct in chasing than other dogs but, whichever you breed you have, the behavior can't be stopped by simply yelling at or hitting your dog.
The very least that you should is not let your dog be in a situation that allows it to chase in the first place. Keep him on a leash or in a fenced yard if necessary. Until you have learnt to predict your dogs behavior and have trained it obey your commands, this must be done to ensure no danger comes to your dog or those who share an environment with it.
To prevent them from chasing an owner needs to understand his dogs cues. It is common for dogs to give some indication, such as a prolonged stare or a lifted leg, before they set off after something. Once you know what it is that your dog does, you can act before it does. You should be able to find this out fairly quickly as dogs are creatures of habit.
To stop a dog from chasing, it needs to learn to obey your commands. At the very least, your dog needs to respond to two - sit down and come here. It will be much easier to stop your dog from chasing once he understands and responds to these.
So, lets now look at how to train a dog to do what you tell it to do. First obtain the toy or treat that it likes the best. Place it about 10 ft. from the dog, and then allow it to go towards it. As it starts to move, command it to either sit down or come to you. After it has done what you want, say okay and let it have the toy or treat.
Get a friend to help you, once it has mastered this part of his training. Your dog should be standing or sitting by you, then your friend should past waving a toy or treat in their hand. If it starts to chase then give the dog the command to either sit down or come. On obeying your command, give it the reward. Should it ignore you and continue to chase then be sure not to give it a reward, even if you feel sorry for it.
Patience is necessary, but, with a little persistence, this approach always works. Remain positive and determined and you should have the problem solved within a week. - 29953
