Nola and People...
Nola is a wonderful calm dog, except when we're walking and she sees a bike (you may also insert jogger, rollerblader, skateboarder, etc). She gets out her mean bark and goes crazy to the point where she's pulled me down a couple of time in an effort to get to said person. Luckily the one time she got away from me she went up to the bike and started licking and sniffing the boys on them  so there is NO intention of harm from her as far as I can see. I'm concerned that this aggression is beyond my ability to control! She's way stronger than I am and I'm afraid she or someone else might get hurt!HELP!!! |
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| I do remember you posting this before. Unfortunately I have no answers as Simon does this too. When I see the offender  , I hold tight and try to body block until they move off. |
Thanks Pam! I do the same. If we catch her early enough we can usually stop her from going crazy! It's more the embrassment to tell you the truth. Poor sweet Nola is getting a bad rap!!!!  |
| We walk down a bike path to get to our dog park. When I see a bike coming, even way off, I put Mady in a sit and stay. I focus my eyes on her, not the bike. When the bike passes, I praise her to bits. It is not an issue. I still do this once in a while with joggers, if I see her getting a bit too interested. It is not aggression, just a keen desire to play and surely those people running/biking toward her must want to play! |
| Nola is a tweetie pie and it was a pleasure meeting her at SheepieFest 2011. (Sam too, of course!) It doesn't really sound like aggression to me, more like reactivity or anxiety. Oscar is TERRIBLE on a leash, especially when anything is moving. Cars, bikes, walkers, grass blowing in the wind  , you name it, he goes nuts. Here's how I have worked on it.When I would see a car approaching, I would move Oscar off the street and onto the grass, putting him in a sit-stay or down-stay, like David does with Mady. I then pull nummy kibble out of my pocket to retain Oscar's focus on me. When the car passes, he gets a treat, and we move on. I did this over and over, calmly and consistently, and gradually it started to make sense to Oscar. It did not take him long to understand that a passing car meant getting a treat, so now, when he spots a car, he walks up on the grass, and puts himself into a sit-stay, waiting for his kibble.  The only time we get into trouble is when there is a ton of traffic, one car after another. Then I can see Oscar start to ramp up. But otherwise, walking him has become bearable. Laurie and Oscar |
| Thanks everyone! I'll definitely start doing this with them (if I do it with her then I have to do it with Sam too). Of course, now that there's a foot of snow, we won't be having this problem til the spring. Luckily she's ok with cars. |
We had this problem with Howie. He would also chase cars while on leash  . We had a trainer walk with us a few times. Each time a loud bus, bike or skateboarder was in site we were to say "with me" and dole out liver treats. She wanted us to be proactive, give out the treat while the action or noise was happening. I guess so Howie would associate pleasure (treat) with whatever was causing the anxiety. It worked!!! And worked fast. Now when I spot a bike I quickly say something to distract him. We don't give treats out often now, just once and a while so he thinks he may get something. Funny if a loud bus does go by, he turns and looks at me for a treat now! The only problem we did encounter was Howie put on 2 lbs from the treats! good luck, peg |
| Hi, Dogs love to chase things that run. Especially our furkids that have that strong herding instinct. Having four boys that far outweigh skinny me - my godsend was a harness! Trust me on this. There are many on the market and either a haltie/gentle leader or a basic harness will help. They are far superior in being able to control a strong dog than a collar. It can give you better control to move out of the way should a person on a bike be coming down the street. Eventually when you move over, put your dog in a sit position and allow the bike to pass. Distraction and praise helps a lot too. You may even want to block their view at first as the object of their frustration passes. This works great with dogs that get upset at other dogs walking past. Another option is to desensitize them to what is causing the over reaction. I had to do this when Panda first arrived in my home. He'd go bezerk at motor cycles, cars, bikes and skateboards. Basically anything that moved. We sat on a high hill daily and watched numerous things that caused his triggers while keeping a safe distance. I continued to distract and praise him...eventually we were able to be closer to the object of his frustration. Now he doesn't even glance at any of the previous things that distracted him. Sometimes in order to change a behavior you not only have to change that particular behavior but also have to show them what you want them to do instead. Good luck to you! |
| Again we got lucky. We live in a rural area with a lot of traffic. He goes out with us off leash and is good about staying where we want him, he has been down the hill with Carl off leash and doesn't pay any attention to the cars going by. Maybe because when we first walked him down for the mail on leash we made him sit and just kept talking to him as the cars went by. Whatever the reason it's worked. His main trigger is men. |
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