How can I stop my Sheepie from chasing cars?!?!
Anyone have suggestions for correcting this behavior? Thanks. |
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| Dont let her in the front yard or put up a real fence??? and Never leave her unattended. |
| get a real fence. seriously, if she goes through the electric one, there's no stopping her. Barney goes crazy for cars, so there's no way we'd let him loose anywhere he could get to the street... |
| I agree get a real fence, what about getting a trainer to work with her on this.??? |
Yes have to agree with darcy and Barney1, get a real fence or make a dog run for him. The natural herding instinct is in him is very strong and he is doing what comes naturally, chasing a moving object. My brie is the same she chases birds, anything that moves and we have secure fencing and a dog run too, even had to put a dog run in at our hoilday farm as she is off in a flash with anything that she spots moving. She does not listen to us as her whole attention is on chasing something down. So don't take the risk and put in some kind of fenced area that he can romp in. 
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Darcy wrote: Dont let her in the front yard or put up a real fence??? and Never leave her unattended.
Ditto. |
Willowsprite wrote: Darcy wrote: Dont let her in the front yard or put up a real fence??? and Never leave her unattended. Ditto. thirded. |
Please get a real fence. Barkley's brother was killed by hearding a car just a couple weeks before I got him  |
Ed wrote: Willowsprite wrote: Darcy wrote: Dont let her in the front yard or put up a real fence??? and Never leave her unattended. Ditto. thirded. I Fourth It!!!! |
| From another perspective, in the long run, a fence will probably end up being cheaper than a trainer. By the time you pay someone to come out and work with you for months to curb the behavior, plus your time spent training with the dog, a real fence would just be easier. |
| Hi,
If you're willing to put the work in and this has to be done daily. You could take your boy out on a leash and slowly introduce him to busier streets as time goes by. You'll desensitize him to the rushing moment of the cars. One of my dogs (Panda) would rush at cars that were parked on the street which may have stemmed from his past on the rare occasion he was taken out. These cars weren't even moving! I started off by walking in the middle of a residential street, no traffic at all. Gradually we started walking on the sidewalk, then eventually busier streets. It took a couple months but now he doesn't even glance twice at people on bikes, skateboards, heavy traffic areas. I did the same thing when I desensitized him to the sound of lawn mowers or other noisy lawn equiptment. Always having control of him on a leash, I would sit with him and we would watch people mow their laws. Lol I know they probably thought what's the strange lady and her dog looking at. But it worked! I would use distraction at first, speaking quietly to Panda, praising him for his stay, giving him treats, even if at first it was only a min. Increasing it daily until he now also doesn't respond to that sound either. I can now mow my lawn, turn on the vaccuum and have no reaction from him. Just providing you an alternative but I also agree with the new fencing should you want an easier method. Marianne and the boys |
That is so scary for you.  I agree with the fence and Marianne has excellent ideas too! I should really put some in effect as Gucci is like that too! He's never off lead around roads...but when a car does come by our place when we are coming back to the house...my arm gets jerked pretty good!  At least I have warning...I can hear the car...before he sees it! |
| Please get a fence. You'll have peace of mind. |
| Al,
I can appreciate your situation. We, too, have an "invisible fence" but neither of our dogs has any interest in chasing cars. We never leave either dog out unattended even though both are very respectful of their boundaries. Something else to consider is the ability for neighbor dogs and/or strays or wildlife to enter the yard. We find this to be more of a problem for us than the road in front of our house. We are planning to put a decorative iron fence around our patio area that will be secure as well as aesthetically pleasing. Adding a doggie door will give them free access to the house. My husband hates the idea of a fenced yard but usually gives in where the dogs are concerned. They are our kids and we do everything we can to protect them. Nita |
| I'll add to the "Get A Fence" advise, and Never, Ever leave your dog unnatended outside.
Remember what happened to Summit and all the trouble we had to go to get him back? As for how to avoid having them chasing cars, I guess it'a matter of desensitizing to the stimuly. Seems that your dog thinks it's fun to chase cars, and the fact that go away reinforces the behabiour (sp?). Sofa used to chase kids down the street until she got to them when they passed on their bikes. We managed to have her come back when called if she bolts to chase a kid by feeding her a treat every time she came when called outside, she's more obedient now but we still have a looong way with her because she's got a mind of her own. 
Good luck with whatever method you choose! (Nita, I love you avatar!) |
| Saul,
Mentioning the Summit ordeal reminds me, we have actually had neighbors tease about wanting to "steal" Maggie & Nelson from our yard! I believe the ones that actually admit this to us would never do it but who knows? We always hear "we had a sheepdog when we were growing up and would love to have another one now". It's just too scary leaving them open to this. Some people have even had them stolen from their fenced yards. Can you believe the nerve? 
Thanks for your kind words about the avatar. I love yours as well! Nita |
| Oh yes, I can believe what you said. Here in Mexico, fenced yards are the norm, every house is separated by the other by tall brick fences, I guess it gives us a sense of security. Our small backyard has a 9 feet tall brick wall to keep the sheepies safe when we leave them outside to do their business.
Even with the tall fences, I've never met a former sheepie owner here in Mexico that's told us that their sheepis died of illness or old age. All of them were stolen or hit by cars. That makes us very worried about our furkids! Before the Summit incident, I felt confident I could go inside and grab a ball to play with them while they romped in the park, but now I don't keep my eyes off of them, I'm too afraid they could get taken away or hit by a passing car or a kid on a bike. |
| Hey guys, I found this thread while lookin for a way to train my Border Collie to not chase cars.
Some people can NOT have a real fence. I don't know if this situation applies but some neighborhoods won't allow it. Or for ex: I live on a 20 acre farm, IM NOT FENCING IT IN. That would cost a fortune! There are other methods of training.. If you don't want to look it up, go to a pro trainer. (; |
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