Dog chasing

NauP

Problem:

I have a 13 month labrador bitch. Generally, an excellect dog, walked every day - gets on with all members of the family etc. We live in a semi - rural area (no sheep etc) but she has started running after people - barking and generally frightining the crap out of people as they run, walk or cycle in the area. I am about to put a radio fence in place to keep her within the site boundry but how do i get her out of this habit?

lightening

Try getting someone the dog doesn't really know to cycle by with one of those huge waterpistols. Then get someone else to jog by, soak the dog everytime she does it untill she stops.

Arcadian

lightening wrote:

soak the dog everytime she does it untill she stops.

Or until she gets so wound up by it all that she ends up biting one of them

RandomOne

:rolleyes: You keep the dog on a lead! It's a valid training method.

Alternatively, when out and about, as soon as she starts to react, firmly tell her to "leave" and turn her in the opposite direction so she's distracted and whatever it is isn't in her sight anymore.

lightening

Arcadian wrote:

Or until she gets so wound up by it all that she ends up biting one of them

I have tried this, its works, no one gets bitten.