Dog chasing cars - training advice please

muckety

Our dog has taken to running after cars and I would like some advice on how to quickly train him out of this. He is fenced in but if a car visits he will get out our gate as they leave and run down the road chasing the car. If I can't stop him I'll have to keep him in or tied up, which I don't want to have to do. Thanks for any advice!

peasant

Are you (or somebody) else there when other people come round?

If so, put him on a lead, tell him to sit by your side and only release him once the car is gone and the gate closed.

If not ...then it gets difficult.

mathias

Our dog used to chase cars when he was smaller , the way we cured it was to take him for a walk on a busy street , for the first few times he tried to chase the cars , but there were so many it quickly became blase for him and he wasnt bothered with them any more.

He hasnt chased a car since.
Try this , it may work for you , just a simple regular walk along a busy street. Hell get bored with them very quickly.

muckety

When I'm here - half to most of the time - I stop him from chasing. But when I'm not he chases! I will try to get the other household members to join in and have him sit/stay, thanks Peasant.

We don't live near a busy street, and usually walk him on a lead locally where there are few cars or in a park. He would have no 'sense' around cars for this reason...

Thanks!

luckat

Of course you should fence your dog in if he's chasing cars. If he causes a car to swerve and kill the people in it, you'll be responsible.

muckety

To clarify - the dog IS fenced in, however, has taken to running after cars leaving our driveway when the gate opens.

hadook

Can you put him in the house when people are leaving the property?

We do this with ours a lot because you have to back out of our driveway - open the door & throw 'em inside for the 3/4 minutes required. My lot are thick enough that I reckon they'd probably stand and watch a car reverse over them :rolleyes:

kerrysgold

our dog used to try and chase cars when I started walking him on a main road (on the lead, he'd just try and lunge at them as they were passing us) but now he's used to them and doesn't take any notice. maybe try walking him on a main road? If he's chasing after the cars as their leaving, just put him on a lead until the car has gone and the gate has been closed again. also, make him sit and give him a treat if he behaves himself. do you play games with him etc to keep him occupied? Instead of him making up games to entertain himself i.e. chasing cars!

muckety

Thanks kerrysgold, thats kind of what I had started to do so I'll continue with this but in a more consistent way - ie get the rest of the household involved so that it happens even when I'm not here!

SuzyS1972

It's not really a training issue is it - it's up to you to keep the dog secure
Put him away when you know people are leaving . Simple as