Comments on: How do I stop my dog chasing?

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:24:06 +0000

Very pleased I found your article,I have a 11 month working cocker which loves chasing cattle I can get her to leave the chase using an emergency recall whistle,but never close enough to put her back on lead.I have already started just taking her to beach and have her chase a ball which she loves even to the point of inoring other dogs so feel I am half way there and going to try next step teaching recall using the “toy” command or may call “ball” instead.I have tried various recall methods using treats,which work great in house,garden,on training line ect but as soon as she off lead she is not interested in food just hunting and chasing.So really looking forward to trying this. Thanks for posting it David

By: Meredith

Meredith — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:42:20 +0000

Great article, very well written and interesting. Thanks!

By: Tyke

Tyke — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:47:38 +0000

Glad I found this. My 2 year old Border Collie is good apart from he chases everything that moves-birds, cats, sheep- worst of all cars. I don’t let him off the lead near traffic but he lunges all the time I’ve spent a fortune on dog trainers-no use most of then. I’m going to try this as he will chase a ball in our garden Can anyone give me a realistic time scale.When can I expect to see results? . I really don’t mind how long it takes as long as I know from the start

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:35:42 +0000

Thank you for such a well written article. My 8 month old Border Collie has become impossible to stop chasing after our small flock of sheep and as they’re now in lamb this is worrying. So… sheep are now stabled safely away and tomorrow we start with our training aid, Ellie the Effulump (or ‘toy’ as she’ll be known as from now on!)

By: Eleanor

Eleanor — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:03:11 +0000

My pit bull used to be impossible to control around other dogs. All she wanted to do was chase. Then I found the stick! She enjoys playing with me so much and is so focused on the game that another dog can come running up and try to engage in a chase game and my dog will focus on nothing but me and the stick. This really works!

By: gladys

gladys — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 10:02:05 +0000

I am very excited to try this method with my dogs. My problems is more complicated because i have 4 dogs and the moment one of them sees a running target (runners, bikers, squirrels, etc), they take off and not only are they motivated by the thrill of the chase, but also by the pack’s mentality to see which dog will get to the running target first. I live in Berlin, Germany and there are tons of parks where I see many dogs off leash and even though there are many bikers and runners, the off leash dogs do not chase them. It is impressive and I wonder how these dogs are trained. Thank you so much for this article. It is refreshingly intelligent and thought provoking.

By: Vanilla

Vanilla — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:06:01 +0000

Superb! And very generous to put this up on the web freely available to anyone who needs it. Thank you David Ryan, you are a star.

By: Jean

Jean — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:01:26 +0000

A very interesting article, I have a rescue Patterdale terrier spayed bitch 14 months,who is entirely focused when chasing prey usually cat’s,Foxes,squirrel’s and any other small furries. I have introduced 2 balls for playing but have not got it quite right. However I have been advised by her Cardiac Specialist not to let her chase anything including
balls as she has a PDA untill after the corrective surgery in a few days. After she has fully recovered I intend to use these techniques and look forward to gaining control over her chase drive.Perhaps then we will both enjoy our daily outings!

By: wendy and Neva pearson

wendy and Neva pearson — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:01:45 +0000

This was a great education for us! Pointer mix Neva tore her CCL last year and since surgery I’ve been reluctant to really let her play ball like she loves to do. Perhaps as a result, I’ve noticed her recently getting more eager to chase little dogs on their walks as they pass by our front yard. We tie her up bur sometimes if i just let her out the door she will do it and its quite embarassing and frightning for the neighbors too! I think we’ll put down this computer right now and start some of your exercises!

By: jenny

jenny — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:45:48 +0000

wow!!! thank god somthing that works and u dont have to punish them!!! guna try this now!!