How to stop dog’s car chasing habit?
In some dogs there is strong tendency to chase running cars. Experts in dog psychology believe that this is an effort on the part of the dog to attract attention.
What ever it is, no doubt it is a very dangerous habit for the dog’s well being: –as the instances of dog being run over in a busy street while chasing car are not uncommon.
First and foremost thing a dog owner can do is keeping the dog leashed and within control whenever they venture out in a busy road. But breaking the dangerous habit with the help of proper training is a better and long-term solution.
Success of the training for breaking car chasing habit will depend on the patience of the trainer, because this training will be based on pleasure and no-pleasure method and dog will take some time to associate pleasure with the desired behavior.
To start with let one of your friend or family member drive a car along a not-so-busy road: –when the dog starts chasing say ‘NO’ firmly. Chance is very high the dog will not be able to control its habit the first time. But after some time when it will obey your command and won’t chase give some treat with its favorite tidbit.
With repetition of this practice sooner or later the dog will associate pleasure with being quiet and will not pose problem for the owner by chasing cars.
One word of caution though: always treat this training as an extra layer of protection, i.e. never take your dog to heavy traffic area without leash.