Stop Dog Chasing Cars Tips

When you have a puppy, you sometimes find things cute in his behavior that you won't find cute in a grown up dog. This, for example, include chasing cats and cars. A puppy won't really be able to catch the cat or reach the car. An adult dog will, and then this quickly stops being funny. You therefore have to start training to stop your dog chasing cars while he is still very young.

To understand why dogs chase cars, you have to consider their nature. They are natural hunters and herders. Some dogs therefore want to catch the car because he sees it as an intruder. Other types of dogs, such as a sheep dog, wants to 'herd' the car, to bring it back to your house. Unfortunately in both cases it can and probably will eventually cause the dog's death.

You should start training your puppy while on a leash. Teach him to respond to orders such as 'stop' or 'sit'. Start doing this inside the house. Once he has been trained to respond to these basic orders, start taking him outside (still on the leash) and teach him to always stay on the pavement. This way, when he is no longer on a leash one day and he starts chasing a car, he will respond accordingly when you order him to stop.

Unfortunately you will not always be there when the dog starts chasing a car. If there's nobody to order him to stop, he might still chase cars when you're absent. The best solution in this regard is a fence around your yard.

Many people don't like the idea of a high fence around their yard. In such a case there is another solution: an underground electric fence. This, combined with a shock collar around the dog's neck, should prevent him from leaving the premises. The way this operates is that the moment he crosses the perimeter, he will be given a mild shock by the shock collar. Do not worry, it will not kill or seriously hurt him. All that will happen is that he will eventually associate leaving the yard with the electric shock and decide to rather stay inside the boundaries.

Some people recommend that you get a friend to drive his car around the block a few times. If your dog should chase his car, he should throw a water balloon at the dog. It won't hurt him and he will soon start to form a negative association with chasing cars.

There is one further way to stop dog chasing cars. That is to teach the dog when he is still small to fetch a ball or a stick that you throw. As soon as he returns it to you, give him a reward such as a small chunk of food he likes very much. He should before long learn that it pays to chase only things that you throw that he can bring back to you.