Hello all, I am new here! A little background, I have always had dogs. I currently have 2 (both rescues), my 1 1/2 year old German Shepherd/ yellow lab mix Riley, and our newest addition a 9 week old blue heeler mix (no clue on her mix, waiting to see!) Lily.
The reason I'm here is miss Lily is a car chaser. Riley is trained to stay with me when we are out front or to stay out back unless he's invited through the gate if it's open. Basically, he's perfect and gets to go do a lot of things off of leash because he is so good and trustworthy. He has never chased anything or even gave it more than a glance. I had miss Lily out front doing a little boundary training while getting the mail (I use horse clicks to teach my dogs to focus on me) up near the front door and she darted across the front yard when a car went by. Luckily she has short legs and was easily snatched up before she got too far but I want to nip this in the butt immediately.
I have done my homework on heelers, I've had herding breeds before, I just need a second opinion. Of course boundary training is on a leash until she learns to focus better. I think it's crucial for dogs to know where they are allowed to go and where they aren't when outside, especially with young kids running in and out all day, but I've never had a dog try to chase a car so young! Usually they are older before I have to correct them for looking at the cars/bikes etc.
I am hoping obedience training will help her learn to focus on me better and she can learn to ignore the things she wants to chase. I've had amazing luck with redirection before but again, they were older and not as hard wired to catch it. Funny thing is, she lives with 3 cats and don't chase a single one, silly puppy. Any tips would be appreciated!!
The reason I'm here is miss Lily is a car chaser. Riley is trained to stay with me when we are out front or to stay out back unless he's invited through the gate if it's open. Basically, he's perfect and gets to go do a lot of things off of leash because he is so good and trustworthy. He has never chased anything or even gave it more than a glance. I had miss Lily out front doing a little boundary training while getting the mail (I use horse clicks to teach my dogs to focus on me) up near the front door and she darted across the front yard when a car went by. Luckily she has short legs and was easily snatched up before she got too far but I want to nip this in the butt immediately.
I have done my homework on heelers, I've had herding breeds before, I just need a second opinion. Of course boundary training is on a leash until she learns to focus better. I think it's crucial for dogs to know where they are allowed to go and where they aren't when outside, especially with young kids running in and out all day, but I've never had a dog try to chase a car so young! Usually they are older before I have to correct them for looking at the cars/bikes etc.
I am hoping obedience training will help her learn to focus on me better and she can learn to ignore the things she wants to chase. I've had amazing luck with redirection before but again, they were older and not as hard wired to catch it. Funny thing is, she lives with 3 cats and don't chase a single one, silly puppy. Any tips would be appreciated!!
