How to stop dog fom chasing deer and turkeys
Haven't seen turkeys in the yard since spring. hear them in the trees around though, in evening. Whenever we let Dahkota out he can spot them in second. He chased a deer that was about fifty feet fr...
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First, it depends on the dog, if it's a breed that chases other animals, then it's in their DNA and harder (but not impossible) to stop them chasing deer/turkeys.
I helped train service dogs and one of the first things was to make sure they do not wander off our property. They way we did it was to take the dog on the leash to the end of the property and get them to sit at the boundary and jerk them back if they cross the boundary.
It takes a lot of patience and lots of hard work but in the end the dogs knew where the boundaries were and would not cross it unless they were on a leash with me. It gave us great confidence that when the dogs where in the back-yard, then they would not stray off the property.
Gerry
I helped train service dogs and one of the first things was to make sure they do not wander off our property. They way we did it was to take the dog on the leash to the end of the property and get them to sit at the boundary and jerk them back if they cross the boundary.
It takes a lot of patience and lots of hard work but in the end the dogs knew where the boundaries were and would not cross it unless they were on a leash with me. It gave us great confidence that when the dogs where in the back-yard, then they would not stray off the property.
Gerry
