Squirrel chaser

Hintza

mrcol1000 wrote: »

Hopefully eventually someone will witness what you do and report you to the RSCPA.

I have no problem with how I train my dog and I will stand up for how I train him to anyone. If you noticed on my original thread I put the emphasis on the words not on the actions. You have decided in your own mind what type of person I am and I doubt whatever I say will make any difference.

My point about "urban training" is that can be done at a more leisurely pace and (as i have said to you before) it doesn't have the urgency of training a dog to live in the country where an ill disciplined dog or chasing dog will end up as a dead dog

If you like I will PM you my personal details, if you would like to report me yourself to the SSPCA (not the RSPCA in my neck of the woods)?

suki1964

mrcol1000 wrote: »

I agree competely. Its just as well I never did that.

Delusional

mrcol1000

Hintza wrote: »

My point about "urban training" is that can be done at a more leisurely pace and (as i have said to you before) it doesn't have the urgency of training a dog to live in the country where an ill disciplined dog or chasing dog will end up as a dead dog

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And a dog living in an urban area running into a road which is bound to be more busy as its a town (although country roads can be busy as well) isn't going to end up as a dead dog either?
If you mean farmers shooting a dog than runs in a field of livestock then I would hope that owners in the countryside around animals and farmers field would keep the dogs on a lead unless they are 100% confident of the animal.
There are dangers around everywhere not just in the countryside.

foreign_correspondent

mymy40 wrote: »

Thank you all very much for your replies. Today we went to the park and kept him on a long lead until we were well away from the trees where most of the squirrels are. I took your advise and took a few balls with me, as although he loves to run after a ball, he very rarely brings it back, he just runs around with it in his mouth. Every time he seemed to be looking at the trees, or following a scent intently, we would change the direction of our walk and call him to play ball. We also recalled him several times and give him treats when we were near the areas that he was likely to run away. It worked a treat and we all enjoyed our walk. We would never need to smack him, just telling him he is a naughty boy and not bothering with him really upsets him. Hope we can keep it up. Do squirrels hirbernate?

they dont hibernate, but they tend not to be seen much in winter as they do not stray from from their dreys, you will be glad to know! They are very active at the moment though, collecting nuts to stope for winter.

Glad to hear you are having some success with distracting the dog - I would be looking to work on developing a few games which the dog prefers to squirrel chasing - often a game of fetch, or with a squeaky toy is more attractive to the dog than squirrel chasing is, as the game always results in the dog having fun, whereas you dont often catch the squirrels!

If your dog does not 'fetch' very well, have you tried taking two balls out? I chuck one, then call the dog, holding the other ball aloft, so the dog can see it - then, whe she is back with the ball, I tell her to 'drop it', and when she does the other ball gets thrown - its much easier than trying to get the ball off a dog who just wants to run about after it!