Any dog with prey drive is going to want to chase squirrels. Why are you so adamant about stopping her? I am assuming your backyard is fenced and when she is out in public she is leashed? Not sure what the problem is.
I was thinking the same thing.Lisa said:Any dog with prey drive is going to want to chase squirrels. Why are you so adamant about stopping her? I am assuming your backyard is fenced and when she is out in public she is leashed? Not sure what the problem is.
She barks, don't want the neighbours to complain. She has torn up the garden at the speed she travels across the garden.Lisa said:Any dog with prey drive is going to want to chase squirrels. Why are you so adamant about stopping her? I am assuming your backyard is fenced and when she is out in public she is leashed? Not sure what the problem is.
Things will get better soon, the front garden will be the dogs and Jamie in the back garden...It is such a shame cos of a damn squirrel for TWO years now has been taunting my dog, that now I have to make sure Jamie and 1 are not out there the same time as Roxgazar said:I have 4 dogs and they all do the same thing. I do not believe that there is a way to break them from this. I just pray for the best when I let them out. They are only allowed out back off leash and this area is fenced in. Out front they cannot get to the road because they are on the leash. Trying to get a dog not to chase a squirrel would be like trying to get a kid not to chase a ball, impossible - but there is always football gear. :wink:
I think for once I agree with you. It's a grey squirrel, they are vermin, they killed of our native red squirrel too! But I still can't kill the bugger.Family of 5 said:shoot the squirrel
Yeah, I don't trust myself with one of them. But I'm also guessing that once that thing is off them they retreat to the chase again?attitude said:e collar, but i know how folks on this board feel about those
Roxy said:I think for once I agree with you. It's a grey squirrel, they are vermin, they killed of our native red squirrel too! But I still can't kill the bugger.Family of 5 said:shoot the squirrel
Thanks Lisa, I have put objects in her path to where the squirrel normally lurks, :lol: I put the guinea pig run as a distraction on the same path, so now she stops and looks at that first and thankfully I can break her attention when she starts to bark at him and he just stares at her, so he's not much fun.
I have put a log barrier in front of the fence she tries to climb, that has stopped her. But as for as her n Jamie out at the same...not going to happen unless she is leashed.
So I guess diversion and distraction may just slow her down!
Thanks guys
Lol that may just work! or a bungie cord, she could do just as much damage on her way back :lol:gazar said:Roxy said:I think for once I agree with you. It's a grey squirrel, they are vermin, they killed of our native red squirrel too! But I still can't kill the bugger.Family of 5 said:shoot the squirrel
Thanks Lisa, I have put objects in her path to where the squirrel normally lurks, :lol: I put the guinea pig run as a distraction on the same path, so now she stops and looks at that first and thankfully I can break her attention when she starts to bark at him and he just stares at her, so he's not much fun.
I have put a log barrier in front of the fence she tries to climb, that has stopped her. But as for as her n Jamie out at the same...not going to happen unless she is leashed.
So I guess diversion and distraction may just slow her down!
Thanks guys
Now one thing that did come to mind is to tie something like a balloon or balloon size light weight ball
(small beach ball) to her collar when she goes out - this will slow her down and distract her.![]()
I was driving home this morning and I saw him in the road! I put my foot down and headed for him, then stop and suddenly realised I was as bad as Roxy, so I breaked and let the squirrel cross the road.Vertes3 said:Hmmm...maybe you could trap the squirrel and then relocate it somewhere else, LOL.
Roxy does that too, only with the high pitched whining too!Vertes3 said:Does Roxy bark at them in the car too?? My old dog used to even want to get them when he was in the car!! The whole time we drove he would have his nose pressed up against the window looking for them.....he took the obsession to a whole different level, LOL.