Unfortunately he did not learn any lessons - I had to keep him on lead every day until I saw that the coast was clear and the last Amish family had passed, then he was let off lead to run. Sundays were his hall pass day as the Amish around me stayed close to home on Sundays, with the exception of going to church, so he was allowed off lead all day.
Teach Cooper the command “LEAVE IT”…treat him at the same time (distraction) as the Amish buggy goes by! We live in the ADKs woods and our dog after teaching her “LEAVE IT” will not chase any critter. Say it like you mean it! But def give a treat! He’ll learn!
Unfortunately I have taught him the "Leave it" command - it works for most everything - squirrels, chipmunks, other dogs his size or smaller, except large animals. I got him when he was 2 years old as a rescue and he has always had what I refer to as "little man syndrome". If he sees a larger dog (I am guessing the horse is the largest "dog" he has ever seen) his brain just shuts off. He does not hear commands at all. I practiced "Leave it" with him every day over the 5 months while he was on his 30 ft lead and would still go crazy when the horses go by. He did get to the point where when he was on-lead he would begrudgingly stop barking, but I have no confidence that if he was off lead he wouldn't be down the hill before I even heard the horse cart (which is how his incident happened). He has become more socialized around other dogs, especially those with a calm demeanor - even ones larger than him, like my brothers golden retriever, but horses appear to be his kryptonite. This is the first time he has been at my place for more than 2 weeks, so maybe next summer he will get more used to them, but I will keep him on lead for now and let him off only when I am sure there is no chance of a horse going by. Thanks for watching
Did Cooper chase any more horses or did he learn a lesson? I agree, 6 is not a 'serving' of wheat thins, maybe 'handful' would be a better measure 🤣
Unfortunately he did not learn any lessons - I had to keep him on lead every day until I saw that the coast was clear and the last Amish family had passed, then he was let off lead to run. Sundays were his hall pass day as the Amish around me stayed close to home on Sundays, with the exception of going to church, so he was allowed off lead all day.
Teach Cooper the command “LEAVE IT”…treat him at the same time (distraction) as the Amish buggy goes by! We live in the ADKs woods and our dog after teaching her “LEAVE IT” will not chase any critter. Say it like you mean it! But def give a treat! He’ll learn!
Unfortunately I have taught him the "Leave it" command - it works for most everything - squirrels, chipmunks, other dogs his size or smaller, except large animals. I got him when he was 2 years old as a rescue and he has always had what I refer to as "little man syndrome". If he sees a larger dog (I am guessing the horse is the largest "dog" he has ever seen) his brain just shuts off. He does not hear commands at all. I practiced "Leave it" with him every day over the 5 months while he was on his 30 ft lead and would still go crazy when the horses go by.
He did get to the point where when he was on-lead he would begrudgingly stop barking, but I have no confidence that if he was off lead he wouldn't be down the hill before I even heard the horse cart (which is how his incident happened). He has become more socialized around other dogs, especially those with a calm demeanor - even ones larger than him, like my brothers golden retriever, but horses appear to be his kryptonite. This is the first time he has been at my place for more than 2 weeks, so maybe next summer he will get more used to them, but I will keep him on lead for now and let him off only when I am sure there is no chance of a horse going by. Thanks for watching
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