STOP Animal Chasing: Complete Dog Prey Drive Tutorial

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Dog Chases Animals? Try THIS Step-by-Step Prey Drive Training Tutorial.
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Dog Chases Animals? Try THIS Step-by-Step Prey Drive Training Tutorial.
I want to show you how to train your dog to STOP chasing animals! This complete prey drive dog training tutorial will explain EVERYTHING you need to know to understand and solve dog prey drive force free.
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0:00 How to stop dog from chasing animals
1:34 What is dog prey drive?
2:47 How does breed affect dog prey drive
4:48 Why I don't correct a dog for chasing animals
7:59 What you’ll need for prey drive training
9:13 The 3 components to solving dog prey drive
10:42 How to train prey drive force free
20:33 Important last step in dog prey drive training
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@happyhoundsdogtraining 4 месяца назад

If you've enjoyed this video please like, comment & share 🙂 It really helps! 🙋‍♀️COMPLETE DOG TRAINING SOLUTIONS: •❓🤨 STRUGGLING WITH LEASH TRAINING? 👇 ✅ 6 Weeks to Dream Walks: Step-By-Step Leash Training Program: e37240-61.myshopify.com/products/6-weeks-to-dream-walks-step-by-step-leash-training-program •❓🐿️ STRUGGLING WITH YOUR DOG CHASING ANIMALS (indoors or outdoors)?👇 ✅ Dog Prey Drive: How to STOP Animal Chasing: e37240-61.myshopify.com/products/dog-prey-drive-how-to-stop-animal-chasing-with-force-free-methods ►👀 WATCH NEXT: ✔️ Entire leash training playlist: ru-vid.com/group/PLiUh57UCWpFETiFT-EAa6pqZ_plP6tRDK ► 🗣️ STAY CONNECTED: • Instagram (my most active platform): instagram.com/happyhounds_dogtraining/ • Facebook: facebook.com/HappyHoundsDogTraining.ca • Blog: happyhoundsdogtraining.ca/blog/ • Email list: view.flodesk.com/pages/61898eeb3a0e5bcf6f5411ec ►❤️ FAVOURITE DOG GEAR: ➡️ *ALL* my favourite dog items & discount codes: happyhoundsdogtraining.ca/shop 🧸 Amazing faux & real fur toys: www.tug-e-nuff.co.uk/?ref=happyhoundsdogtraining 🐕‍🦺 My favourite harness & dog gear: rockymountaindog.ca/?ref=ka8S8Xue 🦴 My favourite treat bag: amzn.to/3UUGF60 🦮 Beautiful custom biothane leashes (I use the hands-free version): www.hightailhikes.com?aff=212 Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting my channel so I can continue to provide you with free content.

@theresab4644 Месяц назад

You are excellent at explaining all aspects of each situation you are describing here. You're a great teacher.

@happyhoundsdogtraining Месяц назад

Thank you so much! 😊

@ManinaHarris 2 месяца назад

Thank you so much for this video! I am a behavioral and training consultant for a rural shelter and many of our dogs have pretty high prey drive. This video is something I will use regularly as a way to introduce reward based training to our adopters for this issue!

@happyhoundsdogtraining 2 месяца назад

Amazing!! So glad it was helpful, and thank you so much for sharing it 😊

@jenpilkington3399 4 месяца назад

Our westie loves to chase squirrels 🐿 I've managed to train her to "see it" and instead of running full pelt, she comes to me for a treat instead 👏🏻 took me many months but we finally got there with force free reward based training

@happyhoundsdogtraining 4 месяца назад

Yesss!! 👏👏👏 I LOVE hearing success stories like that ❤️

@anyarobinson4151 4 месяца назад

We have a Dalmatian and he absolutely loves when trees and bushes are close together as he just wants to flush something out (deer, pheasants and hares!) He never tries to bite he just loves catching up to them! This is a great video thank you!

@happyhoundsdogtraining 4 месяца назад

Haha I wish. I knew I was in trouble when I was out with Neirah when she was ~a 12 pound puppy and she spotted a moose. Instantly wanted to chase it, and I’m sure the crazy pup would’ve tried to bite that animal too 🤦‍♀️😂

@pawzisthenamechicken3393 3 месяца назад

My GSD will chase anything that moves . I've been working especially on his leash skills and reactivity, and im so excited to start working on this next!

@happyhoundsdogtraining 3 месяца назад

That’s a fantastic list to focus on 👏 I hope this tutorial helps!

@EpsilonAD 4 месяца назад

Thank you for a useful and relevant clip. Eps is a Tenterfield Terriers and bred to hunt and kill rodents. She has a big prey drive that we work on reducing with growing kindness based cue giving skill building in handler. Pigeons, chickens, guinea fowl, lizards, livestock and definately rodents draw her attention. She has improved immensely with time, handler learning and patience. She looks but resists stalking the red throated skinks and giant skink that live next to the front door path. She resists barking at the cassowaries and wildlife. It has been a slow process. I found a great hint with reducing focus on prey that can help. When Eps sites prey or starts to take a stalking stance a brief wave through the line of sight can help a great deal on reorienting to me. Thanks again for the great cue tips with prey drive calming.

@EpsilonAD 4 месяца назад

Dig a hole on cue gives Eps a lovely prey drive outlet. We visit safe to dig sandy spots and Eps enjoys her hole digging adventures.

@happyhoundsdogtraining 4 месяца назад

I'm so glad you mentioned that it's been a slow process, but has paid off. I tried to say that in the video too; this is definitely not going to be an overnight process 🙂 I think it's so important to have reasonable expectations going into training! I love your tips too, especially the digging. Its a perfect replacement for a terrier!

@benscott9861 4 месяца назад

Thank you for the video. I love the fact that you have broken it down into steps that are straightforward and easy to follow. My dog is a Welsh Collie. He is training to be an air scent search and rescue dog. In order to be accepted onto the training program he had to go through a stock test, which meant training the prey drive out of him around sheep. He passed over 12 months ago and I used a similar sort of method to that in this video, using a tug toy as a reward. I so wish I had watched this before we started it as it explains the whole thing so well!

@happyhoundsdogtraining 4 месяца назад

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed the video 😊 Congratulations on training him yourself though and him passing! 👏 That’s amazing. I find for some dogs using that toy reward is such a game changer ☺️

@TrainMePlease 4 месяца назад

Watched in full and even went back a few times for a better understanding of some sections. This is a great guide and super well put together Stephanie. Well done!!

@happyhoundsdogtraining 4 месяца назад

Thank you so much Jose! Really glad you liked it 🙂

@JAHLCH 4 месяца назад

Thank you for this video! Everything helps me so much during puppy training. Really appreciate all of your work!

@happyhoundsdogtraining 4 месяца назад

Thank you for such a lovely message 🥰 I’m so glad they’re helping with your puppy training ❤️

@Elizabeth-in3co 4 месяца назад

Thank you for another wonderful video with easy to follow instructions and techniques!

@happyhoundsdogtraining 4 месяца назад

You’re welcome, and thanks so much for the kind comment ❤️

@lauren5707 4 месяца назад

This is one of my favorite videos you've posted yet! You can tell you put a lot of work into it, it's so well made. Recently, for many of my dog training clients, I link your videos in my training tutorials/homework that I send them because your videos are already perfect why try to make my own? 😂 Thank you as always for all your hard work, will definitely be buying your guide!

@happyhoundsdogtraining 4 месяца назад

Oh gosh, that means SO much to hear! Thank you 🙂 It took a ridiculously long time to film & edit this video myself, but it's a topic I really wanted to cover. Thank you so much for sharing my videos with your clients. I really appreciate that!

@aliramezani9826 4 месяца назад

This video is amazing!!!! Thank you so much!!!!!

@happyhoundsdogtraining 4 месяца назад

Thank you!! ☺️🙏 So glad you liked it!

@kimberlyaustin7030 4 месяца назад

My dog has a huge prey drive. So glad to see a confirming video that I am doing well

@happyhoundsdogtraining 4 месяца назад

☺️ Happy to hear it confirmed you’re on the right track!

@ionicamermaid1141 4 месяца назад

Thank you very much for your useful tutorial!

@happyhoundsdogtraining 4 месяца назад

I’m so glad you liked it! ☺️

@karenpotterton8369 Месяц назад

Thank you! Very clear and well explained.

@happyhoundsdogtraining Месяц назад

Thanks! Glad you liked it

@sandyvallee5110 4 месяца назад

Love the video! I have an Airedale Terrier with very strong prey drive. We are currently working on leave it on walks first as she likes to pick up everything 🙄

@happyhoundsdogtraining 4 месяца назад

Thanks, so glad you liked it! Working on “leave it” with stationary things on walks is smart & always where I suggest starting the training ☺️ Great practice for making the cue solid!

@marthawade5297 6 дней назад

This will be so helpful . Thank you.

@happyhoundsdogtraining 6 дней назад

You are so welcome!

@theoutdoorminimalist 4 месяца назад

Such a great video 🎉 another trainer I follow calls this “tattle training” and it has been so helpful with my dogs. Still a work in progress!

@happyhoundsdogtraining 4 месяца назад

Thank you!! 🙏 Tattle training is a cute way of saying it!

@saraobermeier Месяц назад

Thanks this is helpful!

@happyhoundsdogtraining 29 дней назад

You’re welcome! Glad to hear it helps 😊

@debbiejelier4201 4 месяца назад

Thanks so much for this!!!

@happyhoundsdogtraining 4 месяца назад

You’re very welcome! 😊 Thanks for watching & commenting!

@LagganStores1 3 дня назад

Great video with so many real life examples. My Labrador wants to chase almost anything with fur or feathers, especially deer, hares and rabbits which are all around us. He is fascinated by lambs but much calmer with sheep than a year ago. There are very few places I trust him off leash and would love to give him more freedom. Have had trainers tell me to do the watch phase and not use leave it. Having watched the video I can see the value of starting with leave it.

@happyhoundsdogtraining 2 дня назад

Glad it was helpful! My method for prey drive is a bit different than what I’ve seen other trains suggest, but it’s been really effective for many dogs I’ve worked with. I personally prefer cueing the actions I want from the dog (so it’s fair and clear for them) THEN moving towards building it as a default behaviour they offer without being asked ☺️

@jessicaroberts8250 4 месяца назад

This is a great video! Thanks for your hard work to share it!👏👏 Also, cockapoo and pheasants

@happyhoundsdogtraining 4 месяца назад

Thanks, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

@zouniable 4 месяца назад

Thank you for the amazing video you made! Wonderful work, as always! My dog is a mix of greek and asian shepherd and he likes to chase cats.

@happyhoundsdogtraining 4 месяца назад

I’m so glad you liked it ☺️ What a beautiful breed mix! I LOVE the appearance of Greek shepherds. How big did he end up getting?

@zouniable 4 месяца назад

@@happyhoundsdogtraining58kg🥹I didn’t know that when I adopted him as a two months puppy 😅 I follow you on Instagram and I particularly love all your content about reactivity. Thanks one more time! 🤗

@happyhoundsdogtraining 4 месяца назад

Haha I figured he’d be a big boy ❤️ If you’re mostly interested in reactivity, I think you’ll like this upcoming years content! I have so much pre-filmed with various reactivity and aggression clients ☺️

@pjonesjohnson 21 день назад

Thanks!

@happyhoundsdogtraining 20 дней назад

Thank you so much!!

@gerardoesoto1931 4 месяца назад

Thank you for this usefull video

@happyhoundsdogtraining 4 месяца назад

So glad it was helpful! ☺️

@nastybug6747 Месяц назад

Hi! I love your videos. I would always feel like a weirdo,, because I live in an area with many hunters. I was called out multiple times for not wanting to hurt my dog into compliance. It was really hard for me to find a local dog trainer who would train force free, and on youtube I had a feeling that the representation is just non-existent. So i was extremely happy to find your channel.❤ My dog is a rescue and I have no idea what breed mix he is. At first as I've gotten him a year ago his prey drive was an unstoppable force. He would chase birds, mice, rabbits, squirrels, he even managed to kill a little bird. I don't know if he killed it on purpose or not, but since birds are pretty fragile, and this was a baby bird on the ground, it died anyway even though he let it go almost immediately. If he couldn't chase down a thing he noticed, he would sit and stare at it, for example if a squirrel retreated to the tree, he would just sit under that tree and watch. That's when he would become an immovable object, I had to physically grab him and bring him away from the spot, because he could sit there forever. Now it is better, because he at least is completely ignoring birds now. We are living near a forest, so it was imperative for me to make him chill a little bit. He is also getting more and more approachable, while he is looking at wild animals. It is slowly getting better, which I never would have thought to be honest.

@happyhoundsdogtraining Месяц назад

I think it's amazing that you held true to force free training despite it not being the norm in your area! I completely understand feeling like an odd-ball. My mom was a compulsion dog trainer, so even within my family my kind treatment of dogs is considered strange to some. I just can't agree with intimidating or hurting an animal into compliance, ESPECIALLY when it's so unnecessary! And you're right about RU-vid. It's heavily compulsion-based, which is actually part of why I started my channel. I wanted to show that all behaviours can be addressed force free so that people understand they truly have options 🙂

@julierice6490 3 месяца назад

This is a wonderful resource! It's so well organized and presented in a clear, concise and understandable fashion. Thank you! One question: My JRT has off the charts prey drive and I live on a 4 acre (fenced) property filled with squirrels, bunnies, birds, gophers etc. When he's not out in the yard hunting, he's lying in front of the floor to ceiling windows that look out onto the yard where he watches for animals constantly and once he spots them either streaks to the door to hurl himself against it or dives at and scratches at the window itself. Assuming I'm able to teach him a strong "leave it" cue and practice on leash at an appropriate distance from animals when training, will this method allow me to hike with him in the way that I'd like to or do I have to cover my windows and keep him from hunting on my property?

@happyhoundsdogtraining 3 месяца назад

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it! 🙂 When you say "hike with him in the way you'd like to" what do you mean by that? Off leash on your property? Off leash elsewhere? During training I unfortunately doubt you'll have much success/progress if you don't start with management (covering windows and removing his current access to hunting the animals on your property by using a leash or such for walks). Once he's trained, it really depends on the individual dog. Neirah can see cats & squirrels in my yard/out the window and her being out there hasn't reversed her training at all 🙂 I hike with her off leash whenever I can!

@julierice6490 3 месяца назад

I only hike on leash but always keeping him on leash every single time he goes in the yard is going to be impossible. Also, I don't want to live in a bunker by covering my windows. If I have to do that for a few weeks, I will but I couldn't do it longer than that.@@happyhoundsdogtraining

@heartlandhealingarts3706 2 месяца назад

Thank you this is so helpful! My Aussie/cattle dog puppy has a strong scent drive. She picks up the scents of animals before seeing them and starts to obsess and drag me after them. I will work on the leave it reward cue. Though I wonder if it will help even though the trigger is still present for quite some time.

@happyhoundsdogtraining 2 месяца назад

So glad it was helpful! 😊 If you haven’t watched it yet, I’d strongly encourage you to check out this video next: Train a Rock Solid "Leave It" Cue & STOP Scavenging On Walks ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-M1UvdL4-3B8.html It’s really helpful for practicing cueing with strong scents!

@jonnyhoekstra 2 месяца назад

We have the same mix and Leave It has made a tremendous difference. Once we cue Leave It she has an exaggerated aversion to the thing even though we've never corrected her beyond simply blocking access to the item. It's still too weak to stop her once she gets something gross in her mouth, but works like a charm for almost anything else.

@NoOne-hg1qc 3 месяца назад

this is a great video and I appreciate you showing the 'force free' way of doing this that being said, I do see a lot of trainers who work with e-collars or other aversives (and not with really intense ones necessarily) apparently have their dogs able to go off leash and still call back in situations like this .. do you think that can be trained with force-free? there is so much benefit I think to a dog being able to explore off leash.. if not, can't the trade off be worth it?

@happyhoundsdogtraining 3 месяца назад

I'm glad you enjoyed it, but I'm not sure based on your question if you watched the entire thing? In the video I talked about how I follow leash laws when required, but prefer unclipping my dog whenever legal. She gets plenty of fully off leash park & hiking time, and yes the training still 100% works. There's zero evidence of aversives providing better results, so no "trade off" is required! There are PLENTY of countries in the world where things such as e collars are fully banned & those dogs are still well trained with lots of off leash freedom lol. We didn't start unclipping dogs when shock collars came to the market, despite what marketing may lead people to believe!

@NoOne-hg1qc 3 месяца назад

@@happyhoundsdogtraining oh dear! don't I feel silly! I'm afraid I've been stress-binge-watching dog training content and it's making me impatient and skimming through things lol .. this is what I get! XD I'll make sure to watch through the full thing soon but that's awesome, thanks for that info. I do know that people have given dogs off leash freedom before e-collars were I thing .. I do also think a lot of people are/were kind of loose about if their dog chases critters like birds or squirrels and such.. thanks for this encouragement and your patient reply lol

@keelyaald 4 месяца назад

Thankfully AL didn’t get the terrier prey drive memo. He’s a mutt so he is 34% APBT, 33% American Bully, 20% Mastiff, Great Dane & Boxer for the last bit. After a few surprise (scary for big AL) feral cat interactions and even being stalked by one… he doesn’t like cats and would chase if given the chance. We’re working on it! He does have a cat friend but random outdoor cats are not a welcome surprise in his yard.

@happyhoundsdogtraining 4 месяца назад

Hahaha yours didn't get the full prey drive memo, and my dog got hers on steroids 😂 That's why I always say breed matters, but isn't everything!

@SSS-sd1cf 4 месяца назад

Hi! I have a husky. He has really strong prey drive and I’m busy doing the training you are talking about in this video. He stays calm when the distance is far enough but when the prey is moving or close by, it becomes very challenging for him. We live in a neighborhood with lots of cats. I have to put him on a muilkorf to keep everyone safe since he has a history of injuring a cat. I’ve been doing this training for a year with a 1.5m leash. Since about a month ago, I began to train with a leash from 5 meter. I think I will have to train him with fast-moving objects (a plastic bag maybe as a start) since I notice he is quite sensitive to that. I practice with neighbor-cats (in a safe way) but of course it’s not possible to manage the cat’s reaction or the distance in the way I want every time so I just do the best I can. My hope is that I can one day walk my dog feeling safe without the muilkorf. Do you think there’s anything that cold be added to my training? 🫶 Thanks again for the great video! Very informative! ❤ p.s. we are now between phase 2 and 3. Sometimes we will have to go back to phase 1.

@happyhoundsdogtraining 4 месяца назад

Hey! I’m so curious since I just posted this today: did you come up with the method you’ve been trying the past year yourself? Impressive 👏👏 I find it such a logical approach ☺️ I have suggestions in the guide for extra exercises that help with movement/decreased distance from the animals, but sounds like you have the right concept! I’d definitely incorporate “controlled” moving things into your training to help practice cueing in those situations your dog really wants to chase ☺️Helps proof the skill!

@happyhoundsdogtraining 4 месяца назад

Also: a muilkorf is a muzzle, yes? It’s great you voluntarily added that for the cats safety. Muzzles have such a bad reputation, but when well-conditioned they’re great!

@learning2no 16 дней назад

Muzzles are a great tool as are all the tools we use for teaching our dogs.

@user-vl3dt5jq9d 4 месяца назад

Terrific video. I recently bought Simone Mueller's book "Hunting Together" outlining this training protocol. She seems to be saying in the book that it's ok to allow your dog to creep. Now I'm wondering if I misunderstood her. I see your version stops the behavior before they start creeping. Curious about your thinking about whether creeping toward the prey is ok or whether you think that's too far.

@happyhoundsdogtraining 4 месяца назад

Thank you! I've read the book & I think it's great. I wish it existed when I got my puppy Neirah because it would've saved me some trial and error training 😂 However, I do still have a slight bias to my own method because I prefer simplified cueing & only saying things once. In the heat of the moment I want minimum words to remember haha. As for creeping: with my own dog and most I've worked with, it's something I advise against. The pursuit has already begun at that point, so it can be a bit harder to cue them out of it. I also prefer really clear training... no chase/pursuit at all rather than just a slowed version of movement so the task is clear to the dog. Every once in awhile I'll let Neirah creep slightly to see if she'll voluntarily stop on her own, but that's only something I'd add back in AFTER solidly training them to remain stationary when they spot the animal.

@kendaline 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much for creating this video, it’s so detailed and well put together! Hoping for your help with a unique prey drive. I have a 1.5 year old golden retriever male who has been obsessed with ONLY lizards since he was a puppy. I used to think the stalking was cute so am afraid I might’ve enabled this behavior but am now paying the price as he is 75lbs and him stalking / chasing on walks every day is not cute. My question is, do you have any tips for pre-phase 1 of “leave it”? He has a strong leave it and we’ve even worked towards being able to pass his favorite lizard spot by saying “leave it” and he continues to walk past semi-reluctantly which is a huge accomplishment for us. However when he actually spots a lizard 10ft in front of us in any given area (bushes lining sidewalk) he goes into a complete trance, immediately freezes (sometimes pulling me backward if I didn’t notice) and it becomes near impossible to get him removed from “eye - stalk” phase unless I shove a high-value treat in his nose. Any tips would be appreciated! He is a golden so although not a typical prey-type dog, he has been doing this lizard hunting for over a year now, so the drive is very strong. It’s at the TOP of his value system, even above people, which says a lot. Thank you in advance!! ❤️

@happyhoundsdogtraining 3 месяца назад

Thanks, I’m so glad you liked it! That is such unique prey drive, and I love that it’s an example of what I said in this video: breed isn’t everything!! Reading your comment I have two thoughts/ideas: 1. When it’s a real world training time (he’s spotted the lizard and fixates): I’d walk my hands up the leash and lure him away with the treat. If you know leave it won’t work, try not to use it. Move him a distance away, use some sort of easy pattern game to re-focus him on you (such as the one in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-st-ferrvuhs.html ), then incrementally get a tiny bit closer to the lizard. Practice the leave it cueing, re-do the pattern game, get a little closer, etc. I’d try to do 3-4 SUCCESSFUL leave it trainings with each lizard you find (assuming the lizard stays in the spot and cooperates hahaha). To start you may need to be really far away, but over time work closer and closer. 2. This feels like a funny suggestion, but if the lizard doesn’t need to be moving to trigger his interest, I’d buy a few lizard toys and substitute the food containers in this leave it tutorial: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-M1UvdL4-3B8.html with the fake lizards. Practice in home & yard first, then bonus points if you can get someone to help hide the lizards in bushes and such on walks so you know they’re coming & can be ready for a successful practice session!

@kendaline 3 месяца назад

@@happyhoundsdogtraining WOW you’re so quick to reply, thank you!! Love that advice I will try that! And it’s so funny you say that haha last night I ended up down a rabbit hole of trying to solve my dogs two biggest issues 1. Prey drive for lizards and 2. Impulse control for saying hi to humans / dogs and I found one video where someone used a fake (but very real looking) plush cat to untrain prey drive, and I thought of the same thing you did!! Immediately Amazon Prime’d some fake lizards and they’ll be here tomorrow! I think I’m going to try them outside first because my worry is that if he sees them inside he’ll start to hunt around the house. Fun story, we had my fake Christmas tree up this year for three weeks, then one morning he was frozen with his nose in the tree, and he was circling it very intensely. Then my sister and I realized he was looking for lizards! He did this for about a week until he gave up. I’m telling you, they don’t need to be moving at all or even ✨exist✨ for him to hunt. If he’s ever off leash alone at a dog park he just goes from tree to tree searching for them. We got his litter together for their first bday and he could care less to see dogs, he just roamed off patting the grass for lizards 😂 so crazy!! Thank you again!!

@happyhoundsdogtraining 3 месяца назад

@@kendaline Lol depends on the day! This morning I’m catching up on RU-vid comments so already online. Sometimes it takes me multiple days to reply 😂 I LOVE that you already ordered lizards and came up with the same plan! I’d love to hear how it goes once you’ve worked at it for awhile. I’ve also filmed a video for teaching neutrality when walking past other people & dogs. I wish I had that edited and up for you already! Stay tuned ☺️

@kendaline 3 месяца назад

@@happyhoundsdogtraining I’ll put on notifications for it, because yes that’s exactly what he needs! I’ve found the best place to train neutrality is the mall, and having him sit outside the main doors while people pass. Still though he needs work on it on walks because 1-2 people seem harder for impulse. Kind of how if there’s a ton of people talking in a room you can’t focus on just one, versus two people talking, it’s all you hear!

@obiblooze5902 Месяц назад

Thank you so much for this. I've been doing all the training and Tommy will stop and watch a squirrel, or a cat from a distance. I now wait probably 10 seconds or more and he'll turn back to me for a treat. I reward him with a high value treat. By that time, normally the "prey" has moved off so we carry on. The problem then is that he pulls like mad on the leash to get to the spot where they were. How should I deal with this, do I stop and turn around, although I really want to go in that direction 🙂 or do we carry on and I keep calling him back and treating like in the loose leash walking? I feel that this would take a long time as he is so keen to get to where they were.

@happyhoundsdogtraining Месяц назад

You're welcome, and I'm so glad you're seeing such great progress! 👏 As for pulling to the spot afterwards: I'd try incorporating a pattern game (like the one in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-st-ferrvuhs.html) to grab Tommy's attention and re-focus him before trying to move that direction.

@obiblooze5902 Месяц назад

@@happyhoundsdogtraining That's great, I'm going to try the up and down game. Thanks so much 💖

@missdmarie Месяц назад

Thank you for this! We have a high prey husky/boxer/GSD mix, and a high prey drive golden retriever. Is there anything you'd suggest with a dog who grabs an animal and refuses to get it out if their mouth? We've tried treats, sauce she doesn't like to drop it, reinforcement and kind words, asking to drop it since she knows the command, and folding her lips under. But she is locked down and tries to swallow it, and it takes 30 minutes for her to drop it. And i hate it when she gets an animal. Any advice??❤ Also, how does this apply to other household pets such as cats or by having wildlife in our yard? Our dogs don't hurt the cats but chase them constantly, and then corner them. Do we do the same thing off leash? I would just hate to have to do that all the time when I'm around and constantly watch them, and would hate to associate our sweet cats as something they cannot be near. They both know leave it and when prey drive kicks in, they will not stop until they kill the poor animal and am worried about this. Thank you again for your informational video!

@happyhoundsdogtraining Месяц назад

You're welcome, glad you liked it! I can link my "drop it" tutorial here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4sDCPXcZkEM.html, but honestly I think that's a secondary concern. As mentioned at 9:13 it's REALLY important to use management to prevent the rehearsal of the undesired behaviours (animal chasing) if you want to successfully build new behaviours instead. If your dog is having the opportunity to chase, catch, and kill animals then management needs to be implemented before anything else is looked at.

@missdmarie Месяц назад

@happyhoundsdogtraining thank you so much I appreciate it! Yes we did decide to not use retractable leashes, I think that's our issue. Thank you again!

@Sharon-pf2te 25 дней назад

Love the fact that you don’t use tools like e collars or prongs.

@happyhoundsdogtraining 25 дней назад

Thanks! I want my channel to show that corrections & tools definitely aren’t required 😊

@jemmawolf4150 4 месяца назад

My dog is a golden doodle. She chases any type of bird, deer, squirrel, rabbit, hare, you name it! She runs until she drops. A partridge she caught she was skinni g whilst it was still alive, my husband had to intervene and despatch it. We will have to try your method, thank you.

@happyhoundsdogtraining 4 месяца назад

That must’ve been so gross for your husband to watch 😭 Good luck with training! I hope it helps ☺️

@teejay3272 Месяц назад

My breed is Siberian Husky and he's...inconsistent. I live and hike in the mountains most every day and he lives for it. I leash on trail but often let him off when we're off trail which is frequent. He's rock solid (after a lot of work) with my marker word, "Wait", if he gets too far out or sticks his nose in something he shouldn't. It most always stops him immediately from going after squirrels, birds and rabbits. He'll eat a mouse but I usually can't see that go down. But deer are a problem. Not too nervous about bears, because he's seen them and hasn't bolted, but he will go after a deer. He's been ok with coyotes but I don't have a lot of trust. And one often means more. Love letting him do his thing out there but if something to where to happen that's all on me and something I want to avoid. So I'll try some of your tips. Thanks for this.

@happyhoundsdogtraining Месяц назад

Living and hiking in the mountains daily is my dream! You have the perfect dog breed for it too. I relate to your mixed feelings and I'm the same with my dog.... of course there's ALWAYS a higher element of risk by unclipping them, but my dog loves running off leash so much. Definitely a balance between training as best we can, but still needing to let them live their life outside a complete "safety bubble".

@teejay3272 Месяц назад

@@happyhoundsdogtraining Yep. It's definitely a risk/reward thing. But the reward is seeing them lose their minds with happiness, right? :) That's where the training matters. And you've got a good live/hike mountain dream. It's one that lives up to the hype. Maybe not right for most but very right for some.

@frankkelly9917 4 месяца назад

A very well done video. Thank you for posting it. I am going to try your method. Question.....I have a female black lab who 3 years old and has a strong prey drive. Unlike my other dogs who have had prey drives, her eye lock stage last only about 2 seconds. Its almost an automatic chase once she see's any squirrel and rabbit movement. Thoughts? Also I compete is a number of dogs sports where her prey or toy drive is important to have. I don't want to kill this natural instinct. Would this happen once this task starts to work with her? Thank you for putting in the time to make this video and answer these questions.

@happyhoundsdogtraining 4 месяца назад

Thank you so much, glad you liked it! My dog Neirah was very similar to your lab initially: essentially no pause between spotting an animal and chasing after it. I had to be VERY quick with my cueing initially, and gradually her eye lock & stalking stages got longer 😊 However, if you want to maintain your dogs desire to chase immediately upon spotting an animal for your dog sports, this likely isn't the best method for you to follow unfortunately! It puts a huge reward history on the dogs decision to NOT move towards the animal.

@frankkelly9917 4 месяца назад

@@happyhoundsdogtraining Thank you for your response. One of the sport I speak of is Barn Hunting...hidden rats in a protected tube. The dog cannot actually see the rats......or any movement by them since they are hidden. Its more their sense of smell that they use to seek the rats out. I will have to give it some thought then on how to proceed.

@happyhoundsdogtraining 4 месяца назад

@@frankkelly9917 Oh I should’ve asked and clarified which sports you meant ☺️ There’s zero issue with combining this prey drive training & barn hunts! One of the terrier clients I mentioned in the video does barn hunts and has a sand pit to dig in for enrichment. I’d count those as replacement outlets!

@frankkelly9917 3 месяца назад

@happyhoundsdogtraining Sorry that I missed seeing your follow up post. Thank you for answering. Good to know. The other sport I do is dock diving. The handler throws a toy ( fake looking animal, wubba, ball, etc) and the dog jumps to try and catch or retrieve the toy in the water. The dogs strong prey/toy drive usually leads to bigger and further jump distances. I will look to try your method if you feel that this would not be detrimental to his overall prey drive.

@SuziQ. Месяц назад

⁠@@frankkelly9917, Dock diving is a great way to exercise your dog, and provide enrichment. As long as he’s going for balls or appropriate toys, it’s not going to affect your training to decrease any sight based prey drive. It’ll probably help, giving him a task that he enjoys. Like Stephanie said about the tunnel sniffing task, it’s a different kind of outlet.

@SuziQ. Месяц назад

3.5 year old sable GSD, with high prey drive for anything that flies, and squirrels, and an opossum that visits our yard at night. She skips to 4 at the sight of her favorite prey. Do I have to stop her from killing house flies and mosquitoes? She’s really good at it. She discovered the beginning of a bee swarm invasion in our house, in time for me to stop the bees coming down the chimney. Addit: Thank you for this video. I should have said that first.

@happyhoundsdogtraining Месяц назад

You're welcome! And I would say that depends on the dog. I still let Neirah hunt house flies and it hasn't affected her prey drive towards her other nemesis's (squirrels, bunnies, and cats) negatively at all!

@lovekindness 3 месяца назад

my german shepherd naturally wanted to catch all the stray cats, his lab-pitbull sister wanted to catch all the squirrels. now they both want to chase any stray cat or squirrel they notice. that's why I'm watching this video 😅 they trained eachother in a way that's making it even harder to keep my shepherd in the yard, and both of them barking at all little animals in the neighborhood is getting crazy. I'm also beginning to worry about them accidentally redirecting this hobby towards the cats we have.

@happyhoundsdogtraining 3 месяца назад

I hope it helps!! It’s wild how quickly dogs can learn (often undesirable habits hahaha) from each other.

@Alissa_Marie 3 месяца назад

Cavalier owner. Mine has such a spaniel brain. She just sees birds, chases as though to flush them and barks.

@happyhoundsdogtraining 3 месяца назад

Sport spaniel at heart! 😂

@apldogtraining 4 месяца назад

Amazing video and those hikes with Neirah are really impressive, you've done a great job raising her. 😁My khmer street dog loves hunting, more than anything. Because of our environment; mainly consisting of lizards, frogs, cats, rats and an occasional crab, they pop out a few meters away, he instantly switches gears and within a second or two he chases, which spikes his arousal level and he gets great enjoyment even for only a second which makes it a self rewarding behaviour. (We also don't have any safe open parks in our area and any field close by will have street dogs, making it very hard to work at a distance.😂) For people with dogs and environments like mine, would you recommend giving the dogs opportunities to actually hunt animals to decrease the battery or would this encourage the arousal for the next time he sees 'prey' as they have been allowed to hunt? 🤔

@happyhoundsdogtraining 4 месяца назад

You always ask the best questions! 🙂 It's interesting for me to try to picture dog training in your vastly different country & wonder what I'd do in your situation haha. Short answer: I wouldn't recommend letting them actually hunt, no. We always say in dog training "What gets rewarded gets repeated". Dogs that enjoy hunting get some massive chemical spikes when they hunt, which is incredibly rewarding for them. Rather than draining the battery, it basically turbo-charges the desire to do it again 😂 Plus I always feel sad for the little critters that got hunted, but that's a second consideration.

@apldogtraining 4 месяца назад

@@happyhoundsdogtraining thank you for you clear response, 😁"You get what you pet" I was using hunting as a reward for listening to me then we would 'hunt' together as it helped massively reduce his anxiety and encouraged him to listen. He's a simple dog so he gets out smarted by lizards 😂 Next week I'm going to be testing out chasing me on a motorbike to see if that gives him his fix as an alternative. Thanks for your time 🙏

@ZaryaTheLaika 4 месяца назад

If @@happyhoundsdogtraining doesn't mind me adding to the discussion, um, I do agree with her saying not to allow the dog to hunt to begin with. I am just adding nuance. But if you do decide to allow hunting behaviours, I strongly advise you to pair that behaviour with a visual object so a dog know the on/off switch. Kind of like target-training with feeding responses in reptiles or other captive wild animals. My Pavel came from commercial hunting lines in Khabarovsk. He's okay around wildlife off-leash during spring and summer, but that's because he was conditioned to associate the shotgun or rifle we had with hunting, along with other cues like the GPS collar and the vest but he doesn't need those to have an off-switch-- he only need to see the firearm to know when his behaviours are acceptable. And he likes running with the mountain bike when it's warm outside as well, so that probably help with him not chasing wildlife. It only takes a week for the dog to form a positive association of a rifle = going out to hunt. Laikas in East Siberia are taught shotguns = squirrels and grouses, heavy calibre rifles = moose and bear and light calibre rifles = squirrels, sables and martens. And they only hunt two weeks or two months of the year, which is different from recreational hunting where people hunt all year around but only on weekends. The rest of the year dogs are expected to chill out in the villages when their caretakers are not hunting for profit. And the dogs are not tied up; they're free-roaming. Re: training a dog to ignore its prey-drive without using estims, um... people living in areas with lots of land-owners and or roads use a belt and long line and just practice the recall all summer long before letting the dog off leash in autumn. Then the dogs know how to break off barking at a moose or bird. If they have problems with dog chasing unwanted animals (eg. squirrels, reindeer), they just tie the dog to the tree upwind of the said animal, leave then come back a few hours later. You do not need to do this if you don't live in a busy area, of course.

@ZaryaTheLaika 4 месяца назад

Sorry for the addendum, but basiclaly the way the dog knows not to chase something is kind of... "yes, I see the squirrel you're barking at. No, I am not going to shoot it for you. I don't have the shotgun on me. So I am just going to keep walking and ignore you barking at the squirrel until we find a moose." And I used that same mentality to teach Pavel not to chase wildlife in the summers.

@ZaryaTheLaika 4 месяца назад

Think this a good video kind of explaining, not verbally but visually: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pVCPjytHy-Q.html. The collars are GPS, not estims. When Sergei whistled, he's telling the dog that the kill sequence won't be completed without him. I would link to a video by Peter Ekeström but he spent like 10 minutes waiting for his Norwegian Grey Elkhound to be summoned. The video above has better recall even though both owners/trainers are in the same situations in the same context.

@wakefulwife 3 месяца назад

Bonnie is an American Bulldog. We haven’t had her long but she seems to have the drive to complete the entire prey drive circle and she wants to predate on squirrels and my cat. She is very friendly towards everything and everyone else she encounters. Thank you for all the hard work that went into this video

@happyhoundsdogtraining 3 месяца назад

Love any & all bulldogs ♥ I grew up with English bulldogs! I'm glad you enjoyed the video, and thanks so much for taking the time to let me know 🙂

@dragonrider2956 24 дня назад

i have an assiedoodle, and, she chases squirels, rabits, cats, anything!1 i hope this vid will help me

@happyhoundsdogtraining 23 дня назад

That was my dogs exact list, so hope this method helps you too 🙂

@dianekiley9556 3 месяца назад

We taught Vince Leave IT early. But at night, he sees things we don't see, and Wo ! we are pulled by a 70 lb -all muscle pit lab. What is your Treat of choice? Or Neirah's? Where can you go where leash is not mandatory? How do you discourage the HUMPING instinct? Help...

@happyhoundsdogtraining 3 месяца назад

Haha they can certainly smell & detect things we can't! For treats I usually suggest bringing two different kinds during training outtings: something SUPER high value (typically real meat such as ground beef or cooked pork chops) and then a more standard dog treat (like beef liver treats). During more difficult training it's nice to be able to ramp up the reward value 😀 I do have this quick 2 minute video that will help you determine your dogs favourite treat: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vywrddzYG90.html Re humping- I'd try to determine why your dog is doing it. Typically it's overstimulation/overexcitement! In that case, using a simple pattern game to help de-escalate them before it gets to the humping tipping point (lol what a sentence) can help: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-st-ferrvuhs.html

@tinafitzpatrick2995 4 месяца назад

I have a question, will this interfere with prey drive in Barn Hunt?

@happyhoundsdogtraining 4 месяца назад

I know different places use terms differently, but if you mean barn hunt as rats in tubes “hunted” mainly by smell, then nope ☺️

@ParasiticApe 2 месяца назад

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@happyhoundsdogtraining 2 месяца назад

😊🙏

@fatimamehdizade4455 21 день назад

What I don't understand is that how the dog will leave the cat alone while you are not at home after these steps successfully completed? Wouldn't they chase the cat at home if you (praiser) not there? I have a puppy who is unknown mixed breed from shelter and has prey-drive on my cat. I did not teach her leave-it yet, however, there are big questions in my mind and one big one is above mentioned. Thank you for the video, very detailed! :)

@happyhoundsdogtraining 20 дней назад

Good question! The nice thing about using positive reinforcement while also phasing out cueing (as I suggest later in this training process) is that you can shape a new default behaviour that doesn't require your presence. That said, I also mention how important management is so you won't be leaving your dog & cat alone in the earlier phases of training.

@fatimamehdizade4455 20 дней назад

@@happyhoundsdogtraining Thanks a lot. Is it even possible to trust leaving a dog with high prey drive alone with a cat even if the behaviour becomes default? Or should I seperate them when I am not at home for 15 years?

@Shellyspurr 2 месяца назад

We just adopted a husky and I own 4 free roam rabbits and he is super hyper focused on them.

@happyhoundsdogtraining 2 месяца назад

Definitely a situation worth training!!

@Shellyspurr 2 месяца назад

@@happyhoundsdogtraining yes, I hope I can get him to be able to have supervised exposure with them daily in a couple of months cause I can't risk losing a bunn or him since he's a rescue.

@TheBaumcm 6 дней назад

Have it gotten a chance to watch yet but our 1 year old suspected black mouth cur doesn’t trust those shady lizards. The feral cats he’s learning to leave along but lizards are a nope😂. Hopefully once aim done watching, at least I’ll be well trained.

@happyhoundsdogtraining 6 дней назад

That's so funny 😂 My dog Neirah definitely thinks cats are the shadiest animal of all hahaha

@CelinaNicole Месяц назад

I have a bluenose pit, we have a cat at home, but when I walk him, HE GOES NUTS when he sees a cat, squirrels and rabbits he pulls hard. Bicycle though are the worst thou

@happyhoundsdogtraining Месяц назад

I hope this video helps! I have an upcoming video on bicycle reactivity too 🙂

@BluePetalsOfDeath 3 месяца назад

So far my leave it works for birds, squirrels and trash but not other dogs and my cats....

@happyhoundsdogtraining 3 месяца назад

That’s a great start! Hope the process in this video helps you further that success list 😊

@marinav.7332 Месяц назад

Won't work on my dog. He jumps and barks immediately. Without correcting won't be any effect

@happyhoundsdogtraining Месяц назад

I'm not sure if you watched the entire video, but almost all of the high prey drive dogs I've worked with (including mine, as mentioned in this video) started by reacting to prey immediately. It can definitely still be trained force free if that's something you actually desire to do!

@RoseMaryEscalante 21 день назад

i have a German shepherd likes chasing cats

@happyhoundsdogtraining 20 дней назад

Hope this video helps!

@zsazsak879 7 дней назад

Dachshund. Rabbits!, rats!, birds!

@happyhoundsdogtraining 6 дней назад

I love how much personality and pep is packed into tiny Dachshund bodies ♥😂

@UNbalancedDogTrainer 4 месяца назад

As a child, I used to chase wildlife and other animals because I wanted to pet them😅

@happyhoundsdogtraining 4 месяца назад

Hahahaha…. Wait, isn’t that normal? 😂 Because I certainly did too LOL

@happyhoundsdogtraining 4 месяца назад

Neirah wants to pet them with her teeth, which is much less friendly 😂

@UNbalancedDogTrainer 4 месяца назад

@@happyhoundsdogtraining 😜 would the training shown in this video apply to adult humans? …asking for a friend

@happyhoundsdogtraining 4 месяца назад

@@UNbalancedDogTrainer With the right reward, I’m sure it’d work 😂😂😂

@UNbalancedDogTrainer 4 месяца назад

@@happyhoundsdogtraining “Have a Starbucks latte for not chasing that squirrel.” 🤣

@sebastianoey 24 дня назад

Malinois, anything that can be eaten.

@happyhoundsdogtraining 23 дня назад

Anything that can be eaten is a good way of saying it 😂 My dogs was "anything that moves"

@GoldiefromMahia 2 месяца назад

New zealand pitbulls. Both sheep farm dogs. Hard work tho

@happyhoundsdogtraining 2 месяца назад

😊 worth it!

@tcoon333 Месяц назад

BC. Deer, rabbits, rodents. We are in the mountains and she is off leash. Does great until she sees something. The only thing she didn’t chase was a cougar. She froze.

@happyhoundsdogtraining Месяц назад

😬 That would’ve been such a nerve wracking moment with the cougar! I grew up in BC and saw tracks quite often, but never the cougar itself. Just LOTS of bears 😂