Train your Dog to Stop Chasing and Lunging at Cars, Bikes, Runners | EveryDoggy

We’ll discuss one very interesting question. How to teach a dog to not chase runners, cars, bikes and to not bark at them. Actually, this problem can be quite complex. For example, the dog might generally be overly excited, and in this case we need exercises aimed at overall calming. The dog might not be experiencing enough external stimuli, external impressions, it might just be bored and do this because it’s bored. But today We’ll tell you about a commonly used method, which usually leads to quite a good result. We shouldn’t forget that we start our behavior correction training when the dog’s level of excitement is low.

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[dagit]

GREAT video! It helped me to train my toy poodle to chase everything (cars, runners, scooters, bicycles etc) what moves fast :))) THANK YOU

[sPhoenix]

With a 9 months and a half, 52kg Rottweiller, I'm struggling a bit. At home sit, paw, down all good. Outside, no way he listen or get out of focus from the target. He is so stubborn with jumping and barking at bicycle, especially the ones that arrive fast from our back ( deliveroo and JustEat never slow down). Feel a bit lost and stuck with training but, I need to fix this asap.

[eddiepelosi]

My dog jumps at cars runners scooters bikes... treats are of no interest to her outdoors... I have tried everything... she will observe them from easily 200m away... The problem is that those before mentioned are often irresponsible... they do not care if your pet is spooked or endangered.. therefore, the dog sees this as prey...

[daredevil]

How to stop dog chasing vehicles. My dog chases bikes in road

[BillynBertie]

What you don't mention is that people like runners and cyclists also have a responsibility to avoid this behaviour occurring. I walk our harmless but energetic dog every day on a little used forest track, but in the holiday season there are many cyclists who come hurtling along it at a speed which endangers pedestrians and other users of the path. There are twists and turns and often you cannot hear them approaching. Many times I have jumped in the air with a scream as a cyclist whizzes right past me without any word of warning, no bell, no alarm. It is not surprising that my dog, seeing these madmen rushing past and this reaction in his owner is going to chase and bark at the culprit. The rules say, 'Give way to pedestrians' just as it says to off road motorists, 'Give way to cycles (and pedestrians).
If a runner or cyclist simply stops or slows right down to pass someone or an animal off lead, there is no reaction and a friendly greeting like 'Good boy' will usually end any potential problem. It also allows the dog owner to put the dog on the lead until the danger is past. Too many runners and cyclists seem to think they own the track or footpath and make no efforts to slow down. I am not going to pressure my dog into a passive attitude when in one sense I agree with him that these other road users represent a danger not just to the dog, but to me, and other wild animals which might be crossing the track.

[trishmcgarvie]

Good advice but Music is so annoying I couldn’t concentrate 😢

[johnb]

A cup of cold water at the dog's face, when the dog approaches cyclists, is known to work, according to Barbara Woodhouse.