Daft Dog Doesn't Learn

Oh gosh the poor thing :(

Hi GreenMoo! I had the same problem with my dog. There are a few helpful tips on the following link- www.dog-secrets.co.uk/how-do-i-stop-my-dog-chasing Hope it helps! :)

Well, hopefully he has gotten better and does not want to chase cars anymore or you might have to have them on a leash so they won't. Sounds like you dog does it for the excitement because it is something they enjoy and hopefully the next time do not get injured more than they did this time.

Many years ago, my sister's dog ran after a car and got struck. Not seriously hurt, but that was enough to settle her down. When my sister got married, "Girl" stayed behind and became Mom's dog. Lived quite a few years after that. Perhaps you should put your dog on a tether when she's outside.

We had a dog like that for a very short time. A friend gave it to us because he jumped 9 foot fences to get out, and they had him in a very large, nice yard. They named him Skidooli, which is Greek for "sh$thead", reflecting his lack of common sense. He chased a truck and caught it and was injured so badly that we had to shoot him since the vet was closed and we did not want him to suffer all night before being euthanized. I hope your dog doesn't catch any cars! Some dogs just can't be trained and it's criminal to keep them tied up all the time.

Oh golly, your dog was really on her curious stage that she will not stop until she discovers what it is to be like biting the wheel or worst, she thinks she really can stop the car upon reaching it. Dogs really think that though. My dog do not chase cars, it chase children whose smaller than her. :) i had brought her to Dog behaviour specialist to correct it before the situation gets worst, better to try it too Green Moo. Training a dog will eventually help. :) it will benefit both you, your dog, he car and the car owner. :)

OMG...time to call in the "Dog Whisperer"....that is a serious bad habit, and thankfully one that none of my animals have had! I hate to relate this story, but I once encountered a lady, that was too lazy to walk her dog, so she took it to the Provincial Park and had it run beside the car..and you guessed it, she started chasing cars. And got hit...DUH! There has to be a solution that doesn't include harsh discipline, but I am at a loss to what it would be. I like you, do not want to keep any dog tethered/leashed...but the only solution I could offer is fencing (huge cost and labour intensive)! I had to fence my backyard where my gardens are to keep the DEER out, but it is a great place (nearly 1/2 an acre)for keeping the dogs I babysit in! I truly hope you get some good answers here...and I will have a peek at that link!

Hello GM, You have your hands full with a dog like that that does not want to learn. I have a dog that does not want to learn either oh he will learn what he wants to and nothing else so he sounds like her sort of character. He does not chase cars as I have him in the back part of where we live. I just don´t have the time to go running after him all the time I have stopped doing that I play games with him when I can and he keeps active trying to break the fence which fortunately he has not go to do yet. Truly hope your dog is much better now poor little mite. She must have been in a lot of pain. Okay I know I know but maybe when you least expect it she will get the message and just stop doing it altogether. The more I tell our dog to stop doing something the more he does it so I give up and I am training him not very well but it is something. Probably if she did manage to catch a car she would stop going after them. Mine had it in for the bikes so letting him go out loose is a big no no indeed.xxx

She did persevere with it. Maybe it is her natural instinct where she likes chasing something,even it was a tiger,or she couldn't stand something running faster than her.

they are kind of naughty and funny to go off with and never estimate their fondness

That's insane lol! The poor wee dog! My neighbours dog is a little shih-tzu called Alfie, and he runs to the front wheels of any car that drives into the cul-de-sac where we live. Thankfully with it being a little cul-de-sac and only 6 houses in it, everyone knows to slow down for Alfie, but he could get hurt some day!