Chase!: Managing Your Dog’s Predatory Instincts - Softcover

Von Reinhardt, Clarissa

9781617813412: Chase!: Managing Your Dog’s Predatory Instincts

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ISBN 10: 1617813419 ISBN 13: 9781617813412

Publisher: Dogwise Publishing, 2010

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Owner vs. prey drive. Who wins?
Almost every dog has some degree of prey drive it's in his genes some more than others. You may experience it when your otherwise well mannered dog suddenly takes off chasing after a rabbit, squirrel, or a jogger. The old approach to solving this problem involved the use of corrective devices like choke chains and electronic fences. A better approach includes training and management techniques that reward your dog for choosing to focus on and stay near you, the owner.

Clarissa von Reinhardt has been working on the issue of how to deal with unwanted predatory behavior for many years. In this fascinating and inspiring book, she takes the readers step by step through her training methods, inviting them to learn more about a dog's complex spectrum of behavior, and ultimately to maintain as much control as possible over the urge to chase prey.

Get more in-depth information about:

What predatory behavior is and how it manifests itself
Communicative walks and recall exercises
Self-activated sitting upon sight of prey
Causes of failure in training
Training aids, methods, and their limits

What experts are saying about Chase!
Just the idea of a sausage tree alone is worth the price of the book! Chock full of humane and effective ideas about enjoying the outdoors with your dog, this book could make walks a joy for dogs who normally can't be trusted outside off leash.
Patricia B. McConnell, Ph.D., CAAB, author Tales of Two Species, The Other End of the Leash, For the Love of the Dog and more.

Highly practical and comprehensive, guardians of dogs who exhibit problematic predatory behavior will find Chase! extremely useful. Its focus on proactive preparation, training alternative behaviors and on positive reinforcement based training and play is particularly helpful. This is the best book on this topic for guardians that I have seen.
James O'Heare, CABC, CDBC, PABC, Animal Behavior Technologist, author The Dog Aggression Workbook and Separation Distress and Dogs

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