Episode Details

#163 Why Treats Will Fail: How to Stop a Dog Chasing Cars

Published 2 weeks, 3 days ago

Description

Your dog spots a car and every treat in your pocket becomes worthless. That's not stubbornness — it's prey drive taking over, and food can't compete with adrenaline. Here's our 3-stage protocol to stop car chasing for good.

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🔥What You'll Learn:

✅ Learn why dogs chase cars and why treats can't compete

✅ Master threshold training to build focus around traffic

✅ Get the exact e-collar correction sequence, step by step

✅ Try the leash-only method if collars aren't for you

✅ Fix the #1 leash mistake that triggers car chasing

✅ Find out how long it really takes to stop this behavior

Border Collies, Malinois, and Heelers are especially prone to this because a moving car reads as prey, not a distraction. Threshold training, a solid recall, and the right correction timing turn a car-obsessed dog into one you can trust near traffic.

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Why Treats Fail to Stop a Dog From Chasing Cars

00:35 - Why Do Dogs Chase Cars? The Prey Drive Explanation

01:03 - Stage 1 Prey Drive & Foundation

05:28 - Stage 2 Threshold Management & Counter-Conditioning

08:15 - Stage 3 Adding Accountability & Interrupting the Chase

11:13 - E-Collar Correction Sequence to Stop Car Chasing

12:22 - Long Line Training for Dogs Near Roads (No E-Collar)

13:27 - Is a Leash Enough to Stop Car Chasing?

14:17 - The #1 Leash Mistake That Triggers Car Chasing

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