My boxer/bullmastiff mix is about 18 weeks old and we've had her since she was 10 weeks. We were considering obedience school because of her potential size, but her response to our training has been incredible! EXCEPT when it comes to chasing cats and other things that she loves...
I own 2 cats, and Tessie wants to play with them so badly. She flops around on the floor in complete submission, but once she gets outside, at the sight of our cat (or anything moving with the exception of a car) she immediately throws her training out the window and chases. Her responses to things outside is completely non-violent -- once she reaches her destination she's completely endearing, loving, and playful. But I don't want her chasing for the obvious reasons.
Because she's so large (40lbs of muscle), I sometimes forget she's so young. I know some of her not-listening comes from age, but I really need to find a way to get her to respond to the not chasing animals thing.
Anyone have any suggestions? We would really like to avoid obedience school because we're having trouble finding a school that's affordable with a good reputation.
Thanks,
Niki & Tessie
I own 2 cats, and Tessie wants to play with them so badly. She flops around on the floor in complete submission, but once she gets outside, at the sight of our cat (or anything moving with the exception of a car) she immediately throws her training out the window and chases. Her responses to things outside is completely non-violent -- once she reaches her destination she's completely endearing, loving, and playful. But I don't want her chasing for the obvious reasons.
Because she's so large (40lbs of muscle), I sometimes forget she's so young. I know some of her not-listening comes from age, but I really need to find a way to get her to respond to the not chasing animals thing.
Anyone have any suggestions? We would really like to avoid obedience school because we're having trouble finding a school that's affordable with a good reputation.
Thanks,
Niki & Tessie