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how do i keep my dog from chasing wild animals?

we live on a farm, and he has never been trained to not chase animals. we can't have goats or anything because he tries to attack them. what is a good, safe way to keep him from chasing them? get real, i do feed my dog, this is a serious question.

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1. feed him!
2. The only thing that will work for sure is to keep him inside. Chasing animals is a completely natural instinct for a dog. Since he feels it is natural, he really won't understand why you're tell him to stop it. You can teach your dog strong obedience commands and hopefully he'll listen to you when you call his name. Other than that, you can't make him not be a dog.
3. keep it on a leash and wen he barks at other animals pat him on the nose . then wen he stops let him free
4. well if he is a pitbull you might never break him of this mine loves dogs but not other animals
5. It's kind of an instinct. Dogs are predatory in nature, and part of the canine family which includes wolves and bears. Maybe put up an electric fence for dogs, the kind where the wires are underground and if the dog gets to a certain distance from the house, a device on the dog's collar senses the wires than zaps him. It's not dangerous but it is effective.
6. On ANY case like this where we're working with wide open spaces, an e-collar is in order. Buy one from a good manufacturer, like Innotek, or Dogtra. Get one with the range you need, and put it on the dog. For the first week or so, put the collar on and off the dog like a normal collar. We don't want him to figure out "Without this collar on, I can't be touched!". We want him to think the correction came from God, Buddah, Allah, whoever, Himself. The SECOND the dog goes for the goats, or begins stalking wild animals, give him the "pulse" correction. You can say no, but since you live on the farm and the dog is outside a lot, I wouldn't say a word. We don't want him to associate the fact that you're out there directly supervising him, and that you're the one giving the correction. We want him to think that the correction is from the heavens above, and that they're telling him "No chasing". Be consistent, and don't give him free run unless you're out there, e-collar remote in hand, until he has learned the rules you've implaced upon him. I hope I helped and good luck, remember to read all of the instructions. And if you or anyone else thinks e-collars are cruel, that's just not so. I think they're less "cruel" than prong collars, and I love prong collars, I use them every day God sends. I don't know what I'd do without them. The e-collar is a very valuable, and viable tool in your situation! If you have any questions or concerns feel free to e-mail me, I'll be happy to help!
7. Keep the animals in a secure fence where the dog can't jump the fence, or since the dog is the problem put the dog in the fence!
8. by training him properly. We have a dog and a cat they live perfectly well together. If I didnt dicpline my dog he would chase the cat and other cats in our neighbourhood. dogs can be esaily dicplined not to chase animals contrary to what some of the advice you have been getting. Also I used to live on a farm and the dogs never chased wild animals. I would suggest taking the dog on a lead and getting him used to the animals if he barks or reacts negatively that is when you discpline him to stop. the more you do this then the closer you get to the animals until he behaves well. he must be obedient to your command. but it will take practice.
9. You said "wild animal" in your question, then you said "we can't have goats". Did you know dogs are easy to train to never hurt livestock or family pets, while chasing away only wild animals? They know the difference. Even hunting dogs know to not bite down on the quarry so that the rabbit pelt for example, is not damaged. Dogs are smart. You just need to set clear rules. Consult others who work with herding or hunting dogs on training in a farm and field setting.
10. Considering your name "lovemypitbull86" I'm gonna assume you have a pit. It's in a pits nature and breed to attack other animals. They were made simply for that. However, I have broken my 2 pits, and 6 others, of the habit of being "animal aggressive". I had a problem with them not liking other dogs or cats. I tried putting them on leashes and holding them back then telling them to sit, but the simple fact about pit bulls is that they are just flat out hard headed. Extremely stubborn. Both of my pits were rescues, Peaches, only 2 1/2, was about 8 wks old when I got her, she was starved and had parvo while she was in the pound. The same day I rescued her, I saved Tyson, a dog that belonged to a drug dealer that had been busted by the cops. Tyson was a fighting dog, you could tell from the scars on his face and neck. I automatically fell in love with him as soon as I heard him howl when I walked by the cage. I was carrying Peaches, and I put Peaches up to the cage and Tyson started wagging his tail really fast and howling at me. It was so cute. I had to get him. They told me his past, and said that I would have to train him to not be dog aggressive. They said I had as much time as needed but it had to be done. The pound paid for the training because I was rescuing him and Peaches. So both of them had a bad history. I used to live on a small farm with my parents, and when I took Tyson home (Peaches was at the vet on an IV drip because of the parvo) he immediately started showing aggression to the young colt that had just been born. I took Tyson with me back into town and got a muzzle from the feed store. Then I took him back to the barn and showed him the horses. Bambi, what we named the colt, loved the dog. His mother Betty loved dogs from what we had seen, with the wild dogs that run around out there. Tyson didn't like Bambi at first, but got used to him when I would take him out there with me with his muzzle on. Every time he showed any kind of aggression he would get a slap on the nose or head. With or without the muzzle, aggression is aggression. It took Tyson 4 months before he got the picture that he couldn't be aggressive with the horses. He didn't have a problem with the cows, they were always at pasture anyways and only came in for food and stuff like that. After the 4 months with the muzzle, I took him out there with a shock collar on. If he started to run to the animals too fast he would get shocked. It's not a pretty way to train them, but when they have to learn and fast, that's just about the only way to do it. Every time Tyson would come back from just a simple no, he would get a treat. It took him about 2 months just to learn that much. The shock collar worked great with him. Peaches grew up with the barn animals so she didn't have a problem with em. Aside from the method I used, all I can tell you is to get a really big fence, since pits are escape artists, it should be at least 6 feet high. Not chain link, because I've seen Tyson climb one of those. Muzzling him is a must. Since he hasn't been broke of the habit to follow his instinct, it's going to be very hard to stop him from doing what his mind tells him to. I used muzzling for the other 6 I broke from being dog aggressive. I have no idea how differently they act towards farm animals, but I know they aren't aggressive towards dogs anymore. Good luck and hope I helped
11. Confine him. NOW. Before he gets shot chasing some farmers' animals. And in some areas if he's seen chasing goats, sheep etc not only can he be shot but you can be held liable for up to three times the cost of the animals. 10 head of $200 each sheep -- is the dog worth $6,000 to you? Pay $200 for a kennel, $15 for a longe line and a half hour a day training him.