How do I get my Catahoula to stop obsessing over squirrels?
Joker, a Catahoula/German Shorthair mix, started obsessing on squirrels at the el capitan dog park when he turned two years old. He is going on four this sept. He would lay in the middle of the park and watch the trees. Now, he lives for squirrels. All he wants to do is look for squirrels. Any suggestions?
If you can’t afford or don’t want professional training help, you can google teaching your dog a move called place. It’s usually on a raised pet bed and done in a front or back yard where their distractions exist-
Teach them place like sit with only positive but firm reinforcement and while on the prom do focus exercises like sit, lay, eye contact etc - it takes me with worst case dogs about 2 weeks of 45 min daily sessions to fix, it is possible and is easy, just be persistent and the pack leader