How do I get my Australian Shepherd to overcome his instinct to herd and stop chasing motorcycles?
I have a Border Collie mix, but have not had that problem, as I always keep her on a leash if she is outside of the fenced -in yard. I am working harder on sit-stay and down-stay, and most impotantly “come”. She does real well in the yard, but not as well at agility class. She runs off-track a lot of the time, but will stop and come back now. That’s an improvement!! She is still messing up her routine though! She likes to tun around and do her own routine, and that is not how it works! I am working with her to get her to stay with me more, but I can’t imagine if she saw a motorcycle. She shows no desire that I can tell to chase things, but I still wouldn’t trust her. Below is some advice to train a dog not to chase. However, in your dog’s case, I would not want to take any chance of letting her off the leash. He sounds way too obsessed, and no, I don’t believe it is an aggressive behavior either. I agree that it sounds like the herding instinct, which my dog does not seem to have inher
