Burrito of Peace wrote on Apr 11, 2025, 18:58:

ZeroPike1 wrote on Apr 11, 2025, 13:22:
My god man, control your dogs. If I found my dog (back when I had them) going for another animal, I would be really, really pissed at it. I gave it nice dog food and treats for a reason, to knock that Hunter/predator shit off. Defending itself is one thing, but hunting or just being aggressive? not on my watch.

I agree that an individual should have control of their dog.

But food and/or treats by themselves aren't going to help a dog control their prey drive. That comes with actively working with the dog on behavior modification. For example, my coonhound loves to track pretty much everything and when she is on a track she bays. She also loves to bay when she's expressing herself and her opinions. She's loud as Hell for such a little dog (relative to the size of my Kangal). So, I've been training her to bay at half volume when inside. I've also trained her to break track and return, no matter how much she wants to continue tracking.

Like the other day, I mentioned my encounter with a black bear over the last weekend. After scaring it off, my hound took off like a rocket, following the scent. However, she did a hard, pinpoint 180 when I gave her a vocal recall command. She kept looking back over her shoulder, because her prey drive was working overtime, but her conditioning brought her right back to my side.