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In this section, Dr. Dare Miller answers our customers' letters.
LETTER# 12:
CAR-CHASING DOG WORRIES KID
Dear Dr. Dare:
My dog chases cars. Yesterday he got out of the yard and got hurt by a car and had to go to the vet. My mom says if I don't watch him better next time he might get killed. I can't watch him all the time cause I have to go to school. I sure would miss Ruf if he got killed. Dad said maybe you could help Ruf. Nobody feeds Ruf but me.
Robbie
Dear Robbie and Ruf:
Bless you, I will try to help but your parents must read this and help too. You probably live near a hill or a curve where cars need to slow down or turn. High-pitched sounds come from their brakes and tires when they do this. We now know such sounds are highly stimulating to dogs.
The first thing for you to do is to stop Ruf from all pacing, running and jumping at any fence or pen, etc., in relation to these cars. Such activity is maddeningly frustrating to a dog. Where car chasing is the problem I usually find these conditions along with a well worn path along a fence or a pen. The second thing to do is to counter-condition your dog by distracting him, then praising him the moment before he starts to chase the car. You can tell this moment, it's just as his ears go forward. Distract him any way you can, but the best way is to sound your DOG-MASTER® instrument. The book will tell you more in detail how to do this. Tell everyone you know, neighbors especially, to stop their cars if they see a dog chasing it. He'll simply go away. Best of luck now.
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