Livestock Breaking
Livestock breaking for dogs with high prey drive and animal reactivity! If you have a dog that you go hiking with, you will definitely encounter sheep, cows and horses on your walks. If like me, you adopted a rescue dog with 0 socialisation or desensitization to ANY other animals AND with a massive prey drive and reactivity issues then being around other animals can easily RUIN your walk. Screaming, shrieking, lunging and barking at other animals was my situation with P here. It has taken 6 months of training on this issue to now where we can have calm and peaceful walks with the sheep. I love all animals so being able to spend time around other animals was something I felt like I'd never be to do with P - But we got there! We spent the weekend at a farm too and she was extremely well behaved around the safely enclosed roosters (who are larger than her and weren't scared of her one bit so didnt trigger her prey drive) which was another huge achievement. If you are dealing with a dog with livestock reactivity dont hesitate to get in touch and I can help you through this issue.
**I never let her off lead around ANY loose animals of any kind this is PURELY LEAD TRAINING ONLY. Dogs with this level of prey drive and reactivity I would never let off lead around other animals it is NOT SAFE for your dog or the other animals regardless of your on lead success. All dogs should be restrained around livestock at all times as is requested by signage of the land owners.**
