Hello,
I have a 1 year old MN german shepherd (Raider) that we have just finished behavior modification training. It has helped some, but not enough- which is why I'm here. He was originally in training for barking in his crate and chasing/pinning our cats (we have 4). He still barks in his crate-but not near as bad. My issue is still the chasing cats. He has tremendous prey drive! We have done the whole "treat when a cat is around and not paying attention to it" to "throwing a party" when he doesn't chase them. He is a little better, but is still pretty bad. You can see in his face that he knows not to, but he just can't help it. He is especially bad with one of them, Peaches. She was a rescue from about 8 months old and is a very timid girl. Mostly, she doesn't go downstairs because he won't leave her be. He even gets to the point where he scratches at the couch she's under, runs back and forth, and whines. I don't know what to do! I want to be able to enjoy my cats and my dogs together. FYI he was the last addition to our family, coming to us at ~12 weeks old.
