How to train an active, hard-headed dog to stop chasing livestock?

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My 1-1/2 yo airedale is very active and hard headed. We live on a ranch so he has lots to do. He, however, will sometimes chase cows, calves, pet horse, even though he knows that is a NO. When he does we hollar NO CODY until he stops. How can we retrain him to not do this?

Sara Farmer, DVM · Accepted Answer

This could be tricky - you need to find some kind of treat or reward that is better than chasing a cow or a horse. You should focus on training a recall command like come, and practice without distractions first. Then introduce a distraction and continue to work on the command.

How to train an active, hard-headed dog to stop chasing livestock?

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