Evie
Experienced Member
My lovely little Evie is obsessive compulsive over our rabbit and guinea pig. They live outside in their rabbit hutch (on the back lawn) and EVERY SINGLE TIME Evie goes out the back, she has to run straight over to see the rabbit and guinea pig before she can do anything else.
Yes i'm aware this is typical for a hearding breed, I just want to know what i can do to help it go away. I've tried sitting outside while she's there with the rabbit and guinea pig and rewarding her every time she looks AWAY from them or moves away from them, but the bottom line is, when she's focused on the rabbit and guinea pig she won't accept treats and isn't motivated by treats. She'll take the treat from you if it's right infront of her nose but she wont move an inch to get it.
If we have been out with Evie, the moment she gets home she's convinced she MUST check on the rabbit.. We can call her back if she's halfway over to them and 99% of the time she'll come, but then the moment you take your eyes off her she's back there stalking them again.
And no, she doesn't do this all day, 90% of the time she's inside with us, it's just as soon as the back door gets opened she's straight over there and gaining her attention once she's locked onto the rabbit is like mission impossible.
Hopefully that all made sense - it's actually not much of an issue but i'd like to get on top of it so that we can start working on ignoring larger moving animals such as my horses who are also fun to 'round up'.
Thanks
(I've had the rabbit on the lead and let Evie say hi before, she doesnt want to eat it, just round it up..)
Yes i'm aware this is typical for a hearding breed, I just want to know what i can do to help it go away. I've tried sitting outside while she's there with the rabbit and guinea pig and rewarding her every time she looks AWAY from them or moves away from them, but the bottom line is, when she's focused on the rabbit and guinea pig she won't accept treats and isn't motivated by treats. She'll take the treat from you if it's right infront of her nose but she wont move an inch to get it.
If we have been out with Evie, the moment she gets home she's convinced she MUST check on the rabbit.. We can call her back if she's halfway over to them and 99% of the time she'll come, but then the moment you take your eyes off her she's back there stalking them again.
And no, she doesn't do this all day, 90% of the time she's inside with us, it's just as soon as the back door gets opened she's straight over there and gaining her attention once she's locked onto the rabbit is like mission impossible.
Hopefully that all made sense - it's actually not much of an issue but i'd like to get on top of it so that we can start working on ignoring larger moving animals such as my horses who are also fun to 'round up'.
Thanks


(I've had the rabbit on the lead and let Evie say hi before, she doesnt want to eat it, just round it up..)