Training a puppy to not chase the goats?

[VelvieLilly]

I have a 10 week old Black lab female, she's been butted once by the mama goat and now she wont go around them, but my other dog who is 11 yrs old, chases the goats, thats why he's penned up when they're out.
Is there anyway I can train her not to be a chaser??
I also have issues with her biting me while I'm playing with her, I've tried everything the internet says and nothing helps . . :/

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Some might disagree with this method but it worked on my stubborn dog-when she was a pup, she kept nipping at my son and tried to dominate him. Once, she sliced open his ear and it required a trip to the urgent care clinic-at that point it was either get rid of her or find a solution so we decided to try using one of the remote control operated shock collars. We gave our son the controller for a few days (along with some VERY VERY explicit instructions on its use) and whenever she tried to knock him down or nip, he'd push the clicker. It only took two days and she had completely stopped.

Now, four years later, we had trouble with getting her to stop terrorizing our goats-she was charging the fence just to spook them. I don't know that she would actually hurt them but they were afraid to come into the pasture all the same so we again used the collar. We sat outside and waited for her to do it and pushed the clicker each time she rushed them. She doesn't do it anymore and it only took a few sessions for her to get the point. She now gently approaches the fence and watch the goats browse.

 

[Chirpy]

If she's biting you - she doesn't respect you as a pack leader... that's a whole nother training lesson but as to your question: I, too, had a very aggressive dog that wanted to kill my goats. After talking with several breeders/trainers we chose to use the shock collar also. If it is used correctly - it can be a very helpful tool in training.

It sounds like you have researched other options and tried them. It might help to talk to a local dog trainer -- you can ask at vet offices or pet stores to see who's name comes up as a good trainer.

What breed of dog is the 11 yr. old?

 

[VelvieLilly]

I had thought about shock collars, but hadn't decided yet.

@Melissa: Both dogs are Black labs.

 

[Pearce Pastures]

My cousin used a shock collar with his huge yellow lab who he trained to hunt with him and had great results (not that I'm huge into the hunting scene but that dog definitely knows what he is doing). If you do get one, we made the mistake of cutting the excess collar too short and it was hard to get around her neck now that she is older. It fit and worked but I wish we hadn't cut off so much. Good luck

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

We had a hard-headed lab once. We tried the shock collar. He would still chase the chickens, hollering and running as we shocked him. Other times he just twitched. We had the strongest shock collar we could buy.

The being butted by a big mama goat worked the first time for our male GP when he was tempted to challenge the goats.