Capone's got it. I'm curious to know whether anyone here's ever dealt with it, with desensitization, impulse control, anything really.
We're working on our recall and making great progress, but he's nowhere near me being able to call him off a fleeing cat/squirrel/rabbit/mole/whatever.
I'm up for any advice I can get; I feel that I'm kind of stuck.
I'd like to reiterate: we're talking MANIC prey drive. Claw-your-nails-down-to-stubs on trees, plow through ANYTHING, feel-no-pain, I don't want your food, screw-you-I-want-a-cat prey drive.
I've thought of working on desensitization starting with him on leash, kitty in carrier in another room, muzzling if I have to - but where the hell do I get bait? I don't know anyone with cats. Not to mention that even though I'm not a cat person, it seems sort of terrible to put a cat through the stress of being bait.
I know at some point I've got to be more interesting than a kitty. So, short of growing a flippin' TAIL - how the hell??!?
Pardon my frustration. Please.
We're working on our recall and making great progress, but he's nowhere near me being able to call him off a fleeing cat/squirrel/rabbit/mole/whatever.
I'm up for any advice I can get; I feel that I'm kind of stuck.
I'd like to reiterate: we're talking MANIC prey drive. Claw-your-nails-down-to-stubs on trees, plow through ANYTHING, feel-no-pain, I don't want your food, screw-you-I-want-a-cat prey drive.
I've thought of working on desensitization starting with him on leash, kitty in carrier in another room, muzzling if I have to - but where the hell do I get bait? I don't know anyone with cats. Not to mention that even though I'm not a cat person, it seems sort of terrible to put a cat through the stress of being bait.
I know at some point I've got to be more interesting than a kitty. So, short of growing a flippin' TAIL - how the hell??!?
Pardon my frustration. Please.