How do I stop my dog from chasing strangers?
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How to stop stray dogs from following you?
Oscar Harber
2025-07-30 20:43:08
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The usual way to get a dog to stop unwanted behaviour is to ignore them - this is a very powerful tool for a human as dogs want eye contact. Don't look at the dog and don't speak to it. Any form of attention to attention deprived dogs (so positive OR negative) will fulfil the need, common in owned dogs in the form of separation anxiety. Also do not run from the dog, this is a game, you are prey, you're invoking the dogs natural want to chase. And stay calm, if you calmly walk away from the dogs they'll likely get bored. If there are locals around you can ask them to help you out, especially if the dog is known to them. If this is the case, try avoiding going near the dogs in the first place.
Claud Lehner
2025-07-20 13:24:25
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Let them follow you, but ignore them on the way home. They don't get attention, treats, love, anything when following. They DO get all of that in the spots where you decide to feed them. Hopefully, most of them will be smart enough to realize This guy is part of our group when he is here. When he leaves, he leaves. Then he comes back to be with us again.
You have made yourself a save and stable source of food for those dogs.
Options: 1 - Adopt one, stop feeding the rest. Now you have just 1 dog following you.
2 - Stop feeding the dogs.
3 - Feed them in a way that does not make a connection between you and food.
Unless you plan on adopting a stray, may I suggest you stop feeding them?
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Mathilde Olson
2025-07-20 12:06:50
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If you meet a stray dog, don’t run away and don’t try to throw anything at it. If you see a dog, don’t try to run or even quickly walk away from it. The best thing to do is: Stay at a safe distance and wait for the animal to walk away. Slowly step back, watching the reaction of the dog. If the dog follows you, stop. You can distract the dog by putting something between yourself and the animal. This could be your backpack, your umbrella, a shoe, or a jacket. Hopefully, the animal will interpret the object as an obstacle between you and itself and will get distracted. If a dog starts to chase you, just stop: the animal should lose interest in you.