Why don't dogs chase cars anymore?

Mulbert

It is notable that this once common canine practice seems to have now ceased..

Have dogs become lazy or maybe bored of this one time noble pursuit?

Salary Negotiator

Fewer dogs wandering the streets. I rarely see a dog wandering alone.

Dial Hard

People don't leave their dogs out unsupervised anymore, generally.

Harry Palmr

Precisely the days of being chased by a dog in car are pretty much over

SeaFields

Darwin's theory

Deub

Darwin principle...

Edit: so close to be first !

yerwanthere123

Boards asking the tough questions tonight.

whiskeyman

They play Car Chaser V on the Pawsation 4 instead.

0lddog

Just about impossible to get insured to do this these days

Yester

0lddog wrote: »

Just about impossible to get insured to do this these days

Time to learn some new tricks.

bodhrandude

Still happens out in the country, not so much in the towns and cities.

ChippingSodbury

There's a buck you'll see on the N17 just outside Ballinacarrow on a bend with a grassy stretch. He's quick but I haven't seen him catch one yet

buried

Too busy on their smartphones

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Global warming.

KungPao

buried wrote: »

Too busy on their smartphones

Barking with affected American woofs and all now.

I blame the American YouTuber dog ’Ktothe9Bitch’. He has ruined this generation of Irish mutts.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Precisely the days of being chased by a dog in car are pretty much over

They're not allowed drive unaccompanied any more.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

bodhrandude wrote: »

Still happens out in the country, not so much in the towns and cities.

I haven't see it in rural areas in years.

bodhrandude

Anson Calm Yoga wrote: »

I haven't see it in rural areas in years.

Probably more so in parts of the counties of Leitrim, Sligo and Donegal, hill sheep farming, border collies are usually the types I see chasing the cars

Mulbert

Is it a false memory, maybe dogs never chased cars?

ceadaoin.

Mulbert wrote: »

It is notable that this once common canine practice seems to have now ceased..

Have dogs become lazy or maybe bored of this one time noble pursuit?

Dogs arent allowed out anymore. One place we lived as a kid had a community dog who would be constantly on the green, barking and chasing cars and getting into fights with other roaming dogs. Occasionally he would pop over to someone's house for a snack. Not even sure who owned him tbh and probably he didnt know either!

Thelonious Monk

Same reason there's no white dog sh*te on the streets. It was the 80s, man.

ILoveYourVibes

We were carrying a baileys birthday cake in the car for my friend's party a couple of yrs ago and a dog starting chasing the car. Then it ran out in front and the driver stopped suddenly so as not to kill the dog. Unfortunately the baileys cake went EVERYWHERE as it was like coffee mouse. We stank of baileys and my medieval costume was ruined!

andekwarhola

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Same reason there's no white dog sh*te on the streets. It was the 80s, man.

My son was playing a match last week and a scruffy looking dog ran off with the ball which was pretty old skool. I have no doubt whatsover that chasing cars and leaving turds on the street is definitely part of his repertoire.

Dakota Dan

ChippingSodbury wrote: »

There's a buck you'll see on the N17 just outside Ballinacarrow on a bend with a grassy stretch. He's quick but I haven't seen him catch one yet

The reason dogs chase cars is that they believe they are hunting them away and it works for them every time.

Mulbert

Dakota Dan wrote: »

The reason dogs chase cars is that they believe they are hunting them away and it works for them every time.

Apart from when they get run over and they realize their folly.

Infernal Racket

Mulbert wrote: »

It is notable that this once common canine practice seems to have now ceased..

Have dogs become lazy or maybe bored of this one time noble pursuit?

Never see white dog **** anymore either. Could the 2 be connected perhaps?? Hmmmmm

Mulbert

Gerry G wrote: »

Never see white dog **** anymore either. Could the 2 be connected perhaps?? Hmmmmm

Hmm, ,....hmmmm,?

Mulbert

Ah , have u know. People stopped feeding their dogs on bones, so they ceased the chase. Sad!

Ninthlife

I did a survey locally of all the neighbourhood dogs for you OP

I asked why dont you chase caes anymore?

Every dog answered the same....

Woof

Dakota Dan

Mulbert wrote: »

Apart from when they get run over and they realize their folly.

They don’t, my neighbors dog has only 3 legs from chasing cars and he still does it. Another neighbors dog almost broke her back when hit by a car but with medication she’s able to run again and still chases cars.

gigantic09

That Snow patrol song proved the death knell for chasing cars. It was no longer cool and the canine youth turned their backs on the lifestyle.

Paddy Cow

Mulbert wrote: »

Apart from when they get run over and they realize their folly.

When I was growing up we had a Jack russell who was a demon for chasing cars. He got hit and broke his hip and was in a sling with a cone around his head for a few weeks. Do you think he learned his lesson? Of course not. As soon as he could he was out chasing cars again. He eventually got killed by a tractor when he chased a cat across the road

Happens all the time in my area, most houses allow their dogs to roam during the day.

Mulbert

It's good to hear they're a few legendary dogs still keeping the fire lit. Long may they continue.

BeerWolf

bodhrandude wrote: »

Still happens out in the country, not so much in the towns and cities.

And it's always a Border Collie!

Paddy Cow

Paddy Cow wrote: »

He eventually got killed by a tractor when he chased a cat across the road

Clever cat thread

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Pinch Flat

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tabby aspreme

There is one smart collie on a road I travel on regularly, the road would have very little traffic, so when he gets out he heads down the road a few hundred meters to a cross roads to double his opportunities

Doctors room ghost

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Same reason there's no white dog sh*te on the streets. It was the 80s, man.

A white barkers egg no less.
Legend had it that the dog was fed entirely on bones if it left a white barkers egg.

Haven’t seen one in 20 years.

stateofflux

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Precisely the days of being chased by a dog in car are pretty much over

Thats because most of them were only on a provisional licence

beejee

Paddy Cow wrote: »

When I was growing up we had a Jack russell who was a demon for chasing cars. He got hit and broke his hip and was in a sling with a cone around his head for a few weeks. Do you think he learned his lesson? Of course not. As soon as he could he was out chasing cars again. He eventually got killed by a tractor when he chased a cat across the road

ILoveYourVibes

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

We stank of baileys and my medieval costume was ruined!

Sounds more like after the party than before!

Dakota Dan

Dakota Dan wrote: »

They don’t, my neighbors dog has only 3 legs from chasing cars and he still does it. Another neighbors dog almost broke her back when hit by a car but with medication she’s able to run again and still chases cars.

Or they could keep their dogs in, and act responsibly? :pac:

coastwatch

Better craic chasing cyclists

enfield

A good question. I reckon it is probably that there are fewer dogs loose nowadays, cars were rare in the past when they chased them, there are more cars now and they have just become accustomed to them. The again I could be completely wrong as the wife constantly reminds me.....

whisky_galore

I haven't seen a farmer's dog with a timber block chained to its collar to stop car chasing in a long time, thankfully.
Used be commonplace for dogs to be chained up for years on end and receive a boot up the arse from their owners.

Mulbert

whisky_galore wrote: »

I haven't seen a farmer's dog with a timber block chained to its collar to stop car chasing in a long time, thankfully.
Used be commonplace for dogs to be chained up for years on end and receive a boot up the arse from their owners.

I remember a friend of mine having a huge dog leashed to a car tyre. Still, that dog could shift itself at a fair old pace

Shoulders on it like a Bulgarian weightlifter.

Collie D

Mulbert wrote: »

I remember a friend of mine having a huge dog leashed to a car tyre. Still, that dog could shift itself at a fair old pace

Shoulders on it like a Bulgarian weightlifter.

Male or female?

paleoperson

Our dog had the sense to not chase other cars, but he chased our own. He loved going in car rides with us, so there was some sort of logic there. One day my dad travelled a few miles down country roads to a repair shop and he said he saw him chasing behind at first but thought that obviously after a while the dog would give up and go back. Imagine how stunned he was to find the dog panting almost dead when he got there. :rolleyes:

He left him in the back for the way back. When the dog came back to the house he was still panting like I never saw him before. Instead of his usual excitement to see people he just wagged his tailed weakly and made his way to his sleeping box. His paws were partly bruised from all the running. He slumped down in the box and just slept. He didn't try that again.

Fiery mutant

Maybe because dogs have evolved and now realise that it’s stupid.

It’s only humans that now continue to do stupid **** that they know is stupid.

Victor

My friend's Jack Russell barks at passers-by; foxes, cats and birds in the neighbourhood; animals on TV; but not cars. She's allowed ride in the car and will bark at cats drive-by style - the look from the cats is amusing.