How do you teach a dog.....

Fence.

Peede

Sadly we were never able to stop our dogs when I was a kid in country and no fence and a few bit the dust sadly.  Good Luck I would try google maybe you can mind meld with them. that's what Spock would do.

We live on a mile long dead end dirt road. There's almost no traffic. It's nice being able to let our dogs go free. We adopted a dog from the pound 2 years ago and shortly after he went blind. Mail lady accidently hit and killed him.  I hate it, would rather learn how to keep a dog from chasing vehicles than fencing a lot of acres.

Thanks, high flyer. You understand about about dogs being free versus chained up.

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I hope that your free range pets never cause a biker to have an accident.  Liability can be expensive.

I hope that your free range pets never cause a biker to have an accident.  Liability can be expensive

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Especially when you know you have the problem and haven't remedied it. Someone said they were told to take down their "Beware of Dog" sign, because it was an admission on their part that they had a dangerous dog. How true, I don't know, but I have heard similar things such as when a dog bites or attacks another dog, or a human, and is known to have done it before, the owner is in deep doo doo because they didn't take proper precautions to see that it didn't happen again. So it seems knowing the dogs chase cars and things would certainly be the same thing. 

I realize that. And hate it. We live on our piece of heaven way out on in the country. On the end of a dirt road. Neighbor has put it in the works to have the road paved, which we signed on to be good neighbors but have talked about cutting off at the end of our property and will get a PO box so that no one can come to our place legally. There are only 3 people living on this road. Our dogs aren't mean or dangerous other than they like to chase off interlopers. I think they are just protecting their place.

Pretty sure the point is they don't have to be mean or dangerous. I don't think saying no one can come to your house 'legally' would save you either. Freaking criminals sue people if they get injured while robbing them.

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I have read about a solution that is supposed to work.  I am not recommending it here but merely noting it.  If you wish to try it you should first consult with a veterinarian. Here it is:

Mix a mild solution of ammonia and fill a high powered water gun with it.  Have someone drive a car unknown to the dog (assuming the dog does not chase YOUR car, but only those of  "strangers) along the street or drive where the dog commits his antisocial action.. When the dog gives chase, give him a good blast right in the eyes.  A couple of rounds of this is said to be enough to reform the dog's car chasing habits.

This site offers a non-pharmaceutical approach:

http://puppies.about.com/od/Be...uppy-Car-Chasing.htm

Also, there is a book on this subject:

http://www.amazon.com/The-thri...hasing/dp/B002L4SA32

Let's test it on you first. See how much damage it does to you.

Tie the dog with a rope that is just short of the road. When he chases cars and gets to the end of the rope, it will flip him. Leave him on the rope for a week or two. When you take the rope off, he will still chase cars, but when he gets just short of the road, he will turn a flip and not get into the road.

Shock collar with invisible "fence".

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Guar...Collar-Dogs/13281951

Thanks for the suggestions.

Contendah, I have considered using that tip only using vinegar instead of ammonia and not aiming for their eyes but just shooting it at them. My dad would do that with neighbor cats using his garden as a litter box.

The neighbor is going to use a shock collar on their puppy if I haven't put the fear of cars in him.

I did Google how to keep a dog from chasing cars and the majority suggests teaching them to come when you yell "come". My dogs come at my whistle but not if they are chasing a car. When The mail car is coming, If I am out, I grab the dogs and hold them and then praise them for not chasing but if I'm not there holding them they still chase.

My dogs mainly only chases certain vehicles, like the one's who the owner has his dog(s) with him. My dogs will usually get excited and start barking minutes before the truck is visible. My dogs get alerted from all the neighbor dogs barking from over a mile away.

Sometimes they start chasing me until they realize who I am.