I know she is not interested in eating the rabbits as when a dead one is laying about she ignores it ... its more the chasing thing which gives her probably so much fun.
I dont think she would kill it on purpose but she would torture it which isnt a thing i want her to do

We have got a whistle, i baked a liver cake (a flat one lol it didnt raise ) and tomorrow we will try out how she will do.
If not ... then we will maybe have to really borrow someones rabbit as a test object

I dont think she would be much interested in the rabbit furr as she isnt interestet in the rabbits laying about. When it doesnt move its not enough fun for her

she just likes the chase like you said then, good luck hope it works out

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Thanks! I will post tomorrow the result and lets hope for a good one

Where the safety of the dog is concerned my stand on any method is - if it gets the desired results in a controlled and trained way then it's better than an injured or worse, dead, dog.

Too many dangers around for you to ignore a potential dangerous situation.

I am not a fan of the electric shock collars in any way shape or form but the ones that give a vibration are OK.

I would soon rather my dog have a nasty smell up his nose for a few hours than say end up under a car or caught up in barbed wire.

What ever the method used though, once you get to the water in the face and aversion therapy collars I would always consult a professional that knows what they are doing or things could go wrong.

If she enjoys the movement, do you throw anything for her to focus her skills on i.e. a ball or frisbee?

I always take a ball with us and i throw sticks and whatever we find on the way but she only runs after it but never picks it up. But i know she would pick up the rabbit though

Where are all the rabbits when u need them haha

A little update:

Used the whistle today the first time and maya got the idea very quick that whistle means to come back to me
I think if i practise that with her for a bit longer i think she will be really good with it and i also enjoyed it...better then shouting ur throat out

We met one pheasant where she run after and she came back to the whistle but she is not into pheasents as much as into rabbits so still a bit unsure if it will work .... but i have hope and im not going to give up on her that easily

I'm not sure you'll ever get rid of her prey drive completely. It is a big component of the husky side of her genetic make-up. The Chukchi Inuit people, who originally developed the breed, used what we now call Siberian Huskies as sled dogs throughout the winter, but let them run loose round their coastal villages and left them to fend for themselves during the summers. Anything they ate, they had to hunt or scavenge for themselves. As a result, they became fierce and efficient hunters. This ability is still hard-wired into them today.
This is why they are not 100% trustworthy off lead.
Good luck with it in any case!

Mick

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PMSL at the thought of your running accross the field making funny noises, i wonder what the other walkers think...

Anyway back to the post, unfortunetly i have never had this problem but can imagine how stressfull, i do think it is within the nature to hunt?

Maybe try walkin on lead for a bit and everytime they look as if they are about to run give them short, sharp pull to snap their mind out if it....
That's the only thing i can suggest.

Keep us informed, sorry couldn't have been of more help xxx

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Great idea!

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