Hi there,
working on the prey drive is one of the hardest things to correct, but nevertheless it's possible.
It's hard wired into the dogs brain. Usually it's quite easy to teach a puppy not to chase things and as always you just have to be consistent.
Lots of puppy chase leaves and everything that moves away from them and even though it's cute when they ran across the lawn chasing leaves in the fall you have to stop them, because they practice their chasing skills and you have to teach them that you are in charge of everything.
With a two or three year old dog that is of course a bit harder as he would have had lots of opportunity to chase things and no suddenly he has to learn that it's off limits.
When you said that you tried to socialize him with the cats and it didn't work, what did you do? Why didn't it work?
It's a good idea to have him wear a muzzle in the meantime.
Please give me some more information on what you tried to socialize him with the cats.
Thanks John
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