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I agree. I have used multiple dog breeds and mutts around chickens. Keeping them separate was never sustained and they make a huge difference when it comes to predator management. Having a good dog around poultry does not start and end with pedigree, it is a lot more about the long-term...

They were not bred to guard poultry, especially chickens. They were bred to guard herds of sheep and goats form tighter groups and are more mobile than domestic chickens. The right dog for right right dog assertion above does not stand based in breeding.

Neighbors dog is part LGD and part something else with pointy nose and spots. She is not effective in her own right nor used in any LGD capacity by her current owners primary purpose is as a not so well maintained pet. She is broken of interest in livestock as something to attack, I had to...

Astro is what I will be looking into. I just want to know what dogs are up to as a function of weather and season. Would also be nice to have a handle on their location while I am at work. Biggest wild predators here are Coyotes and Bobcats and they are easy to whip. Where I work a single...

PatriciafromCO, What type of garmin unit are you using to track dogs? I am interested in tracking mine as well. Could the unit you use be adapted to a chickens themselves. Some of my free-range birds I would like to track. Also if I do get into some coyote / bobcat issues I would like to...

In my training efforts, suppressing interest in going after one type of critter such as cats does not suppress interest in others. Conversely, I can promote interest in one, but not in others like going after raccoons but leaving animals like deer, rabbits and foxes alone.

Invest weekends when you can be present but so dog does not know you are present. Observe and reprimand as needed. Odds are you will not be able to do something just once and get where you want to be.