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so all I would have to do with my puppy is go out with her and tell her no with the chickens everyday?
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That is a part of the process. You need to make certain you have control over dog. A leash during early stages is very helpful so as to provide a physical signal as well as verbal. Instead of "no" I recommend a specific word or phrase for telling dog not to do something such as "leave it" or "no-bother" (latter is mine). The word or phrase used to be consistent and ideally used only when dog is acting improperly. Their are a lot more details you can find in other threads. You are working with a pup so expect times of naughtiness and possibly not having reliable control until dog is 18 to 24 months. You will also have to go through a stage where dog will test rules when you are not present. Again see other threads for that issue as well. Many training systems work but being consistent really speeds process.so all I would have to do with my puppy is go out with her and tell her no with the chickens everyday?
You may need to help me understand my predator killing German Pointers.Interesting to see so many poodles interesting in "playing" with chickens. My Labradoodle has the same traits. Balck Lab Mom, standard Poodle Dad. Better ratter than our cat, will chase anything that moves, with great success! The solution? A chicken tractor with a firm base.
The dog is very dear to us but his instinct is to attack anything that moves. We hunt, why should he be any different?
Actually... it should be different because the chickens/cat/other dog etc belongs to YOU so,regardless of breed, a well trained well bonded dog will not disobey you or harm your belongings.The dog is very dear to us but his instinct is to attack anything that moves. We hunt, why should he be any different?
To me this is pretty much the ideal situation and it does take time, consistency and control to train this behavior especially with high prey drive breeds.We do very well against other predators in part because my dogs do not ignore the chickens except when close proximity to them.