What do your dogs see chickens as?

[Awaytome]

They are life sized Pez dispensers to my border collie. She's always snarfing up their poop.

 

[BackroadGirl57]

Care to share a picture of your dog? I was seriously considering a mountain cur before we settled on weimaraner

of course! But it'll be tomorrow or the next day, cause I need to get a good one. he's such a goofball, he's soo hard to get a good shot of. only way is with a treat

 

[Nym]

Care to share a picture of your dog? I was seriously considering a mountain cur before we settled on weimaraner

I had a Weim ... she loved the cold! We used to walk 6ks a day in all weathers! I miss her still.

 

[Katelynvaughqn]

Our Boykin spaniel has loved our adopted chicken. We were afraid we would always have to keep them separate because she is a hunting dog and she loves birds . This is how we find them most evenings

 

[tripletfeb]

I had a Weim ... she loved the cold! We used to walk 6ks a day in all weathers! I miss her still.

Mine is a nut. He could be out in any weather, all day long. We go hiking a lot and he never wears out. I'm talking actual hiking, up 200 foot cliffs or level 3 trails. He loves it

 

[TinyRaptorDodos]

Mine is a nut. He could be out in any weather, all day long. We go hiking a lot and he never wears out. I'm talking actual hiking, up 200 foot cliffs or level 3 trails. He loves it

Bmo does that too!! She’s only 23lbs and will be outside in -20f and refuse to come in

 

[ChacoLuvsChiggens]

I’ve heard so many things about how dogs are with chickens! But all of them seem to be around trained LGDs or chicken killers. So how are your dogs with chickens? My dog sees them as her siblings. She lays down with my indoor chicks and watches them and waits for them to come over to her then she’ll try to play with them like she would a dog (she likes to be chased) but they always run away. Outside she seems to follow my flock around and my flock doesn’t care they just let her become one with the flock. She’s a village mutt and does have breeds that have commonly killed chickens but it seems her mammal hunting breed overpowers the bird hunting instincts thankfully.

We have two other dogs that are allowed around my chickens unsupervised, one is a LGD breed but not trained the other is a boar hunting breed. The LGD breed HAS eaten one of my chickens but that was nearly a year ago and he attacked her first, she’s fine around them now. Our fourth dog is a bird hunting breed and has to be watched around them but thankfully she is 9 years old.

Little brown; my dog, sees them as siblings
Tan dog; LGD breed, resource guards their bodies and has saved them from owls and foxes.
White dog; Dogo Argentina/boar hunting breed, doesn’t care for them.
Black dog; 9 year old bird hunting breed.

Don’t mind the mess of a room, I have ADHD and struggle with cleaning. I’m doing my one every few months clean for the sake of my chicks. They’re allowed on the carpet because it’s a very old carpet and can easily be cleaned or tossed out.

My dogs are working dogs, German Wirehair Pointers. The youngest one will point them the older one just kind of ignores them.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

Here is my male golden Tucker,
He will be like this all day but lift up the back, or sides. Even unlatch, the part that opens.
If im not carefull eating would be his next step.

 

[PopoMyers]

My big dog would have loved to have had one to eat, chew on, play with. Luckily she was old and blind. No longer with us.

 

[TinyRaptorDodos]

My big dog would have loved to have had one to eat, chew on, play with. Luckily she was old and blind. No longer with us.

I’m sorry for the loss