Buster, I have a GP mix that looooooves to travel and it works wonderful for her. My Lab/BC trained to the boundary in about 5 min. time...shocked once and never challenged it again. He was without batteries in his collar for 3 wks one time and he never once left the boundary. The GP? If the...
My suggestion? All dogs, regardless of breed, have the potential to eat a chicken or two. If you can't train your present dog to not do this, its a real gamble if you will find a pup that will instinctively leave the chickens alone.....it happens, but there are no assurances.
As for staying...