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    German Shepherds and chickens - good combo?

    Quote: Heck, that makes me cry. What a beauty.
  2. ruth

    German Shepherds and chickens - good combo?

    Quote: The only word of warning I would give about GSDs and other large dogs is that I would recommend getting a puppy and raising it yourself. I've found, since all of our other dogs are strays, that their temperament and personality all have to do with how they were raised. When I got Rex...
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    German Shepherds and chickens - good combo?

    Quote: I'm sorry to hear about your loss of Xena. It's especially hard to lose a really good dog. Rex will lay and guard birds that fly into our windows and stun themselves - he won't let the cat get near them. If you put anything in a kennel and ask him to "guard" he's right there till you...
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    German Shepherds and chickens - good combo?

    Quote: Great post, beautiful dogs. Did the Shepherds require a lot of training to do what they are doing? Were they raised around birds as pups, or did you just raise the chicks in their presence? Training advice would be greatly appreciated. I'd have to say it's just instinct and in their...
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    German Shepherds and chickens - good combo?

    You might never get GSDs as great as my two but I'd recommend them 100%: Here's Scarlett, just made one year, working the coop. She breaks up roo fights and gang rapes, herds the babies in at night and just loves to stay in the hen house and keep the peace. If she hears a hen yell, she comes...
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