I love that you have a "chicken dog." I do too! I have a mixed breed working dog that's never had a job to do other than hike with me, until now. Now I tell her go check on the chickens and she runs out the door and does a lap around the coop. She comes with me every time I feed/water/check on the chickens and is happy to do her job. Last night she was barking in the house on full alert with her hackles up and sure enough there were two strange dogs in the yard between the house and the chickens.
my chicken dog is Dusty, he's a boxer/husky mix. He's not allowed in the coop because he's still young and gets a bit over excited when peeps start flapping. He has alerted us before that a chicken got loose and has chased raccoons and foxes off. I currently have two silkie babies, one of which is turning out to be a rooster I think, and a polish pullet. We had a ton more but had to give them to a friend with a farm last winter due to severe rains that flooded the chicken yard and coop. Now I'm building my flock back up in a new and improved house.
