Arizona Chickens

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: Sure it counts!

My granddaddy always called his car Daisy. He had a stainless steel plaque machined with that name on it and mounted it in the grill of the cars he owned. ('68 Impala & '81 Malibu) My mom has the plaque in her car's grill & I hope to not get it for many decades to come!
Mikey, with your talents, you could replicate that plaque, adding a II or III or whatever # on it. Or maybe Jr. I think I like that, "Daisy, Jr."

 

[Memphisjourney2seramas]

Sure it counts!

My granddaddy always called his car Daisy. He had a stainless steel plaque machined with that name on it and mounted it in the grill of the cars he owned. ('68 Impala & '81 Malibu) My mom has the plaque in her car's grill & I hope to not get it for many decades to come!

the when we got our mini-van my then 3 year old was scooby doo obsessed, so she called it the mystery machine. it has stuck!

 

[Billiam]

It's all in the way the dog is treated and trained. This is why I don't take my dog to the dog parks since no one knows how to train their dogs to be around other people and dogs. No it isn't cute that your dog not matter the size is jumping up at me because it wants to play. Dogs are dogs, not people. If a dog thinks it can jump up on you then it thinks it is equal to you and has no problem attacking you if it is put in a situation that it thinks it's being threatened. Self defense. Where am I going with this? I see comments like what if there were kids. If the dog is trained properly then it will know that kids are superior to it and will respect them. I see comments about what a terrible beast the dog is. As sad as it is that there were poultry fatalities, it is a dog. It was most likely not trained to respect birds. It's instincts are that of a hunter and to kill. That's what dogs do. Even poodles and pomeranians were bred as hunting dogs. What we generally associate sheep dogs with would attack sheep if given the opportunity and not trained to be a sheep dog. These are animals we are dealing with and enjoy. I completely agree with Journey's comments and I hope that we can all understand that these are wild creatures we choose to raise, chicken and dog, and that we don't condemn the dog for doing what nature tells it to do or rather what it was never told not to do.

I've read many posts on this forum about successfully living with dogs and chickens and then there are posts of this nature. I have two dogs that were not raised from the start around chickens. I've attempted to train them to be peaceful with the chickens and nearly lost a couple of the birds the first time, but it is getting better. I still never leave the dogs alone when they have access to the birds. I don't think I could ever feel comfortable doing that unless the dogs were raised as puppies around the birds.

I hope no one takes offense to this post. I'm just trying to put it all in perspective. Somebody has to stick up for the dogs.

 

[kevs-chickadees]

Our insurance company threatened to drop our coverage if we didn't get rid of our dog because of the breed. They said it was one of two breeds they wouldn't insure the home with, never found out what the other one was. We told them to screw off and they lost our car insurance business too.

 

[Mikey D]

Quote: Sure it counts!

My granddaddy always called his car Daisy. He had a stainless steel plaque machined with that name on it and mounted it in the grill of the cars he owned. ('68 Impala & '81 Malibu) My mom has the plaque in her car's grill & I hope to not get it for many decades to come!
Mikey, with your talents, you could replicate that plaque, adding a II or III or whatever # on it. Or maybe Jr. I think I like that, "Daisy, Jr."
Thanks Suzie. There's something about the original though...

Although you did make me think...

 

[Mikey D]

It's all in the way the dog is treated and trained. This is why I don't take my dog to the dog parks since no one knows how to train their dogs to be around other people and dogs. No it isn't cute that your dog not matter the size is jumping up at me because it wants to play. Dogs are dogs, not people. If a dog thinks it can jump up on you then it thinks it is equal to you and has no problem attacking you if it is put in a situation that it thinks it's being threatened. Self defense. Where am I going with this? I see comments like what if there were kids. If the dog is trained properly then it will know that kids are superior to it and will respect them. I see comments about what a terrible beast the dog is. As sad as it is that there were poultry fatalities, it is a dog. It was most likely not trained to respect birds. It's instincts are that of a hunter and to kill. That's what dogs do. Even poodles and pomeranians were bred as hunting dogs. What we generally associate sheep dogs with would attack sheep if given the opportunity and not trained to be a sheep dog. These are animals we are dealing with and enjoy. I completely agree with Journey's comments and I hope that we can all understand that these are wild creatures we choose to raise, chicken and dog, and that we don't condemn the dog for doing what nature tells it to do or rather what it was never told not to do.

I've read many posts on this forum about successfully living with dogs and chickens and then there are posts of this nature. I have two dogs that were not raised from the start around chickens. I've attempted to train them to be peaceful with the chickens and nearly lost a couple of the birds the first time, but it is getting better. I still never leave the dogs alone when they have access to the birds. I don't think I could ever feel comfortable doing that unless the dogs were raised as puppies around the birds.

I hope no one takes offense to this post. I'm just trying to put it all in perspective. Somebody has to stick up for the dogs.

X2

Our dog Max was introduced to chickens when he was 14. He doesn't really run much anymore but still thinks he's chasing them if he walks after them. We now have them separated - it would suck if he walked fast enough...

 

[Mikey D]

Our insurance company threatened to drop our coverage if we didn't get rid of our dog because of the breed. They said it was one of two breeds they wouldn't insure the home with, never found out what the other one was. We told them to screw off and they lost our car insurance business too.

Good on you for telling that insurance company where to stick it!

 

[Novaleigh]

Good news! The neighbors dog shall be relocated soon! I pity the new neighborhood that the dog goes too though, and I pray no more innocent lives are taken. I know many people have opinions on where the blame should lie...but what good will it do? I know I can get mad at the dog, the owner, or both as much as I like..but getting mad does absolutely nothing to protect my flock. Getting rid of the dog? Now that will protect my flock. And that day can't come soon enough! I am quite ready to sleep in my own bed again, sleeping in the back yard in a cot with my flock at night is sure a noisy affair!

 

[Mikey D]

Good news! The neighbors dog shall be relocated soon! I pity the new neighborhood that the dog goes too though, and I pray no more innocent lives are taken. I know many people have opinions on where the blame should lie...but what good will it do? I know I can get mad at the dog, the owner, or both as much as I like..but getting mad does absolutely nothing to protect my flock. Getting rid of the dog? Now that will protect my flock. And that day can't come soon enough! I am quite ready to sleep in my own bed again, sleeping in the back yard in a cot with my flock at night is sure a noisy affair!

Congrats on the good news.

I've almost had to sleep with mine several times,

but for different reasons.

 

[Novaleigh]

HAHAHAHA!!!! Mikey, you crack me up