Can a 3 year old husky be taught to not attack chickens?

[thepick4uchicks]

So what your saying is that my rabbit hunting rescued beagles that were trained to hunt before I got them should not be able to control there drive to eat my rabbits but they have been taught to leave them alone by me and stayed overnight in the pen with my rabbits and didn't harm them what so ever that could never happen

No not at all. I’m saying as I have in the very beginning original post that huskies only cannot be trusted around small dogs , small animals, and chickens. Has nothing to do with beagles. Totally different prey drive in huskies than beagles they are totally different animals all together in my book. These huskies can snap your beagles necks and not think twice about doing it and never look back. Mine killed several raccoons bigger than the standard beagle and if I wouldn’t have intervened several times he would have killed the neighbors dogs that came in our yard. He did kill a Feist that roamed into our yard for who knows where one morning. He tried to kill our Pit-lab mix. He was not playing around.

 

[Sonya9]

My 6 dogs were about 3 when I first got chickens. Three dogs were good with them, three dogs were chicken killers. Over the years I have lost the occasional bird usually when it finds a way to escape the run and gets into the main yard when the wrong dogs were out.

Sometimes I was very upset by the loss and every time I knew exactly who to blame. *Myself*. I never ever got angry or blamed the dog in question because I know they are like that it is my job to keep the birds safe.

 

[Flockincrazy]

That is wonderful and awesome. Have you ever left them alone and totally unsupervised with your chickens? If you have and they have not harmed them then I will say that you have some exceptional dogs but most likely not thoroughbred huskies. Many people have what they call huskies but they are all kind of breeds mixed in yet are not full breeds of huskies. I am not by any means attempting to insult anyone on here or anyone dog training or assessing abilities. Please know that right up front. I said in the very beginning of the OP that this would open a bad can of worms and it has just like I said it would. Everyone has a right to their own dog or husky opinions and I have mine and it will not change.

Yes i have and they just layed there and they have all been pure huskies

 

[thepick4uchicks]

My 6 dogs were about 3 when I first got chickens. Three dogs were good with them, three dogs were chicken killers. Over the years I have lost the occasional bird usually when it finds a way to escape the run and gets into the main yard when the wrong dogs were out.

Sometimes I was very upset by the loss and every time I knew exactly who to blame. *Myself*. I never ever got angry or blamed the dog in question because I know they are like that it is my job to keep the birds safe.

Exactly. Why have chickens and then get a dog and expect that dog to be responsible for how it behaves to a temptation you put in front of it. The chicken can’t help it and the dog can’t help it no matter what breed it it. That is the true message everyone should be getting and I am very glad you put it out there. Thank you!

 

[Sire12]

Ok well I put a shock collar on her today and spent most of the day leading her around the hens I only had to use the shocker twice when she went for them after that I think she understood, then for the last hour I let her off leash still with the collar on and she behaved I ever held a hen and petted it in front of her and she didn't go for it so hopefully in a few weeks of this maybe there could be a chance fingers crossed

 

[thepick4uchicks]

As I said in the beginning. Can of worms. People get very upset about the dog and reason and responsibility issues. They do not read the entire posts or interpret them exactly as they are meant to be. As to the pure ness of the husky breed that is also another entire can of worms in itself which I will not open or get into either. I’m ending my posting on this thread. It can go on forever and is really ridiculous. The husky breed in itself has a super strong prey drive that you cannot train out 100%. Also it is the human who is responsible for both the chickens getting hurt by the dogs of any breed. If you want the dog to protect them then get one that has a muzzle on it but can bark and alert you that something is out there. Get a donkey to keep coyotes away and an electric fence for the small stuff and have a secure coop and run to start with.

 

[Sire12]

As I said in the beginning. Can of worms. People get very upset about the dog and reason and responsibility issues. They do not read the entire posts or interpret them exactly as they are meant to be. As to the pure ness of the husky breed that is also another entire can of worms in itself which I will not open or get into either. I’m ending my posting on this thread. It can go on forever and is really ridiculous. The husky breed in itself has a super strong prey drive that you cannot train out 100%. Also it is the human who is responsible for both the chickens getting hurt by the dogs of any breed. If you want the dog to protect them then get one that has a muzzle on it but can bark and alert you that something is out there. Get a donkey to keep coyotes away and an electric fence for the small stuff and have a secure coop and run to start with.

I agree with you, a husky would not have been near the top of my choice for next dog at all solely because of the prey drive, its only because I got her for free and she needed a home and I was planning on getting another dog soon anyway but as I said if she doesn't get any better in the next few weeks she'll have to go, she's showing a little bit of hope with this shock collar but I suppose only time will tell.. My jack russel and doberman coexist with the chickens perfectly and I can trust them 100% unatended with them so I'm hoping some of their personality might rub off on it in the long run but I can't see it getting to a point where I could ever leave her unattended with them like the other two