Dachshunds and chickens?

[cassie]

Aside from the question about small animals does this ring true in anyone's experience?View attachment 3792572

In my experience that is about right.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

I really don't think that is true. Training can only do so much. A dog with a high prey drive is going to have a high prey drive no matter what. I would NEVER trust a Husky or a Malamute around any class of livestock.

I know a Husky who is around chickens he never harms them. But he does like rabbits and has brought many live baby bunnies back.
He has strong bloodlines to.

And im pretty sure there is someone on BYC with a husky they allow around their chickens and ducks.

 

[Everose]

I know a Husky who is around chickens he never harms them. But he does like rabbits and has brought many live baby bunnies back.
He has strong bloodlines to.

And im pretty sure there is someone on BYC with a husky they allow around their chickens and ducks.

There will be exceptions with every breed. I know loads of people who keep "pit bulls" around their livestock, the same dogs who chase down wild animals will sometimes feel that their human's animals are also their own and are more nurturing and protective. Most dogs have self control and a desire to please their owners, which means most dogs even if they have high prey drive will learn to coexist to a certain degree with other animals.
Breed traits and characteristics have a very strong influence over how a dog will turn out. Most golden retrievers are total goofballs and they love people with every fiber of their being, they have been bred for a very long time to be people pleasers and loyal hard working dogs, but still a few will become aggressive or independent, the aggressive and independent GRs don't become the breed standard though, they're still considered anomalies or outliers.
I'm just asking if enough temperamental outliers have been bred for their looks and companionship to make dachshunds a suitable choice for a farm. Many of today's medium/small dogs lost their jobs a long time ago and became extremely popular as pets. Not too long ago I think dachshunds were the third most popular pet dog breed in the US, but it seems they still sit between being a working dog and being a companion, not quite exclusively bred for one or the other at this point.

 

[Everose]

@ColtHandorf could you maybe weigh in?

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

There will be exceptions with every breed. I know loads of people who keep "pit bulls" around their livestock, the same dogs who chase down wild animals will sometimes feel that their human's animals are also their own and are more nurturing and protective. Most dogs have self control and a desire to please their owners, which means most dogs even if they have high prey drive will learn to coexist to a certain degree with other animals.
Breed traits and characteristics have a very strong influence over how a dog will turn out. Most golden retrievers are total goofballs and they love people with every fiber of their being, they have been bred for a very long time to be people pleasers and loyal hard working dogs, but still a few will become aggressive or independent, the aggressive and independent GRs don't become the breed standard though, they're still considered anomalies or outliers.
I'm just asking if enough temperamental outliers have been bred for their looks and companionship to make dachshunds a suitable choice for a farm. Many of today's medium/small dogs lost their jobs a long time ago and became extremely popular as pets. Not too long ago I think dachshunds were the third most popular pet dog breed in the US, but it seems they still sit between being a working dog and being a companion, not quite exclusively bred for one or the other at this point.

There is a lot of unethical Golden Retriever who aren't to breed standard.

But there is show goldens meant for shows and being part of a family.

Then there is field goldens, one person hunting dogs that do okay with a family but would rather be with only one person and eat any animal they see.


Same for most dogs there is a show line and a field line.
If you want a dog with less prey drive you have to go to a show line that they barely have any prey drive or are easy to work them away from the prey. If you want a hunting companion go for a field line.


I know every dog is different, i never go by the breed standard either for personality and temperament because its rarely ever going to be the same.

 

[Julie Bollig1]

Just curious about the breed and how they would fare on a farm or in a household with lots of animals.
I've been around dachshunds my whole life and I've never met a super energetic* or prey driven* doxie, I've seen one obsess over a squirrel or toy but that's about as bad as I've seen them get. They seem very playful, smart, and affectionate, occasionally grumpy or full of attitude, but not very determined, tenacious, or aggressive. Have I just met abnormal doxies?
Have you kept one on a farm? Would you do it again?

**I compare their energy and prey drive to that of my Pit Bull who could probably run a marathon and kill a moose. They do seem like they have plenty of energy for their size but just not enough to be high energy or prey drive.

They are a complete menace around chickens and can never be trusted. My neighbor has three of them: miniature Dachshunds. For the third time now, they have dug under my fence and killed my beloved birds. These dogs are nasty killers. My neighbor refused to contain her dogs- I have sprayed them with pepper spray when I’ve caught them in my yard. This even hasn’t deterred them.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

They are a complete menace around chickens and can never be trusted. My neighbor has three of them: miniature Dachshunds. For the third time now, they have dug under my fence and killed my beloved birds. These dogs are nasty killers. My neighbor refused to contain her dogs- I have sprayed them with pepper spray when I’ve caught them in my yard. This even hasn’t deterred them.

First off dashhunds can be trained tk be good. And being your neighbors dogs and not yours your neighbor didnt socialize or train them to be a round birds

 

[ShrekDawg]

First off dashhunds can be trained tk be good. And being your neighbors dogs and not yours your neighbor didnt socialize or train them to be a round birds

Which is not the dog’s fault. Nor the breed necessarily. A lot of dogs will act like that if they haven’t been socialized and trained around poultry.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

Which is not the dog’s fault. Nor the breed necessarily. A lot of dogs will act like that if they haven’t been socialized and trained around poultry.

Not the dogs fault at all. Its the owners fault in this situation

 

[ShrekDawg]

Not the dogs fault at all. Its the owners fault in this situation

Yeah exactly