Dog being persecuted by chicken!

[Lollipop]

LOL, amusing thread. Just thought I would throw my lizzard story into the fray.

My 70 lb red nose, Sugar, in her earlier years, killed one of my geese, for which she was promptly chastized. At a later time, she killed one of my goats for having the audacity to stomp and snort at my wife. As time went on, Sugar became aware that she was to guard the animals and not harm them. Enter Bruno, a 90 lb red nose male, enherited from a friend. Bruno was OK with the animals, but much trembling was a clue to his restraint. His big thing in life was chasing lizzards, some of which he was able to catch and eat. One day, my wife and I were in our pool, Sugar sunning on the deck and Bruno gleefully chasing lizzards. Suddenly, Bruno caught a lizzard about 5 ft from Sugar. All of her protective instincts burst forth in a fury of flashing teeth and muscle that caught Bruno totally unaware. She let him know in no uncertain terms that NOBODY was gonna harm one of HER animals on her watch. Fortunately, all the yelling from inside the pool halted the attack before blood was shed (other than lizzard blood). Sugar is now 14 years old and still guards the animals. She also still moves out of the way when my geese advance in her direction........Pop

 

[Brindlebtch]

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Drumstick Diva nailed it on the nose. I owned a pit bull once and I can tell you that they are not afraid of bears, much less a foolish (and up to now, lucky) chicken. Eventually, she could snap and just bite the hen in two in about half of a second. So instead of being amused (and it is amusing) just carry a squirt gun with ammonia water in it and squirt her in the face each time she tries it.

Do not mistake fear from conflict and anxiety over going against your wishes and following her instinct. Mine would ignore my daughter's dog which snapped at him and even would nip his side. Twice tho he grabbed her by the throat and shook her so violently that she looked like a 2 ounce rag doll instead of a 40 lb dog. She ran and hid behind a sofa , Ki-yiking repeatedly. What did she expect? Eventually my good old good-natured dopey pit bull had enough of her nonsense.

I understand the situation exactly. Ana the Orloff is not picking on Maggie because Maggie faced her down. As I said it happened right in front of me and I was watching the interaction closely. Ana was saving face and did indeed retreat and Maggie had my support simply because of my prescence and proximity. That is why she came to me. I also watched Maggie curl her lip and she knows that. I seriously doubt Ana will be bothering her again.

This was supposed to be an amusing story and an amusing story only. I am very aware of my dogs' temperments and capabilities. I would never, ever, ever, call or think of my dogs as "another rotten pit bull."

 

[radiodog]

I had a golden retr that got fed up with my wire haired fox terrier constantly picking on her...she grabbed the terrier by the neck and slammed her to the ground. Tired is tired regardless of breed. Staffys & pits are great dogs who mind their owners better than a lot of other breeds.

 

[gottsegnet]

My chickens play chicken with our lab mix. When he comes out, they all dart and hide and then come out one by one, getting as close as they dare and then fleeing back to the safety of their group when he perks his ears.

My parents' dachsund spent the better part of a morning trying to get in their tractor and had them running back and forth like crazy. She finally got in and Chickalee, the red sex link, stopped running and pecked her on the nose. That was it for her chicken chasing! She couldn't get out fast enough!

 

[Brindlebtch]

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That is exactly what happened to my big, "tough" scary looking AmStaff male, except it was with a tiny east indies duckling! Too funny!