I've finally figured out that when my LGD Todd is playing he's practicing. He always uses the same posture. Jumping around and barking. When dealing with predators his first choice is to move them. second is kill them. when dealing with the birds he doesn't bite. He chases the birds until they submit and then nudges them with his nose.
I’m going to go get a better picture of all the chicks and change it again 

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I’m going to keep my mouth shut and ignore her for a while, I think.