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This is the furthest from the truth!!!!!!! I don't know why people believe this old wives tale crap. dogs live in the moment, their actions (like killing chickens) can be STOPPED. It just takes time and dedication. If you don't love your dogs enough to spend the time and expend the patience it takes, then no it can't be done because YOU aren't willing to. Dogs aim to please us, if we are in the position to be their pack leader, their alpha - the dog will respect you. NOT fear you, a fearful dog is an dog you can't trust, and they don't trust you - they fear you. big difference.
I have a dog that has killed chickens - when she was younger it was because they were fun and she had a high prey drive...got her over it taught her differently. Last year I got chickens again and ME the HUMAN lapsed on ehr, and figuring she'd been around chickens before she wouldn't bother them, one came in her area and she killed it because it was different and ran around...I didn't socialize her with the new chickens - I was wrong. I reintroduced her to chickens, showed her she was not to bother them, reprimanded her for paying them too much attention, and rewarded her for ignoring them. Now I know she is food aggressive towards animals and I know if she thinks she can get away with it - if I chicken was in her food bowl she'd nab them. This is just her PERSONALITY which can't be changed - so I take steps to take that temptation away - if shes fed outside its done when I am home. If I weren't at home and she had food - and some chicken wasn't fast enough to get away from her 'warning stalk' then they'd be eaten - end of story. The other dog has a high prey drive and just likes to CHASE the chickens - I broke her of that. She will still try to eat and chase the guineas but they aren't mine - and its the noise they make that drives her nuts. I'm slowly desensitizing her to them. But its hard to catch a wild guinea who is terrified of people - lol. This training is NEVER over - you have to know your dogs limitations after they've reached their PEAK of ability.
Dogs must understand the two "recalls" - leave it, and "come/return"...if you can't teach your dog those two basics - you are failing somewhere - not the dog. If you can demand your dogs atttention in low excitement with those two commands, you can then start working on getting rid of the excitement, then you never have to worry about them not paying you attention because of excitement...Its not there around the chickens. it can take weeks or months but it IS VERY POSSIBLE.
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This is the furthest from the truth!!!!!!! I don't know why people believe this old wives tale crap. dogs live in the moment, their actions (like killing chickens) can be STOPPED. It just takes time and dedication. If you don't love your dogs enough to spend the time and expend the patience it takes, then no it can't be done because YOU aren't willing to. Dogs aim to please us, if we are in the position to be their pack leader, their alpha - the dog will respect you. NOT fear you, a fearful dog is an dog you can't trust, and they don't trust you - they fear you. big difference.
I have a dog that has killed chickens - when she was younger it was because they were fun and she had a high prey drive...got her over it taught her differently. Last year I got chickens again and ME the HUMAN lapsed on ehr, and figuring she'd been around chickens before she wouldn't bother them, one came in her area and she killed it because it was different and ran around...I didn't socialize her with the new chickens - I was wrong. I reintroduced her to chickens, showed her she was not to bother them, reprimanded her for paying them too much attention, and rewarded her for ignoring them. Now I know she is food aggressive towards animals and I know if she thinks she can get away with it - if I chicken was in her food bowl she'd nab them. This is just her PERSONALITY which can't be changed - so I take steps to take that temptation away - if shes fed outside its done when I am home. If I weren't at home and she had food - and some chicken wasn't fast enough to get away from her 'warning stalk' then they'd be eaten - end of story. The other dog has a high prey drive and just likes to CHASE the chickens - I broke her of that. She will still try to eat and chase the guineas but they aren't mine - and its the noise they make that drives her nuts. I'm slowly desensitizing her to them. But its hard to catch a wild guinea who is terrified of people - lol. This training is NEVER over - you have to know your dogs limitations after they've reached their PEAK of ability.
Dogs must understand the two "recalls" - leave it, and "come/return"...if you can't teach your dog those two basics - you are failing somewhere - not the dog. If you can demand your dogs atttention in low excitement with those two commands, you can then start working on getting rid of the excitement, then you never have to worry about them not paying you attention because of excitement...Its not there around the chickens. it can take weeks or months but it IS VERY POSSIBLE.
Exactly.
