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Awesome thank you!! I’ll check it outView attachment 1562898
Smart of you to be doing your research first and thinking ahead! I have two dogs, a yellow lab and a blue-nose pit bull. Our lab never had a concern in the world for chickens, but our pittie was alarmingly interested. I worked with her using the "leave it" command and offering her yummy treats only if she broke her intense gaze and walked away, and we played games (on leash) in the presence of chickens. Now she totally ignores the birds because she's waaay more interested in cleaning up all the chicken poop instead
"Leave it" is a very valuable command that you could even start teaching now. And here's a link to an old thread, but there's some useful information in there:
How did YOU train your dogs to leave chickens alone?
Good luck in your future chicken adventure!
Sorry still getting used to how to do messaging here I think I replied in the main posting area at first, boy I’m getting old we are in Durham near Chico, CAHi Heather and welcome to BYC! I’min Northern California, too, but in the By Area. Are you way up north?
Also, I think your Golden Retriever will be great with chickens with some training!