So this really isn't a chicken topic, but I'm not sure where else to turn to. About three years ago, my mom got this dog, a 30lb Shar Pei. She never told me she was getting a dog and insisted we needed one as a guard dog due to the criminal activity in our neighborhood(which we do have problems here, but the one time something was stolen off our porch, the dog didn't once bark).
To be honest, I both hate and love this dog. She's a good dog, but I would've gotten rid of her a long time ago. The first day she was here, she scared one of my bunnies so bad that the bunny paralyzed herself. In her time here, she has killed my other rabbit, a few chickens, tore my miniature horse's ear and absolutely antagonized her until she passed away a couple months ago. She would jump and bite at her face constantly, like scaring her was a game. I would hope and wish that my horse would give her a swift kick and teach the **** dog a lesson, but she was too nice of a horse for that. I've gotten her use to the chickens(though every now and then I have to reinforce that the chickens are not to be chased), but she's never lost her desire to torment small mammals. Today, I got two goats, and I see the same behavior in her that she was showing towards my old horse; anxiety/whining of wanting to be in the pen with them, biting at the fence, pacing back and forth. These are baby goats, with one being a very tiny runt, and I'm scared she'll seriously hurt them. My mom refuses to accept that her dog has an issue, she just says "she's curious" or "isn't use to these new animals being in her territory", which is supposedly why she torments them. She ignores the fact that everything she's ever tormented(and/or killed) was living here long before she came into the picture and says I just have an issue with her dog. And she's right- hell yes I have an issue with a dog that kills and chases my animals as she pleases!
Unfortunately, since I do not have land of my own, I can't move the goats somewhere else. So does somebody know how to introduce a problem dog to new animals, or reduce the risk of said dog hurting my animals? This dog has been the source of many arguments, and if she hurts or kills one of my goats, I can promise things will not end well for her. I don't want that to happen though, I'd rather everybody get along.
To be honest, I both hate and love this dog. She's a good dog, but I would've gotten rid of her a long time ago. The first day she was here, she scared one of my bunnies so bad that the bunny paralyzed herself. In her time here, she has killed my other rabbit, a few chickens, tore my miniature horse's ear and absolutely antagonized her until she passed away a couple months ago. She would jump and bite at her face constantly, like scaring her was a game. I would hope and wish that my horse would give her a swift kick and teach the **** dog a lesson, but she was too nice of a horse for that. I've gotten her use to the chickens(though every now and then I have to reinforce that the chickens are not to be chased), but she's never lost her desire to torment small mammals. Today, I got two goats, and I see the same behavior in her that she was showing towards my old horse; anxiety/whining of wanting to be in the pen with them, biting at the fence, pacing back and forth. These are baby goats, with one being a very tiny runt, and I'm scared she'll seriously hurt them. My mom refuses to accept that her dog has an issue, she just says "she's curious" or "isn't use to these new animals being in her territory", which is supposedly why she torments them. She ignores the fact that everything she's ever tormented(and/or killed) was living here long before she came into the picture and says I just have an issue with her dog. And she's right- hell yes I have an issue with a dog that kills and chases my animals as she pleases!
Unfortunately, since I do not have land of my own, I can't move the goats somewhere else. So does somebody know how to introduce a problem dog to new animals, or reduce the risk of said dog hurting my animals? This dog has been the source of many arguments, and if she hurts or kills one of my goats, I can promise things will not end well for her. I don't want that to happen though, I'd rather everybody get along.