Husky dog and poultry, slaughtered chicken

[EverythingDucks]

I've only ever had little dogs that would he scared of chickens..

 

[getaclue]

I've been in a similar situation. In a couple hours, take the appropriate size dog crate/dog carrier out. Set it close to the door. Put a small bit of water in a dish, inside the crate/carrier. In the meantime, call a vet, and make an appointment to have the dog euthanized when you get it caught. When it goes in to get a drink, go out quickly, and shut the crate/carrier door. Load the carrier WITH the dog inside, and take it to the vet, and have it put down. Have a good cry.

I do not tolerate human aggression in a dog. It's dangerous, and tends to escalate.

 

[besorto]

id personally get rid of the dog, or get rid of his prey. No matter how much I love an animal, if it’s human aggressive, it’s gone!

 

[besorto]

If that dog gets out and attacks a child or kills someone else’s livestock, I don’t think you’ll be getting it back alive.

 

[LaFleche]

I've been in a similar situation. In a couple hours, take the appropriate size dog crate/dog carrier out. Set it close to the door. Put a small bit of water in a dish, inside the crate/carrier. In the meantime, call a vet, and make an appointment to have the dog euthanized when you get it caught. When it goes in to get a drink, go out quickly, and shut the crate/carrier door. Load the carrier WITH the dog inside, and take it to the vet, and have it put down. Have a good cry.

I do not tolerate human aggression in a dog. It's dangerous, and tends to escalate.

That's the best advice. A dog like that would not even leave my premises.

 

[cassie]

Huskies and Malamutes have a VERY high prey drive. That is just the way they are. In my experience they are incompatible with livestock or poultry of any kind. You might be able to get the dog to behave when you are around but once you are out of sight all bets are off.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I cannot believe all the callous suggestions here. This dog has likely never been trained or taught who’s boss before! Of course it’s going to show inappropriate behavior and aggression. Doesn’t mean it deserves to die.

Our last dog had some resource guarding issues briefly as an adolescent dog and he got over them with training and age. It IS possible to rehab dogs like that and fix them. He was also a very very sweet dog otherwise and was only like this in VERY specific circumstances. Granted, this dog seems a lot worse BUT I have heard of dogs far worse than my own being rehabbed as well so it is still possible.

I also guarantee almost any dog would react this way if they have never encountered such a high value item before. Most people don’t exactly expose their pets to dead chickens and have no idea how they would react. You may think your dog is not human aggressive and you wouldn’t tolerate it or your sweet baby would never attack, etc. but dogs can act VERY different with prey or in a pack than they would otherwise. Does not make them bad dogs.

However, THAT SAID!, this dog’s issues sound far more severe and dangerous than just a little growling, and I would say a professional trainer or behaviorist’s involvement is absolutely necessary in this situation.

 

[cassie]

I just reread the posts. The prey drive is the least of your problems as far as this dog is concerned. For some reason he does not view you as alpha and he considers himself, not you, to be the head of the pack. You may love him but he sure doesn't respect you. If you keep this dog you are going to need the help of a professional to train both you and the dog. The relationship between the two of you is upside down with him, not you, at the top.

 

[EverythingDucks]

I don't think a dog should die just because the owner is not willing to take the time to teach the dog that something is not okay. You dog just doesn't know any better. That doesn't mean that being aggressive and over possessive is okay, but he needs to be taught that. I don't think harsh punishment is necessary. Or death.

 

[MarkJr]

I cannot believe all the callous suggestions here. This dog has likely never been trained or taught who’s boss before! Of course it’s going to show inappropriate behavior and aggression. Doesn’t mean it deserves to die.

Our last dog had some resource guarding issues briefly as an adolescent dog and he got over them with training and age. It IS possible to rehab dogs like that and fix them. He was also a very very sweet dog otherwise and was only like this in VERY specific circumstances. Granted, this dog seems a lot worse BUT I have heard of dogs far worse than my own being rehabbed as well so it is still possible.

I also guarantee almost any dog would react this way if they have never encountered such a high value item before. Most people don’t exactly expose their pets to dead chickens and have no idea how they would react. You may think your dog is not human aggressive and you wouldn’t tolerate it or your sweet baby would never attack, etc. but dogs can act VERY different with prey or in a pack than they would otherwise. Does not make them bad dogs.

However, THAT SAID!, this dog’s issues sound far more severe and dangerous than just a little growling, and I would say a professional trainer or behaviorist’s involvement is absolutely necessary in this situation.

Callous is saying shoot the damn dog before it decides the toy a nephew/niece/cousin is high value and leaves them scarred for life or worse.

Callous is saying that even if you want to chance it, the ONLY way to come back from this is for the owner to go out there and win. Put on a heavy coat, take the damn chicken, scruff the dog and pin it down growling and showing teeth at all times. Let him up, then do it half dozen more times just to make damn sure that teeth aren’t going to slow you down from putting them in their place. It sounds like you might need stitches afterward. It is also a route that you have zero choice but to win


I’ll guarantee your rehab dog was shown that they weren’t half as important as they thought they were for a long time before you eased up on them.

Honest question though. Did you truly trust the dog after you ‘fixed’ it? I never would.

My aunt had a husky that would draw blood if someone touched it feet. It drew blood on my kid. I did exactly as I described above. I went out, grabbed his foot.... and it began. I never hit the dog. I literally grabbed each side of neck and pinned him down. Held him there until he didn’t even twitch when I eased up.

Dog never even offered to grumble at my pack (family). The four of us could do what we needed to with that dog when we were around it.

He was put down when he finally bit my 14 month old niece in the face because she crawled up to him and grabbed his foot.