Husky dog and poultry, slaughtered chicken

[CharcoalDragon]

Dominance and Alpha Theory has been disproven. Please do not attempt to 'dominate' or 'show the dog who is boss'. The study that all that Alpha Theory training methods came from was based on wolves (and those were not even animals from the same pack), and dogs are not wolves.
Even Cesar Millan has backpedaled on his dominance-based and flooding methods- which have very much got him hurt in the past, and have caused a resurgence of bad behavior after he was done filming.

If you fear for your safety, please find a Certified Animal Behavioral Consultant to help you.

Diffusing resource guarding is about 1) showing the dog you're not a threat, 2) trading them for something better, and 3) showing them they can trust you.
You would not be pleased with me if I stomped up to you and stole your donut every time you had one. You would be much more amenable if I traded you a car for your donut.

I have a rescue GSD/Husky mix that would guard food/chew items with growls and teeth. Since we started addressing it, I can pet her while she gnaws on a raw bone- and in emergencies, I can reach down her throat to grab something she's not supposed to have.
Even still, I would rather her give me a warning growl than bite with no warning. If you punish the growl, they will hide their unease until it is too late.

Resource - Skip to the "What if It's Resource Guarding?" section

 

[FortCluck]

Haven’t had any jerks!!! I’ve had 2 labs (bird retrievers and cattle dogs, not one each mind you, they did both) border collie/kelpie/heeler mix.... she did anything I wanted with cattle/sheep/goats/ducks/horses. Just don’t show her a picture of a gun..... and expect her to be a bonehead around fireworks times. One I have now is English Springer. She’s my flusher and retriever. Loves anything outside. Tracks wounded animals if I tell her to, and has been known to release a bucket full of fish into the water so she could chase them.
Literally tools..... that sleep at foot of my bed, and live to lay on me for ear scratching.

Haha can they fetch drinks? My dad has a lab and he’s great.

 

[EverythingDucks]

Dominance and Alpha Theory has been disproven. Please do not attempt to 'dominate' or 'show the dog who is boss'. The study that all that Alpha Theory training methods came from was based on wolves (and those were not even animals from the same pack), and dogs are not wolves.
Even Cesar Millan has backpedaled on his dominance-based and flooding methods- which have very much got him hurt in the past, and have caused a resurgence of bad behavior after he was done filming.

If you fear for your safety, please find a Certified Animal Behavioral Consultant to help you.

Diffusing resource guarding is about 1) showing the dog you're not a threat, 2) trading them for something better, and 3) showing them they can trust you.
You would not be pleased with me if I stomped up to you and stole your donut every time you had one. You would be much more amenable if I traded you a car for your donut.

I have a rescue GSD/Husky mix that would guard food/chew items with growls and teeth. Since we started addressing it, I can pet her while she gnaws on a raw bone- and in emergencies, I can reach down her throat to grab something she's not supposed to have.
Even still, I would rather her give me a warning growl than bite with no warning. If you punish the growl, they will hide their unease until it is too late.

Resource - Skip to the "What if It's Resource Guarding?" section

Thank you for that. I completely agree.
I was going to try saying something like that but I was overwhelmed with people talking about just putting the dog down..

 

[LaFleche]

@Morgank How are you doing, it has been several hours and I hope you are alright and safe?

 

[MarkJr]

Haha can they fetch drinks? My dad has a lab and he’s great.

The border collie mutt would get me a silver can out of the fridge. Sometimes Diet Pepsi, sometimes coors light. Tried for years to teach how to CLOSE the door. She did a few times, but not consistently.

 

[getaclue]

IF the dog were 2 years old, or younger, I would suggest training. IF the dog did not come in, interact substantially with the owner, get up close, and personal time, sleep inside the house with them at night, I would suggest training. In this instance, I would have the vet put it down. That's not being callous, it's using good sense.

 

[ShrekDawg]

IF the dog were 2 years old, or younger, I would suggest training. IF the dog did not come in, interact substantially with the owner, get up close, and personal time, sleep inside the house with them at night, I would suggest training. In this instance, I would have the vet put it down. That's not being callous, it's using good sense.

My dog was an indoor dog and interacted substantially with us and he was still able to be trained and fixed he was also older too. And he was never aggressive except in those very specific circumstances. Resource guarding is very common, very easy to fix, and is far different than just attacking without reason. He has a reason (in his mind) and hasn’t been taught yet that it’s not acceptable. Not his fault. And plenty of dogs with guarding issues have been rehabbed and gone on to be great dogs. Yes, most of which were indoor dogs and/or adults. You might not want to train and that’s fine but it’s stupid to say to just put the dog down for a very fixable issue. This dog is not attacking for no reason nor does he have a neurological issue.

 

[Morgank]

Hi everyone and thanks for the answers.
Yesterday was a dramatic day for me and I just cried, I was very traumatized. We got the dog in the house. My husband drove the car onto the dead chicken and the dog walked away. After 5 minutes the dog came inside and apologized. His nose was between my legs for probably 10 minutes. He does this when something bad has happened. So our husky was the same sweetheart again. I was traumatized by the answers - the dog needs to be put down.
I am a person who has taken on the responsibility of raising my dog until his old age, until death. That's what I do! It is a pity that the true nature of Siberian huskies is not written about in the world. They are first hunting dogs and after then sled dogs. I am aware that many huskies in the world are left in the streets, in shelters, because they are not what a person expects from him. They are always hunters, they need a large plot and are not blocked by any fence. It's all my fault, I didn't train him enough. The dead chicken was his prey and he has not been taught to give it away. I've heard a lot that different breeds of dogs kill chickens, that doesn't mean I shoot my family member. Writing in this way is irresponsible and hurts me a lot. Some people should either keep quiet or wonder if they are still a dog person. We have now secured a chicken garden and I will start training the dog. We will not allow children to the dog for a few months.

 

[EverythingDucks]

Hi everyone and thanks for the answers.
Yesterday was a dramatic day for me and I just cried, I was very traumatized. We got the dog in the house. My husband drove the car onto the dead chicken and the dog walked away. After 5 minutes the dog came inside and apologized. His nose was between my legs for probably 10 minutes. He does this when something bad has happened. So our husky was the same sweetheart again. I was traumatized by the answers - the dog needs to be put down.
I am a person who has taken on the responsibility of raising my dog until his old age, until death. That's what I do! It is a pity that the true nature of Siberian huskies is not written about in the world. They are first hunting dogs and after then sled dogs. I am aware that many huskies in the world are left in the streets, in shelters, because they are not what a person expects from him. They are always hunters, they need a large plot and are not blocked by any fence. It's all my fault, I didn't train him enough. The dead chicken was his prey and he has not been taught to give it away. I've heard a lot that different breeds of dogs kill chickens, that doesn't mean I shoot my family member. Writing in this way is irresponsible and hurts me a lot. Some people should either keep quiet or wonder if they are still a dog person. We have now secured a chicken garden and I will start training the dog. We will not allow children to the dog for a few months.

I must admit I was very upset over the comments about putting him down.
I think positive training would work great for him. There's a show called 'Its Me Or The Dog'. It's really good, she uses positive training, so no shock collars or prongs or hurting the dog. And it works great! You can see the dog learning within seconds. So much improvement and so fast, and the dog didn't have to be hurt.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Hi everyone and thanks for the answers.
Yesterday was a dramatic day for me and I just cried, I was very traumatized. We got the dog in the house. My husband drove the car onto the dead chicken and the dog walked away. After 5 minutes the dog came inside and apologized. His nose was between my legs for probably 10 minutes. He does this when something bad has happened. So our husky was the same sweetheart again. I was traumatized by the answers - the dog needs to be put down.
I am a person who has taken on the responsibility of raising my dog until his old age, until death. That's what I do! It is a pity that the true nature of Siberian huskies is not written about in the world. They are first hunting dogs and after then sled dogs. I am aware that many huskies in the world are left in the streets, in shelters, because they are not what a person expects from him. They are always hunters, they need a large plot and are not blocked by any fence. It's all my fault, I didn't train him enough. The dead chicken was his prey and he has not been taught to give it away. I've heard a lot that different breeds of dogs kill chickens, that doesn't mean I shoot my family member. Writing in this way is irresponsible and hurts me a lot. Some people should either keep quiet or wonder if they are still a dog person. We have now secured a chicken garden and I will start training the dog. We will not allow children to the dog for a few months.

I’m so sorry. I don’t think your dog necessarily needs to be put down - there are lots of sweet dogs with resource guarding issues that are otherwise never aggressive - but I do think you for sure need to start training him. I would highly recommend a professional trainer though if you can find one or if not there may be one willing to work with you online or there’s a lot of books, articles online, YouTube videos, etc. on the topic that may be of help. Try not to be too discouraged or disparaged though! You can train through this! I did with my dog. And like yours, he was the sweetest boy in the world and very very sorry. I think a lot of people just tend to see things as so black and white or old school or whatever where any aggression, even the tiniest bit, makes them a bad dog that needs to be shot, but that’s just not true and there are many, many different types of aggression and causes for it, including fear (though I don’t think that’s your case), and most are very easily fixable. There’s very few cases where it isn’t fixable where I would actually recommend putting the dog down. But yours is not one of those cases. I wish you luck!