Husky dog and poultry, slaughtered chicken

[Morgank]

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!

Thanks! We should not take animals to eliminate them with the first problem. I have bred several breeds of dogs in my life, with such a great hunting instinct for the first time.

 

[LaFleche]

First of all I am very happy to see that you are safe and secondly, that the trick with driving up using your car has worked in your case.

I've heard a lot that different breeds of dogs kill chickens,

I am sure it was not the killing of the chicken that brought about the warnings that this was a dangerous situation. It was the fact that he threatened you when you tried to walk up to him. And the fact that you were afraid of your own dog while stating that he is 'the love of your life'. Which is not a healthy constellation at all.

For your own , everyone elses's and your dogs sake and safety find yourself a real good dogtrainer (there are a lot of self-proclaimed "experts" around which often make it worse).

Wishing you all the best.

 

[DogAndCat36]

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 agree. Putting the dog down is way to much and is absolutely way to cruel of a punishment. My aunt has a pitbull and it barks at people and shows teeth. You shout at him and tell him to stop and he will scamper away with his tail between his legs. Your dog deserves a chance, he never bit you and he didn't ever tasted human blood, this is when you should draw the line. I believe that this line will never be drawn though. Hey, children argue to, but do you kill them? No.

Like is said before you might need to temporarily "punish" him by showing that you are the boss. This is important to rebuild you relationship.

How To Make Him Know That He Is Not The Boss
Move his bed out of your room if he is sleeping in your room, feed him after you eat, don't let him on the couch, limit house roaming area with gates and ect., feed him only the amount of food he needs for the size of dog he is, never give him humam food, don't let him jump on you, when going on walks make him walk beside you or behind you by controlling the leash, and tie him on a lease whenever he goes out, give him shade and water though.

I hope that this helps.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

LaFleche is correct. We weren't saying the dog needed to be put down because he killed a chicken. It was that he was blatantly telling you that he is in xharge, not you and that he very well could have hurt someone badly defending the dead bird

 

[DogAndCat36]

LaFleche is correct. We weren't saying the dog needed to be put down because he killed a chicken. It was that he was blatantly telling you that he is in xharge, not you and that he very well could have hurt someone badly defending the dead bird

I sadly must disagree, some people did clearly say, "Euthanize the darn dog." And they were disgustingly descriptive in the steps. I am not saying that you said this but some other people said this.

 

[DogAndCat36]

[USER=519092]@Morgank[/USER], I apologise for the bad introduction to BYC. I see that you have just made this account this month. Few people on here are filled with malice that some have been shown you this month. I hope that this unfortunate does not continue for you.

Edit- Turns out I was wrong, didnt look at the year only the month and day. Stupid me.

 

[CharcoalDragon]

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.

Really glad the dog will not be put down.

I want to reiterate that any dominance-based training (including, but not limited to; sleeping on your bed, eating food before you, walking in front of you, etc) will not help your problem. He is not behaving poorly to 'show you he is in charge', he's just doing whatever he feels like at the moment.
I have a well mannered dog because I taught her the rules of my house. She can sleep on my bed if she wants to, she's always leading (but not pulling) our walks, she eats promptly twice a day, no matter when we eat. Despite all of this, she will obey the commands I give her- and she knows a few, she's earned four Trick Dog titles to prove it.
You don't need to dominate your dog in order for them to have good manners. Teach him what TO DO, and if you taught him correctly, he will do it.

 

[Morgank]

First of all I am very happy to see that you are safe and secondly, that the trick with driving up using your car has worked in your case.



I am sure it was not the killing of the chicken that brought about the warnings that this was a dangerous situation. It was the fact that he threatened you when you tried to walk up to him. And the fact that you were afraid of your own dog while stating that he is 'the love of your life'. Which is not a healthy constellation at all.

For your own , everyone elses's and your dogs sake and safety find yourself a real good dogtrainer (there are a lot of self-proclaimed "experts" around which often make it worse).

Wishing you all the best.

Thanks!
By the way, I'm not afraid of dogs, and I've never done that. I've never been bitten because I've been with dogs since I was a child. But I'm always careful, because we don't suddenly understand each other. Dogs do not understand a human, they only understand certain phrases or if you speak in a different tone. Sorry, this is my opinion. Horses- they will immediately realize that you are afraid and behave accordingly. I respect the character of the dog and have to look for mistakes in myself. My dog's behavior came as a surprise to me, he killed the previous chicken when the chicken got caught in a strawberry net 2 years ago. All possible wild animals live around our farm, if I can live in harmony with them, I will be the winner. The fact that I wrote here at all was a moment of panic, I felt helpless.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Thanks! We should not take animals to eliminate them with the first problem. I have bred several breeds of dogs in my life, with such a great hunting instinct for the first time.

I agree!!

 

[M Brennen]

Some dogs have very strong prey drives and it sounds like this dog needs to be permanently separated from chickens. (It sounds like you have done this successfully for the last two years.) I agree with others that say be careful. If you can get the dog interested in some sort of tasty treat and into the house away from the chicken, you can remove the chicken. It sounds like you need a dog trainer/behaviorist to work with the dog to get the dog to respect your authority.