Husky dog and poultry, slaughtered chicken

[Morgank]

@Morgank, 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.

Hi! Sorry, I don´t understand. I have my account here over 1,5 years now. I am fine and and it is good to know how other people think.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Hi! Sorry, I don´t understand. I have my account here over 1,5 years now. I am fine and and it is good to know how other people think.

They must have misread your profile or something. But I am sorry people were telling you to put your dog down and acting like it was a vicious killer I think you can work through this but will need to be careful.

 

[BigECart]

I have what I think is a husky mix that also resource guards and does not accept discipline well. It’s interesting to learn that might be a breed trait. She was fully grown when we adopted her - we have no idea what environment she came from for the first year of her life.

Like yours, our dog is completely chicken unsafe. We’ve had some close calls (where she has gotten loose wile the chickens were free ranging).

 

[Morgank]

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.

I hope that this helps.
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Thanks, I know. At the moment, I don't think I can punish him, he hasn't done anything wrong. He's been a husky . But I'm learning and physical it certainly isn't.

 

[M Brennen]

I once was scheduled to adopt a husky (beautiful dog) but read that they aren’t safe with cats and I already had two cats. The prey drive is definitely a husky breed trait. When my sister was 8, the neighbor’s husky actually killed a rabbit right in her arms.

Many breeds have strong prey drives. My hound mix rescue dog has killed one chipmunk and bit the tail off another. It doesn’t mean they aren’t great dogs and sweet pets. It just means their owners need to be aware of their possible triggers.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Thanks, I know. At the moment, I don't think I can punish him, he hasn't done anything wrong. He's been a husky . But I'm learning and physical it certainly isn't.

Well, that guarding behavior certainly isn’t acceptable and is very unsafe, HOWEVER, you shouldn’t punish dogs well after the fact because they will not associate the punishment with the act or have any idea why. I also don’t think he needs punishment for it but rather training and rehabilitation to learn what is and is not acceptable. I would start working on that sooner rather than later. He hasn’t bitten YET but if you had kept approaching rather than backing off and actually taken it he may have. He needs training, whether that’s with a professional trainer (which I highly recommend) or whether that’s looking up resource guarding resources online or both.

 

[M Brennen]

Unfortunately, dogs don’t reason like humans. The dog won’t associate a punishment with what it did. A punishment won’t make any sense. It is best just to move on and realize that this dog and chickens will never be friends.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I once was scheduled to adopt a husky (beautiful dog) but read that they aren’t safe with cats and I already had two cats. The prey drive is definitely a husky breed trait. When my sister was 8, the neighbor’s husky actually killed a rabbit right in her arms.

Many breeds have strong prey drives. My hound mix rescue dog has killed one chipmunk and bit the tail off another. It doesn’t mean they aren’t great dogs and sweet pets. It just means their owners need to be aware of their possible triggers.

I agree but that said, people were not saying to put him down because he killed the chicken. They were saying it because of the guarding behavior/human aggression which I also don’t agree with putting him down for because it’s easily fixable but just wanted to clarify.

 

[M Brennen]

Well, that guarding behavior certainly isn’t acceptable and is very unsafe, HOWEVER, you shouldn’t punish dogs well after the fact because they will not associate the punishment with the act or have any idea why. I also don’t think he needs punishment for it but rather training and rehabilitation to learn what is and is not acceptable. I would start working on that sooner rather than later. He hasn’t bitten YET but if you had kept approaching rather than backing off and actually taken it he may have. He needs training, whether that’s with a professional trainer (which I highly recommend) or whether that’s looking up resource guarding resources online or both.

I agree!

 

[ShrekDawg]

I agree!

I hope they can get him the help he needs because he seems like a sweet dog otherwise