Husky dog and poultry, slaughtered chicken

[TheOddOneOut]

Do you do this with your family members? Maybe I should turn your attention to where I live? Today, children are not sent to private schools in Europe either. Those times are over. Sorry, don't want to offend.

I guess I don’t understand. I said it wouldn’t be my first choice. I didn’t mean to say ‘OMG, it growled. Ship it off’. I did mean that in my opinion, killing livestock and showing aggression, guarding the body of the bird, and having to be relocated by moving a car towards it, that wasn’t acceptable behavior. My family members certainly don’t do that.

 

[Morgank]

I guess I don’t understand. I said it wouldn’t be my first choice. I didn’t mean to say ‘OMG, it growled. Ship it off’. I did mean that in my opinion, killing livestock and showing aggression, guarding the body of the bird, and having to be relocated by moving a car towards it, that wasn’t acceptable behavior. My family members certainly don’t do that.

I understand that you probably don't have much experience living with different animals. I do not give my dogs, chickens or children to others to raise. I have taken them myself, I am responsible. It's that simple.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

I understand that you probably don't have much experience living with different animals. I do not give my dogs, chickens or children to others to raise. I have taken them myself, I am responsible. It's that simple.

I have 6 chickens, a dog, a fish tank, and a hamster. I love them all.
I agree with this in some ways. Maybe having many animals has made me see it this way, but when one is killing others, it may have to go. Of course, it is somewhat situational.
I was also not talking about children. That is entirely different.

 

[Morgank]

I have 6 chickens, a dog, a fish tank, and a hamster.
I agree with this in some ways. Maybe having many animals has made me see it this way, but when one is killing others, it may have to go. Of course, it is somewhat situational.
I was also not talking about children. That is entirely different.

Have you heard of dogs who hunts rabbits, raccoons... they are hunting dogs and also kill if necessary. I have also Jack Russell who is rat and mole killer.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Have you heard of dogs who hunts rabbits, raccoons... they are hunting dogs and also kill if necessary. I have also Jack Russell who is rat and mole killer.

Yes, but that’s their job.
I am not here to debate....it‘s just my opinion.
I’m glad the situation was resolved. He sounds like a good dog.

 

[Morgank]

Have you heard of dogs who hunts rabbits, raccoons... they are hunting dogs and also kill if necessary. I have also Jack Russell who is rat and mole killer.

Have you heard of dogs who hunts rabbits, raccoons... they are hunting dogs and also kill if necessary. I have also Jack Russell who is rat and mole killer.

I am very sorry, but I live in a countryside (no neighbors, no nothing) where there are predators both on land and in the air, there is nothing to do with the poodle here.

 

[littledog]

My Border Collie/Heeler mix (who I lost just recently, at over 14 years old) did bite me, one time only, many years ago.

He was out in the yard, upset about some neighborhood disagreement that was happening on the other side of our 6-feet-tall fence, and he leaped up (he was quite an athletic jumper) and somehow got his leg caught between two fence pickets. I heard the panicked barking and rushed outside - he was hanging in the air by one front leg, helpless, full of fear and I'm sure in pain as well. He was out of his mind with panic and struggling.

I tried to lift him up to free his paw from between the pickets, but he weighed 60 pounds (close to 30 kilos) and while I was trying to lift him above my head and twist his leg somewhat to get him free, he started biting me. Severely attacking me, in fact.

Finally I got him free from the fence, but by that time my hands and arms were bloody. I took him inside and put ice packs on his front leg as well as my own arms, and he was SO SORRY! Licking and sniffing my arms and staring at me with those gentle brown eyes. It's like he knew he had temporarily lost his mind, and was trying to make it up to me.

We blocked off that section of the fence where it was unsafe, and a few months later we moved away from that place, to our current property. Where our dog had more freedom to run around in the big field, and was always kind to our chickens, our tiny dog and the wild rabbits around here. Not so kind to the local possums, cats, rats or squirrels. From his obedience classes, he learned to understand what we expected him to protect and defend.
A smart and loving and kind dog. I miss him so much.

@Morgank, I'm not trying to say that my experience with my dog is the same as yours, with your dog. Only that dangerous situations can happen when a dog encounters new stressful experiences - they can lose their sensible minds, from no fault of their own. Training and trust is what's needed.
I wish you the best of luck with training your beautiful dog.
I wish you the best of luck wit your beautiful husky.

 

[VioletsMom73]

As a dog trainer, I agree, you need to seek professional help. The behavior you are describing is a show of dominance on the dogs part, which means you hVe not established yourself as the pack leader. I have been raising Doberman Pinschers for the last 12 1/2 years, and when you have the more difficult breeds, you have to establish leadership. I can take anything from my dog and call him off of anything he is after. Please seek professional help, you have a dangerous situation for your chickens, yourself, and your beloved dog.

 

[ShrekDawg]

My Border Collie/Heeler mix (who I lost just recently, at over 14 years old) did bite me, one time only, many years ago.

He was out in the yard, upset about some neighborhood disagreement that was happening on the other side of our 6-feet-tall fence, and he leaped up (he was quite an athletic jumper) and somehow got his leg caught between two fence pickets. I heard the panicked barking and rushed outside - he was hanging in the air by one front leg, helpless, full of fear and I'm sure in pain as well. He was out of his mind with panic and struggling.

I tried to lift him up to free his paw from between the pickets, but he weighed 60 pounds (close to 30 kilos) and while I was trying to lift him above my head and twist his leg somewhat to get him free, he started biting me. Severely attacking me, in fact.

Finally I got him free from the fence, but by that time my hands and arms were bloody. I took him inside and put ice packs on his front leg as well as my own arms, and he was SO SORRY! Licking and sniffing my arms and staring at me with those gentle brown eyes. It's like he knew he had temporarily lost his mind, and was trying to make it up to me.

We blocked off that section of the fence where it was unsafe, and a few months later we moved away from that place, to our current property. Where our dog had more freedom to run around in the big field, and was always kind to our chickens, our tiny dog and the wild rabbits around here. Not so kind to the local possums, cats, rats or squirrels. From his obedience classes, he learned to understand what we expected him to protect and defend.
A smart and loving and kind dog. I miss him so much.

@Morgank, I'm not trying to say that my experience with my dog is the same as yours, with your dog. Only that dangerous situations can happen when a dog encounters new stressful experiences - they can lose their sensible minds, from no fault of their own. Training and trust is what's needed.
I wish you the best of luck with training your beautiful dog.
I wish you the best of luck wit your beautiful husky.

Oh wow that sounds terrifying!!! I actually had a similar experience earlier this year. I was walking two of my brother’s dogs and one of them fell through a drain grate thing and got his leg caught. Snow/slush/ice was covering it and he couldn’t see it.

Anyway, he started freaking out, panicking, thrashing around much like your dog. I tried to pull his leg out but he wouldn’t let me help and bit me a few times out of sheer panic. So I backed off and thought about what to do since he wouldn’t let me help. I was kinda freaking a bit too. Thankfully though, while I was thinking, he somehow managed to pull his leg out on his own! Idk how he did it. And he was totally fine too miraculously

I was wearing gloves thankfully so not too bad damage but he still broke through them and broke skin on my hands. But he was so sorry too!

For clarification, this dog doesn’t have a mean bone in his body. Sweetest, gentlest, “softest” dog ever. Zero aggression normally. And he absolutely LOVES me!! Maybe more than his owners like for real... idk why but he is sooo attached to me, seriously adores me, and would NEVER EVER EVER in a million years EVER intentionally hurt me so that’s how I knew he must have been scared pretty badly. He’s a pretty anxious dog so I think he was just scared out his mind. The other one that was with me I think would have let me help her but idk. You never know that they’re gonna do in an emergency. Thankfully we were all fine and no vets or ERs were needed LOL

 

[IttyBittyBirdy]

Hi there,
I've got a Jack Russell Terrier, he has been bred and trained to hunt anything from rats to raccoons. And has done so successfully.
I AM not a dog trainer or expert, but here are the steps I took when introducing any new bird or animal.

While keeping a hold on him I let him sniff the animal, this helps with curiosity.
My next step was letting the animal out around him, and distracting him with "stay" commands and treats. As long as he remained laying down without paying attention to the animal he got a treat.
This I repeat a couple times. While I don't trust him alone unsupervised with smaller animals due to instinct, I found that this eliminated his curiosity and he would in turn leave the animals alone as long as I paid attention to his triggers. I have done this several times to introduce him to my pets including several parrots, a gecko, and now a duckling

I recommend some basic training to start off with, probably some classes.

I'd like to reiterate I am not a dog trainer or professional. What worked for me and my dog may not work with you. It is about finding the balance and methods that your dog understands.

From my own experience, as long as he knows that the animal (chicken, duck, barn kittens...) is not prey, he's been great at leaving them alone. However there have been a couple instances where he's gone to sniff the animal and it's ran from him, or any other "prey" movement, triggering his instincts and I've had to call him over and away, or even physically restrain him. I have only lost one duck to him.
While I don't trust him unsupervised, this has helped a couple times if one of my parrots is on the floor or has tried to fly to the perch/whatever and hasn't quite made it.

It's important to remember they are animals with instincts. Yes, he's a great dog, I love him, but I also understand he has instincts.

Quick add: it seems he's also shown aggression to you, I'm not sure what advice to offer on that other than professional trainer and lots of training with him on your own. Do not try the dominance thing. That's a great way for it to escalate or to be bit.

Huskies are one of those dogs who need brain stimulation also.

Sorry for the word vomit, I was trying to make it clear.