I am sick of my dogs killing chickens

[cajunlizz]

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Sorry Dude , but in my opinion , dachshunds are very hard to train .

Usually if a dog gets the taste of blood , its next to impossible to break them . SO SORRY

 

[Ladysonja]

Ninjapoodles -

Not to be personal, but I do not consider my saved Boxer a throw away dog because she was saved from a shelter otherwise I would not have brought her home. So before you past judgement, please read further to understand.

As a matter of fact, my lab was saved from the pound and certain death as a result of a bad marriage that ended in divorce. My 6 Goldfish were saved from a toliet flushing because the next neighbor girl was more interested in a play station than feeding her fish. My Quaker parrot was saved from starvation because the owners did not want it any more because it screamed to much. As a result of loosing a beloved poodle, we decided to go to the pound to find a new family member... the Boxer/mix.

With that all being said, I believe your soapbox comments are uncalled for.

The purpose for this string is to read what we can all do about Chicken Killing dogs. Although I have my doubts about my Boxer, I will try everyone's suggestions before getting out the 12 gauge, feeding her a steak and then diggin' a hole!

Yes - I made my comments and at the same time I have read all the comments on this string to learn what I can do to protect all of my pets, but if push comes to shove, I will not have a Chicken Killing Dog.

 

[nnbreeder]

There is a series of books written by a trainer that trained dogs for the military. the one I started with years ago before I worked with another trainer was called Kohlers method of guard dog training. There is a very good chapter on training dogs to ignore anything, including chickens. Also how to poison proof which every dog should be trained in.

 

[nnbreeder]

The book is the third one down. http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&ke...pbooks&hvadid=21229073&ref=pd_sl_36umhmxngk_p

 

[michaelvcrowder]

ladysonja and ninjapoodles,
ya'll are on opposites sides of the spectrum on this subject. my *opinion* lies somewhere between ya'lls. i wouldn't own a chicken eating dog either, but i wouldn't shoot him either. i will state again that there is only one in 1,000 dogs tht are untrainable. in that small percentage, sometimes euthunizing is the only recourse. but this last resort is quite often used due to the dogs owners inability or lack of desire to train the animal. i have personally retrained at least half a dozen dogs that i got because they were killers or violent in nature. in my life i have only seen one dog that the only recourse was to shoot him. he was a inbred pitbull that was nothing but a mindless chainsaw with legs.

if the dog can not be trained to stay away from the chickens i would say at lest try to find it a new home before you pop a cap in him.

adoptedbyachicken,
i appreciate the work you moderators do. i have noticed that since i have returned to this bbs ya'll are a tad more lenient. keep up the good work and if you ever consider a post of mine across the line please discuss it with me and give me a chance to edit it.
michael

 

[adoptedbyachicken]

Micheal we can not allow direct attacks or other rule breaking posts to stand. If your on line we might try to contact you but please understand that if your post is edited it's not personal it's just what we have to do. You will be sent a PM generally with the reason. There is nothing wrong with clarifying your intent with another post as long as that post is within the rules.

Thanks for asking!

BTW I totally agree with that book recommendation, I have to dig that out and reread it, might help me with this pup. Also I love 'Beyond Basic Dog Training' by Diane Bauman for it's take on discipline and poison proofing, as well as working around distractions. She is very talented at explaining it well.

 

[Ladysonja]

adoptedbyachicken & Michael -

Thank you for your suggestions. As stated, euthunizing is and will be the last resort.

I appreciate the monitoring of this site and I also hope that BYC will not allow personal attacts. I was just as suprised by the post as everyone else.

The nerve struck with my posting wasn't intended to offend. I was explaining my situation in hopes of making sure I was informed before making such a final decision regarding my situation.

Again, the comments and suggestions are noted and appreciated as I want all my pets to be happy and for them all to get along and of course be a well informed pet owner.

 

[ninjapoodles]

Ladysonja, My "soapbox" comments were coming from a background of years of fostering dogs for a local rescue org. Most of the abandoned dogs HAD originally been "freebie" puppies or adopted from a shelter in the first place, and they were obviously not valued by their owners. I was not attacking you as one of the people who had a "throwaway" (that was your term, too, not mine) mentality toward shelter dogs.

What I was responding to were your words, "a chicken-killing dog is a DEAD dog." To me, that just seems needlessly harsh. I'm sorry that you don't agree, and that you took offense at what I said. I never want to hurt anyone's feelings or offend them.

All I wanted to say was that while I understand the frustration over a dog killing your chickens, if the dog is a good pet in other respects, why not give it a chance somewhere else?

If the sentence I quoted had read, "A chicken-killing dog is a RE-HOMED dog," I wouldn't have even blinked twice, because I absolutely agree that if you can't keep your dogs separate from your birds, finding the dog a new home is the only solution, aside from re-homing the birds.

As regards trying to train the prey-drive out of a dog, well, I don't. I'd rather just keep them apart than fight an uphill battle like that. But my hat's off to those who try these methods.

Sorry for any misunderstanding--absolutely no personal attack was intended.

 

[rooster0209]

I too do not think shooting the dog should be the first option. If you dont have the time, patience or ability to train the dog, rehome the dog, to someone with out chickens.

Sorry Dude , but in my opinion , dachshunds are very hard to train .

Doxie's are harder to train vs. a golden retriever, lets say. It is the genetic makeup of the dog. A doxie is bred to hunt under ground by burrowing thru tunnels. With This type of hunting, the dog must think for themselves. Goldens are just the opposite. They flush prey and point, look at the master, wait for the kill and go bring the kill back.

This does make them more difficult to train but it can be done, maybe not as quickly as some other breeds. They are very smart little "rascals" and I think it is their joy to try out patience

This again, makes them my favorite breed. Doxie's view of the world is "They are the center of the universe." I have had experience training doxies or being trained by doxies, PM me if you would like some pointers​

 

[cajunlizz]

In Lafayette Parish ( Louisiana ) you shoot a dog and regardless its a $500 fine .

ONLY way you are NOT fined if the dog is attacking a person or a child and threatening their safety and or their life . THEN you can shoot to KILL .