I am sick of my dogs killing chickens

[SpottedCrow]

First off, I'm sorry for the losses of your birds...
Second, Chicken Wire is good for keeping Chickens IN, but NOTHING else out!
Anything can go through that snot through a whistle.
If you want to keep both animals, you'll have to build a better coop. Sorry.

 

[Mom 2em All]

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My hats off to you. I am in awe of trained doxies when I see them. I am a veterinary technician, and I have been a large dog owner my whole life. My Summer is my first little dog- and wow is she small- but she is my most difficult dog ever ever. Look up stubborn in the dictionary and I am certain her picture is there. Mostly our own fault that she is so rotten. She was so tiny when we got her, we laughed when she would bark at us, and we coddled her.

I can honestly say she rules my Golden Retriever and my Pit bull. She fostered the pit bull puppies, so he thinks she is Mom. She will take toys from him and place them a few inches from his nose and not let him have them. He will cry and beg, but he would never dream of taking something she has told him he cannot have. heh heh heh.

I put my focus on training my pit and didn't put much effort in training my doxie because she was hard to work with. Her stubborness led to my throwing in the towel. I admit it. I find larger dogs much easier to train. I guess I should say 'less stubborn' dogs easier to train.

Sorry to go off subject and to semi-hijack this thread.
To the OP, I can feel your pain with the deaths of your birds. Also, I understand the power of the weiner dog.

 

[rooster0209]

I am very sorry for the loss of your chickens and I truly do understand your frustration. Just dont give up on the doxies. They are just little angels w/bent halos

To be honest, mine are not that trained. The 13yr old I swear can poop on command. When I make her mad (like leaving her when she wants to go) I know when I return there will be poop on the floor. Both of mine are spoiled rotten beyond any means imaginable. They dont do tricks but they are trained somewhat and they have trained me very well

If you would like to talk more on doxie issues & training, pm me. I am a veteran doxie owner and know all their tricks, ok most of them.

 

[Beekissed]

Hot wire that coop! Light 'em up!

 

[Hooterville]

Ahh, I'm really sorry for your loss! I didn't read all of the posts~~just wanted to share with you something that happened here today. I have a RIR that cannot be kept in the run/coop with the main flock. I don't know why and I haven't been able to fix it , but my 1 RIR and my 1 Roo hate each other like nobody's business. I've never seen such hate from a chicken--ever!

Anyway--this RIR, Penney, bunks with my dog Trailor. This has been working for the last 6 months or so. Recently, I've been buying some seconds from the bakery as treats for my chickens (and Trailor).
Today for the very first time, Trailor growled and snapped at Penney~~I KNOW it is from jealousy. Even though I try to award treats at the same time, etc. I guess Trailor was either in a bad mood or feeling neglected. I feel really bad that she did this and I'm hoping that they'll work it out.

Do you think your pups are jealous??

 

[rooster0209]

Do you think your pups are jealous??

Good idea. I did not think of that one. Doxie's can be very jealous.

From the Dashchund's for Dummies
If I like it, it's mine.
If I think I might like it, it's mine.
If it's in my mouth, it's mine.
If it was ever in my mouth, it's mine.
If I can take it from you, it's mine.
If you can take it from me, it's still mine.
If I had it a little while ago, it's mine.
If it's mine, it must never appear to be yours in any way.
If I'm chewing something, all the pieces are mine.
If it looks just like mine, it's mine.
If I saw it first, it's mine.
If you are playing with something and you put it down, it automatically becomes mine.
Everything I've ever laid eyes or teeth upon is mine...including you!

BTW, my 13yr old lives by these rules​

 

[keystonepaul]

You can get a very good used shock collar very cheap, relatively speaking. Since you'll be in a controlled environment- i.e. you know where the dog will need to be shocked distance and location you don't need one that will reach out there for 1-2 miles (ideal conditions). If you need to talk about how they work and how you should do it or are interested in talking about different brand names and types, pros and cons you can pm me. We break our hounds from "off" game and have a lot of experience with it so if you need some information let me know. You can do what you'd like to do (stop the dog from killing your chickens) without ever laying a hand on them. Good luck Keystonepaul .

 

[Ladysonja]

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My Mom & I say the same thing... No offense, but a chicken-eating/killing dog is a dead dog - Just like a biting dog!

My husband and I are very concerned about one of our new dog members. Four months a go, we saved her from the local pound. She is a Boxer/mix and has a lot of the Boxer instincts.

A Bandi Rooster and Hen recently took up free range residences between three neighbors and our house. We all feed them and they visit everyone that feeds them.

One day she (Boxer) took off after the Rooster and nearly got him before my husband caught her. Needless to say she was disaplined for her behavior, but she still watches both the Roo and Hen from the fence line.

Although my husband believes that she can be trained to love the chickens and guard the chickens we are going to raise (waiting for them to arrive), I believe she will be a chicken killer. I want to believe she will not be a chicken killer and I believe that she can be trained, but for now, I can only wait and see what will happen.

Becuase of the Boxer pervious behavior with the free range chickens, we are currently building our coop/run to prevent her and other harmful critters from getting into the coop/run to include a hot wire.

I hope for my husband's sake that the Boxer will do fine. I just dread the day to find out either way.

 

[ninjapoodles]

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I guess I'll never understand this mindset. With all due respect, why not just give the dog a chance in a home where there are no chickens? Why must the dog DIE? The rescue org we foster for has several animals, both cats and dogs, with specifications for adoptive homes such as "no cats," or "must be an only cat," or "no small children." Petfinder is the same way, and I think it's a sound approach.

Do people just kill a dog that kills a chicken because it's too much trouble to take it to the shelter, and easier to dig a hole?

One problem I have with adopting from shelters is that, too often, people seem to consider the pets "disposable." I mean, they only paid a $30 adoption fee, so if one doesn't work out just right, just get rid of it and go get another one. *siiiigh*

/soapbox

 

[adoptedbyachicken]

Last warning for this thread folks. Everyone is entitled to present their opinion respectfully. No one is entitled to state that any other option is wrong, or belittle the person presenting it.

Just like all of the predator section there will be the line drawn between those that believe that relocation of the killer (in this case dog) is a solution and those that believe that only relocates the problem. Both views are to be respected. Please keep in mind that neither will be right 100 percent of the time.

Carry on.