I have a dog that keeps killiing my chickens..short of shooting the dog what should I do?????

[Righteous Rstr]

Really want to thank you for your insight . Read your method of rolling the dog on his
back ,that is a sign of submission either by fear or deep trust. 30+ yrs of Bulldogs exp
has taught me 1/100 is trustworthy but the tummy rub is not breed specific,KUDOS !
Of the breeds you listed the walkers are my favorite, they are excellent hunters long
as you have a tracking collar and a Horse. What do you think of Australian Healers ?
They are in my top 5 for intuition/intelligence. RR

 

[Righteous Rstr]

To FLOCKMASTER and HARPY HAWK,
Great stuff guys ! I gleaned some insight as my methods are somewhat harsh for
some. Speaking of breeds here's a fun fact, POODLES are bread for and amongst
the best bird dogs ! A local vet has a few solely for duck hunting ,boy they're good..
Complete with the silly hair cut ! RR

 

[Righteous Rstr]

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[Righteous Rstr]

Read response from HarpyHawk his advice is excellent,that is if you are willing
to make the commitment. The tummy rub is universal sign of submission for all
breeds. If you don't want to invest this effort read my posted reply RE; hot wire or
a run. Good luck chicken killing is a hard reality and needs to be solved if you
hope to be successful . RR

 

[aggiemae]

I think that is already some good advice here but wanted to add that while you are teach your dog any new behaviors it's important not to give him/her the opportunity to do indulge in the unwanted behavior. Also, a tired dog is far more submissive and pliable that a well rested dog. It's easier to change a tired dogs "thinking" so consider giving your's a vigorous daily work out as part of it's retraining.

And as a last ditch consider adding a shock collar to your training. They make some that feature a choice of applications starting with warning buzzer (no shock) then a light medium or hard shock.It sounds harsh but most dog's don't need to be shocked more than once or twice before quickly responding the sound of the warning buzzer and it's not as harsh as some of your alternatives.

 

[shmccarthy]

I think that is already some good advice here but wanted to add that while you are teach your dog any new behaviors it's important not to give him/her the opportunity to do indulge in the unwanted behavior. Also, a tired dog is far more submissive and  pliable that a well rested dog. It's easier to change a tired dogs "thinking" so consider giving your's a vigorous daily work out as part of it's retraining.  

And as a last ditch consider adding a shock collar to your training. They make some that feature a choice of applications starting with warning buzzer (no shock) then a light medium or hard shock.It sounds harsh but most dog's don't need to be shocked more than once or twice before quickly responding the sound of the warning buzzer and it's not as harsh as some of your alternatives.

^ that is good advice I would say
I wanted to add on the zap collar
We had one for our Great Dane when she was younger because she was such a terror sometimes. She attacked the cat and would run away all the time. We got a zap collar with a ringing "tone" that we would press if she was doing something unwanted. If she continued the behavior she got a small shock. We only had to do it twice before she associated the noise with the shock. If she started to do anything bad, we would do the beep and she would stop immediately. The collar worked for years and was a great investment.

 

[siggg40]

Thank you all for the input. at this point I have built a run for the chickens to separate them..I guess I just cant free range.

 

[chickengeorgeto]

Does anyone have any experience in how to train and old dog to stop killing chickens????? I've tried to socialize the Dog with a chicken and nothing is working...I thought I had broken the dog from this but today I bring 6 new Buffs home and after an hour and Half i walk back to find 5 dead chickens...

I can tell you an almost fool proof way of breaking a chicken killing dog. I saw it work for my maternal and paternal grand mothers, my mother, and my late wife. I will likely be banned form this sight if I tell you how to go about it. So sorry.

PS: no physical harm comes to the dog.