Dogs will be dogs. If it will run they will chase it. It takes alot of training to teach one not to. My dogs will stop on a dime if I tell them to if they're chasing something. Cats and squirrels seem to be their favorite. I truely beleive my dogs knew english. When we get a new animal I tell them they live ehre now and to protect them. They will leave them alone. They will lay amoungst the chickens while they are roaming. All except for the St. Bernard. He needs more training. One that will not chase them is a Lab. She is a bird dog but in her case she protects them. A skunk was trying to get into the coop one night and she fended it off. She also got sprayed but she chased it away. She keeps all the wild animals out of the yard at night.
