If you have a dog.....

[Jferlisi]

We have a 2 year old golden retriever, a queens-land healer, and a queens/aussie mix a they all three love the birds not in a good way. The mix is fine if hes not close to them but when they go near him he goes after them, and this is a new thing for him before it was all play ball with me now its birdies. the queens-land also loves to eat the chicken poo i dont know why. the retriever i think would learn not to eat them but they where not raised with the birds i think that might be a big thing. I was hoping that my rooster would be a mean one

so he would go after the dogs and they would learn they are friends not food(nemo quote

) but ofcouse hes the nicest one out of the first 7. He just runs from them, go figure right.

 

[nordahlbunch]

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The cat "Tiger" absolutely loves him. He follows him everywhere!

 

[Becky89*]

My five year old Border Collie Rocket is great around my Wyndotts and other birds.

 

[chicknerd]

We have a Cocker Spaniel who KNOWS the chickens are HER babies. She has raised each and every one in the brooder. She has to come into the run every morning and say hello to all of them. They squawk a bit but generally gnore her as she sniffs around and checks that they are all there.

Our Great Pyr loves the chickens, a bit too much. She just doesn't realize her size differential. One day she was herding a few that had escaped and well, herded them a bit too hard. So they stay in the run. She is a great protector though. She has chased racoons, foxes, and who knows what else off of the property and from around the run. She knows the chickens are her charges and makes sure nothing gets near the run.

 

[shuizar209]

I have 4 dogs of different breeds.

100 lb pitbull/great dane
30lb cockerspaniel
27 lb shiba inu
55 lb pitbulll

They are all now ok with the chickens. It honestly isnt the breed that matters. Its the owners. Ever heard of the saying "a dogis only as good as its owners"? Train them consistently and you wont have problems. My shiba is a japanese hunting dog and that just proves my point. Good luck.

Oh also dont be discouraged if you do decide on a dog and you get yourself into a couple of "accidents" it happens and they wont learn over night.

 

[hallerlake]

My old blind basset eats chicken feed every chance he gets. Of course, he eats anything every chance he gets. In his younger days, he'd have been a problem, but he can't chase the girls because he can't see them well enough. They've figured out that he's not a threat. They keep a respectful distance, but don't run from him.




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[plecostrum]

We have Staffordshire bull terriers.
My sisters is great walks with them loves all her pets cat goats ducks chickens don't even eat the free rabbits

Mine is a little more naughty
She licks the chickens thru the bars barks at them stands transfixed but tail wags. Scratches bars. But is looking licking her lips
I don't think I will trust her at all

Since I had quail and chicks she is mesmerised likes to get right up the cage follows them around it.

Need to test her but haven't got a clue how to integrate them safely lol

 

[Omani]

We have Anubis, a female German Shepherd and Divit, a male Black Lab/Aussie mix. I trust them both to different degrees. Anubis killed two of the chickens when we first got them, but she's good with them if we're there. Divit can be left with the chickies all day long without a problem. They will even follow him around.

However, every time he tries to lay down and take a nap, they all gather round to scratch and climb and what not. Poor guy, not a minutes peace,

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[dkvart1]

While I'm still working my way to a place in the country where I can FINALLY have some critters, I do have have one dog I would trust without hesitation with any animal. His name is Stanley Mutt Mutt and he's a 120lb Johnson American Bulldog, an uncommon breed which is a mixture of rottie, mastiff, boxer, american bulldog and pitbull. He is the gentlest dog I have ever had and loves everyone and everything. One year a mother bunny had 4 babies in a small hole in our yard and it went undiscovered by us for some time. It was in the fenced portion of the yard, so I'm sure Stanley knew about them all along but he never hurt one of them. He would go over once in awhile to "check" on them, but otherwise left them alone, even when they started hopping around.

Our newest adoptee is a minature schnauzer, Smurfy who Iwouldn't trust for one minute around ... well... just about anything. A mouser by nature he isn't opposed to trying to catch any bird or frog, or lizard, heck anything that moves (except the cats) are fair game to him! He was basically a dog that roamed the neighborhood from the time he was about 10 weeks old, and I have no hope of ever being able to trust him around small animals. Here's a pic of the boys

 

[Mountain Man Jim]

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Couldn't have put it better myself.

I think the "pack mentality" is a benefit in training new dogs. If the whole pack, especially the Alpha, is ignoring the chickens, the new dog gets the point really quick.

We have five dogs that stay outside in the backyard with the chickens and ducks. To prevent predator attacks, the dogs are outside anytime the chickens are. They are a Great Pyrenees (a must have dog), 2 Labs, an Australia Shepherd and an Border Collie/Brittney mix.

Jim