Introducing Dog to Ducklings?

[DesertBird]

The best answer we can give you is be 100% honest with yourself and your pets. Just because you like the idea of your dogs and ducks hanging out does not mean they should or that you should even try it. You should be full aware of your dog's nature and temperament, it's just one of those things that only an owner can know.

I for one know my dog is amazing around anyone and anything. Has never once shown aggression towards anything, or ever barked at a squirrel person or anything else. As soon as he seen my ducklings at 3 days old. He was nudging them so they could pet him on the head.

But if you're not completely honest with yourself about your dog's behavior and think there is even a 1% chance he'd go off I wouldn't risk it.

Alright, thank you. I doubt I'll be introducing them to each other, as she is very playful and one swipe of her paw could probably kill the poor ducklings.

 

[gal5150]

Alright, thank you. I doubt I'll be introducing them to each other, as she is very playful and one swipe of her paw could probably kill the poor ducklings.

Yes. I have a small mix breed with high prey drive so she was out from day one on intro's...though she has a great "leave it". My super mellow pit/mastiff was allowed to sniff them and be around their secured brooder but given his great joy of pawing things, that's as far as it could go. He likes to paw the cats down to the ground.....then give them a head to toe tongue bath. They like it, too....but a duck would be dead with his weight forcing it into the ground.

 

[DesertBird]

Yes. I have a small mix breed with high prey drive so she was out from day one on intro's...though she has a great "leave it". My super mellow pit/mastiff was allowed to sniff them and be around their secured brooder but given his great joy of pawing things, that's as far as it could go. He likes to paw the cats down to the ground.....then give them a head to toe tongue bath. They like it, too....but a duck would be dead with his weight forcing it into the ground.

Awe, they sound adorable! I had a very calm, lazy Lab who passed away about 2 years ago and she was the same as your Pit/Mastiff; loved to paw at things and could knock even my 210lb grandpa down when she ran at him! She definitely would've pawed at a duckling, and my dog right now would probably nip at them and hurt them. Better to be safe than sorry, so I'm just going to keep them separate.

 

[Ducks_4life]

Sweet dog or not, if she doesn't have a solid sit/stay/leave it, allowing her access to ducklings and or ducks could be a death sentence for them. She's much larger than they will be and even the most well intended play could easily result in death.

Here's a great article to get you thinking!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...ng-these-two-creatures-with-each-other.72175/

Does she have high prey drive? What are her favorite toys/games? Does she like to grab her toys and shake them, etc?

I am introducing my dogs to my new ducklings soon (we ment to get 4 we got 24 because they were starting to get big and are giving away 18-16) and all of my dogs are big dogs and i have 4 big dogs 1 little dog ( all super sweet good with pther animals but they havent been introduced to ducklings yet) and im wondering if they will be good and maybe tips too and they are all great with kids and they do sit/stay kinda/ leave it

 

[davez]

I am introducing my dogs to my new ducklings soon (we ment to get 4 we got 24 because they were starting to get big and are giving away 18-16) and all of my dogs are big dogs and i have 4 big dogs 1 little dog ( all super sweet good with pther animals but they havent been introduced to ducklings yet) and im wondering if they will be good and maybe tips too and they are all great with kids and they do sit/stay kinda/ leave it

The above shock collar tip is great. Or just verbal commands if you are good with training your dogs. Keep a small fence between dogs and ducks until dogs know to let them be. I wondered why a 2017 thread got revived. And IMHO - the smaller the dog, the riskier it is. They tend to be terrier-ish.

But here:

 

[davez]

That pic didn't work. It was a motion pic. Here is the link: https://www.backyardchickens.com/gallery/rufus_1-gif.7968471/

That is 115 pounds of racoon killing beast in that photo.