killer dog

[winniegirl]

We are fans of Cesar Milan, I know some aren't but he does seem to get good results from some dogs that seem beyond help or hope. I don't believe and have never seen him use any cruel or hurtful methods. I did see a Youtube clip with him and a dog who had killed a pet chicken--can't remember what he did exactly

Tweeza:

It is our humble opinion that all dogs should have to wait for their dinner and should only eat after being told "okay." Our dog also does not enter the home without permission.

Cesar uses this method also. I've seen him hold the food dish while 5 dogs from his center are all lying around waiting. He doesn't just give them the bowl as soon as they go down, either. He makes them wait longer until they become calm, usually takes about 2 minutes for the younger dogs and much less time for the older dogs. When they finally avert their eyes from the food and him and they are no longer panting or making any noises, THEN he allows them to eat.

We're are working hard with some of his methods for our new puppy, who really really wants to play catch with our chickens. I didn't have to train our last dog, a Shepherd-Collie, she just left them alone. But this puppy really wants to play--or maybe snack, too who knows? I'll report back when I get some good results. She's just 5 months, so it might be awhile

I haven't had a chicken killer yet, so I haven't had to resort to any firmer methods.

In the meantime, I'm always grateful to hear what works for others. I need all the tips I can get, so thanks everyone!!

(And I don't think a shock collar is cruel if used correctly, I'm just not comfortable using one.)​

 

[Tweeza]

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We don't have television so I've never seen a show but have heard people mention him. We did the food withholding on our Chessy 11 yrs ago when she was a puppy.

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Some shock collars have a vibrator mode. Your puppy might just need something to get her attention. But, then again she might just be a very strong willed dog. Our neighbor had a puppy and an invisible fence. The dog was just strong willed and curious and needed to explore. You could tell when she went over the fence that she was being shocked but she didn't care. She climbed fences too. This family did everything they could to keep her home but nothing worked. The only thing they didn't do was place her in a small run with a roof.

 

[TheSlushie]

We had an English Setter when I was growing up that was like that. She was also a bit gun shy, didn't like loud noises. So Dad, took her last kill, tied it around her neck and tied her up outside. . . during a thunderstorm. She didn't go after the chickens again. . . of course, she wasn't quite right after that either. idunno

This actually works really well. My neighbor had a flock of chickens a couple years ago, but they let them free range and my dog Luna, a lab, caught couple of them. Oddly enough, my neighbors never did a thing about it....They were pretty irresponsible people and didn't care for their animals well.

My dad tied one catch to the door of their pen and that stopped it, but soon enough, they had another. Poor Luna tripped over that hen for quite a while before he untied it, and she never caught another chicken...

She passed a while back so her brother Tobi is my only dog. He is a lot calmer (aka obese and lazy...*rolls eyes* Everyone within a mile radius from my house feeds him!) , but he seems way too interested in my new Australorps! Hopefully I won't have to use this method with Tobi though! I want my little flock to stay intact!​

 

[Lmarie]

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