My dachshund

[RachelFromTheBlackLagoon]

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[PunkerTechnoRoo?ter]

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[MysticScorpio82]

Let me start by saying I am so sorry for you loss and I hope your daughter is doing better. It is my understanding from your posts that you love this little dog dearly and don't want to give her up. (I don't think I would either, my pets are not pets but members of the family, I wouldn't give away my daughter just because she was naughty)

My suggestion to you is this: her behavior is not improving and she is probably going to keep hunting, make the smaller animals you own unexcessable to her. Build a doggie run for her for when she is outside, so she can't get to your chickens. Also put up babygates so she can't get to your daughters room inside the house.

I hope this helps or gives you some ideas!!

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[waibel zoo]

I have a baby gate already in place now. Also we discovered on Sunday that the baby chins were getting out of the cage.(A problem we had in the past but never resulted in death). I found both babies loose in the room. So we cardboarded and zip tied the vertical sides of the cage. Maybe that is how the dog got the chin in the first place. I don't know. It was late, my daughter was in bed trying to go to sleep and I was downstairs. So that problem is solved for now.

I think I want to find a dog run for her. Because none of the other dogs want to hurt or even care about the chickens. The other dogs like the chicken feed and crap, but even a dead chicken is of no interest.

I don't want to rehome anyone. I love all my pets and do not take pet ownership lightly. I feel it is a commitment on my part. I want to make this work. I LOVE my dogs. I enjoy my chickens. I have a lot of money invested in my chickens ($300ish). I made a chicken tractor for them with the thought that they can free range but still be protected. So a dog run might be what I will need.

 

[waibel zoo]

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Chinchillas are born fully haired, open eyed and eared and running! The parents will chatter and growl at the dog but will not control their offspring. I have no clue hpow it happened. I know my daughter was in bed trying to go to sleep. The dachshund was on her hind legs with front legs on the side of the cage. Somehow she got a baby. It has never happened before so I was not anticipating it. The dachshund had always put her paws on the cage and would lick at the chins. She never had direct contact with them. The cage is on a 2.5 ft high table with a deep pan for a bottom. The dog face is just level with the bottom of the bars, so she can watch, but I thought not hurt the chins. Chins are excellent jumpers, even straight from the womb. My daughter has been very responsible thus far. I don't believe she was holding the chin at all and if she was she would have kicked the dogs out. When I went to her room after she brought me the chin it was dark, as was the rest of the house. My daughter just knew Roxy had something, so she chased her down, retrieved the baby and kicked her butt outside.

 

[kimbobim]

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A dog run sounds like a good idea - but does your dog dig, too? You might need to bury wire to keep her in.

Try KSL.com's classifieds sections for used dog runs under the Pets Equipment & Supplies section, or search for chain link fence under Home & Garden Building Materials/hardware - you can find killer deals on there! Right now there's a listing for a 6 wide x 12 long x 6 tall kennel with a gate for $125 (it's in Payson). If you already have a fenced yard, you could butt the panels securely up against the fence corner and end up with a 28 foot long run (2 12 ft panels, 1 6 foot panel long, by 1 6 ft panel wide). We are using dog run panels to build our chickens' run, with harware cloth panels to keep diggers out.

Good luck with the search!

 

[CityChicker]

Firstly, don't beat yourself up over this. I know it is frustrating, but accidents happen when you keep animals. You can only try to mitigate as much as possible. Even under the best of circumstances, we sometimes lose animals. You can only do your best. It is hard to know all the forms of mischief they can get into.

Now, as far as Daschies go- what others have said is so true. They are hunters. They are also some of the sweetest, most lovable dogs I have ever had. I have one (did have two) that is just the most adorable dog you can imagine (to humans). When it comes to birds, she will kill every one she can get near.

I once I had a small rectangular bid cage, like a breeder Canary cage, with a button quail and about a half dozen finches. It was one with the slide up doors about 4" by 5" tall. The cage itself was probably like 15"x15"x20" long or so. Our little girl, who is herself about 25 pounds got her ENTIRE body in the cage and killed all the birds. I would not have believed had I not seen the aftermath with my own eyes.

We had another situation where we converted a covered carport to a grow-out run for our ducks. We surrounded it completely with 1x2 welded wire that was sunk into the ground with large tent stakes. We let the Daschies out into the yard and about fifteen minutes later we heard the ducks making a huge ruckus. The dogs, whom had *NEVER* dug a hole previously, had already made it inside with the ducks. Luckily, they didn't have time to catch any.

The point is- animals that hunt can be very sly and quick in getting their prey. You can only do your best and make sure to never leave them unattended. After the duck incident, we simply never, ever let the dogs outside unattended.

 

[NancyDz]

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Chinchillas are born fully haired, open eyed and eared and running! The parents will chatter and growl at the dog but will not control their offspring. I have no clue hpow it happened. I know my daughter was in bed trying to go to sleep. The dachshund was on her hind legs with front legs on the side of the cage. Somehow she got a baby. It has never happened before so I was not anticipating it. The dachshund had always put her paws on the cage and would lick at the chins. She never had direct contact with them. The cage is on a 2.5 ft high table with a deep pan for a bottom. The dog face is just level with the bottom of the bars, so she can watch, but I thought not hurt the chins. Chins are excellent jumpers, even straight from the womb. My daughter has been very responsible thus far. I don't believe she was holding the chin at all and if she was she would have kicked the dogs out. When I went to her room after she brought me the chin it was dark, as was the rest of the house. My daughter just knew Roxy had something, so she chased her down, retrieved the baby and kicked her butt outside.

Interesting... I didnt know much about chins.. other than they were cute when I saw them at the pet store

So it sounds like maybe it jumped out of the cage and your dog found her too tempting crawling around on the floor. Glad you figured out that they could get out and blocked that access. Here's mytwo doxie mixes watching guinea pig tv.... they never tire of it and I know if given the chance they'd go for my pig too.

Luckily around my chickens they are more interested in scratch, chicken poop and eggs so they search that out when I'm outside letting them co-mingle.





Nancy

 

[Southern Gardener]

I'm so sorry for your loss! I had a doxy and I'm sad to say she was the dog from hell, but I loved her and I did make exceptions for her. She loved chasing and killing squirrels and digging out of the fence, she suffered separation anxiety and barked non-stop. I hope you can figure out what is right for your situation. Good luck.

 

[Promiselandfarm]

Sorry for your daughter having to suffer the sight of death. We all learn it some time or another, my children living on a farm have learned it early. Heck I am older now and it still upsets me when a newborn anything dies or any animal I am attached to dies. We have owned doxies and had a pair now we just have one as our other was killed just last month. They both were wonderful around our chickens even would help us round them up for put up. If we wanted a certain rooster we would point him out and they would help us catch him, but they never would attack them. They even make sure if we have chicks in the house if they got out to round them back up or bark until we came and got them. They however, were allowed to chase squirrels and tree them. Hunt wild rabbits but not the ones in the hutches ever. As others have said it is a matter of training and teaching the dog what they are allowed to do and not do while you are in their presence. I am not naive enough to believe that my dogs are angels when we are not around because I know she will get on my bed if I leave my door open. She will get on my table if I leave food unattended there. So I would suggest not allowing the dog in the room with your daughter's pets or placing them well out of jumping distance and reach. Don't know about you guys but my girl could be jumping bean without the bean. She will out jump herself many times over.