my dog did it and this time it was brutal!!

[cassie]

It is difficult to get a dog so it is truly safe around rabbits and chickens. That said, there are two methods that seem to work. One is a little brutal, but the people I personally know who tried it said it worked. Their dog won't go anywhere near a chicken now. They took the chicken the dog killed and tied it around the dog's neck. Left it there 'til it disintegrated. The other method is an electric collar. Your timing has to be good. The dog must think that going after the chicken is what brought on the shock.

 

[nzpouter]

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That worked on Ginger our blue healer.... Has never touched another and can be left alone with them.

Yep, long as you caught them in the act... no point doing it when they're done with it. We had dogs of all breed, and they are fed raw, we leave them with all the other animals here (sheep, pigs, chickens, ducks, goats, etc... which actually part of their diet as well) because it's their job to guard the property and whatever is living in it.... accidents can happens when they're young and bouncy, but none make a habit out of it.

They hunt and chase anything that don't belong here and they sleep with the other animals when we feel there's a predator about.... + they're good for warmth when we have orphans.

 

[Ole rooster]

Mercy.........how many times a day do you have to wash off your porch?

 

[nzpouter]

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no need... another advantage of having the dogs...

 

[SanctusPullus]

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Watch out, someone might tell you to tie your chihuahua around your chicken's neck...

 

[Pele]

I'm sorry you are dealing with such a difficult situation

You might want to really think about the shock collar. It depends on the set-up of your back porch, but you could position yourself where the dog can't see you, and will think that you are absent. The moment the dog tries to catch a chicken, shock it. Repeat as often as she does, until the dog figures out that attacking chickens = shock.

It's important that the dog not know that you are responsible, as that will make it just wait till you arn't around (as you've noticed from her behavior before). She MUST think that the act itself is causing the shock, not you.

It doesn't take most dogs very long to train with this method.

As for the dead chicken around the neck method, I've never seen anyone post that they've tried it and it didn't work. I think it's a lot like dumping an entire bottle of your favorite perfume on your head, and not washing for a week. It won't be your favorite for very long.

 

[Jerseycoop]

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Watch out, someone might tell you to tie your chihuahua around your chicken's neck...

 

[serenityNH]

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[sunket77]

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I never said my dog let me down, I said it was a mistake. I posted this for support. I have read MANY and watched MANY dog training videos, I love my dog. I love my children but I discipline them and spank them because I love them. For now I am doing what works, she has not touched a chicken from her tie out yet. She gets tied out a total of about 3 hours, tha'ts not going hurt her either. I have spent many hours in training and working with her, and I don't plan to stop. She is still young and can still learn, she is very smart and does care about me her pack leader. She DID know what she did was wrong, she has always been very good at recall never has she not come to me, I called her and she hid on my porch. She would not come, I did not even call her in a stern voice, I had to drag her over to the dead chicken. So she knew what she was being disciplined for I guarantee that! As I said before she was out for MINUTES it had just happened she is very smart so yes she knew why she received a spanking.
I never said I LET her herd the birds I said it's what she WANTS to do. I have been trying to break her of that from the get go, but her herding instincts are bigger than her pray drive. If I knew how to train her to herd properly I would just use it to my advantage, work with it instead of trying to break it, but I don't know how so I am not going to attempt it. She is wonderful at the command "leave it". I do not appreciate being scolded, I clearly stated that the dog getting outside was an accident.

 

[ChickieBooBoo]

I would never trust a dog around a chicken, they are too unpredicable and mine never listen no matter how many times you try and teach them.