My dogs are killing my chk.

[I have WHAT in my yard?]

My dog killed two of mine until I got a rooster that grew up enough to fight back and protect the girls. His attacks and my yelling at her stopped the behavior - WHEN I AM THERE - I no longer free range the chickens unless I am there and/or the dog is in the house.

You can teach the best dog that they're not supposed to do it, but leaving them all out, dogs and chickens, when you are not there is an invitation to disaster.

Mine stay in the run when I am not around and only free range when I am home/out in the yard/.

 

[nnbreeder]

The Oriental Games will fight back but how are you at caring for blind dogs? The spurs and claws are used as weapons and a good rooster is VERY effective with them.

 

[sandypaws]

and a"game" dogs will attack MORE, if the chicken fights...
dont you know what your dogs were BRED to do????
it is OK,,most people dont know what their dogs were bred for...

DACHS... HUNDS... means "BADGER..DOG".. they were bred to kill BADGER... the way they decided what dogs to breed was.. put a badger in a barrel WITH the dog and let them fight.. if the dog lived, that is the ones you bred to make more little badger killers.. you think a rooster is gonna deter it???

labs were bred to put BIRDS IN their MOUTH..... and you are going to trust it to be ALONE with the birds????

dogs are predators... chickens are prey...
dogs CAN be trained but it takes time and energy.. most people are not willing to do what it takes.. so the next best thing is a good fence.. to protect your chickens from ALL creatures that want to eat them (not just your own dogs)

i work with dogs, if you need help just ask,,good luck

 

[TreeHugger]

I have one lab that was awesome around the chickens. I could let her follow me into the chicken house or into the pens without any issues. She was even great around the baby chicks. I thought she would make a great guard dog for my birds, so one day I let my chickens out to free range & left her to "supervise them". I went into the house only to look out the window & saw her with one of them in her mouth. Yes, Labs were bred to put birds in their mouth. Invest in good fencing.

 

[Squeaky]

Is the Dachshund not known as one of the more stubborn, dominant breeds despite the small size?

The reason I ask is because many of the people who have success in training their dogs to guard chickens tend to have dogs bred more for guard or herding duty to begin with. I see many posts from owners of German Shepherds or Great Pyrenees (sp?) who have higher "herd" or "guard" drives as opposed to prey drives. With such a dog, simply forcing the dog to submit to the chicken may teach the dog to protect the birds and to not hunt them.

But the Doxie is known for a strong prey drive and a desire to be the top dog especially when the owner is not around to override the instinct. You might have hard work getting around hundreds of years of breeding-enhanced instinct.

 

[sandypaws]

YES there is a big difference in flock GUARDING(protection) dogs and flock HERDING dogs...
herd/flock guarding dogs are supposed to BOND with their flock,,, NOT HUMANS...
herding/shepard dogs are NOT good herd protection because we use their prey drive to move the herd animals... these dogs should never be left alone with the flock/herd..