My lap dog turned killer

[oldorchardfarms]

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Ok I do have to stand up for the breed your saying "loves to kill", for one do you know that pitbull were considered the first nanny dogs way back when? And i own one of these breeds I got her when she was a puppy, i have a baby and a toddler around her all the time no issues, she is also always in my duck pen and chicken coops every day to collect eggs NEVER has she attacked but....... she is protective of my chickens...... one night she was going on and on barking scatching trying to get out at 2 am so knowing we have preditors around us i put her on a lease and took her out only to find a fox trying to get in my coop she managed to get out of my hands and killed the fox, it did not take much but he had got one of my hens before we stopped him, so then my PITBULL went back to the coop as i was trying to clean up and licked and laid next to my poor hen trying to protect her so don't point fingers at a dog breed that 95% of people just belive they are killers because people use them to fight. IT IS NOT THE BREED OF DOG BUT HOW YOU RAISE THEM!!!!!!!! I also have a rotti/lab mix who has killed a large coon and he never even blinks an eye at the chickens that will go lay with him when he lays in the sun.

As for your dog great job!

 

[trailchick]

Great job!!!

I lost our coon dog (mix of Rottie/boxer) this past summer. He was run over on the canal road, and we miss him.

Several years ago, we were staying at our cottage in the ozarks. We were having trouble with coons coming up to the yard & getting into stuff. My DH shot one high up in a tree outside the front door. When that coon fell to the ground, the light went on that dogs head. He looked at the coon, then my husband about 3 times, & proceeded to kill about 8 coons during the night that year. We would just find dead coons in the front yard - he would never get a scratch on him. I am hoping our cur dog, Jack, will follow in his ways.

Congralations, I would bet on him "getting" all he finds from here on out!!

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

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This is very ignorant. My poodle is much more vicious than this dog is. Better watch out..

Hopefully they were just being sarcastic.....

I have a mini poodle and a mastiff/pit and I would way sooner trust the pit with my chickens. My poodle is horrible with the birds despite constant socialization since she was a puppy, she has pulled tail feathers from nearly all my birds at one point or another. I got chickens when my pitX was already 5-6 years old and he lets them walk all over them. Never have even seen him look twice at one....

I also hope they were being sarcastic.

for Akela

 

[hmmcc123]

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This is very ignorant. My poodle is much more vicious than this dog is. Better watch out..

Hopefully they were just being sarcastic.....

I have a mini poodle and a mastiff/pit and I would way sooner trust the pit with my chickens. My poodle is horrible with the birds despite constant socialization since she was a puppy, she has pulled tail feathers from nearly all my birds at one point or another. I got chickens when my pitX was already 5-6 years old and he lets them walk all over them. Never have even seen him look twice at one....

I think many people don't understand the history of many breeds. Such as, the poodle was breed to be a bird dog! Funny still, the bigger they are, the more laid back and loving they are! People also need to understand that ANY breed of dog can be bad or good, just like humans.

 

[aoxa]

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Hopefully they were just being sarcastic.....

I have a mini poodle and a mastiff/pit and I would way sooner trust the pit with my chickens. My poodle is horrible with the birds despite constant socialization since she was a puppy, she has pulled tail feathers from nearly all my birds at one point or another. I got chickens when my pitX was already 5-6 years old and he lets them walk all over them. Never have even seen him look twice at one....

I think many people don't understand the history of many breeds. Such as, the poodle was breed to be a bird dog! Funny still, the bigger they are, the more laid back and loving they are! People also need to understand that ANY breed of dog can be bad or good, just like humans.

I think people misunderstood me when I said my poodle is more vicious. I don't trust her around people. I totally 100% trust her around my chickens. She loves those chickens. She protects them from people, which I find extremely annoying. She gets very upset when new people come into their pen. She kept circling them yesterday barking like mad

Pits are not all mean. It's all in how they were raised. They have a bad rep. You don't hear about poodles attacking people because they can't do nearly as much damage as a pit can with their powerful jaw. I'm sure more people are nipped by small dogs than any pit bull.

 

[hmmcc123]

I understood. I have a poodle too!

He is actually sweet to everyone though. Our Schnauzer is a different story. He is VERY protective of us, his family and is scared to death of the chickens!! He got pecked alot in the face from them when they were chicks. I think he truely want to care and protect them but decided they could take care of themselves.

 

[Gracie9205]

I think many people don't understand the history of many breeds. Such as, the poodle was breed to be a bird dog! Funny still, the bigger they are, the more laid back and loving they are! People also need to understand that ANY breed of dog can be bad or good, just like humans.

I recently told my husband that Standard poodles were bred to retrieve birds, and he now thinks it would be so much fun to train one for duck hunting. How funny would it be to have a poodle that is a better trained retriever than his buddies Labradors?!?! I always wanted a standard poodle, so maybe this is my chance

 

[hmmcc123]

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I recently told my husband that Standard poodles were bred to retrieve birds, and he now thinks it would be so much fun to train one for duck hunting. How funny would it be to have a poodle that is a better trained retriever than his buddies Labradors?!?! I always wanted a standard poodle, so maybe this is my chance

That would be awesome! Get yourself one for Christmas! Ahem, I mean "your husband one"

 

[johnsons-r-us]

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I recently told my husband that Standard poodles were bred to retrieve birds, and he now thinks it would be so much fun to train one for duck hunting. How funny would it be to have a poodle that is a better trained retriever than his buddies Labradors?!?! I always wanted a standard poodle, so maybe this is my chance

Standard poodles are AMAZING

I've had 3 throughout the years....no shedding, no doggy smell.

Akela is a boxer, not a pit bull

 

[ChickInDelight]

Akela is a Boxer / Blue Heeler mix. I met both his parents.

My last dog was an adopted Pit Bull and very sadly, after 10 months, I had him destroyed. He would go from tail wagging friendly to CHOMP. He bit too many people, was always a bit scary, and no way was I going to keep him confined to a concrete basement with bars on the windows. (In fact, we had our first killing by Pit Bull in this county the same weekend - a boy that knew the dogs well was feeding them in a basement while his brother, the owner, was away.) I am a big fan of quality of life, and Dodger really had a great life as my companion. People on the street often told him what a lucky fella he was that I found him.

One cannot catagorize the entire breed of Pit Bulls. They are diverse. I can tell you this. My particulary ghetto boy in tuxedo dress was bred to be a personal weapon system, and he was very effective. I was offered as much as $5000 on the street from him. Other strains are bred for dog fighting.

My Artful Dodger was the great love of my life, but he could also get to my juglar vein in a heartbeat if he felt I had bested him. He was wonderful in a small home. I worked at home, and he had constant companionship - both human and canine. We were never sure what he would do if he actually caught one of those small children he wanted to play with so badly. My daughter insituted hug therapy for when he got too wild.

I moved him out of the city to a large farm with a fenced yard, and there were still 2 biting incidents - the last while I was holding his collar and he was wagging his tail to be pet.

Akela has lovely qualities - but not the strength, muscle, and athleticism of the Artful Dodger. Akela is also the most gentle soul. I was amazed he could actually kill a varmit. I am so proud of my boy!