My male dog won’t protect but will eat my chickens

[bobbi-j]

My Golden Retriever is 11 months old. We take her on leash to 'help' with chicken chores, and she has been in and around the coop since last fall. She is off leash on our site daily. Before we got her, my biggest fear was that she would kill our chickens. Last week she killed 2 chickens, and today she killed one more. I really don't know what to do. Any suggestions would be helpful.

Don't give her an opportunity to be near them unsupervised. She's still a pup. Keep working with her.

 

[Mossy500]

HELP PLEASE

My male Great Pyrenees will not protect my chickens! He has killed and eaten my chickens and rabbits, almost my ducks. And I have a female pup that is 5 months and my male is 1 year, I heard Great Pyrenees don’t mature till 2 but I need tips on how to make my dog learn to protect instead of want to chase and kill the instead!! He has also killed small animals and he is not fixed either, I want to let my dogs and chickens be together but I can’t when all he wants to do is kill them, it’s hard letting my chickens out of the coop because I have to put my male somewhere not near the chickens.. like I said PLEASE HELP

Have you considered a shock collar to dissuade the behavior. I know it sounds cruel but many just have a vibration to that may correct the dogs activity. I had to use one on my cattle dog and it worked. The cattle dog and my chickens get along fine now. My dachshund is a lost cause. He is obsessed with a brown cochin bantam I have. Could care less about the others. I cant leave him unsupervised.

 

[GreatPyrluver]

Have you considered a shock collar to dissuade the behavior. I know it sounds cruel but many just have a vibration to that may correct the dogs activity. I had to use one on my cattle dog and it worked.

We are working with him. He’s honestly a super dog! One of the best I’ve ever owned. I’m working on training him with my daughter, who is the OP of the thread. He’s my

 

[Chickens 4Ever]

We are working with him. He’s honestly a super dog! One of the best I’ve ever owned. I’m working on training him with my daughter, who is the OP of the thread. He’s my

I’m the OP