Hello every one. I was hoping to get some advise on what to do. We just got a two month old Akita/Mastiff/Great Dane puppy in late June. Cyotees came in our yard and killed our cat, so we wanted a big dog that would keep them out and people as well. She is a great dog except for the fact that she is doing all the chicken eating. I have lost 6 chickens and 2 turkey babies because of her. I do not know how to get her to stop. I have brought her to the coop and every time she responded told her to leave it and when she did not react to them I would give her a teat. Now she pays no attention to them when I do that, she will not even go by the coop when I am over there. I have tried showing her that every time I let the chickens out, she goes in the kenel. Nothing is working. As soon as we go in the house she is off chasing them and eating them. I am at the point that if I can not train her the right way, I will have to find her a new home. She got a hold of my favorite chicken, Daisy a Orpington, and all her top feathers were off and she was in shock when we found her. It was soooooo hard on me. My husband had to put her down. After that the other chickens were so confused for a few weeks because she was the leader and would always get them all in the coop at night, lead them to the water, things like that. It still is not the same. I wont even get started on how angry I was when she got a hold of the turkeys. The boy turkey was just starting to show off and they always followed me around or called for me like I was their momma. I just can not put my chickens or myself through this anymore.
Please help me figure this out. This is our last hope.
Thank you for your time.
Please help me figure this out. This is our last hope.
Thank you for your time.