firstly
i do NOT advocate shock collars, in the majority of cases they are NOT nessicary and unles syour willing to use it on yourself, quite cruel. they should only be used in absolute emergency situations and even then ONLY if everything else has failed and the last option is euthanasia.
what i personally woudl do is train a leave it.
keep him leashed...
and have some training treats in your pocket...
(i like cut up hot dogs or little peices of chicken)
on leash take him neer the chickens, before he has a chance to react tell him leave it and as soon as he looks at you TREAT and PRAISE
repeat...
let him SEE the chickens its likley hell strain on the leash a little, tell him leave it and give him a treat the MOMENT he stops pulling and looks at you...
repeat...
keep training sessions short and on leash, remember dogs are carnivores and chickens are prey animals, its any dogs natural instinct to chase even if they dont attack and a puppy can easily kill accidentally in play.
when hes not on leash and supervised he shoudlnt be anywhere neer the livestock (you can use this same method with all your livestock, things you dont want him touching in the house ect.
once he understands leave it means stop what your doing and look at me, it can be used about everything you dont want him to touch...leave it is handy when you see them sniffing something they shouldnt, neer the counters, something on the coffee table ect...
once hes got the idea you can slowly wean him off the treats, treat every other leave it, then every couple ect...
if your dogs not food motivated toys are a good option too.
once hes got the idea that leave it means look at you, you can begin to incoporate leave it means ignore it completly.
start walking him past the chickens, as soon as he looks at them tell him "leave it" and continue walking (gently tug him if you need to) and treat.
eventually he will get the idea that he is to walk past them calmly without looking at the chickens...
he'll get the idea with time and patients, lots of treats, lots of fuss...remember your fighting pure instinct here so it can be harder, but he will get it if your patient with him.
keep training sessions at 15 mins or so at first, short, sweet and ALWAYS end on a positive note, never yell, its just your own waste of breath, if hes repeatedly getting it wrong, walk away and do something fun for a few minutes so he can feel confident and then re-focus.
i liek to end all training sessions with a fun play session or generally something they realy enjoy (play with a favorite toy, roll around on the floor with them, a few extra treats)
the idea with ALL dog training is to teach comands while building confidence as a confident dog is a happy well adjusted dog.
good luck, and make it FUN!
i do NOT advocate shock collars, in the majority of cases they are NOT nessicary and unles syour willing to use it on yourself, quite cruel. they should only be used in absolute emergency situations and even then ONLY if everything else has failed and the last option is euthanasia.
what i personally woudl do is train a leave it.
keep him leashed...
and have some training treats in your pocket...
(i like cut up hot dogs or little peices of chicken)
on leash take him neer the chickens, before he has a chance to react tell him leave it and as soon as he looks at you TREAT and PRAISE
repeat...
let him SEE the chickens its likley hell strain on the leash a little, tell him leave it and give him a treat the MOMENT he stops pulling and looks at you...
repeat...
keep training sessions short and on leash, remember dogs are carnivores and chickens are prey animals, its any dogs natural instinct to chase even if they dont attack and a puppy can easily kill accidentally in play.
when hes not on leash and supervised he shoudlnt be anywhere neer the livestock (you can use this same method with all your livestock, things you dont want him touching in the house ect.
once he understands leave it means stop what your doing and look at me, it can be used about everything you dont want him to touch...leave it is handy when you see them sniffing something they shouldnt, neer the counters, something on the coffee table ect...
once hes got the idea you can slowly wean him off the treats, treat every other leave it, then every couple ect...
if your dogs not food motivated toys are a good option too.
once hes got the idea that leave it means look at you, you can begin to incoporate leave it means ignore it completly.
start walking him past the chickens, as soon as he looks at them tell him "leave it" and continue walking (gently tug him if you need to) and treat.
eventually he will get the idea that he is to walk past them calmly without looking at the chickens...
he'll get the idea with time and patients, lots of treats, lots of fuss...remember your fighting pure instinct here so it can be harder, but he will get it if your patient with him.
keep training sessions at 15 mins or so at first, short, sweet and ALWAYS end on a positive note, never yell, its just your own waste of breath, if hes repeatedly getting it wrong, walk away and do something fun for a few minutes so he can feel confident and then re-focus.
i liek to end all training sessions with a fun play session or generally something they realy enjoy (play with a favorite toy, roll around on the floor with them, a few extra treats)
the idea with ALL dog training is to teach comands while building confidence as a confident dog is a happy well adjusted dog.
good luck, and make it FUN!
