peeps

[Leslie Standen]

Miracles happen! I have a young, strong, sporting dog (Brittany). Their specialty is "birds".
I have trained him to be gentle with the hens. It was not easy, but if I keep an eye on him,
he is very good, being the type of dog that loves to please their master and being VERY
smart and easy to train. I started letting him look into the brooder and calling them "his
chickies". We round them up on the acreage together and bring them into the paddock
which is a smaller enclosed area with their coop. The only thing is, if I leave him unattended
with the hens for too long a period, he will, for the fun of it charge one or two of them and send
them running wildly back to the paddock on their own................Rascal! Some may think I
am crazy for doing this, but we are all in the same family and need to learn to get along and
take care of one another. So far, so good!

 

[aflad2012]

My dog Casey goes crazy over the bunnies and squirrels in our yard. Duke on the other hand is a sheltie and they are bred for herding so i think he will be interested but won't try to eat them. They will be in a coop, so they should be safe. I thought after we get them i would introduce the doggies to them. I am getting anxious for them to get here and caring for them and my daughter is just as excited!