pup problems

[snugglepup]

MountainMan and ChickensForever are on the right track.

Just think. If I came up to you screaming and beating you with a dead animal, would you be afraid of the animal? or afraid of me?

The pups are waaaaay too young to be left to their own devices. It's like leaving a 6 yr old kid in a room full of candy by himself...

I would take the pup out on leash and praise/reward for calm behavior around the chickens. If he tries to chase the chickens, tell him "No" in a firm voice (without screaming which may just excite him), and stop him with the leash. I would not punish the pup just for looking, because he would be a crappy LGD if he never looked at his charges. The goal is to be able to calmly observe the birds without losing control and chasing. Reward any efforts in the right direction. Teach their obedience commands inside where they can easily be successful, then practice them outside closer and closer to the chickens.

 

[Mountain Man Jim]

Thanks Snugglepup ... you added the most important element, which I completely forgot. Praise and reward those puppies for good behavior. It is the best way to teach them what is right and to show them that good things happen when they do what you want them to do.

 

[NYREDS]

Dogs are predators, chickens are prey. It's that simple. Dog &/or chicken owners are responsible for keeping the 2 separated. Failure to do so often results in happy dogs and eaten chickens.
IMO beating a dog with anything is likely to produce nothing more than a dog that is either cowed or mean. I breed dogs and would never consider beating as a valid training method.
[and believe me PETA doesn't play in my house either]

 

[Cuban Longtails]

I have an ex-boyfriend who tried the tying the chicken around the dog's neck thing. All he got was a stinky dog who still killed chickens.

 

[lacyloo]

"when i said beat, i dint beat the dogs i smaked them in the head with the dead chicken.

thanks once again for the dog info, mountain man jim... The dogs are now afficially separated from the animals intill old enough.

 

[AnimeChicken]

Separation seems like a good idea. but it may or may not work..What breed did you say they were?

 

[lacyloo]

great perennesse (sp)