Puppy!!

[Miltonchix]

German Shepherd

 

[kota1369]

I know all 4 of my dogs would figure out a way to eat the rotting carcus. It comes down to securing all your pets.
The puppy needs to be taught that those are your chickens. He should not be let loose where he can even get to
them at this point.
I have a 5 month old GSD who is learning to be around the chickens but she has to ignore them. She is doing great
with that. It takes time to teach them they are not a toy. A german shepherd is a herding dog and will naturally
be interested in going after them and moving them around. That is why they need to be taught the boundries. At this
point keep them away from each other by having the chickens in one secure area and the dogs in another.
All beating a dog does is make you feel better and teaches him that he won and pushed all your buttons. He was
in control of the situation, you were not. If you want him around your chickens learn to control him properly on a leash
and only have him out with them if he is leashed. No point in letting him loose to get him in the "habit" of killing chickens.
Good luck on securing everyone, to make your home alot happier.

The lady with the 4 dogs and 4 city chickens

 

[Bizzybirdy]

>>The old time remedy is to tie a dead chicken around the dogs neck and let it rot<<

Did not work for me. I found a new home without chickens for my Great Pyr puppy after she killed two chickens and was caught trying to kill another.

Get rid of that dog, not fair to the poor chickens to be killed like that. Horrid way to die.

 

[fancbrd4me02]

I really can't advocate adequate housing and fencing enough. If you don't secure your poultry, the dog won't be the only thing to chow down on the birds. Go with the electric at bare minimum.

 

[SilverPhoenix]

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I agree with this. I think if the birds are properly housed where the dog can't access them, that's the best way for them to live in peace together. Allows the chickens to be safe and sets the dog up to not be punished for something the dog doesn't realize is wrong. Teaching a dog to go against its own hunting instincts is likely to be a long and difficult process, and isn't guaranteed to be failproof even with a good trainer and a lot of work. High prey drive dogs do not do well in situations where there is temptation everywhere.

I have three dogs that are amazing with chickens, but all three are herding dogs (border collie and two corgis). The border collie was raised with them since she was little and wags her tail at them and helps herd them, and the two corgis are both rescues and seem to simply have good enough herding instincts that they're fine around the chickens. One of my corgis chased the chickens at first just out of fun, but she learned quickly that she got in trouble when she did that and now she leaves them alone. The other corgi was raised with a lot of animals, including birds, and he helps herd the chickens if he gets a chance. We can let all three dogs in the coop without a single problem or let the chickens free-range on the property when the dogs are out. My previous border collie was also completely reliable around chickens, and she actually knew most of their names and would touch the chicken with her nose if told a specific name.

 

[Kathleen357]

Our dog has tried to eat ourchickens but never has we have an elctric fence barried underground and then you have a collar on them and it shocks them when they go across wo err ks for us