Rusty my dog

[SongBaby33]

Hi everyone, I have a dog he is called Rusty and he loves chasing things especially ,chickens, Here is a pic of him I'm not sure what breed he is.

 

[MissChick@dee]

Well he better stop that! Bad Rusty bad bad bad. Seriously, family dogs (or dumped feral ones) are the number #1 killer of chickens.
Be careful

 

[Hobbits Mommie]

Rusty appears to be a Jack Russell Terrier mix. Very cute, but also has a very high prey drive.

 

[hillbilly91]

Buy a shock collar that has a beap also. Its called a training collar. Teach rusty by scolding him and using the beep button. If he keeps on shock him.

 

[MissChick@dee]

A fence! Keep them separated. I have 2 dogs and there’s no way they can get to the chickens. But some people don’t care. Oh well they’re just chickens

 

[hillbilly91]

My red heeler male does great with our chickens. He has a very high prey drive, no fence not issue. Heck he helps eat their food. Take time to teach him. Or get rid of him. It's not fair to either to have to live in fear

 

[SongBaby33]

He actually herds them he only chases them when I tell him to
Otherwise he will defend them

 

[JonesLaneChickens]

He's a sweet looking dog. Shock collars do work if used correctly. I also have had a very tough hen peck on cats and dogs that are too interested. With a few rare exceptions, most give the chickens more space after that.

My dog is like a nanny to them. I have to be careful when she wants to clean them or give them kisses as chicks...

 

[alexa009]

I had a dog named rusty who attacked my buff orpington hen. Fortunately, she was a survivor. Some dogs who chase or go after chickens are really just chickens themselves. I have had dogs charge after them and the chicken ends up backing them down.