Sad news

[Here chicky chicky]

I posted a while back about dogs and chickens. Unfortunatly we had a dog that was just NOT trainable and we waited too long to get rid of her. She killed my daughters gorgeous and tame white crested black polish hen named Katrina. We got rid of the dog that night. Sad night around our house... This dog was sneaky. She'd take stuff down to the bottom of the pastrue and hide it if she wasnt supposed to have it. Green tomatoes picked off the vines, toys that were kids not dogs, shoes, iris plants pulled up by her, horse halters... and that is where my hubby found her with katrina. Bad dog! this might be TMI so stop reading now if you dont want to be grossed out... but she had eaten half of the chicken (didnt tell daugher this part). I pretty much think thats the last straw.
Katrina was going to be entered in the fair in two weeks by DD 10.

We'll get her a couple more polish hens next year.
Life lessons are hard when you're 10.

 

[Marlinchaser]

According to the late Barbara Woodhouse, there are no difficult dogs, only inexperienced owners

http://www.amazon.com/No-Bad-Dogs-Woodhouse-Way/dp/0671541854

 

[digitalsniper]

once a dog or a hog eats a chicken, i think they fall into the un trainable category.

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

for your DD and

for you.

 

[Here chicky chicky]

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Maybe she didnt mind her chickens getting eaten... I happen to mind it. I wonder if she would aslo say all people are good? Ever hear of Manson?

 

[Marlinchaser]

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Maybe she didnt mind her chickens getting eaten... I happen to mind it. I wonder if she would aslo say all people are good? Ever hear of Manson?

IF someone had Keep an eye on Manson he wouldnt have got away with all he did. SO....

 

[LarryPQ]

I don't think a waterbottle and a rolled newspaper would have cured manson. But it might have gone a long way!

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

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Maybe she didnt mind her chickens getting eaten... I happen to mind it. I wonder if she would aslo say all people are good? Ever hear of Manson?

IF someone had Keep an eye on Manson he wouldnt have got away with all he did. SO....

Manson had a whole group of followers "keeping an eye" on him - did not stop him. Yikes

 

[redhen]

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Maybe she didnt mind her chickens getting eaten... I happen to mind it. I wonder if she would aslo say all people are good? Ever hear of Manson?

I'm very sorry for your DD AND the hen. BUT its really not the dogs fault..its their instinct..dogs dont have brains like a human..Manson was a evil human..dogs cant ever be evil on purpose...They DO NOT know what they are doing is wrong..because they are DOGS.
again..sorry about all of this..

 

[MNmommy]

I'm so sorry about your chicken. I bet your dd is just heartbroken......

One of my dogs killed a duckling of mine and I was so mad too. I think some dogs just have a high predator drive that can't be "trained" out of them. They are animals and go on instinct they don't think like us humans. I have seen many dogs put down because once they get the taste of blood there is no teaching them not to do it. Just look at all the pitbulls put down because they were not able to be rehabilitated after attacks.