Squeaky toy=chicken? Muzzle training coming soon!!

[Victorialands]

Before you can deside what training method is best you need to know why he killed the chickens. Was he truly killing to eat them? Was he trying to bring them to you? Was he trying to contain them and got to rough? Depending on what his intentions are makes training very different. Of course breeds are also very differnt.

We had a rough collie cross and he killed a few of our chickens. When we caught him, we tied the chicken to him. He was only trying bringing them to us, he wasnt trying to kill them. So having this chicken on him, and having us ignore him was a huge punishment. He never tried to hurt them again he was fine to come in the pen. He knew we didnt want them brought to us.

If your dog is killing them just to kill them, then tying the chicken to him is only going to make him happy.

You showed that you were dissapointed in your pup and that was enough for her to change her mind. She only wants to please I am sure.

A good thing to teach all dogs is a good sit or down stay. That way they can sit out side the pen in a stay and if someone got out or what ever oh well, your dog is staying!

 

[mirecipes]

How do I change the title on this thing!!!!
People still think I tied it to her!
I did not!

I'm currently trying to learn how to install an electric fence..

She knows I am mad..I found a harness and I have been right here on the other side of the wall, I slept no more than 15 feet from her..

I will be using the muzzle method to try to train her..

Mac my spotted pup (her son/she adopted me while her puppies were under a neighbors house) only was following her lead..
He's the best trained dog I've known..He knows lots of commands and if I needed him to, he would be a good service dog..
He even helps with laundry

She on the other hand has a wild streak..
Very obstinate..I just need to be as stubborn as she is..

They were only trying to pull the stuffing out of the cute squeaky toys (my chickens)

Ok, My roomate is home, I need to go cook
(edited for typos)

 

[Cetawin]

The point of tying the chicken to the dog's neck is so that as the chicken decomposes, the smell becomes a nightmare for the dog. They associate the chicken with the smell thereafter. Just as positive reinforcement works, negative works as well.

This is one of those cases were a negative reinforcement can have a positive outcome. It worked for my black and tan coonhound years ago. Her sensitive nose could not stand the smell of the chicken and she would howl and toss her head to try to get away from the smell. Thereafter, she would run in the opposite direction from a chicken if one strolled passed.

good luck with this problem and I am sorry for your loss.

 

[BeardedChick]

You can change the title by editing your first post.

 

[mirecipes]

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Thank you so much!!!

 

[BeardedChick]

Good luck and let us know how the training goes. I thought about muzzling my chicken killer and tieing her out in the chicken run. Maybe she'd start to think of them as hers. I don't know...