Training dogs (terriers) Not to ATTACK your waterfowl?

[Cottage Rose]

Its awfully hard to change the strong prey drive of Terriers.
They're typically VERY stubborn and strong willed.
We have a Decker Terrier (over-sized hunting Rat Terrier). I would never trust her with my birds.
When a bird start flapping their wings and running away its hard for most breeds to resist.
Best policy, unless you're an experienced and skilled dog trainer...just don't allow them to be together.

 

[mtcougar832]

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I'm planning to use a shock collar on my GSD (he is being "desensitzed" to it atm). He will be leashed and probably muzzled to start (better safe than sorry). My collar has 200 levels, I will probably have to use a high correction but I don't think I will need to "flip" him. (I am still researching how I want to train this - say "no" first or just let him think ducks = bad). I doubt I would EVER leave him with the birds without me there (and him wearing the collar).

I think the shock collar is much more humane than trying to rip the dog's neck apart with a choke collar! Any tool can be abused.

I also have a Brittany (small bird dog). I don't plan to shock collar her b/c she is bred to want birds - it just seems wrong to me, personally, to ask her to overcome that much breeding, maybe that is similar to terriers?, I don't know. Besides, she is soft mouthed and points/chases (as we found out when my darling

children let her out), but hasn't hurt (or even touched) anything.

(My Rott is not an issue other than eating the duck's feed! She is older tho, and VERY people oriented. I just make sure I am in sight for a verbal correction if needed - I can outrun her

.)

I don't know what I'd do with a dog like Barnwife's neighbors!