Training LGD Questions

[nzpouter]

I hope nzpouter is right. We recently adopted a Free to good home 11 mo old walker coonhound to live outside and deter the ground predators. He was raised with ducks and chickens. After three weeks here and showing little interest in the chickens we left for Labor day weekend on Friday afternoon. Saturday when the pet sitter came by to lock uo the coop and put feed down she found two dead chickens and a third injured. He toyed and played with them plucking feathers until he killed two.

He has not shown any interest in them since. We learned a hard lesson. We will never again allow him unfettered access to the chickens. We feel awful

Gonna watch this thread and hope to hear some good advice. For now we have a shock collar and diligent eye.

boredom... and has your chicken got used to him? A lot of people forgot there are 2 species involved here, if your chicken start to squawk and flaps when he approach this can be a big temptation to a pup.

 

[murphyfarm]

Thank you for the responses! Just to clarify the boys and the chickens are separated by a fence, they both have been trained to protect poultry, and the lab has had a history of playing with, but not killing, young birds and he started training right after the 1 month mark. We have decided to keep both of them, because neither have shown any aggression towards the birds after the incident and they are still responsible for scaring away cats, coyotes, and other predators. Again, thank you for the help.