Tying a dead chicken around their neck

[bucket04]

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Touche Storeman!

Okay, so I may get slammed by some, or not... but here's my story. I have two dogs. I've had free range chickens for a year with no problems. Then I got guineas. One by one, they flew into the dog run, and one of my dogs would kill them. At the time, I had an idea which was the killer, but didn't know for sure. One day I caught my dog 'red handed' with a guinea in his mouth. I resented the loss of the guineas, but I thought maybe they smelled 'differently' than the chickens, that perhaps my chickens were still safe. Last week, the dog killed a turkey and a chicken in the same day, and a turkey the next day all in the dog run. So I tied the turkey to his collar and he chewed it off within a few hours (overnight). So I tied the chicken and some of the turkey parts to his collar. I did catch him licking the chicken a couple times, but after nearly a week, it is still mostly in tact. He is now hating the idea that he's stuck to the chicken, and that he's not allowed in the house with his people and daughter. It reeks something fierce out there, but I really can't have the dog killing my birds period. In 'his' area or in 'their' area, it's all MY area and I don't want him to kill anything, so I will live with this stench until the lesson is learned. Giving up the dog is not an option as of right now. I believe this method will work because my dog is a very social dog. I believe he is smart enough to figure out what this punishment means, because I know he's smart enough to figure out that he's not supposed to touch the birds while I am out there... "But when momma is not around, I can do whatever I want" That shows some degree of understanding.
I will try to post here when the 'treatment' is over, and let you all know first hand how it worked or didn't. He's been out there since last Tueday evening.

As far as tying chocolate around my neck, I could see gorging on it for a day or so, but after a few headaches and sugar crashes, I would definately get to the point of hating the smell of it for a long while. I think the longer it's around my neck, the longer I would go without it when I'm finally free of it. In fact, I see what chocolate does to my weight, and because of that negative reinforcement, I'm already disliking it more and more each day.

 

[southerndesert]

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[lowry075]

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I agree with this--beating is abuse and only makes the dog fear you--not respect you. I know its an immediate reaction (and understandable) when you see the carnage but it only causes fear and confusion. A careful, positive approach needs to be taken prior to introducing the dog to chickens as it is their instinct to kill prey.

In addition, unless you catch the dog in the act, it won't understand the reason you're hitting it with a dead animal.

 

[megs1001]

My friend has my cowdog's littermate and she tried this after her dog played a little too hard with a chicken. She said it wasn't a malicious killing, probably more like a herding that went awry. The dog was caught red-handed so to speak, lectured that she was bad & had the chicken immediately hooked to her collar. She did everything she could to get the chicken loose, but each time she managed, my friend put it right back on.
I don't know if it was wearing the dead chicken necklace or the isolation of having to sleep outside in the goat pen (and being shunned by "her" goats) but she will now go out of her way to avoid a wandering chicken. She'll also herd other dogs or cats away from the chickens.

 

[hannakat]

My dog would contort, rub on, eat, lick and enjoy a dead chicken around her neck as much as I would contort to get the chocolate.

 

[Cetawin]

Well it worked for my Black and Tan Coonhound as a kid. My grandfather spanked her with the dead bird, tied it snugly around her neck so she could not get her paw under the rope holding it, short tied her to a tree with her food and water and left her there until the dead bird literally rotted off the rope. This was in August in Florida and about a week of it was enough. She would run from the chickens after that event.

Why it worked for her and will for most dogs is because their noses are so sensitive that the rotting smell that close to the nose with no escaping it, triggers the dog to remember that smell and correlate it to the chicken. It may seem cruel but if it works, you have solved your problem and not caused the dog to be put down or be someone else's problem. She whined and wimpered and tried to get it off and get away from it...she could not eat her food or drink her water without smelling it and the smell even lingered on her bowls and were later replaced.

Give it a try and good luck with doggie.

 

[Beekissed]

I tried it with a couple of pups and the heavy chicken dragging down their necks seemed to be the biggest thing they hated. I didn't get to try it for long enough because the chickens kept getting caught in places that would strand the pups and they couldn't reach water during the day. I doubt it would have worked for those head strong pups anyway but it would have definitely worked on any of the other dogs I have had....they would have viewed this as a horrible punishment and would have never looked at another chicken again.

Dogs don't often actually eat the chickens they kill...they just like to kill them, play with them, torture them. I didn't see these pups trying to consume the chickens around their necks...they just looked miserable and ashamed.

 

[redhen]

My mother swears by this. Keeps telling me to do this, because my dog Dasiy is a chicken killer. Her father did this on the farm in Vermont when she was growing up, and it worked for them.
MY problem?? I cant/WONT leave my dogs outside at night.... and i dont want a rotting chicken in my house...