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kimbobim:
Our 7-month old is a black female and she is filling out very nicely and has a beautifully tight curled coat. She is a good girl, and the shock collar got through to her, but like you said, they are young and therefore appear more interesting. She was interested in the DC hens until they came after her. But these must have just sat there while she chomped one after the other. Poor things. I did try to tie the chickens around the neck, and I found that it was a treat because there are two of them. If they couldn't reach their own they ate the other's carcass. Oh well. I did go out and took another dead chicken and had a lesson time with her that it is MY chicken and she must leave it alone. That is all I am going to say about that. We know we do need to keep a close eye on her when they young ones are out now. I did have one that was not accounted for after the massacre that came back, so I do have two pullets left.
I love our poodles and I would rather have to pen in the chickens before getting rid of either the dogs or the birds. I studied dog breeds for 6-years before deciding on the poodles and part of that was because of the compatibility with other animals. I know they are smart and very trainable and that is what I am going to do. I did not go into this blindly and I do not have a grudge against my dog now that this happened. I am well aware of what her breed is and I will do whatever I have to to work with that. It is a lesson we are learning. You can read a million books about something and until you have the hands-on experience, you can never know what it is like to do it. That is where I am.
By the way, the male SP we just got is a dark shade of chocolate. He is a rambunctious fellow and they keep each other worn out so they are not under our feet all of the time, but they do love us people. In fact, when I went to pick up our female, the breeder was telling me all about the party they had the day before and how she was just making her way through the crowd and enjoying all the attention with the people. Then when we took her to puppy class, when it was puppy play time, she had no interest in the other pups, she went from person to person around the room to say hello. It was quite comical. They are wonderful dogs, and I am sure down the road, someone will buy some of our pups for hunting and that is great, but until then, we have to teach them where their place is on our farm and in our family. I have no doubt that we will get through this.
Thanks for all the input. I was not looking for the great "shall I beat my dog" debate, but apparently it happened anyway. I do not condone beating a dog, but I do believe in punishment that is appropriate for the "crime". The last thing I would want to do is to damage my dog's psychy. So, folks, don't worry, she is in safe hands. I was very hesitant on the shock collar, but it is a useful tool to get through to a stubborn dog, and 90% of the time all it has taken is the beep that does not shock. Sometimes if she just sees the remote in our hand she stops whatever she is doing. It helps that she is so stinking smart.
Our 7-month old is a black female and she is filling out very nicely and has a beautifully tight curled coat. She is a good girl, and the shock collar got through to her, but like you said, they are young and therefore appear more interesting. She was interested in the DC hens until they came after her. But these must have just sat there while she chomped one after the other. Poor things. I did try to tie the chickens around the neck, and I found that it was a treat because there are two of them. If they couldn't reach their own they ate the other's carcass. Oh well. I did go out and took another dead chicken and had a lesson time with her that it is MY chicken and she must leave it alone. That is all I am going to say about that. We know we do need to keep a close eye on her when they young ones are out now. I did have one that was not accounted for after the massacre that came back, so I do have two pullets left.
I love our poodles and I would rather have to pen in the chickens before getting rid of either the dogs or the birds. I studied dog breeds for 6-years before deciding on the poodles and part of that was because of the compatibility with other animals. I know they are smart and very trainable and that is what I am going to do. I did not go into this blindly and I do not have a grudge against my dog now that this happened. I am well aware of what her breed is and I will do whatever I have to to work with that. It is a lesson we are learning. You can read a million books about something and until you have the hands-on experience, you can never know what it is like to do it. That is where I am.
By the way, the male SP we just got is a dark shade of chocolate. He is a rambunctious fellow and they keep each other worn out so they are not under our feet all of the time, but they do love us people. In fact, when I went to pick up our female, the breeder was telling me all about the party they had the day before and how she was just making her way through the crowd and enjoying all the attention with the people. Then when we took her to puppy class, when it was puppy play time, she had no interest in the other pups, she went from person to person around the room to say hello. It was quite comical. They are wonderful dogs, and I am sure down the road, someone will buy some of our pups for hunting and that is great, but until then, we have to teach them where their place is on our farm and in our family. I have no doubt that we will get through this.
Thanks for all the input. I was not looking for the great "shall I beat my dog" debate, but apparently it happened anyway. I do not condone beating a dog, but I do believe in punishment that is appropriate for the "crime". The last thing I would want to do is to damage my dog's psychy. So, folks, don't worry, she is in safe hands. I was very hesitant on the shock collar, but it is a useful tool to get through to a stubborn dog, and 90% of the time all it has taken is the beep that does not shock. Sometimes if she just sees the remote in our hand she stops whatever she is doing. It helps that she is so stinking smart.
. when i found out, all i saw was a bunch of white feathers and the dog eating the carcass of another. when i came up, she grabbed it and ran off when i went after her. if dogs could talk, she was probobly more likely to say it was hers and i couldn't have it than to say she was sorry. i know because my other dogs were just laying there. no chicken for them. anyway, tying her up with the chicken would simply result in her collar/rope being chewed off AGAIN and her eating it. 
