Ultimate Chick Protector (predetors beware!)

[rivers2011]

that is one beautiful dog - i normally don't like pointers, but she looks so alert and intelligent.

 

[bobbybedard]

Any short haired pointer ive seen has been alert and intelligent. Wonderful loyal pets and great tools for hunting.

 

[earnhardtlvr]

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[Stevo]

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She is on a leash attached to a 50ft cable so she can run from the back yard to the barn. If I let her off she will go to my neighbors to play with thier mini pincher. Problem is they have a 1800lb Texas Longhorn that is terified of dogs so I can't let her run loose.

 

[navychick]

Since many of us Chicken people are also Dog lovers. I reccomend a favorite Book called "A Dog's Purpose" by w. bruce Cameron. A wonderful read for all animal lovers.

 

[cmom]

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I agree, she is beautiful!!!

 

[KYChixMama]

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I believe you! I've never had a problem with an active hunting dog bothering livestock - only those that don't hunt. We had beagles growing up - they'd hunt wild bunnies all day long and completely ignore the tame bunnies and chickens. Even tame bunnies that got loose were safe from their attentions. My dads bird dogs would hunt pheasants and quail, but completely ignore the chickens.

But others, for example my Doxies (that aren't hunted), will run down and kill a chicken or bunny in a heartbeat! My theory has been that dogs that are trained to hunt can understand the difference between livestock and wild prey, which is acceptable as a game animal and which is not. Those not trained (thus with no direction or outlet for their prey drive) will direct that drive toward whatever they can catch with no differentiation between acceptable and unacceptable. Just my theory, of course.

 

[Stevo]

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I believe you! I've never had a problem with an active hunting dog bothering livestock - only those that don't hunt. We had beagles growing up - they'd hunt wild bunnies all day long and completely ignore the tame bunnies and chickens. Even tame bunnies that got loose were safe from their attentions. My dads bird dogs would hunt pheasants and quail, but completely ignore the chickens.

But others, for example my Doxies (that aren't hunted), will run down and kill a chicken or bunny in a heartbeat! My theory has been that dogs that are trained to hunt can understand the difference between livestock and wild prey, which is acceptable as a game animal and which is not. Those not trained (thus with no direction or outlet for their prey drive) will direct that drive toward whatever they can catch with no differentiation between acceptable and unacceptable. Just my theory, of course.

You are absolutely right. When Sadie sees my hunting vest come out she knows what we are going to do and the "mode" starts.

 

[gale65]

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She is on a leash attached to a 50ft cable so she can run from the back yard to the barn. If I let her off she will go to my neighbors to play with thier mini pincher. Problem is they have a 1800lb Texas Longhorn that is terified of dogs so I can't let her run loose.

She is just beautiful. We raise cattle and my husband was very lax about the dog getting into the pasture (even though I didn't want her in there-she'd get cow poop on her and no one wanted to play with her then). But one time she chased the cattle and that was it. He was absolutely serious about keeping her out after that. We live close to a highway and cattle breaking out and getting on the highway would be a disaster. We use invisible fencing to keep her at home-it works great for us as she was a pup when we first got it.

 

[senrabruk]

AAAH what a good dog!!
My dog hides in the chicken coop from the ducks