Your Dogs thoughts on chickens ~ a poll

[21hens-incharge]

I had ONE dog who would have fit into an "other" catagory.

She would ignore them 99% of the time. The other 1% was if I was trying to "herd" them someplace she jumped in to assist. Never once did she ever try to harm them.

The best event was moving a dozen ducks and 2 geese from their pen into the barn in 12" of snow that fell while I was at work. Every time one stopped moving and sat down she gave them a butt lift using her nose to lift and push them forward. In fact that was her very first direct interaction with any of the birds. We had to go a full acre from where they were to where I wanted them. The ex hated my birds. He turned her out in hopes she would decimate the flock. She did quite the opposite and earned a big chunk of steak for helping in deep snow.
She was an American Staffordshire terrier. Best dog I have ever had.

My current dogs watch them like they are a walking cheeseburger with a side of fries. Never shall they mingle......never.

 

[Bird_Lover_17]

My dog was aggressive with my goats/chickens, but then my chicken pecked her and my female goat head butted her.

She still doesn't know what to think of my quail.

I know this isn't a bird (neither is the goat), but she thinks that my living rabbit is a rabbit stew

 

[CSolis]

Gator baby laid next to the brooder when mom first brought chicks home last year. He's chased other dogs away from the pens, and now that we have a 'house guest' for a while, he's being a good buddy.

 

[cher2324]

Hi ! I thought it would be fun to do a poll on dog reactions to birds! Please select one option per dog you have if your dogs Demeanor has changed than choose the current and past reaction . Post pictures of your puppies (with birds hopefully in the replys). Have tons of fun ~ Cassie It will be open for 5 weeks

I have a Labrador and a Cavalier. They ignore the chickens and would not hurt them, but love them for the sweet delights that they drop! It’s kind of a symbiotic relationship. The chickens appreciate the dogs for protection and the dogs love the girls for their poop! Go figure! Gross- I know- and I’m sure someone will comment that it’s unhealthy... but they’re all happy! It all happens so fast! Anyone else have this problem?

 

[Amateur-chicken-mama]

My Boston Terrier and German Shepard try to chase/kill/harass the poultry, but my lab doesn’t care about the birds at all.

 

[Anime2lover]

Hi ! I thought it would be fun to do a poll on dog reactions to birds! Please select one option per dog you have if your dogs Demeanor has changed than choose the current and past reaction . Post pictures of your puppies (with birds hopefully in the replys). Have tons of fun ~ Cassie It will be open for 5 weeks

Two out of four of our dogs are not allowed with the chickens because they will kill them. The other two ignore them but i don't have any pics of them with the birds.

 

[hysop]

My doggo is really good. If I had sausage and laid it on the ground and said "No steal." he would leave it be.

That’s how my older dog is, but I think he’s so good because he knows we’ll eventually give him some.

My young dog is still learning

 

[rosemarythyme]

I chose "ignores" (for my smallest dog, who doesn't seem to know they're there), "watches like TV" (for my medium dog, who likes to walk along the fence and the flock follows him as long as he's there), and "walking cheeseburgers" (for my big dog, who absolutely would eat one if she had the chance).

 

[Bigtom Turkey]

My dog thinks they are food, but knows he can't eat them.

 

[JaeG]

Our dogs only interest in the chickens is any potential eggs that might come her way, and sneaking a chicken poop snack. I can trust her with tiny finches and our young drake recently moved himself into her kennel so she moved out. She's such a soft dog.