Your own dogs: Good or Bad

[HLAC]

I'll post this again.

She's a purebred, champion bloodline, hunting stock, trained on birds, blah, blah, blah.. black lab.

She has a big fenced area that spans the length of the pole barn and a little part along the side. The chickens can walk right in and out through the cattle panels. They get along just fine. She gets to eat all the chicken heads when we butcher the meaties so she eats plenty of raw, still feathered chicken. Happily she's not willing to kill her own food.

 

[scooter147]

I have three dogs that completely and totally ignore the chickens. Two of the three were adopted as adults and when I introduce them to the birds I keep the dog on the leash and introduce them to a broody hen. One time is all it takes, a good HOW DO YOU DO from a broody hen and it's over. The dogs seem to think all chickens are crazy and leave them alone.

 

[whitehousechix]

my four dogs have huge prey insticts, chicks wouldn't have a chance, even if I was right there, ( they will chase the horses bad too), but the underground fencing really helps, they don't go into the pasture at all. I'm worried about a horse now, he also has a high prey instict ( has killed 2 ducks and 2 goats) the chickens will be free ranging when the horses are in a different field, and in the run when the horses are in the same field as the chicken coop and run. HOw many people here worry about a horse?? only my lovely Pase...

 

[LegginMF12]

I also have the Vicious Killer Pit Bull.... who won't even look at the chickens. When he was 12 wks old he went after the hens, so I chucked him in the coop with hens and a rooster and closed the door. Talk about a dog who doesn't want anything to do with a chicken! Waiting for my chicks to get a little bigger (ended up with 5 roosters) and my pug is going to spend a few minutes in the coop with the door closed.

 

[Mattemma]

I think my mini pin would kill the chickens for fun. The old shep mix might be ok with them,but I am not willing to test either.Not yet at least.

 

[Two Creeks Farm]

My hunting labs do not chase birds when we are hunting unless they see it fall or I send them to retrieve. But here at home, I have to baby sit non stop.

 

[TinyLittleFarm]

We have a beagle who I totally trust around the chickens. He loves to sniff butts, though. I have seem him literally sneak up on a chicken, startle them by sniffing their butt, and I swear to god he laughs when they run away.

He's 12 and we've only had chickens for a year. I don't think he would have been as dolice when he was a pup.

 

[Nimby Chickens]

I would trust my Aussie, Cooper with all of the chickens 100%. He's a great guard dog and keeps hawks away.

My puppy, Ember, who is also an aussie, I don't trust yet since she is still a puppy. But I let her out with them, supervised. She likes to be near them and does love to chase, but I stop her right away when I see it happening and do some submission training on the spot. She is a very good dog and has that aussie willingness to please. When she behaves herself around the chickens, she gets treats and lots of petting. The chickens are not scared of either dog - in fact the worst thing Ember does is step on their feet!

 

[Laigaie]

Our fiest (theoretically a bird dog) barely seems to notice the chickens. Our fostered Wire Fox Terrier wasn't terribly aggressive, but definitely wanted to play with them. The roommate's greyhound-pitbull mix is definitely not trustworthy, nor was the husky our old roommate had. Our new foster, a rat terrier, likes watching the chickens, but is terrified of the movement of the clouds, not to mention other live animals.

 

[Two Creeks Farm]

LOL.....would you trust him