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| Dusky Beauty |
Posted - Feb 21 2012 : 08:43:14 AM
Shock of shocks!!
I had been training a Pyr puppy as a family farm dog as a foster to keep. He's 4 months old now and has been pretty much a perfectly behaved dog for a young thing. Well, I slipped him out into the back yard to potty by himself while I got dressed to go get eggs.. about a half an hour later I come out and he's chewing a duck wing.
At first I think he got into some scraps from the last time I processed birds, but it's been a while... then I realize he broke into my quarantine pen and KILLED a little drake I had separated because all the other boys from the meat cage were beating him up. Ignored the 2 hens of mine I put in to keep the drake company, but ripped this guy wide open and pulled the wings right off and left the carcass in the tall grass.
Well, you can bet that he figured out I dissaproved in no uncertain terms.
What really ticks me off is that 1.) I seperated this guy in the first place to keep him safe... it probably would have been more humane to let the other ducks kill him instead if it came to it >_<
2.)It wasn't technically speaking one of my ducks-- it was a bird from a processing lot dealie where we took in a whole bunch of someone elses ducks to butcher in exchange for keeping half the meat.
3.)I really love this dog and he was my dreamed of perfect dog till this morning. I guess I'll have to give him up now :( at least one of my puppy adopters said they wanted him if he ever came up available.
I don't know if I'm signing a death warrant for any number of birds if I keep him, but chances are, I probably can't train him out of it once he's killed for fun, right? :(
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| Megan |
Posted - Feb 22 2012 : 09:36:07 AM
dad has a rat terrier that killed one of my ducks and i caught him with , all it took was really yelling at him and he knew that he did it. he must have felt really guilty, now hes the ducky guard dog.... but he kills chickens faster than a rat????? so i don't know how to train them out of it. we had to get rid of all our cats and my dog has to be in a kennel or on a chain. The cats ate the birds in the night that would sleep to close to the edge of the pens, and my dog loves to herd the animals into the barn then out all day till the animals drop over...
Hope that you can find a great guard dog. Im in the same boat, looking at getting a pair of great pyaneesee puppies for the farm, but how to train them not to go after the birds i dont know???
Hope you can find answers to you question
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| farmmilkmama |
Posted - Feb 22 2012 : 06:46:01 AM
Well my great grandpa said you can train a dog to stop killing chickens, but it requires constantly sitting with a BB gun, if you know what I mean. We have NEVER had luck with a dog who kills the chickens. Maybe others have different advice but our experience is that its hard to get that "out of them". Good luck, dear!
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| oldbittyhen |
Posted - Feb 21 2012 : 1:23:59 PM
breaking a dog from killing is next to impossible, one reason being, you can't have your eye on him 24/7, that being said, if you choose to re-home him, make sure there is not other animals in the new home, and that they understand that guardian breeds need a job, whether it be livestock or humans, with lots of stimulating games and excersise to keep him on the right track...I have found with my own dogs, having an adult dog already that knows their job, and does it well, they help keep the pups on the straight and narrow, so to say...god luck...
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| batznthebelfry |
Posted - Feb 21 2012 : 12:46:06 PM
Oh dear hen I am so sorry for you. Yes this is a hard one...You might be able to train him out of it but if you keep him you will always have that image of the dead duck he killed & that may affect your emotions which he will be able to sense.......As much as I love Dogs & cats, I am more in love with my chickens so if ever one killed one I would let the dog or cat go because I know I would never be able to look at the animal without anger........I am sorry he did this to you but it looks like he is a well behaved dog when someone is near to call him or correct him, but left on his own he let his instincts take over......Puppies are so tough & I know this is hard on you......what ever you do you know we will support you....Michele'
Chickens rule!
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