introducing dog to chickens
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2017 3:54 am
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windwalkingwolf wrote:QR_BBPOST That may change things a little...Or a lot. If he has a northern breed or recent wolf heritage, he may never be able to dial down his prey drive enough to be trusted alone with birds. He will want desperately to please you, and know he's done something bad after the fact, but the sight of a flightless bird scurrying along the ground may always be a little too much for him. Malamute, husky, Eskimo dog, Akita and others are famous for this. Combined with a Shepherd breed, which can modify their prey drive into herding instincts, it can either work in your favour or be a chickens worst nightmare. Sometimes these dogs can never learn not to kill chickens. It's not the dogs fault, or poor training, it's just the way it is.Just want you to be prepared and not beat yourself (or him lol) up if it turns out to be the case.
windwalkingwolf wrote:QR_BBPOST That may change things a little...Or a lot. If he has a northern breed or recent wolf heritage, he may never be able to dial down his prey drive enough to be trusted alone with birds. He will want desperately to please you, and know he's done something bad after the fact, but the sight of a flightless bird scurrying along the ground may always be a little too much for him. Malamute, husky, Eskimo dog, Akita and others are famous for this. Combined with a Shepherd breed, which can modify their prey drive into herding instincts, it can either work in your favour or be a chickens worst nightmare. Sometimes these dogs can never learn not to kill chickens. It's not the dogs fault, or poor training, it's just the way it is.Just want you to be prepared and not beat yourself (or him lol) up if it turns out to be the case.