Friend of mine on a farm has a Border Collie , a nice sweet gentel one thats started killing chikens chasing sheep live stock etc- I know herding is in their breed - but is there a way to rehabilitate a chicken killer ? my friend claims her other dog started killing chickents & her began after so its a learned behaviour .....
So I'm on the search for a way for her to keep the dog & to get it to stop killing chickens . chasing live stock - Or at least curb the dogs chasing live stock -
2006-12-01 19:56:22 · 8 answers · asked by T. M 4 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I caught my dog with a chicken and really read him the riot act.I am always quiet and calm with them in training, so he likely thought I had gone crazy....He never did it again. However, another dog was chasing and nipping at the livestock, and my son caught up with him, and picked him up and threw him on his back..knocked the wind out of him..I sure wouldn't have suggested that, and was upset that my grown son did it..but it worked..dog didn't do it anymore..
Yes, they can be rehabbed... I have bred hounds for many years, and many of the pups have taken a chicken..but they have always stopped when they learned that it was wrong..
Border collies are so smart, and they do like to please. I would suggest taking this dog's training very seriously, and getting his mind on learning..drilling in the basic obedience and even agility exercises, so that he is not bored, and takes more interest in being pleasing..Teaching something new every day is the best way of bonding and gaining respect... the more he learns, the more he will want to show off for you.
As all Border collie breeders know.. If you don't give them a job, they will create their own..and we are not likely to appreciate the job that they create for themselves..
2006-12-01 20:12:01 · answer #1 · answered by Chetco 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You don't say how old the Border Collie is. Border Collies have very strong herding instincts. That's what they are bred for and do best is chase things. They make the best Frisbee and Agility dogs. You will have to spend some time with this dog on a leash. Basic obedience wouldn't hurt either. The dog needs to learn what the word "no" means. The leash needs to be about 6-10 feet long at first. Walk her around the chickens with the leash on and a choke chain. There is a wrong way and a correct way to put a choke collar on. They can be an awesome tool if used correctly. That's why I am recommending basic obedience training for this dog. If the dog tries to go after the chickens, give her a good strong "pop" with the leash and use the word "no" at the same time. Don't allow this dog to run free around chickens. Keep her in a kennel or yard of some kind that she can't jump over. It will take some time but keep at it and don't give up. When she starts to pay attention to you instead of the chickens, be sure to praise her lavishly so she knows what you want. Don't trust this dog around livestock until she is fully trained. Good luck!
2006-12-01 20:18:24 · answer #2 · answered by a10cowgirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure some people are going to condemn me for this but it works -
when your dog kills a chicken - get the dog on a leash and get the dead chicken, then whip the dog with the chicken (it doesn't hurt the dog & the chicken is already dead) more than likely the dog won't bother the chickens again
2006-12-01 21:54:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tie a dead chicken around the dogs neck and keep it there as long as possible..... A shock collar ( which dosnt hurt them but will catch there attention) is the way to break chasing. Its better to try that than send them to the pound or somewhere they may be abused.
2006-12-01 22:34:56 · answer #4 · answered by She Said 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
forget 'training': this is a MANAGEMENT problem, and the dog would never have gotten to kill the first chicken if the chickens OR the dog had been properly separated.
this is not the dog's fault - but the dog will most-likely end up dead, anyway.
a shame...
2006-12-01 20:21:57 · answer #5 · answered by leashedforlife 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cooked fowl bones are very risky for dogs as cooking makes them brittle and they are going to splinter. "making sensible there is not any needle in it" doesn't make experience. fowl bones don't have needles in them. Cooked fowl bones ARE like needles. inner injuries from fowl bones will be life threatening. do not ever enable this pal care on your pets again. i'd be protecting your dogs in my ideas as cooked bones are very risky. i'd call your vet asap to get advice. If those bones were raw you'd be contained in the sparkling. raw bones, fantastically from fowl, are very tender. We feed a raw weight-loss application and really one of our dogs receives fowl on a established foundation. Cooking is the harmful mistake.
2016-11-30 01:14:00 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possible?
Sure...w/constant,INTENSE training.
You up for it?
First........Dog is ***NEVER*** to be allowed loose!
Second...get a good quality shock-collar & WHILE dog is on lead,NAIL it every time it twitches a whisker in any livestock's direction!
Gradually increase lead length & closeness to the stock. Train DAILY FOR *****WEEKS******!
2006-12-02 00:10:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tie his kill to him for a few days. Put it out of reach, and make him wear it. Yes it actually works.
2006-12-01 20:23:42 · answer #8 · answered by trynshockme 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋