You cannot blame the dog for the nature we gave them. They are hunters. They go into holes and chase badgers. A chicken is just a squeaky toy to them. I have two doxies. My boy went after a chicken a couple of times. I told him NO in no uncertain terms. He can now run around the chickens all he wants, he does not bother them. I might remind him to leave them alone, if I think he is forgetting, but have not had to say NO again. This little guy is not the best trained little doxie in the world. You just need to be top dog and be sure they understand that the chickens are yours.
Lisa
--- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, Georgia Wood <nanonooks@...> wrote:
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> I'd follow through, Susan. I didn't bring 2 adorable doxies with me from NM because they had just killed 8 guinea pigs, just for the fun of it. I told someone helping me load the U-Haul to take them to the pound but another helper took them home instead.
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> I have to say we lucked out big time with our adult adopted coon hound jack russell cross. She's a lamb in the chicken yard and has never bothered the loose ducks in the backyard, even when there were babies bopping around.
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> Do it quickly, before your resolve wavers.
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> Georgia
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