Thanks so much Bobbye.
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On Jul 31, 2011, at 10:45 PM, Bobbye Land Hudspeth <bobbyesox@gmail.com> wrote:
> Since I don't have any chickens that I don't care about (certainly wouldn't
> put any of my pets through this!) I would either spend the time to do the
> necessary positive reinforcement to train the dog not to jump towards any
> animal ....or I'd just buy a shock collar. Give the "NO" command and a mild
> shock as the dog doesn't obey the command, any further disobedience gets a
> stronger shock, and so on.
>
> If you want to go a really old training route, tie a dead chicken around the
> dog's neck and let it stay there 'til it rots. Supposed to guarantee that
> the dog will never look at another chicken. Of course no one can stand to be
> around the dog either. The dog "trainer" who gave me that sage old advice
> 20 years ago also told me to pee on a dog's head to make it stay at home.
> Since my dogs sleep in my bedroom (besides which my "aim" isn't very good),
> I declined to use either method of training. *very big grin*
>
> I am working with a bluetick puppy on this same behavior. It's so
> exasperating....the puppy will go in the goat pen and play with the babies
> without hurting anyone, but the first thing out of the house, she has to
> hurl herself at the closest pen (chickens or goats) scaring the bejeebies
> out of everyone. Positive reinforcement training hasn't been working well
> 100% of the time, although she IS a lot better and at least now looks guilty
> after she does it (admitting you have a problem is the first step
> towards fixing it, right? *grin*).
>
> Bobbye
CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
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