Yes,I could see how that could happen with the dog getting confused and getting mad at whatever he thinks shocked him (birds,other dogs,people) and causing worse problems. I was thinking I had seen something that used sound to train dogs.? I've also heard of a 'clicker' method.? Anyone know about these & thoughts? Thanks.
Mandy
--- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, "Laura A. Roberts" <laura0554@...> wrote:
>
> I considered an e-collar for ours but decided against it. It is
> IMPERATIVE to time the correction properly, otherwise the dog associates
> something entirely different to the shock. In a friend's case, the dog was
> barking at people walking by the yard and the collar zapped him……….he is now
> totally convinced that anyone walking buy the yard is a danger. I also have
> a friend whose dog was corrected and there was another dog in the yard. The
> corrected dog attacked the other because it associated the other dog with
> the shock.
>
> We have livestock and my fear is that the dog will transfer that
> aggression onto an unsuspecting alpaca.
I think slow and methodical training is the answer with Pyrs.
> They are smart and will pick it up. They don't normally have a high prey
> drive and should be able to handle the birds in time.
> Laura
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> Laura Roberts
>
> R Half Pint Farm
>
> Spotsylvania, VA
CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
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