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I totally agree with this post. You need to condition the dog's brain to the collar for general obedience before trying to do a higher neg shock. Although I'm sure it would work if you shock them hard as they approach the chicken, just like they do for rattlesnake aversion training. But I don't...

Schnauzers I think would be tough nuts to crack. I think they are in the terriers category right? They have high prey drives. I would think the Electronic collars would be your best bet with them.

I totally agree with the method as long as the collar is used correctly and does not burn the dog. I'v e seen untrained people burn dogs with those collars. I used one of those collars to train my Great Dane. She was a runner as a pup and was always running away. down my busy street. I had a...

My Great Dane loves her chickens. She free ranges with them all day long. When our local Hawk swopes over the yard she chases that Hawk right away.

BurntFeather, I loved your post about the cats. I would love to get a feral kitten to be an outdoor cat in my yard. I have a terrible mouse problem as I live on the edge of a canyon and it has gotten worse since I got chickens. My sister has 'Barn Cats and they sure help her.

That reminds me of the time my Silkie was broody and I locked her out of the run. She was very grumpy when I set her down about six feet in front of my Great Dane. My Dane, who loves the chickens, was just staring at her as she was grumbling. All of the sudden Silkie chicken just flew at my Dane...

Great post, love that training technique.

Let my one yr old Great Dane watch my chicks in the brooder , let her smell them while holding them in my hand. I raised my chicks in the garage, so she learned they were part of the family pack. Now she watches over them while they free range. She drives off our local Hawk. She loves our chickies!