dog training

  1. ShrekDawg

    What is considered basic obedience!?

    This is just for curiosity sake and discussion. What do YOU consider basic obedience for a dog!? As in, what commands are essential for them to know. And what commands are basic obedience versus tricks!? To me, basic obedience includes sit, stay, down, come, and heel and/or loose leash...
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  2. M

    How to train young dog not to eat chickens?

    Greetings all, first I must apologize for this question actually being more applicable to a dog training website than a chicken forum, but I have used this website to answer so many previous questions before, I just hope someone will have encountered a similar problem and has found solutions...
  3. BlessedChaosHomestead

    Training Help/Advice for dog who killed poultry?

    Almost 7yr old female, neutered Husky/Lab mix. She killed one of our roosters this week. Was a sport kill, IMO. No blood, didn't eat it. Just chased it because it ran & broke it's neck I think. I didn't see it; just the after affects of 3 different piles of feathers around the yard then finally...
  4. agold23

    My Guide to Successful Dog/Fowl Free Ranging!

    Hi! Just wanted to share some tips on how I successfully introduced my high prey drive dog to my chickens, for those who may be struggling! Cricket is an Irish wolfhound mixed with Mastiff and lab. She is almost 3 and comes from a very regulated, sheltered home. She is extremely dog reactive...
  5. cooingdove

    any tips on training a dog not to eat chickens?

    hello all, I recently adopted an 8 month old German Shepherd/hound mix puppy. Today I introduced him to the chickens briefly through a screen window. He seemed not extremely interested, but I want to know if anybody has any tips on training him with them when the chickens are outside when/if he...
  6. ShrekDawg

    A few dog training questions

    I watched this video earlier (been watching a lot of detection dog and nosework videos as well as just general police/military dog videos lately lol) and I noticed that in the video, he seems to have some sort of device or something that launches the toy out at the source of the odor which I...
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  7. ShrekDawg

    Dog training question: place vs. bed vs. crate vs. target vs. ??

    Okay so I just thought of this random question and figured I would ask here because the more I think about it, the more I get confused. Hopefully somebody knows the answer and can help me. Okay so my current dog knows bed which basically just means go sit or lie down on your dog bed and he also...
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  8. Talithahorse

    Lonely dog ideas

    Bear with me as I explain the situation fully. Many years ago I had a husky mix dog and her son. She was old (10) and had never ever been by herself. Her son passed away suddenly due to uncontrollable seizures. My old female was heartbroken and overcome with grief. She began trying to...
  9. ShrekDawg

    Therapy dogs

    Sooo someone in my class brought their therapy dog to class today and he's adorable. His name is Kenneth aka Kenny and he's a professional good boy. :lau Anyway, I was wondering if anyone has a therapy dog and also possible best breeds for it? It's not exactly a new concept to me; I love...
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  10. O

    Newbie Chicken Owners: Off the grid in Northern Ontario

    Well we have finally done it! We have talked for two years now about getting laying hens to help us increase the amount of food that we can source locally. We have four red sex link RTL hens coming in 2 days and the coop and run are - well - almost finished. :) We live in the bush of...
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