My German Shepherd wont stop chasing and eating Chickens!!!

[Blue Andalusian]

Put her/him on a leash, and walk around the chickens with her/him. If she tries to Lunge, Chase or Jump at the Chickens on the Leash. Nudge her/him in the side and say "Na" or a word or sound that Means "No you cannot do that" and don't give them a treat. If they are being Good, Nice and Calm around the chickens. Give them a treat (Clicker training is the best. I can tell you a bit about it, But i'd prefer if you looked into a dog training book, Go to AKC or Research it). If you have any Questions, Feel free to Ask them!

I am Not a Professinal Trainer. But i want to make this Clear to everybody!


1. Shock collars are not Abusive, Cruel or Bad if they are used they right way. Setting the dogs Shock Collar to a Easy but Strong (Meaning: Strong enough to get the dog to get that they can't do that. But Easy enough to not hurt them) Setting will Teach them

2. The Leash method. Explained above, Is a Really good way to teach your dog to be Nice, Calm and Gentle around Animals. It may take a bit while, But it'll work

3. Fear and Pain does not work on a dog (Ex: Pulling out a Broom, the dog is scared of to get them to do something). Most likely it will work for a short time, not at all or Do something bad to them. Bad to them as in Mistakingly being Afraid of something, cause you used that Fear/Pain to Train them. Again, Fear and Pain does not work on the Dog. It can only make them Fear more Things, Most Likely. It is not the True way to "Train" a dog

 

[Blue Andalusian]

That's not training, it's abuse and cruelty.

? Are you talking about Fear and Pain? Cause, Yes

 

[Phred]

I had a Spitz that killed a chicken and I tied the carcass close to her neck so she had to drag the dead chicken around with her. Left it on her for the day and once removed the dog never messed with any more chickens. I also had a young Great Pyr that killed a chicken and did same thing with him and he never messed with chickens again also.

Doesn't hurt the dogs and they learn that dragging a dead stinking chicken around for a day is not fun.

 

[Blue Andalusian]

I had a Spitz that killed a chicken and I tied the carcass close to her neck so she had to drag the dead chicken around with her. Left it on her for the day and once removed the dog never messed with any more chickens. I also had a young Great Pyr that killed a chicken and did same thing with him and he never messed with chickens again also.

Doesn't hurt the dogs and they learn that dragging a dead stinking chicken around for a day is not fun.

I don't see how this word work. Dogs love Stinky things, this is just gonna encourage the dog to the same or smthin

 

[TicaCielo]

Never leave your dog out alone when the chickens are out. Teach the recall and never punish. I raised mine with positive enforcement and I can call him off a deer while in full chase. Well, he's nearly 12 now but when he was younger he learned to come back for his high value treats. This is him although much older now.

 

[Mill Chick]

I don’t exactly know how this would work but maybe pepper spray the chickens feathers so if the dog grabbed hold of one he would probably immediately let go? Just throwing out ideas!

 

[Apis mellifera]

Teach the recall and never punish. I raised mine with positive enforcement and I can call him off a deer while in full chase. Well, he's nearly 12 now but when he was younger he learned to come back for his high value treats.

Positive reinforcement is great. Especially for training pups and dogs with high food drive. Unfortunately, not all dogs have a high food drive. Some have a very high prey drive, and a tennis ball is used as a reward for the positive reinforcement. Later as the dog develops sometimes compulsion needs to be used to dial in the dog's behavior. Thats why invisible fences are so popular.

 

[Bawkbok]

Never leave your dog out alone when the chickens are out. Teach the recall and never punish. I raised mine with positive enforcement and I can call him off a deer while in full chase. Well, he's nearly 12 now but when he was younger he learned to come back for his high value treats. This is him although much older now.

What a gorgeous dog!

 

[Bawkbok]

Unfortunately, not all dogs have a high food drive.

Correct. I could toss a raw steak in front of our dog and he would completely ignore it if on a mission. There's no stopping him when chasing adversaries. I discovered it while training. He comes from high prey drive guardian breeding. He chases away hawks, vultures, crows - anything large in the sky coming into our vicinity - and on the ground of course.