Guardian Dog Killing Your Livestock? Don't worry you can fix it!

[@Ourlittlefunnyfarm]

Our Great Pyrenees (we got her when she was 16 weeks old and she is now 18 months old) loved to chase the chickens but never actually “caught” one. She could have but didn’t. We still worked with her on a daily basis not interact with chickens this way. It did require both me and my husband to do chores around the chickens. One to actually do the chores the other to supervise and immediately correct the pup until she learned to leave them alone. Our other solution was to add a second Great Pyrenees- which might seem counterintuitive, however it gave her a more appropriate playmate and we have had zero trouble with either dog chasing chickens since the new addition (the new dog was 5 months old when she came to us).

[@simpsongreenhouseandchicken]

My pups killed one of my hens at 6 months old. I carried it around, and they followed. Every time they would reach for it, I'd smack their snout and say no. 1 of them it only took 2 smacks. The one that did the actual killing it took a lot more, but in the end, she finally walked away, leaving it alone. Now, 1 leaves them alone, and the other will chase but not kill. She stops when commanded. So she is learning. I have been holding my Feathered chick for her to Sniff and nose, but she still gets too excited to trust with the little ones.

[@amberemma6136]

Chicks and adult chickens are two separate animals when it comes to training an LGD. They sound and behave much differently

[@handyman3320]

My 9 month old Central Asian has killed about 3 mature hen. I'm ready to fuck him up. What lm doing is placing him with my older Central and letting him do what they naturally do to teach him. I also placed a correction collar on him and correct if I see him in the coop or getting ready to do something. Thanks for the video. Hope this is a BS dog that's going to continue.

[@kimmie6138]

Ok you answered my question. And I did that by sheer instinct I guess. I hope it works. The chicken was freshly dead most of his organs already gone half grown pup still eating, he got sound slaps next to chicken with loud repeated no with each slap. Again I hope it works, thank God it was a rooster.

[@bethwhitman2992]

Can an older GP who has NOT been a LGD be easily trained??

[@pgstdb]

I got my maremma when he was 4 months old. My goats butted him when he got too close. Now he is 8 months old and chases and bites the goats. I'm not sure how to stop him harassing the goats.

[@sewmanyquilts8042]

I d k.

[@thelouiebrand]

Worst advice ever.

[@rustinstardust2094]

What do you suggest?

[@jacksix4884]

Yeah i was like wtf

[@ladykd2355]

It is not the worst advice. When dogs correct each other, they bite each other and sometimes draw blood. This is far more chill than that. You have to understand, these are animals, not people. If they're going to live on a farm, they need to be an asset, not a liability. Some farmers (especially those in other countries) will just kill a dog that kills chickens and goes after livestock. They don't even take the time to try and correct the behavior. Besides that, some dogs aren't as intelligent as others and the same gentle training method won't work on every dog. I have a Belgian Malinois with some of the strongest prey drive that a dog could ever have... My chickens free range around my yard. I used to put both her prong collar and e-collar on and sit in the yard with her just watching the chickens. I made her lay down next to me and I kept a hold of her prong collar - if she tried to jump up and start running at the chickens, I yanked on the prong collar and told her no. Eventually I started letting her walk around amongst the chickens... If she tried to chase them or snap at them, she got a beep from the e-collar as a warning and zapped if she kept trying. She got beeped at twice and zapped once before she got the message. Now I have chickens that are able to be free without worrying about being killed and they also have an amazing protector out there with them. I've left them outside together for hours per day over the past year and haven't lost a single chicken... Those hens deserve to live free just like the dog does, but you have to teach boundaries, and being nice about it doesn't always get you there. My dog is very smart, so the more gentle methods will work on her, but again, it won't work for every dog. You gotta do what you gotta do to have peace on your farm so that all the animals can have the best life possible.

[@deliadobra]

@@ladykd2355 In grandpa's village NO dog ever killed chickens or other livestock. They never got a second chance and besides their momma probably explained this to them as they were growing up