Dog Attacking Backyard Chickens - Training To Reduce Prey Drive

For more chicken raising info visit http://successwithpoultry.blogspot.com In this video the family chickens of Marley and Me author John Grogan have been attacked by their dog. Short video showing techniques for reducing a dogs instinct to attack the owners pet chickens.

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Pets & Animals

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• chickens
• chicken
• hen
• dog
• training
• attack
• chase
• marley
• me
• grogan

[hwy29]

this is just my opion. i dont think anybody should hit a dog? it will make the dog more fearful when a stranger tries to pet the dog. maby not that dog. what about a largerbreed dog such a shepherd or doberman etc. i would use a lease and a collar or the noise disturbance would be fine.thanks hwy29

[selfsufficientlife]

It does look like he is hitting the dog but I don't think he is actually 'hitting' it - I think it is supposed to be a correction like a pretend bite, to snap the dog out of its 'I must have that chicken' zone. I agree, you should definately not be hitting your dog! As you suggest, the noise disturbance method would probably be a good alternative. Ceasar is a very experienced dog trainer and knows the dog psychology behind his methods. Different dogs will have different underlying issues.

[jasonXspike]

the chickien pooped on him. of course the chicken is SCARED of the dog! lol

[giovannasos]

01:15 the chicken got scared :( i can't imagine what they go through when killed for meat. That is why i try not to eat chicken ever. I am a vegetarian :)

[dalehitchy1]

i used a method of getting small stick and whenever my GSD agreesivly barked at children or dog... i gave her a small nip to the nose.... after 3 nips... she never barked again. some may not agree with what i did but she didnt respond to positive methods and as shes a pup now im glad i got it out of her system now instead of when shes 4 times the size when i wouldnt be able to handle her.

she now walks fine on a lead too....as long as you dont go over the top...i think any method is ok.

[domejessie006]

flabergasted haha

[wrldeye12]

its so funny to hear the masses of dog trainers attack ceasers proven techniques as ineffective or the dog behavioral problems as mild. I'm sure training methods are not monolithic but to attack the 'big dogs' clearly effective techniques is a transparent way to elevate oneself.

[yachtsoma]

I have been working with a dog far the last six months using positive training techniques and have made amazing progress this dog makes Cesars "Red Zone Dogs" look like pink zone pussies. Cesar has good natural body language incredible confidence with people but unfortunately he is just a chattering ape. Put 3 dog trainers or owners in a room and they will all agree on one thing. Why their techniques are the best or why their dog is the best. My dog is an idiot and so am I for rescuing him.

[kegancolbert]

ceasar milan has no idea what hes doing and has no respect for dogs. people who call this guy a trainer are crazy all he is is a producer of a stressed anxiety full dog. people say that dogs do it in the wild so we should too. thats like saying i should take a hammer to my horse every time it does somthing unexeptible because they get kicked in the wild and a hammer isnt even near the force of a real horse kick. so does this make it on good training method. heck no! you would be charged by spca.

[WolfOfShadows1986]

@Riy0ku agreed! this is another a prime example of ceasars lack of knowledge in dog behavior. not only is his info wrong about what the dogs shaking and wide eyes mean, but this dog is absolutely terrified of him after his so called training!!!

trembling,ears back, bulging eyes, excessive panting, pacing, turning away, low tail, jumping away, laying down on the ground when approached, ALL signals of fearful submission and trying to avert punishment.

[FlowingDepths]

I believe that the tapping is similar to the way dominant dogs discipline those below them, and the "tskhing" is a noise that grabs the dog's attention. In this case, the trainer was telling the dog that it is NOT ok to growl, lunge, or otherwise threaten the chicken. The dog's body language became submissive after these were implemented. All trainers have different ways of training dogs, though. I lean toward positive reinforcement, but I guess different methods work best with different dogs.

[yallatup]

What this guy knows about dogs could be written twice on a postage stamp with room left over for some poetry.

[Riy0ku]

What those two fail to realize is dogs are DOGS. Not wolves. They are domesticated animals created by man kind to be far less aggressive than wolves and not require pain to be trained. They are highly food motivated creatures. Food speaks. Tapping/hitting/popping um one makes them fear you and causes them to become fear biters. But, you already knew that. Being professional and all. Unlike Milan, whom I'm expecting to one day be found mauled to death by dogs he popped one too many times. Shame.