PLEASE! Someone help me out...how do I prevent/train my sharplaninac juvenile from chasing/catching/eating our chickens?! So far....she's gotten two of them. A silkie hen - and today, a cochin juvenile. Even though she's recovering from some kind of illness (either coon hound paralysis or some other infection type issue - she's responding to antibiotics and not all of the bloodwork has come back yet) and isn't "full-strength," she's still running down any stragglers that get out of their run! It's really distressing! She knows that we DO NOT allow it...but it seems her prey drive/instincts override her better judgement and our commands to stop!
We tried the tying of the dead chicken to her thing. That was REALLY gross as she started muching on the dead chicken as it was tied to her! We've done the rolling her on her back. She doesn't care...she wants those chickens!
Any guidance/help is appreciated! We know we have a year + before she 'matures' and grows out of this...but I would like some help so we can get this under control! No..we don't have an older LGD to 'train' her with.
Thanks!
We tried the tying of the dead chicken to her thing. That was REALLY gross as she started muching on the dead chicken as it was tied to her! We've done the rolling her on her back. She doesn't care...she wants those chickens!
Any guidance/help is appreciated! We know we have a year + before she 'matures' and grows out of this...but I would like some help so we can get this under control! No..we don't have an older LGD to 'train' her with.
Thanks!