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Chillin' with the herd
My 3 month old black lab pup thinks it's fun to chase my chickens in the yard. For now it's all play, but I want to get a handle on it before he gets bigger and hurts them. He's getting very good with the 'leave it' command, and he'll usually stop chasing when we tell him to. All it takes is for us to look away for a second, and he's chasing another one.
I'm looking for effective ways to correct his behavior. We tell him to leave it, and we make him come back to us when he does it. I even play alpha by holding him down to the ground when he nips at their tails or wings.
I like to think we're pretty good with dog training, but this is a new issue for us. Our other two labs were well trained adults when we started raising chickens, so this was never a problem.
I'm looking for effective ways to correct his behavior. We tell him to leave it, and we make him come back to us when he does it. I even play alpha by holding him down to the ground when he nips at their tails or wings.
I like to think we're pretty good with dog training, but this is a new issue for us. Our other two labs were well trained adults when we started raising chickens, so this was never a problem.