Thread: Gember the FoxRed Lab

Hi guys,

so we got our pup a couple months back. She is generally good, and has most basic commands sorted. She is locked up in the enclosed area with a kennel and the older Border Collie whenever we are not home, but they generally free range on the block when we are around.

She follows me everywhere, checking the sheep, feeding the chooks and turkeys etc. Tried to chase the sheep once, but I stopped that firmly and hasn't done it since. Never goes into the paddocks or orchard where the chooks and turkeys are without us... only she has found a way to get in.

Yesterday afternoon, I had taken her for a 20 minute walk around the sheep and feeding the chooks then went inside. Came out 10 minutes later to find this. She had found a way back into the chooks, caught and killed one, dragged it across to the front lawn and was eating it.

I took the photo from inside before alerting her, then went outside, growled harshly, finger through collar and marched her directly to the old dog kennel/run and put her away. She knew she had displeased me.

My wife just text to say she has done it again this morning and killed another chook.



She is on twice a day feeding now, and rarely completely finishes her meal so it can't be from hunger.

Any idea on training against this behaviour?

John