this is my dog Edie. She was a deathrow pregnant rescue dog when we got her and is not a therapy/agility/trick dog and loving life. Yesterday an incident happened that has left me really upset. She’s a good dog but for the last two years I have constantly had to work on issue with her particularly with us not communicating properly. Yesterday I was fixing our chicken cage and she had been eyeing off the chickens all day despite me telling her off like a million times. Towards the end of the day she somehow got through to them and grabbed one in her mouth. I reacted instinctively and crash tackled her and essentially had to smack her around the head to get her to release the chicken. Someone the chicken survived but i was so angry at her and reefed her cheque chain multiple times and smacked her. Since then i have felt distraught not only because the situation was so scary but because I hit her and frustration because she never feckin cares or listens when she does something naughty. I have barely been able to go near her since yesterday, I love her so much and its killing me.
Below is a post I sent to the dog owner who had a puppy that was attacking chickens.
OK, I will coach you one on one if you need me!
But 1st consider that this is a wild dog and you need to be hard on her!
Use a chain as a time out, and talk to her in a deep growling threatening voice, or you will never control the dog.
Establish dominance now, and you should have a lot less challenging behaviour in the future. Now, I don't like to hit a dog because my hands are for affection, not discipline. So I suggest you get a switch or a rolled up newspaper and don't be afraid of passing on her. You should not have to do it for long if she knows you are going to resort to getting physical if she is naughty.
Also grabbing her snout with your hand and squeezing communicates dominance without hitting her.
Study wolf behaviour if you can find wolf videos. I am guessing she is part Catahoula, or pointer, but the breed is irrelevant at the moment because the behaviour is really the main issue, not the breed. You were not wrong to hit her in the moment, and she will get over it in time, but she needs to know that you are the boss and will establish boundaries and consistently enforce those boundaries.
You are alpha, boss and your authority is not open to negotiation! I will post a link to Curiosity Stream ~ Man's Best Friend below. Study that, and let me know if you need 1 on 1 coaching.
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