Gosh, I hope that a chicken killer or a cat killer would not automatically be a child killer. And I'm glad you mentioned breeding rather than training. I hear too much of the assertion that a dog is what you make him.
Another thing to consider along with a dog's breeding are the individual variations in "personality" among dogs. You can have a strict breeding program, and even so, the individual dogs have different tendencies. This is why I evaluate each dog without too many presuppositions. A good herding-type dog can still be a killer of its flock animals. Brian On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 12:39 PM, Redghost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have found that if the dog will kill a child, it would kill a > chicken, so you acclimate them much the same way. Have the dog > exposed to the chickens as they grow and it may decide that they are > part of his pack as well as chickens figuring the dog is a really > ugly rooster. If the dog is a breed meant to shepherd it will do > that, if bred to attack, will do that. > > clay > > On 28 Feb 2008, at 04:54, Zoltan Finks wrote: > > > I was gonna mention the dog angle. > > > > I know that some dogs are chicken killers. I suspect my Dobie might > > be one. > > In fact I worry that he might be a cat killer. NO, this is not > > because he > > has ever killed a cat. It's because I've read in William Koehler's > > (spelling > > of name? too lazy to go look it up) book that most dogs would be > > put in > > their place by cats, but some are genuine killers of felines. And I > > don't > > see any indication in my Dobie that he is the former. > > > > BTW the late Mr. Koehler's solution to a chicken-killing dog is to > > tie a > > dead chicken around its neck and leave it there for a few weeks or > > so. Boy > > would that never fly today (again with another unintended pun). > > > > Brian > > > > Tom wrote:They are also incredibly dirty - also from first hand > > observation > > - > > inlaws had a dog......... > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
