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**Affiltavajefe** · 08-29-2012, 01:21 AM

Dogs killing chickens is very common since the dog usually sees them as prey animals. I don't know where in Oregon you live but I do know there are many places where pitbulls and mixes are not discriminated against. While the AC officer was probably correct that the dog would always be a chicken killer, saying he was always going to be "aggressive" is misleading and wrong. I'm sorry your dog had to give his life in this situation. In the end, YOU are responsible for not containing him properly. Leaving any athletic and active dog loose in a yard is just asking for them to get out either by digging or climbing the fence (6ft is nothing to most pitbulls). Learn from this and make sure you keep your dog contained in the future.

This ^^^ . These dogs are wonderful escape artist, and they have an extremely HIGH prey drive. My neighbor put a chicken coup holding 60 chickens right out of reach from her chained pit bull. I told her if he ever got loose, he would kill them. He got loose, and killed all of them.... well, duh!!! You don't put a dog with a high prey drive right outside of the view of chickens and expect them to NOT go after them. It's in their genetics, it's like thinking a cat won't try to catch a bird or a mouse. There's nothing wrong with the dog, it's just a dog being a dog. It doesn't matter what breed the dog is... my Shih Tzu would kill chickens if he could, he chases the cat all the time and tries to "attack" it, and he's 14 years old, going blind and deaf. He has a very high prey drive, has killed a lot of mice and moles in the yard, but I don't think anything about it, and I don't think less of him for doing it. At the end of the day, he's a dog... and a dog is a dog is a dog is a dog, and they will act accordingly. Do I think they acted too swiftly by putting him down? Absolutely!! Is there anything you can do about it? Probably not, except learn from it and not let it happen with your other dog. Don't put her outside unless you are outside with her, and if there are holes in your fence, or places where she can dig out, fix them. If she is a climber, only take her outside on a leash. This breed gets judged quicker than any breed out there, and if your dog had been a Lab that got the chickens, chances are, they would have fined you and sent your dog home with you. But you don't own just any breed, you own a breed that everyone thinks the worst of FIRST, then find out the facts later, if ever. I hate that your dog died for doing something that is normal for any dog, but especially for a breed with high prey drive. I'm sorry that you had to learn this as harshly as you did, but learn from it and make sure that it doesn't happen again. It's a tough break for you, but one that you won't forget anytime soon.

08-29-2012, 01:21 AM	#20
Affiltavajefe Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 405 Senior Member	Dogs killing chickens is very common since the dog usually sees them as prey animals. I don't know where in Oregon you live but I do know there are many places where pitbulls and mixes are not discriminated against. While the AC officer was probably correct that the dog would always be a chicken killer, saying he was always going to be "aggressive" is misleading and wrong. I'm sorry your dog had to give his life in this situation. In the end, YOU are responsible for not containing him properly. Leaving any athletic and active dog loose in a yard is just asking for them to get out either by digging or climbing the fence (6ft is nothing to most pitbulls). Learn from this and make sure you keep your dog contained in the future. This ^^^ . These dogs are wonderful escape artist, and they have an extremely HIGH prey drive. My neighbor put a chicken coup holding 60 chickens right out of reach from her chained pit bull. I told her if he ever got loose, he would kill them. He got loose, and killed all of them.... well, duh!!! You don't put a dog with a high prey drive right outside of the view of chickens and expect them to NOT go after them. It's in their genetics, it's like thinking a cat won't try to catch a bird or a mouse. There's nothing wrong with the dog, it's just a dog being a dog. It doesn't matter what breed the dog is... my Shih Tzu would kill chickens if he could, he chases the cat all the time and tries to "attack" it, and he's 14 years old, going blind and deaf. He has a very high prey drive, has killed a lot of mice and moles in the yard, but I don't think anything about it, and I don't think less of him for doing it. At the end of the day, he's a dog... and a dog is a dog is a dog is a dog, and they will act accordingly. Do I think they acted too swiftly by putting him down? Absolutely!! Is there anything you can do about it? Probably not, except learn from it and not let it happen with your other dog. Don't put her outside unless you are outside with her, and if there are holes in your fence, or places where she can dig out, fix them. If she is a climber, only take her outside on a leash. This breed gets judged quicker than any breed out there, and if your dog had been a Lab that got the chickens, chances are, they would have fined you and sent your dog home with you. But you don't own just any breed, you own a breed that everyone thinks the worst of FIRST, then find out the facts later, if ever. I hate that your dog died for doing something that is normal for any dog, but especially for a breed with high prey drive. I'm sorry that you had to learn this as harshly as you did, but learn from it and make sure that it doesn't happen again. It's a tough break for you, but one that you won't forget anytime soon.
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