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How to get your dog to play with your pet chicken

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Summary: Training your dog to tolerate the chickens is good but to actually play with the chickens is even better. My original idea was to keep the dog from wanting to eat the chickens. The dog turned it into a game of tag. Try this at home.

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Difficulty: Moderately Challenging
Instructions
  1. Step 1
    Baby Guinea-
    Baby Guinea-

    When the chicks are little, expose them to the dog. Let the dog sniff them all over. Watch over the dog, and know your dog well. Hold the chicks in your hand at first, especially until you know how the dog will act.

  2. Step 2
    Baby Chicks-
    Baby Chicks-

    Keep exposing your dog to the chicks and allow the chicks to "grow-up" with your dog. Expose them to one another often.

  3. Step 3
    Osa & Sprite
    Osa & Sprite

    Eventually, when you let your chicks out to play, let the dog play along. Encourage a playful spirit with your dog around the chickens. The chickens may come up to "peck" at the dog to investigate. That helped with the playfulness of my dogs. They would jump and so would the chicks. Then the fun begins.

  4. Step 4
    Fini, Osa & Zuli all together as usual
    Fini, Osa & Zuli all together as usual

    Depending on the personality of your dog, watch the fun begin. One of my dogs runs away when the chickens approach but will NOT hurt the chickens. My other dog will play a game of tag with the chickens and even instigates the birds to chase her.

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soanyway said

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on 1/5/2009 I love your video! thanks for the laugh!

AlishaV said

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on 12/26/2008 This is so important for chickie owners to know. Sadly, many people end up having their own dog get loose and act their chickens because they never worked with them. My dog though had to be protected from my overly pushy chickens who wouldn't let the big guy near his food dish.

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on 2/5/2008 That is a very cute interaction! Great instructions!

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