Pets / Animals : Black the Rottweiler is a killer

[Kemetstry]

Hi @ogoun ... I guess a dog has to be used to eating raw meat, trained on it or something, for he had the opportunity to eat it all and he didn't. I was glad my neighbor got rid of it. By the time I saw it, bugs were already flying around it.

Now though, I'm thinking, if he could kill a chicken ... what if it was a child. It would be a whole different story. It frightens me, the thought of this.



Thanks for the love!



Destee

Dogs were originally wild animals. They don't have to be trained




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[Destee]

Dogs were orriginally wild animals. They don't have to be trained




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I think I asked that question, because all the animals Black has killed, he's never eaten them ... a chicken, possum, and hedgehog, bird ... once they were dead ... no longer moving ... seems he lost interest. Never ate them. Left them for me to pick up, like his toys.



Destee

 

[Kemetstry]

I think I asked that question, because all the animals Black has killed, he's never eaten them ... a chicken, possum, and hedgehog, bird ... once they were dead ... no longer moving ... seems he lost interest. Never ate them. Left them for me to pick up, like his toys.



Destee

They can be trained not to kill though




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[Destee]

They can be trained not to kill though




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Yes, I suppose so ... but it's probably best that nothing come in the yard ... if sustaining life is the goal.



Destee

 

[ogoun]

They can be trained not to kill though




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Been around the herder/guardian dog class much Kem?
Protecting THEIR territory, and their personal charges is what makes them special.

Sure you can have them accept almost any group as theirs to care for be it the cat, or a flock of chickens but all others be it squirrels, possums, ground hogs or a strange cat or chicken are outsiders and threats to be dealt with. That's why socialization is important in the dogs early life. That's why training for what is a threat and what is not a threat is important in what to them is the strange land of the humans.
If you want to flat line the spirit of a herder/guardian just take away his agency to keep his charges safe and territory clear of ALL trespassers.