Guest guest Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Nancy, do your dachshunds try to chase chickens? Just curious... My mom's little one, Oscar (he came with that name!) killed two of my parakeets once. They seem like they could be predatory little things, the way Oscar hunts for chipmunks... Audrey On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 7:24 PM, Nancy Curtis <nancihank wrote: > > > I hope that someday you acquire that plot of land so you can have chickens, > > a garden and some sheep. I lived " in town " , in Irving, a suburb of Dallas > growing > up, and have lived in east Texas since 1979. The Dallas/Ft. Worth area has > grown SO much since I was a child and the traffic is horrible. I like living > in a more rural area. We usually have a garden besides having my chickens. > Sheep and other small farm animals take more room and a good shelter. So > although they are a good small farm animal to have, we will probably stick > to just chickens. We are also a Dachshund rescue and the dogs are quite a > bit of work. > > I much prefer living " out " to living " in town " . I hope you get to > experience it someday. > > Nancy C. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Ah, Audrey.......dachshunds are hunting dogs and if they can get to their prey, they will definitely chase and kill it. Our dachshunds cannot get to where my chickens are kept. I have had dachshunds over the years that would not bother any of the chickens but that was quite a while back. All of the dachshunds we have now would chase them if they could. Now, our long coated Chihuahua can go out with the chickens and does not pay them the least bit of attention to them but the big rooster will attack Rascal if he is not put into the chicken house when Rascal is out among them. There are even a few hens that will lower their heads and chase him! We have had to take two dachshunds, at two different times, to the vet for poisonous snake bites and they have attacked both a skunk and a opossum that got into the yard. You can see why they are classified as hunting dogs. I have been had dachshunds since I was a child and while I love all dogs and animals, dachshunds are my favorite dog breed. Nancy C. East Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 That's what I thought! They're lucky they're cute and cuddly, aren't they?? I know a lot of people who have grown up with dachshunds and just love them -- a lady I work with just got her 4th or 5th (in her lifetime) dachshund from a shelter. I can't blame Oscar for killing those parakeets, he was just doing what he was made to do. My chihuahua loves to aggravate the parrot by barking at her when she's on the floor (where he doesn't think she should be), but he's smart enough to ignore the Canadian geese that frequent our apartment complex. Now, if a rottweiler wandered into HIS apartment complex, he would go after a rottweiler, absolutely -- and the rottweiler would probably turn tail and run for its life. I like that chihuahuas are as cuddly as dachshunds but really have no desire to kill things (can you tell the chihuahua is my favorite dog breed? I had one growing up, and my mom had one when she was growing up, too!) I would really enjoy chickens -- I love birds of all kinds. Maybe someday. Audrey On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 8:22 PM, Nancy Curtis <nancihank wrote: > > > Ah, Audrey.......dachshunds are hunting dogs and if they can get to their > prey, they will definitely chase and kill it. > Our dachshunds cannot get to where my chickens are kept. I have had > dachshunds over the years that would not bother any of the chickens but that > was quite a while back. All of the dachshunds we have now would chase them > if they could. Now, our long coated Chihuahua can go out with the chickens > and does not pay them the least bit of attention to them but the big rooster > will attack Rascal if he is not put into the chicken house when Rascal is > out among them. There are even a few hens that will lower their heads and > chase him! > > We have had to take two dachshunds, at two different times, to the vet for > poisonous snake bites and they have attacked both a skunk and a opossum that > got into the yard. You can see why they are classified as hunting dogs. I > have been had dachshunds since I was a child and while I love all dogs and > animals, dachshunds are my favorite dog breed. > > Nancy C. > East Texas > > . > > __,_._ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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