training a great pynese???

[DKWunlimited]

2 weeks ago we brought home a puppy to guard the goats, he is full blood and is now 10 weeks old. He has done great with the goats and the chickens for the part 2 weeks... suddenly yesterday he started going after one particular 11 week old buckling.. nipping at his tail as he ran and then when he caught the buckling he was tugging on his ears.

I put the puppy in a pen and brought the buckling inside to check him over and calm him down... today we are having the same problem... but it is just that one buckling, no one else.

It appears to just be typical puppy behavior like he is trying to play.

#1 how or can I break the puppy of this habit?
#2 why would it just be this one guy and none of the others or chickens?
#3 Is it likely to get worse as he gets older? This is a concern because I am in a wheelchair and worry about him getting bigger than I can control if he goes after my goats.

Past experience anyone?

[Bearfootfarm]

It IS typical puppy behavior, and it WILL get worse if not corrected.
Sounds like the perfect situation for a shock collar to me.
As to why it's just the one buckling? Only the dog can answer that one! LOL
LGD's arent mature until about 2 years of age, so if you can make it through the first 7-8 months, the rest will be easier. It may help if you can only let him have access to grown goats for a while so THEY can train him not to chase and bite

http://www.bountifulfarm.com/lgd_seminar.htm
http://www.lgd.org/trainfaqs.html#chew
http://www.gundogsonline.com/shock-collar/

[Tana Mc]

I have raised farm pyrs for many years. I would not even put a pup in with kids. I always put my pups in with big does--- preferably the head or bossy does. I provided a place for the pup to escape so that he doesn't get killed but I wanted those big does to beat the tar out of the pups so that they learn thier place in the grand scheme of things. If they did not get these "life lessons" early, they almost always tend to not know their job and short circuit their instincts. End up being problem dogs instead of being "part of the herd" and protecting the goats.

I had one pup that would not take the escape route and my hired hand and I nearly came to blows because he kept "rescuing" the pup. After about a day, this pup finally figured out that the human was not going to help him out and he better get out of the way and behave himself around the does and kids. Normally it doesn't take nearly that long for them to figure out that they are not the boss or the important one in the pasture.
I have found that pups that have been in the house are never as good at their job as the ones left outside to tough it out.
Tana Mc

[waygr00vy]

i second the shock collar...works great for our anatolian. We hardly ever have to use it, but when we do it is the most effective way of ridding her of chasing. Once or twice usually gets the point across for quite a while.

[Minelson]

Since the subject of shock collars came up I have to ask...Anyone ever use one on a goat?