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my 9 month old 13" female spayed beagle kills the wildlife i have been attracting to my yard for years. i understand she is a hunting dog but i never trained her to do so and she came from a petshop so i figured their wouldnt be much hunting blood in her. i was very wrong, shes a great dog, healthy and loving but she catches and kills birds, some are rare like bluebirds, not only does she kill them but she eats them. the first time she did this she was 4 months old, she cought a bird in mid flight as i was filling the bird feeders. i was shocked i yelled at her to drop it and she ran with it and played with it all afternoon not letting me get within 3 feet of her and her prize.
she has sinced moved on to killing shrews, mice, rabbits and frogs. she is in a fenced in area 6ft high vinyl privacy fence down to the ground so all these critters are coming in from a tiny space under the fences door (it has to have a space so the door can swing open and closed)
can this behavior be stopped? we have a hamster kept under lock and key because im afraid she will kill him. i have cats that she grabs by the neck. my daughter wants a ferret but there is no way this could happen. i wanted a kitten but i feel she would kill a kitten in 2 seconds.
what can i do about this monster? is their anyway to stop such a strong instinct to hunt and kill? im considering a muzzle for when shes in the yard. shes not out much only a few times a day to go to the bathroom. she makes a kill at least once a week
she has sinced moved on to killing shrews, mice, rabbits and frogs. she is in a fenced in area 6ft high vinyl privacy fence down to the ground so all these critters are coming in from a tiny space under the fences door (it has to have a space so the door can swing open and closed)
can this behavior be stopped? we have a hamster kept under lock and key because im afraid she will kill him. i have cats that she grabs by the neck. my daughter wants a ferret but there is no way this could happen. i wanted a kitten but i feel she would kill a kitten in 2 seconds.
what can i do about this monster? is their anyway to stop such a strong instinct to hunt and kill? im considering a muzzle for when shes in the yard. shes not out much only a few times a day to go to the bathroom. she makes a kill at least once a week