barking dog

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i recently got chickens and my 8 year old jack russel wont stop yapping his head off. hes an outside dog and not toilet trained so i cant really keep him inside. plus weve got budgies in the house that he barks at too. its really getting on my nerves and i can tell my neighbours are sick of it too.
ive done a bit of training with him and now only when im standing outside he wont bark and is such a good boy and u can tell hes makinga an effort to hold it in because he starts whimpering lol but THE SECOND i go inside he starts barking again for hours.
How can i stop the constant barking because its so annoying and im so scared one of my neighbours will call the council or something 😭

An outside dog? 🤔 What is the point. Poor bugger.
Honestly if this is true, rehome him and never get another pet.

ew no the kids mostly spend time outside with him and we have a big backyard and trust me he’d rather run outside than be cooped inside. he is happy and healthy but you wouldn’t know that cause you don’t know him or our life. if you have nothing useful to comment don’t xxx

My dog would bark if he was lonely too 😞

Is he a rescue dog?

I don’t think I’d have bought chickens to house along side your dog when he barks at the budgies. Jack R dogs are terriers, prey driven and total instinct ( can also be quite yappy) You could go down the expensive line of dog behaviourist or easiest solution would be re home the chickens, less stress for you, neighbours and the dog itself

no i bought him from a friend when he was a pup

yea that is true but i just adopted the chickens from a science facility and we’re all attached 😭 i honestly didn’t think he’d react like this to the chickens cause it wasn’t this intense with the budgies. idk he stops after a few hours and only goes back to barking when someone goes to the coop. it might be a territorial thing for sure :/ i’ll have to think about this for a bit

Why is he not toilet trained?

How long the chickens been with you? If it’s a week or so he may settle down in time and become less barky with them

Are you 100% sure he’ll never be able to get to the chickens? It’s stressful for the chickens having a predator barking at them constantly and I’d be worried about the dog killing the chickens.

we got the chickens 4 days ago so hopefully he does get adjusted to them. i guess if it doesnt after a few weeks wed have to change the arrangements here

You’ve got a breed bred to hunt and chase small animals. That’s exactly what he wants to do, only he’s having to watch them and do nothing about it. I would expect he’s hugely frustrated (and bored being outside on his own) and that’s what this is all about. You’ve taught him to stop barking if your there (presumably by telling him off?) which is why he stops, but you haven’t changed the underlying frustration and reason behind the behaviour.

I would think you need to seperate them. Either bring the dog in and toilet train him, or get rid of the chickens. I think any other option will result in stressed birds and a stressed dog. Personally I would bring the dog in, there’s far more mental stimulation living in a family unit. Instead of being with someone when you are outside, which let’s face it can’t be all day every day, he could be with someone all of the time or at least a lot more, not sure why you wouldn’t.

yes i know he cant cause theyre in a large cage like enclosure thats securely locked up and fenced. and i know it can be stressful for the chickens but honestly the seem unfazed and if he gets too close they peck him so he doesnt get too close. its jist the barking thats doing our heads in

Are you in the UK ?

Jack Russells are bred to chase and kill small moving things - why on earth did you think it was a good idea to get chickens?

You don't seem to like this poor dog very much. He isn't trained, isn't allowed in the house and now you're prioritising some chickens you've had for less than a week over him?

Maybe just re-home the dog to someone who would actually put him first and treat him like a pet.

Is there a reason the dog was never toilet trained? Does he have any training? How often do you walk him or play with him?

im loving the assumptions were making here!! i never said he wasnt allowed inside the house he just doesnt spend the whole day inside because hes not properly toilet trained. we have tried for years but he just wasnt reciprocating so if no one inside to watch him he is outside. and for a chunk of the day we go to school and work so yes hes outside for long hours which is the time hes barking at the chickens.
and im not prioritising the chickens over him, hes literally a member of my family i wouldn’t just get rid of him when a confliction occurs which is why im making the effort to make a comprimise.
me and the kids love our dog it’s so rude to assume otherwise. i wouldn’t be making an effort if i didn’t?

he goes for a walk everyday and he’s done basic training at puppy school. he’s not untrainable but toilet training never really stuck with him 🤷 we’ve kinda worked our way around it by only letting him in the house when supervised so he doesn’t piss everywhere lol

Ok so he's occasionally allowed in the house but still spends a significant amount of each day whilst you're all at work or school and all night outside on his own that doesn't make it any better.

He doesn't sound like a pet at all to be honest and you are putting the chickens above him because anyone who knew anything about terriers wouldn't have got the chickens. There isn't a solution to this problem other than get rid of the chickens or the dog.

not everyone has the accomodation to let a pet live inside all the time. just because he spends most of the time outside does not make him any less of a pet that’s inside. at least we make the effort to spend time with him, make sure he’s healthy, happy and loved compared to how other animals in this world are treated. dogs living inside a house can just as equally be abused and neglected as one living outside so judging that i don’t care about my pet based on that isn’t exactly accurate. sure it’s not the most ideal situation, but it’s what works for us and honestly my priority for him is that he’s healthy and loved.

unfortunately i didn’t do my research on the breeds and i will take that fault, but i won’t be undermined on how i treat my dog based on what u have read on this thread. i didn’t want to jump to the worst case scenario right away and asked to see if there would be a compromise to the situation. also u make ‘getting rid of one’ seem like an easy job without considering how difficult of a job it would be to do so. a better use of words would’ve been more considerate. but it seems like you don’t know how to treat animals if u suggest putting an animal in a shelter is a great solution - because i’m not really sure of anyone to take my babies.