Dog Training-Killing Chickens
 

So, my parents have two little dogs, both chihuahua mixes.
They both chase chickens, but they've never actually hurt them until earlier this week, when one of them killed a chicken.
Does anyone know a way to prevent him from doing this? Apart from tying the dead chicken to his neck for a month...they're inside dogs. :p

My uncle tied a dead chicken around his dog's neck after he (the dog) killed it. That lasted about half an hour until the dog tore the chicken to pieces.

Chihuauas? :) Get a rooster. Seriously, I'd keep them penned and apart.

Has she had any problems yet with racoons? My sister & her family have lost something like 20 chickens to racoons and other night varmints. Granted, sis lives in the country but I know racoons are plentiful around Corvallis.

at first i misread the title as "Dog Training-Killing Children"
first thought was "they want to train the dog to kill Children...WTF!"
second thought was "the dog killed a child, its beyond training..."
then i re read the thread title and saw what it really said...

depending on how trainable the dogs are (and in my limited experience with the breed chihuahas arent very trainable)
you can tell them no and scold them everytime they go near the chickens
eventually they'll figure out their not supposed to go over there
but you have to be firm about it and never allow them over there for any reason or the training wont work

Dogs are natural hunters by instinct. It is not wise to allow them access to chickens or other "game". Keep them separate and also train them that chickens are off limits.