SternRose, I am very sorry for your loss. Growing up in farm country with free ranging animals, I lost a beagle who got hung up in barbed wire on a neighbor's place. It really hurt to find him after searching for days. And late last fall, a neighbor's malamute killed 23 of our chickens (not...
That is just SO wrong. Have you been able to get photos of the dog and the dead birds or the dog trespassing in your yard, then go back to the neighbor and ask if they are going to pay for damages?
It would be sad to have to shoot the dog because the neighbor has no respect for you or your...