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I only shoot when I plan to hit something, and expect to succeed. Mary

Depending on the ground, hitting a rock isn't good either! Mary

Again, semantics at play. I have met 'psycho' dogs, and puppies that weren't wired right, who just can't be fixed. This is not usually the story with dogs who attack livestock, because they are loose, and/ or haven't been trained to avoid this behavior. The dog owner needs to train the dog to...

There's difference here in defining 'reality'. @kodster is discussing the livestock owner's problem, with a strange dog invading as a predator. @Geena is discussing the dog from a responsible pet owner's point of view, retraining a dog's poor behaviors. If the livestock owner has a dog...

It's time to close this out, everything possible has already been discussed over and over again. Mary

I doubt that police dog training has anything whatsoever to do with ignoring poultry! As already mentioned, high prey drive helps motivate such dogs, and they aren't meant to run loose at all. Unless the dog handler has livestock, that dog wouldn't be familiar with such critters, and is still a...

Back to trained police dog behavior; I also don't think trying to corral and leash one would be a good idea. Any dog with bite training won't likely take it well... Mary

Again, in many places, including here, deliberately injuring an animal is abuse. It's necessary to shoot to kill, or not at all. Scare tactics are fine, and electric fencing, if legal in your neighborhood, works great. Mary

Also, deliberately injuring these dogs will be considered animal abuse most places. Shoot to kill, safely, or don't shoot at all. Mary

For the OP; call your local Animal Control, and the local law, and look up what your state's 'loose dog' and 'livestock ' rules actually are. Catching a nice dog, and taking it to the shelter, is a good idea. Trying to catch a not so nice dog can get you injured, not best. While this situation...