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I would use a paintball, but first I would contact the owners so then if their dog shows up home with a paintball mark on it they have been warned. I'm not advocating starting a war with your neighbors and I don't know if it's legal to use a paintball but that is what I would do and take pictures.

A coyote that paid a visit last night out by the outer coops. Last night something came in contact with the electric wires. I was sound asleep and it woke me. My house isn't that close to the outer coops but I heard something test the electric wires last night.

But clearly a paintball isn't likely to cause damage. People have paintball wars.

I don't believe a paintball shot at a dog will kill it, but it would feel it and surely mark it. If there have been previous issues with a dog or whatever, I would shoot it with a paintball if I had one. I wonder if that would be construed as cruelty to animals?

Many years ago a BYC member had issues with a dog. The dog's owner claimed it wasn't his dog coming on her property so the next time it showed up she shot it with a paintball. Not sure what happened. I'm not advocating shooting dogs with a paintball.

It's not pretty but it works.

This might help. http://www.plamondon.com/wp/faq-simple-electric-fences-chickens/

Electric wires are the best defense in my opinion. Since I put them up around my coops and pens there have been attempts but quickly aborted. I believe that once a predator connects with the electric wires they don't test them again. Most critters examine things first with their noses and if...