Dogs more important than Chickens?

[Squawkers]

One of the dogs that I found had a pretty bad bullet wound on its side, so obviously other people had not been so tolerant of the dog as I was.

 

[sourland]

Yeah, I think it’s a little ridiculous how everyone is exaggerating the aggression of loose dogs.

Agreed for the most part. In 60 years at this location many dogs have shown up, caused little/no problems and been returned to their owners. The one exception was a nice black lab who killed more than 40 birds while we were on vacation. Animal control agent pressed charges as this was the third incident with this dog.

 

[Squawkers]

Agreed for the most part. In 60 years at this location many dogs have shown up, caused little/no problems and been returned to their owners. The one exception was a nice black lab who killed more than 40 birds while we were on vacation. Animal control agent pressed charges as this was the third incident with this dog.

I’m not saying that that they aren’t all aggressive, I know they are out there. Goodness, I’m sorry!

 

[sourland]

I’m not saying that that they aren’t all aggressive, I know they are out there. Goodness, I’m sorry!

We both look at this subject the same way. I felt bad for the dog because of his incompetent owners. He had been here before and was caught/controlled before he could kill. Good dog/bad owners.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Yeah, I think it’s a little ridiculous how everyone is exaggerating the aggression of loose dogs

When you have a loose dog destroy your flock of ducks in one go, and then your neighbors chicken flock the next morning, it's hard to go back to 'they're probably not a threat'.

 

[Squawkers]

When you have a loose dog destroy your flock of ducks in one go, and then your neighbors chicken flock the next morning, it's hard to go back to 'they're probably not a threat'.

I completely understand that and I’m sorry, that is awful.

 

[FrostRanger]

I lost one bird to a neighbor's loose dog last year and had another bite me and my dog (thankfully he only nicked me) while I was bringing him back inside. I gauge my reaction on a case by case basis. I will try and help a dog who isn't an active threat get home but i will defend myself and my animals from a dog if needed

 

[TOMTE]

When you have a loose dog destroy your flock of ducks in one go, and then your neighbors chicken flock the next morning, it's hard to go back to 'they're probably not a threat'.

Traumatic situations are terrible, I'm so sorry. Still, generalizing isn't really productive. Some humans go around killing animals and other people just because they can or want to. Does that make every person a potential murderer? I'd say not.

Not entirely comparable, because morals don't apply to non-humans. But I hope you get what I'm saying.

 

[Squawkers]

I lost one bird to a neighbor's loose dog last year and had another bite me and my dog (thankfully he only nicked me) while I was bringing him back inside. I gauge my reaction on a case by case basis. I will try and help a dog who isn't an active threat get home but i will defend myself and my animals from a dog if needed

That’s exactly the way I look at it. If the dog is causing no harm I’ll find the owners, but if it’s actively hurting anything of mine it’s a different story.

 

[allenw]

I've only had trouble with free running dogs being aggressive once, the second time they weren't the aggressors.

I've had one show up here at the new place and he left at a high rate of speed after my dogs explained he wasn't welcome.

Had a neighbor who couldn't understand why his German Shepards, Huskies, or Wolf crosses weren't allowed to play with the neighbors cattle as they wanted to.

If you value your dogs keep them under your control.