Im in Georgia too, up in the NW section. A couple years ago one of my neighbors dogs got out of it's pen and came to my farm and killed 18 of my chickens. Didn't eat or tear up any but killed them nevertheless. I killed this dog. Shot it three times. First bullet killed it, the other two was because I was ******. My neighbor trains bird dogs. These dogs come from all over. The dog I killed had a collar on it with the name of owner, location of owner (Montgomery Alabama) and the owners telephone number. Naturally first of all I called the local police, the animal control and my neighbor.....after I called the owner of the dog. Turns out this dog was an expensive animal...well its a dead dog now no matter the value. The police wanted to know if my gun was secured before they sent out an officer. The animal control didn't come out since the dog was dead. My neighbor came over, collected the dogs body and gave me a check for the loss of my chickens. No questions other than how much per chicken. Now I understand tha the dog was only doing what it was trained to do, but my neighbor failed to keep it caged properly. Animal control told me they have had several complaints from folks about the conditions of the kennels. I have had no further incidents or dogs around but I always am on the watch.
Jan