how to cover your rear when dh shoots the neighbors dog? pre-emptive?

[amazondoc]

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I can tell you from long experience with stray and other rescue dogs that bbs DO penetrate. There are many many dogs out there carrying bbs (and/or air rifle or shotgun pellets) under their skin. They rarely cause any serious problems long term.

 

[Beekissed]

yep, one of the boys shot a tree and the BB ricocheted and imbedded in my dog's eyelid. If it had hit a little lower, he would be blind in that eye. As it is, it scratched his cornea and took some time to heal. You could wind up paying for a vet bill! I'd think twice about the BBs.

 

[ninjapoodles]

One of my neighbors, who not only raises all kind of poultry and gamebirds, but also breeds Dual Champion Wirehaired Pointing Griffons and Australian Shepherds (so she's obviously no dog-hater), had a problem a few years back with TWO of our neighbors' dogs digging under her formidable fence and killing her birds.

In one case, when it was two Chows, she called the owner and informed her of what was happening. The owner said, "Well, if they do it again, call animal control or shoot them." I mean, she cared NOTHING about her dogs! So my friend caught them (they were friendly) and took them to the pound.

In the second case, with a pair of Rottweilers, the owners appeared to care for their dogs, but REFUSED to keep them confined--which was confounding, since they had a totally fenced yard, and just wouldn't keep the drive gate shut! My friend called them after the first offense, and they were acted like it wasn't their dogs. After the second offense, she called them again, and said, "I am going to have to protect my livestock. I'm sorry, but if your dogs come over here to kill my birds again, I am going to shoot them." Nothing changed. Sure enough, my friend did wind up having to shoot the female (who was pregnant at the time) Rott. The killshot left the dog holding a dead bantam in her jaws. She put the body in a trash bag, and then into a trash can, and took it out and set it at the street. She called the owners, and left a message on their answering machine to come and pick up the body. They did, but she never heard a peep out of them. She never saw the male Rottie back on her property again.

 

[Whistling Badger]

That is really sad. It isn't that hard to keep a dog under control. I'm not saying the owners should be shot or anything, but it's a shame that it is always the animal that suffers for the negligence of the owner.

Tom

 

[austinhart123]

okay just let ur neighbors know that it is your right to shoot tresspassers and that u r willing to do whatever to keep ur chickens safe! but try to say that in a way that dosent make u sound mean

 

[ninjapoodles]

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Darn straight.

 

[Promiselandfarm]

How many here have lost chickens to a neighbors dog? We moved to our new farm because he had outgrown our old one. We brought with us two milk cows, horses, and 100 hens. In one sunday a neighbors dog came over and killed 25 hens! We have 15 acres very rural no neighbor to our backside or left side. We told them about it and their reply was a sadly sound sorry, that same dog came back for more. Next Sunday we go to church and come home to another neighbors dog from up the road eating on two of our chickens. Again a I don't care attitude and oh well. Later our nearest neighbor get lab pups. They carry off everything of ours from kids shoes to clothes off the line. Next was chickens being killed. He paid for the hens but then we had NONE. Our property is fenced!!! The neighbor whos pups constantly came over was told to put him a fence up or chain or something because we could not afford to keep buying clothes because his dogs were hauling them off. He has been the worst neighbor and I wish I had shot his dogs!!! Our chickens may be large in number but they have names and some do tricks. WE had to start our flock all over and that is not easy if you want good birds. We now have a GP and other dogs do not come for a visit. But there are still those owls and hawks that can come and grab if they can get to them. Calling the law will make a neighbor mad but it will give you record that you tried to do the right thing. You can fence but that will not assure you that roaming dogs will not come in. It may deter them somewhat. We also live with a huge creek(river size) in our back yard and get to deal with fishers and boaters some who think it is okay to pick our garden. Some people just do not know how to be good neighbors. Deal with this how you would want to be dealt with that way you'll have no regrets, how you would want to be treated.

 

[RayP]

Just a thought but it may not be legal to shoot a dog with a nonlethal gun, but it is legal to protect your flock by killing the offender, if you shoot to scare or wound then it is a different story than protecting with lethal force, they come under different sections of the law, you might want to talk to a lawyer about that.

 

[Oblio13]

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I make my kids repeat the four rules every time we go shooting:


1. All guns are always loaded. (Even if they are not, treat them as if they are.)

2. Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy. (For those who insist that this particular gun is unloaded, see Rule 1.)

3. Keep your finger off the trigger till your sights are on the target. (Violations of this rule cause most inadvertent discharges.)

4. Be sure of your target, and what is behind it.


(Sorry for the hijack, but after military and law enforcement careers, proper firearms handling is one of my crusades.)

 

[Cassandra]

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Rufus, I had to read your post to my husband and his comment was, maybe if you'd hit your wife's car first, you'd still have your tractor and your best bull.

Good point about the note.

Cassandra