How to dispose of annoying dogs

[bobbi-j]

I wasn't going to continue, but I want to say that internal bleeding CAN cause severe abdominal pain in humans. I've seen it. I won't continue the debate because I think it's a moot point. OP does have a gun, and apparently lives in an area where it can be used if necessary. As for the growling being aggressive or not, it depends on the dog. I have every confidence that OP will do the right thing for her birds, her protection and even the "annoying" dogs. Whether that means having to keep chasing them away, spraying them with pepper spray or shooting them.

Beekissed - I have never tried to kill an animal with a sledghammer, nor will I. I happen to live where it's legal to shoot animals that are on my property doing damage or threatening me and mine. Yep, guns make noise - I know this because our neighbors target-shoot at their place, and sometimes we do, too. No one would think twice about it. We know all our neighbors and their dogs. We had one neighbor whose dog came to visit quite frequently. We brought her back home every time. He eventually put her down because he didn't like it that she ran. Later on, we had a dog that would go visit that neighbor. He returned the favor and brought our dog back home every time. If our dog were harassing his family or livestock, we wouldn't expect the dog to be returned after the first vist. Yes, dogs are generally given a second chance. DH has disposed of nuisance animals. In suburban areas law enforcement is more readily available than out here in the country to handle them. I was glad to read that you never have poisoned a dog. Panties are now untwisted.

Have a great Thanksgiving, everyone!

 

[Beekissed]

There is also, as has been brought up, the issue of doing what is right, not what is convenient or in some way satisfying. There's a cost here that has nothing to do with money.

The OP indicated these were aggressive animals that animal control nor the police would do anything to control. From the word "street" I would venture to say she lives in an urban residential area. Two large aggressive huskies, no animal control, inability to discharge firearms in a residential area, obviously will not be able to capture these animals to take them to the pound if they are aggressive and may attack.....exactly what options does this person have to protect themselves, their family, their livestock?

No one said poisoning is convenient or satisfying....it may be the only answer to a potentially dangerous situation. One of my friend's elderly father was in just such a situation and got severely mauled by two dogs who had repeatedly growled at him on his own property. Repeated calls to the authorities yielded nothing. Even after he was attacked, these dogs were still allowed to live. The man's son used the only other alternative.....not the convenient, nor the satisfying....the only solution available at the time.

His father can now walk in his own yard without fear of getting mauled by two large dogs...but I bet he still lives in fear.​

 

[BlacksheepCardigans]

Where does it say the dogs are aggressive? The dogs at one point jumped on one person. Ever met a husky that didn't try to jump up to lick faces? Dogs have no idea what a walker means. And dogs DO NOT MISS. If they wanted to bite someone, they would have. They are about fifty million times more accurate than humans are. Nothing in the story says the dogs are aggressive, except that it's obvious that the OP hates them and is afraid of them. The only FACTS we have are that the dogs were off-leash in a residential area and that they ran away when the OP yelled at them. That's a leash law violation, which - if this is an urban or suburban environment - is a legal issue. YES, call the ACO. However, until the dogs show themselves to be an actual threat to living property, the OP does not have a legal leg to stand on.

I live on 2.5 acres, zoned for any animal. One of my kids, several years ago, was walking one of our Danes in our yard. Leash on. Boston Terrier comes down the street, comes into our yard, runs toward my daughter. Dane picked up the Boston and threw it away. Despite the fact that it took place on MY property, and my dog was under control and leashed, we were on the hook for $1500 in vet bills, and we were thrilled not to be sued. Homeowners insurance expressly covers damage done on YOUR property to someone else's property (another dog, for example), and that's because it MUST. It's your liability, even if it's on your property.

There's a reason it's called SSS, and not just S. It's legally shaky in a lot of places. I will accept it, even on one of my own dogs, if they are actively menacing livestock. If my dog is not doing anything that gives someone the right to kill it, I would be not only incensed but on the phone with my lawyer. I think it's really iffy to tell someone to kill someone's cat, dog, elephant, or giant hissing cockroach unless the person holding the gun is clearly and LEGALLY in the right. Deliberately leaving out rat poison on the edge of the road is not either of those things.

 

[Beekissed]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.....we've been through all that.

That horse is dead and beaten to a bloody pulp....

 

[hinkjc]

After several reports, this thread is now closed.