I didn't SEE any of it, only found it out after the fact. My DH said the commotion (our dogs barking in the house) was cuz the neighbors Husky had been in the yard, but he didn't think it was doing any harm. He pays little attention, and was working on some fencing to KEEP OUR OWN DOGS in so they wouldn't get in the road, we've had too many losses. The dog started on the west side of the yard and there are 6 different places in which the terror took place, feathers everywhere and he didn't even notice. When I saw the pile of white feathers I first thought MY TURKEYS, went out to look and then saw all the other places where the feathers were, at one point right on the corner by the STOP sign was a partially developed egg and more feathers. The bird must have gotten ripped open there. More feathers just across the road and not on our property. I went down and talked to the neighbor, first I asked "you have a Husky, blue eyes and a collar on?" she said yes. I told her it across the road now running around the barns over there, but it just killed one of my chickens, and I showed her a handfull of feathers, told her if it came back I would have the shotgun and I'd have to shoot it. I went home and not 2 minutes looked out the window and it was back. I took my DH handgun off the counter in the kitchen, it was available and went out to the yard. I aimed at the dog, it was in MY yard, but I didn't shoot because the shot would have gone across the road. Not a good thing. At another point around on the east side I aimed again, still yelling at the dog to get out of here, but again the neighbors house was in the background. At that point the neighbor drove up. She was driving and he got out and started yelling at me about the gun: "are you gonna shoot a family pet over a CHICKEN?" that really ruffled my feathers. I told him I was on my own property and had every right to have a gun in my hand and to defend my animals. He kept yelling at me and I said fine, I'll call the cops, walked away and called 911, while on the phone with dispatch, the dog owner walked up the driveway and talked with my husband. Dispatch was asking me where the gun was and was their conversation heated. I said the gun was on the counter, not in my hand, and the conversation sounded civil. She said she'd send someone over. Dog owner left, I walked around and took photos of all the spots where the clumps of feathers were, 6 in all. Went upstairs to start uploading them so I'd have a timeline of when I took them and somewhat when the event had occured, my husband came in and said the cops were here, so I went downstairs and he was mad at me because I'd called. First thing I told the cops was my husband was kissing the neighbors *** and would rather keep peace with them than with ME. He heard it and I don't care.
The cops took my whole report, were actually very understanding. State police, 2 of them. He looked at all my chicken tractors and stuff I make so I can keep them on fresh grass, you know and move them around. They did tell me my best course of action would be to take pics of the dog IN the yard if it came back. Like that would be my first priority!! But that if it was getting into the fenced area, in process of killing a bird, or ripping into a tractor, to do what I needed to do. So I got it from HIS mouth. BUt I've since done some searching, printed off what I found and underlined in RED for my DH so he knows where I'm standing, obviously all alone.
I thank you all for your sympathy. I'm still pretty upset.
The cops took my whole report, were actually very understanding. State police, 2 of them. He looked at all my chicken tractors and stuff I make so I can keep them on fresh grass, you know and move them around. They did tell me my best course of action would be to take pics of the dog IN the yard if it came back. Like that would be my first priority!! But that if it was getting into the fenced area, in process of killing a bird, or ripping into a tractor, to do what I needed to do. So I got it from HIS mouth. BUt I've since done some searching, printed off what I found and underlined in RED for my DH so he knows where I'm standing, obviously all alone.
I thank you all for your sympathy. I'm still pretty upset.
