neighbor dogs - yes again-

[WVman]

I had a few stray dogs that would come around my farm they never did try to get my chickens but they did chew up my rabbit hutches pretty bad. I will tell you what I did without killing the dogs. I set leg traps around the hutches the kind trappers use. They will not break the leg or anything but they do hurt I have caught 4 dogs and then I just let them go they are fine not hurt or anything but the dogs that got caught have never come back.

 

[chickened]

Many years ago I had a female friend that had a dog that kept coming around it sired 2 litters that were hard to deal with and killed numerous pets and a yearling colt and the owner was contacted several times. I suggested she shoot it, the only thing she had was a pellet gun. She said she shot it in the gut while killing a goat. It never came back. Take this story for what it is worth.

 

[Moabite]

Somebody needs to come up with a chicken food recipe that has dog as a main ingredient.

 

[ChickenPox]

Call the local police and make a report. Include all costs and the description of the dogs and that you WILL shoot them with a paintball gun when you see them again. Then, when the owners of the dogs call the police cause someone shot sweet little fi-fi with a paintball gun for no reason, you know who to take to court.

So sorry for your loss.

I have dogs that would probably eat my birds too if they could get to them, but thankfully they can't and dont try, and keep all others OUT.

 

[purpletree23]

Shooting the pest with a paintball gun sounds like a good idea. We don't want to kill anything especially a dog so we think that if I hit it with a paintball maybe it won't come back because it hurt's like heck now I have proof or now the owner knows but before I SSS I asked the police about this. They said I could be charged with cruelty to animals.

I also thought well maybe if I could trap it and bring it to the human society that would be a solution and I was told by the police that I could be charged with theft.

Not having a .22 is like not having a hammer. Once I was tucking the girls in and walking back to the house not aware of what was going on around me. THAT dog was standing between me and the house. Thanks God I had my cell phone and my husband was next door helping our neighbor put in a fence. I tried scaring the dog away but he just looked at me with his head and tail down. I backed up to the coop called my husband to come get me.

Dogs aren't afraid of us like coyote and other critters. The economy has forced a lot of people to just abandon their dogs on country roads 'because some kind farmer will take them in' instead of taking them to a shelter to surrender them. Here in NH the shelters can't keep up with the dogs, cats, horses, goats, llamas, bunnies just about everything.

Those dogs are a danger to farm animals, children and even adults. I've seen a pack 'run' deer and it's not pretty.

You have to protect you and yours. Be proactive and not reactive.

 

[pnp4kidz]

Had same thing a few years ago...
said dog moved on to kill a full grown adult male llama...
anyway, owner 'hid' the dog... never put him down as directed by animal control for that injustice,
I guess killing two flocks of chickens wasn't as 'big' as the llama...
I digress...
someone suggested I buy a Paintball gun... and that is a great option...
will scare the dog but not injure it, but it WILL let the owners know 'someone' had issue with him, and what could happen next time if the gun became a real one...

 

[galanie]

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Odd as it sounds, the police don't always know all the laws. Like the one your state most likely has similar to the one quoted above saying that you can kill them if they hurt your livestock or chickens.

 

[mominoz]

You can trap the dog, then call the 'animal control' or sheriffs office to come take care of them. I did this before.Trapping a dog on your property is not illegal they are trespassing and causing damage. And "officer , they may have rabies I didn't want to get near them". I trapped alot of dogs in Ga. that used to be drop offs. The stealing if you are taking to humane society is really far fetched. The owners aren't that savvy, nor do they care about others. I have a few running around that go in my pasture taking trash with them, but not bothering the horses, because I have a donkey and he would go after a dog that gets too close. Most counties have a "leash law" that says they have to be on one or on owners property or control. I also took several 'strays' to the animal shelter and told them I thought they were dump offs. One neighbor had to pay 75$ to bail out (which I didn't know was his at the time, found the puppy crying under my deck on a rainy day), and asked that I not take it again (after me returning it 4 times to no pen yard,and still wanted to let the puppy visit me every day to poop on my porch, dig up my flowers, and cause my dogs to make a rukus. They said "well this is the country" (suburban transplants) I told them how would they like me to turn my horses and dogs lose on their front yard? At my other place I finally fieldfenced the property and am now gradually doing the same, because the trashy locals think they can just throw them garbage and let them run. Or else you get the ones who want little Lassie to be able to "run free" with the wind in his ears and no consequences of his "playfulness". I have about 2 acres fenced with 4 ft fence for daytime and I have a dayyard and aviary with hotwires and roof for night and lockup if we aren't home.
Some Sherriff departments are mis-informed and or not inclined to deal with dog issues. Especially poor counties. Even our poor county in N. Ga. has animal control. I often warn not very bright people there is some guy I heard about who poisons loose dogs (which was actually true)...but the rumor may just help anyway.... Btw aI love dogs, but not irresponsible owners, who force you to be the responsible one, not pleasant , but someone has to be the adult here.....

 

[Laigaie]

They can charge you with anything, but that doesn't mean it'll stick. The police just don't want trouble.

 

[drumstick diva]

Laigaie is your avatar a blind mole rat baby. Just curious