We've had to shoot one dog that just didn't get the message with the warning shot and rock-salt in the butt..... had to put down two others that were sick, didn't want to take the chance on them having rabies or some such.
We're in an area where people from town will come out and dump unwanted dogs. Had two sets of older pups just dumped. I understand that they're hungry, and scared. I would have fed the one we had to shoot, and did feed the others, but that one preferred to catch his food, and we couldn't allow that.
Some of our neighbors will let their dogs out about sunrise.... so I just keep the chickens locked up until the wanderers have gone on their way. Haven't had but a few in the daytime. It can be a bit crazy trying to round up chickens cause a stray's running around.
Thankfully, when you shoot a dog in your yard here, the Sherrif's Officers will stand behind the land owner, rather than the dog owner. "They must not value their dog too much, or they wouldn't let it be roaming around."
Kathy
We're in an area where people from town will come out and dump unwanted dogs. Had two sets of older pups just dumped. I understand that they're hungry, and scared. I would have fed the one we had to shoot, and did feed the others, but that one preferred to catch his food, and we couldn't allow that.
Some of our neighbors will let their dogs out about sunrise.... so I just keep the chickens locked up until the wanderers have gone on their way. Haven't had but a few in the daytime. It can be a bit crazy trying to round up chickens cause a stray's running around.
Thankfully, when you shoot a dog in your yard here, the Sherrif's Officers will stand behind the land owner, rather than the dog owner. "They must not value their dog too much, or they wouldn't let it be roaming around."
Kathy