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[horsejody]

We are all behind you! The BYC posse rides again!

 

[NancyDz]

YEs I hope the CA responds soon and the harassment stops!

Nancy

 

[old mill poultry]

I've read this entire thread, I really feel so bad for you. I have chickens and dogs which I love dearly. Occassionally my dogs have gotten loose and run off though most times they are either kenneled or with me when I'm outside. If my dog did this, I would be sad but not angry, that is something by my fault. honestly these people are foul human beings shown by their actions and their garbage mouths. I hope your daughter is not being harrassed further, be care ful and stay safe.

 

[ke_ben]

The only thing that I would add, although it seems that you have decided not to already, is that under NO circumstance should you go to their house/property to try and 'talk' to them. When I was a teen there was a man in the community that had a dog problem on his place and went to notify his neighbor that the dog had been 'dispatched'. The neighbor shot and killed him when he went to leave! Do not go near their property without a law enforcement escort. I cannot stress this enough. Unreasonable people cannot be reasoned with, period.

 

[cmjust0]

Just read this thread, end to end.. wow.

Here's what I keep thinking... If you'd decided to get your daughter out of the way, shut the gate, and let the dog take all 31 chickens and keep its life, the neighbors would owe you $310... If they'd rolled up right about then looking for their dog and you gave them a choice of handing you the $310 they owed or letting you shoot the dog, they'd have thought for about 15 seconds and said "Shoot him."

Not a doubt in my mind. Just sounds like the kind of people they are..


Ya know, one of my border collies got out once and was gone for 62 hours. She came back on her own, but I have no way of knowing what she got into. When she wasn't back within just a few hours, I was pretty well convinced that she was already in the ground. I was well into the grieving process when she finally showed back up.

That's just how it works out here, and everybody knows it. You see a strange dog lurking near your stock -- be it cattle, horses, chickens, goats, whatever -- you shoot it. That's all there is to it.

That said, I don't think anybody particularly likes killing dogs, given that almost all of us have had the pleasure of knowing a good dog at some point in our lives...it just has to be done. To me, the prospect of having to kill a neighbor's best friend is truly among the most displeasant aspects of rural life..

I'm really, really sorry your daughter lost her chickens.. And, for what it's worth, as the guy who would be wielding the artillery in a similar situation around here...I'm sorry your husband had to kill that dog. He may not show it -- we guys are like that sometimes -- but I'm sure it was hard on him, too.

 

[Buster52]

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I don't know. There may be some people like that here in Oklahoma (in fact, I'm sure there are), but they would certainly be the exception rather than the rule.

Shooting someone else's dog is the last resort around here for most folks. Partly because that is just how it is, partly because you know you will get exactly the sort of grief demonstrated in this thread, if not worse.

I don't know what I would do in the exact situation as the OP. A daughter in harm's way is certainly a factor, as would be high emotions.

 

[GaNewChick]

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Since you ASKED:
Here is where you are wrong..........you say you dont think either party was negligent
The dog was not restrained, and destroyed the family's chickens. Do you live in an area where people are NOT responsible for their dogs? Because i would like to understand WHY you think that is not NEGLIGENT. Maybe you are not aware of the definition of the word

But the word negligent perfectly describes the owner of the German Shepherd. BTW, this is not my 'opinion' its in Websters.

Sorry ~ missed your edit to bold and underline my statement along with Since you ASKED.

I have read all the posts and if I have overlooked something ~ someone point it out and I will retract my statement ~ That was referring to any facts that I might have missed in the previous posts.

My disclaimer: these are my opinions and in no way are intended to suggest that anyone else's opinion is wrong.

An opinion can't be wrong. It can be disagreed with, but it can't be incorrect because it is simply one's personal view.

Hope this clears up the confusion.

 

[The Chicken Lady]

GaNewChick and Lurky, please take your discussion to PMs. Thank you.

See here.

 

[GaNewChick]

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Thanks ~ anymore clarification will be done by pm. Sorry to Jennifer for disrupting your thread. Will be looking forward to hearing your updates.

 

[ChickenDogDuck]

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Yepper!