R.I.P.

[chickmeme]

Four of my chickens were supper for the dog next door. I was out for a while and when I got back my six smallest chickens were in hiding and I could not find my buff orpington roo, my gold lace wing roo, my red sex link pullet, or my white chorcine. The next morning went looking and found the buff in the neighbors yards. he doesn't give a d*** and said that they were just wild animals and his dog like to chase things. guess when I can find the dog in my yard again I will give it a vacation with our local animal shelter. I had just bought some new chicks to raise for the spring and was wondering what to do with my extra roos. decision made! lol

 

[Folly's place]

Call Animal Control; your neighbor is legally responsible for his dog killing your birds in your yard. if your chickens were in his yard, he's not at fault. Mary

 

[chickmeme]

last time his dog was in our yard, we called and made a report. before we knew it we had all kinds of calls concerning noise, smoke, trash, anything he could think of. it will be easier to just give the dog to animal control.

 

[21hens-incharge]

I think a cab ride to the pound would be in order. I would also make sure I kept the chickens in a secure run if I could not be out there with them.

If my dog went into the neighbors yard and did livestock damage I would expect to have a dead dog and pay for the damages.
If the dog was in its own yard and my bird went over there I would expect to be telling the neighbor I was sorry my bird got loose.
Not the dogs fault for being a dog.

 

[blucoondawg]

Your neighbor is lucky you don't shoot the dog like folks around here would, ya it's a dog and not his fault but you either protect your livestock or you don't and unfortunately there are too many jerks with the same mentality your neighbor has

 

[chickmeme]

a passing thought. but as you said its not the dogs fault its the owners, that's why I thought a vacation was better. the dog is not a bad dog he just has bad owners. maybe if he could get better people he would be better off.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Pretty much every dog I have given a cab ride to I have not seen again.
Had a black lab get in the yard by jumping or climbing the fence once. It was after my rabbits. YEA to the heavy and solidly built hutches. It was hard to get the dog out from under the hutch it was so determined to get the bunny. I pulled in the drive as the attack was underway. One of the other neighbors heard the bunnies screaming and had come running. She was in the yard with her cell phone trying to get ahold of animal control. Kind of freaked her out that I grabbed the dog by the skin on its neck to pull it out. (No collar)

I have little patience for uncontrolled animals.

 

[blucoondawg]

Don't people just go pick the dog back up from the pound when you do that? That is the first place I would check if my dog disappeared but I guess maybe some don't care enough to bother finding the dog

 

[enola]

Most dogs that go to the pound around here are never picked up. If the owner does show up, they have to pay an impoundment fee. If the animal is picked up again, animal control will take the dog owner to court if someone wants to press charges and appear in court. When a judge gets involved, fines can become pretty hefty.

If the owner has to appear in court a second time, they better ready to convince the judge they won't be back again, he will still fine them. Most times the third time the dog is picked up the court will order the dog to be put down. Judges in SC take free roaming livestock harassers very seriously.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Yes most of the time they do not pick them up. If the dog is not neutered or spayed and ends up at the pound there is a heavy fee and the surgery is required here.
They also charge if the dog is not up to date on shots. The person picking it up has to provide vet records as to vaccinations. It can cost hundreds of dollars to bail it out. Most people around here would not pay for an animal that they did not care enough to properly secure in the first place.

Now if a dog got in my yard these days my resident dogs would take a serious offense to that and I could not say they would not kill an intruding dog. Mine are about 120 pounds each. Not the size of dog I would want after me for sure.