Should I warn neighbor that dog might get shot?

[mowin]

Anyone who kills a dog over chickens isn't thinking. There have been neighbors who killed a person for killing their dogs. Besides that, it's your job to protect your chickens. Put them inside elecrtic netting and you won't have a problem with the dogs. Have the neighbor pay for the netting. If he won't then catch them and take them to animal control. Killing somebody's pet for doing what is totally natural is barbaric and anyone who does it will get their own punishment. Watch out though because you may come out to find your neighbor has killed every chicken you own! An eye for eye makes the whole world blind.....

Why is their dogs life worth more than my livestock's lives? Why should I have to spend money I might not have to keep that dog off my property? Isn't it the law that the dog owners has to keep their dog contained and under control?
It's my job to keep my livestock on my property, that is protecting my livestock.

 

[DuneDucks]

In just about everywhere it's 100% legal to shoot a dog that is actively killing livestock.
I'm not looking for your or anyone's respect in this matter.

Not really interested in talking circles here, that's been going on all day. Everyone you've responded to has agreed there are situations where shooting the dog is morally and legally justified. We're talking about how casually people suggest 3S, as they repeatedly do in this section, as a go-to option.

As far as SSS, it's just easier. Fido's owners think a coyote must have gotten em.

Sounds like you're being dishonest out of the sake of your own convenience then. That could hardly be considered responsible behavior.

If my dog got loose and was attacking and killing livestock and was killed, of course I'd be upset.

Nah if they're fellow 3S practitioners you won't even get the common dignity to mourn or be upset with your pet. You'll just wonder what the heck ever happened to Fido.

 

[Folly's place]

It's time to close this out, everything possible has already been discussed over and over again.
Mary

 

[mowin]

Not really interest in talking circles here, that's been going on all day. Everyone you've responded to has agreed there are situations where shooting the dog is morally and legally justified. We're talking about how casually people suggest 3S, as they repeatedly do in this section, as a go-to option.


Sounds like you're being dishonest out of the sake of your own convenience then. That could hardly be considered responsible behavior.



Nah if they're fellow 3S practitioners you won't even get the common dignity to mourn or be upset with your pet. You'll just wonder what the heck ever happened to Fido.

I'm not talking circles at all.
Dishonest? Nope..
Why would I be upset with my pet? It would have been my fault it didn't come home. In a way, it would be easier to mourn if my pet never came home then to go through the typical decline and decision making to put my pet down.

 

[Ozarkoak]

Yeah, people casually talk about shooting dogs in just about every topic it comes up in 'Predators & Pests'. Hence the popular 3S/SSS acronym. There's been at least 3 or 4 more people come in and prove your point since this post. A bit disingenuous for anyone to pretend otherwise. This is the only part of this website where I've had to block/ignore users for incoherently raving about ways to kill animals.

My question for everyone touting this 3S nonsense, is if you clearly think you are in the moral/legal clear, then why feel the need to hide what you've done with the shovel? Because your neighbors can't be trusted with the truth? You're the only one capable of making responsible decisions? Somebody who would shoot my loose dog and not even have the common courtesy to tell me would get zero respect from me. The idea that 3S is responsible, especially if you're going to suggest it without explaining potential legal consequences. or compassionate is pretty laughable.

I live in a fairly rural spot in Wyoming where nobody talks to anybody, and everybody still knows who the neighborhood dog killer is, so unless you literally live out of sight of any/everyone then you probably aren't being as sneaky as you think. I'd bet a few of you have a reputation even if you don't realize it.

Like I said earlier I would never shoot a dog over a Cackle Hatchery leghorn or two. Lambs or sheep on the other hand which I have years of my life in breeding and tens of thousands of dollars invested in is a whole other matter. I also could see someone who has spent their time to breed chickens feeling the same way. But I can't speak to that because I don't breed chickens.

 

[Alagirl]

where I live, you can't just take a dog to the pound. You will be suspected of dumping it, no matter how many times you and the rest of the neighbors swear that it is a stray. You will also be asked to pay for the privilege.

We had a neighbor rumored to be a dog killer.
But he was a general jerk, so not too far fetched.

I find the characterization that if one advocates the SSS method, one must not care about their own pets ludicris.
At the very best.

Some folks cannot be bothered to put up their dogs.
And they leave it to the rest of the community to worry about those dogs.
And when they get hit by a car, they get a new one.
Have one buried in my backyard: Found the poor thing at 7AM in the street, the hind end not working. I cried my eyes out, trying to find him help or at least a swift death (not that early in the morning). He stuck it out a while before he died in my living room. I never did see anybody looking for him.

So why am I more worried about this critter.

Yeah it sucks, the dogs pay for their owners' neglect. Nothing new here.
I am just not keen on having my chickens pay for their neglect.

Last but not least, the vital part of the 3S method is the shut up part.

Calling animal control is not a viable option everywhere.
And I should not have to fortify my yard.
And good luck having dog owners pay for your fence! They might shoot the dog themselves and simply get a new one.

 

[DuneDucks]

Like I said earlier I would never shoot a dog over a Cackle Hatchery leghorn or two. Lambs or sheep on the other hand which I have years of my life in breeding and tens of thousands of dollars invested in is a whole other matter. I also could see someone who has spent their time to breed chickens feeling the same way. But I can't speak to that because I don't breed chickens.

Yeah, everyone is talking about something different in here at this point. Some are talking generally, some are referring to OP, some are bringing up their own experiences, and everything in-between. Just a big mess really.

 

[BelovedBirds]

Why is their dogs life worth more than my livestock's lives? Why should I have to spend money I might not have to keep that dog off my property? Isn't it the law that the dog owners has to keep their dog contained and under control?
It's my job to keep my livestock on my property, that is protecting my livestock.

the only think I disagree with in this comment, is how you ask why you should have to spend more money just because of the dog-
It isn't and will never be just about the dog. If a dog can get your birds, so can just about any other predator. The dog owner is responsible for keeping their dog penned up, right? Why aren't you responsible for keeping your birds secure to begin with? They're open to anything. Thank the dog for showing you a weakness in your system.
(maybe not quite, but hopefully you see my point.)

 

[BelovedBirds]

I'm not talking circles at all.
Dishonest? Nope..
Why would I be upset with my pet? It would have been my fault it didn't come home. In a way, it would be easier to mourn if my pet never came home then to go through the typical decline and decision making to put my pet down.

I may have missed something here, but why would they need to put their pet down?

 

[mowin]

I may have missed something here, but why would they need to put their pet down?

Not they, me...
If my pet got loose and never returned, I think it would be easier emotionally then watching my pet decline and having to make that decision we all dread making.