Trapping dogs - UPDATE

[DIYSeattle]

You should be careful when approaching dogs while they are excited about the chickens. I had went to scare one off and it tried to get me. I thought for sure Id mauled before I got out of it. I wont ever do that again.

We used to use either a cable snare or a figure 9 trap. The 9 traps were used to be used for hogs. We would put one next to the coop or along the wall. Basically a few fence posts and some dog fence. The dogs would circle the coops and the circle part is harder to see through but they will push through the wire flap on the inside and go into teh circel and couldnt get back out. The outside leg of the 9 would go up against the coop.

Hanging cable snares also worked as they were easier to put up and were like a leash. They basically just hung at the walls too and the dogs would walk with their head going through the loop and it would tighten up like a collar but not come loose. A stop keeps it from getting too tight until animal control came to get them. I found this much easier than fighting with the owners or harming the dogs. The snare usually caught them before they did any damage. Many states cable snares arent legal though.

 

[deerman]

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Just remember if its ok to shoot her dog for killing your chickens. Its ok for her to shoot your mule for trying to kill her dog on her property.

She help you control yours , i wouldn't expect her to pay you anything, but just keep her dog up. If you charge her , how much should she charge you for rounding up your mule. Which a mule on the loose, could kill a car full of people,if it had got on the road. So she may have save you a few hundred thousand of dollars.

 

[bumpershoot]

I believe the "shots" referred to here are camera shots, aka, photographs.

 

[switchback]

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I agree that loose livestock can cause a lot of damage, but there is a difference between "could have" and "did." My mule could have caused damage, while her dog did. My mule escaped from a 5' tall 7-wire high tensile fence, while she just lets her dog out loose every day and doesn't watch it. And a loose dog can kill a car full of people too (an 80 lb dog may not be as big to hit, but people swerve to avoid hitting dogs all the time and end up in far more serious accidents than if they had simply hit the dog). So using that same logic, you could also say that I may have saved her a few hundred thousand dollars as well. So I don't think that's really a fair comparison. And I would have expected her to keep her dog up in the first place whether this had happened or not. I am aware she would have been within her rights to protect her dog (I said she chased the dog, not that she tried to kill it) which is why I said no to all the people on this thread that said SSS. Maybe you didn't read the entire thread.

And, bumpershoot was correct, the shots were from my trailcam, not my handgun.

 

[deerman]

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I agree that loose livestock can cause a lot of damage, but there is a difference between "could have" and "did." My mule could have caused damage, while her dog did. My mule escaped from a 5' tall 7-wire high tensile fence, while she just lets her dog out loose every day and doesn't watch it. And a loose dog can kill a car full of people too (an 80 lb dog may not be as big to hit, but people swerve to avoid hitting dogs all the time and end up in far more serious accidents than if they had simply hit the dog). So using that same logic, you could also say that I may have saved her a few hundred thousand dollars as well. So I don't think that's really a fair comparison. And I would have expected her to keep her dog up in the first place whether this had happened or not. I am aware she would have been within her rights to protect her dog (I said she chased the dog, not that she tried to kill it) which is why I said no to all the people on this thread that said SSS. Maybe you didn't read the entire thread.

And, bumpershoot was correct, the shots were from my trailcam, not my handgun.

Yes I knew it was a cam shot not a gun. Was just pointing that out because people were telling you SSS. I can't stand dogs roaming free, and yes any animal getting out could cause a car wreak, even a chicken. Know of a case where a guy died hitting a horse. Many dogs have been hit without hurting anyone, hit a mule, horse ,or a cow. most likely someone will for hurt ..bad.

point I was trying to make, she has help you before ,charging her for the chicken, next time she may just let you animal roam untill they DO damage.

 

[switchback]

I am so ticked off right now. It is less than a week since I went over there to talk to this lady, and the dog has already been back (it's loose right now, but not on my property). I found fresh tracks when I got home. Other than showing her more trailcam photos (which I'm sure I have), I don't know what else to do. She said she would keep it tied up from then on... and that's pretty much ALL she said, didn't even offer an apology and SHE was angry with ME! So... I guess this is where everyone tries not to say I told you so and I kick myself for believing her...

 

[WoodlandWoman]

I don't have any advice for you. I just wanted to say that I am sorry that you are trying so hard to do the right things and it's not working out for you. I hope you find a way through this issue that works for you, no matter how you handle it. Doing what you feel is right, even if it doesn't always work, is never a waste.

 

[Morgan7782]

Haven't read through all 4 pages of this thread so if this was already mentioned just ignore me

How about trapping the dog and dropping it off at the animal shelter? If you want to avoid SSS, which is fine and personal choice, I would trap the dog, throw a blanket over the trap, get some friends and put the trap in the bed of somebody's truck, then head to the animal shelter.

That's what I would do anyhow. If it was already mentioned disregard

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x2! Correction lol I agree with that!

 

[bburn]

....or maybe the furtherest animal shelter. That sounds more like it.....the further away the better.

 

[MomtoSyd&Emma]

With photo evidence what does animal control say for you to do? I know you said you were getting a trap did you? (i might of missed that in the posts as I skimmed)