Drawing on a dog?

Sharpmetal, I can understand the shooting if the dog was going after livestock or doing other damage. But, just for being on the property? I know that from back in My youth at My Great Aunt's farm just outside of Gorham KS. They're dogs and the Neighors dogs would get together and play "Pack" for a couple of hours. We followed them one day, About all they did was run around playing , Hit a couple of farm houses where the lady of the manor gave them table scraps. A couple of hours later they went back to they're respective homes and that was it. Of course that was the late 60's and early 70's so, it may have been a little differant then.

Marlin,

I've been told alot of city folk take their dog out to the sticks and dump them when they no longer want them around.

The dogs form packs and hunt, farm animals are convenient targets.

Farmers tend to treat any dog that's not theirs the same (coyotes included)


My dad was out changing pipe at my uncles farm a few weeks ago, when the neighbor's pitbull came after him. When it get smacked with a 40' long section of pipe, it changed his mind.

I told him, i'd have shot the thing. Especially since it's bitten my aunt before. He said he didn't have a gun, but he had pipe...

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Originally Posted by michael_aos

Another (I hope) related topic -- what's the etiquette with regard to being bitten by dogs of friends / acquaintances?

Obviously, you don't want to kill or permanently harm the canine, but it seems important to impress upon them that biting the guests isn't kosher.

Mike

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As i said, i've been bit before. If i trust the owner i ask them if it's had it's shots. If i don't, i DEMAND proof of the shots.

First aid is to clean and disinfect the wound ASAP. I usually give it a day, if my wounds are not puffy/red/tender/oozing i let it go. If they are, go to the doc, tell the owner they're paying for it.

If you wish to charge the owner, i've heard of people being arrested and or sued because of what their pet did. Keep in mind, the animal will most likely be destroyed.

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Originally Posted by Wulf202

Marlin,

I've been told alot of city folk take their dog out to the sticks and dump them when they no longer want them around.

The dogs form packs and hunt, farm animals are convenient targets.

Farmers tend to treat any dog that's not theirs the same (coyotes included)


My dad was out changing pipe at my uncles farm a few weeks ago, when the neighbor's pitbull came after him. When it get smacked with a 40' long section of pipe, it changed his mind.

I told him, i'd have shot the thing. Especially since it's bitten my aunt before. He said he didn't have a gun, but he had pipe...

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I don't think Marlin is questioning shooting feral dogs or a dog that attacks you. He questioned why on earth somebody would shoot their neighbors dog simply because it wondered onto their property. As I said above if somebody shot my dog like that I would shoot them that neighbor would be pushing up daisies right now.

Yes What Tim said, IF the dog is harrassing livestock or doing other property damage By all means Shoot.

And do not get Me started on Pit Bulls, I had a bad experiance with one of those in My Youth, So if I see one off leash, I WILL exteminate it with Extreme prejudice, I don't care if it is the best dog in the world. I'm just NOT going to take the chance.

it turned into a he said she said thing. he said my dog was by his cows. my other neighbor watched the whole thing and he wasn't.

this guy knew it was my dog. once while he was pushing his cattle down the street my dog went with him. i asked him if my dog was bothering him and he said no. i told him if he ever was to bother him to just let me know. he said he would.

i got his message loud and clear. my good neighbor came over when i got home and told me what happened. thats how i knew it was him. otherwise i would never have known the coward did it. since he drug my dead dog off, tied to a rope, behind his truck and hid him in the bushes.

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Originally Posted by Wulf202

...Farmers tend to treat ANY dog that's not theirs the same (coyotes included)...

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Added emphasis to what i was trying to say.

I'm home from a neck surgery, and on pain killers that aren't working so well, so i may not be making sense.


Shrapmetal,

Sorry for your loss. That's one helluva neighbor you have...

If you couldn't tell from my handle i like dogs.

A buddy of mine who works for the sheriff's dept sent me home with a Tazer DVD to watch the other day. In one scene, the police get a call about a viscious dog on the loose. When they show up, one officer gets attacked by the large rottweiler but his partner nails the dog with the tazer. After the dog was done getting lit up like a Christmas tree, it ran like a friggin greyhound on speed [roll]

Here it is... http://www.thatvideosite.com/view/671.html

I can speak for the use of a Tazer for dogs as well. They work on any animal. That's why the new civilian model has a 30 second mode. Just shoot the offending predator, drop the Tazer, run. It gives you the 30 seconds plus the recovery time of about 15. For an animal, the immediate response is flee to safer areas. :roll: For a bad guy ????? Just try to be gone before he's able to continue his unlawful activities in regards to you. OR keep it set to the 5 second mode, stay on the trigger, grab the cel phone and call 911, explain to the bad guy how the batteries last for about 100 five second bursts. :twisted:

Adding insult to injury... or injury to injury... while he's dancing and peeing himself, hose him down in Fox Labs 5 Point 3. :twisted: Handcuff him, and ... oh wait, nevermind... [roll]


Karl.