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Shoot a dog
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I've also had bad experiences with dogs that were allowed to roam loose. In all cases the owners were the real problem, being irresponsible jerks. Still, your immediate problem is one or more dangerous animals. A Rottweiller and a German Shepherd killed my three month-old Chesapeake Bay Retriever before I could get them off of him. Being in CA I wasn't carrying, so I had to break bricks over their heads.
My dog was on a leash, by the way. The other dogs attacked without warning after we had just passed their house; no barking or growling. I found out later they had killed other small animals and obviously liked it. Their owner hadn't closed the gate; he was real apologetic at first but later tried to weasel out of paying damages. I held his feet to the fire, though.
The other time is when a pit bull had cornered my neighbor in her front yard. I was working in garage at the time so I went to help as quickly as I could with what came to hand first, a shovel handle. Other neighbors also joined in with their own garden tools and, looking a lot like the crowd that marched on Frankenstein's castle, we herded the dog back to it's house while the police responded. Not before I gave that dog a good, satisfying crack on the head when he charged my though.
When the San Diego Sheriff's Dept. finally got there I told them the next time something like this happened I was going to use my shotgun. They said it was fine with them, but I had better not miss and hit anything other than the dog.
Now that I'm in TX I'll get my CHL, and it will be something capable of dealing with large, dangerous dogs.
My dog was on a leash, by the way. The other dogs attacked without warning after we had just passed their house; no barking or growling. I found out later they had killed other small animals and obviously liked it. Their owner hadn't closed the gate; he was real apologetic at first but later tried to weasel out of paying damages. I held his feet to the fire, though.
The other time is when a pit bull had cornered my neighbor in her front yard. I was working in garage at the time so I went to help as quickly as I could with what came to hand first, a shovel handle. Other neighbors also joined in with their own garden tools and, looking a lot like the crowd that marched on Frankenstein's castle, we herded the dog back to it's house while the police responded. Not before I gave that dog a good, satisfying crack on the head when he charged my though.
When the San Diego Sheriff's Dept. finally got there I told them the next time something like this happened I was going to use my shotgun. They said it was fine with them, but I had better not miss and hit anything other than the dog.
Now that I'm in TX I'll get my CHL, and it will be something capable of dealing with large, dangerous dogs.
It occurs to me after reading this thread that we as firearms carrying citizens are far more likely to use a gun against an aggressive animal than we ever are against a person.
My wife's family has a huge farm. One of the problems they're having lately is feral dogs killing their chickens and wrecking their fences. Also, the dogs like to kill deer and leave the rotting carcases lying around, which is not any fun. The very nice thing about being out in the Middle of Nowhere, IN is that you can drill a wild animal from your back porch, bury it, and be done with it. With 500 acres, people might not even hear the gunshot.
My wife's family has a huge farm. One of the problems they're having lately is feral dogs killing their chickens and wrecking their fences. Also, the dogs like to kill deer and leave the rotting carcases lying around, which is not any fun. The very nice thing about being out in the Middle of Nowhere, IN is that you can drill a wild animal from your back porch, bury it, and be done with it. With 500 acres, people might not even hear the gunshot.
Stitch,
Glad you jumped in back there. APBT/AST's are wonderful dogs and it really bothers me the way they have been "messed up" as a breed. If you walk or drive "through a bad part of town" you will be amazed at how many you will see on chains in yards. Sometimes right by the front door. Sometimes to a tree. I would want to bite somebody as well.
The nickname for the original breed in England was "the nursemaid's dog." They were considered to be 100% loyal to children and wouldn't bite them under any circumstances. That's the difference between a dog that lives in the house with your family and one that is half-starved chained to a tree. Whose only "attention" is the bad sort.
We raise Belgian Malinois and we considered getting a nice AmStaff years ago. We visited a bunch of local families that raised them. It amazed me how friendly all the dogs were. You would be sitting in the living room and the family would go get the "momma dog." In every case, she ran into the room and half climbed on the sofa with us wanting to be petted. They always looked like they lifted weights all day and yet they just wanted to be friends. Wonderful, wonderful dogs.
Breed specific legislation is just as evil as gun control.
Gregg
Glad you jumped in back there. APBT/AST's are wonderful dogs and it really bothers me the way they have been "messed up" as a breed. If you walk or drive "through a bad part of town" you will be amazed at how many you will see on chains in yards. Sometimes right by the front door. Sometimes to a tree. I would want to bite somebody as well.
The nickname for the original breed in England was "the nursemaid's dog." They were considered to be 100% loyal to children and wouldn't bite them under any circumstances. That's the difference between a dog that lives in the house with your family and one that is half-starved chained to a tree. Whose only "attention" is the bad sort.
We raise Belgian Malinois and we considered getting a nice AmStaff years ago. We visited a bunch of local families that raised them. It amazed me how friendly all the dogs were. You would be sitting in the living room and the family would go get the "momma dog." In every case, she ran into the room and half climbed on the sofa with us wanting to be petted. They always looked like they lifted weights all day and yet they just wanted to be friends. Wonderful, wonderful dogs.
Breed specific legislation is just as evil as gun control.
Gregg