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Had lunch today with a shooting buddy. He said he went duck hunting a few days ago with a neighbor of his. The neighbor has a black lab hunting dog.
He told me the dog did 11 retrieves for ducks they had shot. The dog returned each time with one of the decoys. I laughed my ass off. Sounds like some additional training may be in order.
He told me the dog did 11 retrieves for ducks they had shot. The dog returned each time with one of the decoys. I laughed my ass off. Sounds like some additional training may be in order.
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There is a dog that is trying to get in my chicken coop. I have been snappin shots @ it (MISSING INTENTIONALlY) but it is no longer afraid of the guns and it can take several hits from a decent bb gun. I tried talking to the owner once and it was good for a while but now it's coming back. It did about $200.00 damage to my wife's cat (that's the reason for me talking to him) and i am currently missing a different cat, 2 hens and 3 roosters which cost $40.00 a piece. ANY IDEAS ON HOW TO KEEP IT GONE WITHOUT HURTING OR KILLING IT? 0 -
I love dogs. I have had dogs around me my entire life, with the exception of four years during my college education.
You've asked the owner nicely and at this point, I'd file a complaint with your local sheriff about what exactly the dog is doing and what damage it is causing. Ask if they are going to talk to the owner.
Once everything is documented, I'd hate to say this, but shooting the dog is probably your only real cause of action. It would break my heart to do it, but it is the same as coyotes, wolves, mountain lions or any other animal that is damaging private property.0 -
I don't recall where I saw it but I saw what was essentially a sprinkler that is hooked to a garden hose that is motion activated but it shoots a straight stream of water. Not sure if it would work but looked like an interesting idea. 0 -
tell the owner, when that doesn't work, tell the po-lice. he can get a citation for letting his dog run around loose. if that doesn't work, another and another and another citation ought to give him the idea. they'll either give him more serious citations or come and take his dog away. me, I'd hate to see that happen cuz if the dog goes to the pound odds are they'll put it in the gas chamber, but at least it'll get a chance at getting adopted to a different home somewhere else instead of getting shot outright. and this won't drag on either, as often as you say it comes over, the situation should be resolved in less than a week and just a few phone calls. be patient. 0 -
I would shoot the dog after a couple warnings+demand payment for damage done 0 -
Shoot, Shovel & Shut-up
Livestock killing dogs need to be distroyed, and their owners sued. Here in Michigan, the dog liscense fees go into a fund to pay for livestock damage (won't help your injured cats vet bill however), see if your state has a similar program.0 -
quote:Originally posted by bang250
I don't recall where I saw it but I saw what was essentially a sprinkler that is hooked to a garden hose that is motion activated but it shoots a straight stream of water. Not sure if it would work but looked like an interesting idea.
Wouldn't work on my Springer Spaniel. He loves streams of water being shot at him. Trust me, we tried that to discipline him, he thought it was a game.0 -
If you insist on not killing it, I'd recommend something designed to inflict lots of pain.
You could try the old "rock salt out of the 12 ga." idea. "Less-lethal" police-style projectiles might also work, but they ain't cheap.
If you have a paintball gun, pepper balls could work0 -
It's almost never the dog's fault, but it's almost always the dog who has to pay the price. I like and respect dogs, probably as much as anybody here, but you can't let an out of control dog destroy your cats and chickens.
I can't tell you what to do, but I'll tell you what I would do. I'd talk to the man one more time and explain to him that I didn't want to kill his dog, but if that's the only option he gives me, that's what I would do.
If the man refused to take control of his dog after that, assuming I could catch the dog and there was a county or SPCA facility where I could turn him in, that's what I would do. If there is no facility to take the dog, or if I couldn't trap or catch him, as a last resort, I'd kill the dog.
If you have to shoot the dog, please go for a quick, clean kill. There is no need to make the dog suffer more than necessary. If you wound the dog, the kind of people who let their dogs run wild are the same people who won't get medical attention for them.
Some people shouldn't have animals. I hate the kind of people who force you to make this kind of decision.
buschmaster: Your solution might work if you have city or county leash laws. Where I live, free roaming dogs are common and legal.0 -
HighVolumeOfFire, the old "Rock Salt In A Shotgun" trick is an urban myth. I've heard that one all my life. About half a century ago one of my buddies loaded a 16 gauge with rock salt and killed a dog graveyard dead with it. He intended to "sting" the dog. 0 -
well, that dog came back and ate my trash so i ran it off. I called the guy this time.I really don't want any trouble with my neighbors or to shoot a dog but i got so much money and time invested in my chickens and that is our food. Thanks y'all. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by renneck
well, that dog came back and ate my trash so i ran it off. I called the guy this time.I really don't want any trouble with my neighbors or to shoot a dog but i got so much money and time invested in my chickens and that is our food. Thanks y'all.
SHOOT It, 22lr with pop bottle taped to the end nieghbors won't hear a thing. Nieghbor obivously doesn't care for your loss of money or your chickens or he would pay for them and keep the dog leashed... SHOOT the dog and call it even.0 -
I'll usually give the owner one warning, and the dog two. Third stike
they're out.0 -
Put some paintballs in the freezer. Load em up and shoot like a wildman. I guarentee that he won't like that. 0 -
I grew up on a Midwest farm and recall experiences with stock-killing dogs. I suppose The Dog Whisperer could cure your neighbor's dog, but the old farm rule of thumb was that once a dog had tasted blood, there was only one fix. So went my dog Pepi (shot for killing chickens and eventually a lamb) and my cousin's dog Dick (shot for killing chickens). In later years, I came home one day to find my three Pekin ducks ripped up and my neighbor's German shepherd on a chain for the first time ever. I told the neighbor I didn't know whose dog had killed my ducks, but I would kill any dog that came onto my property, just to be safe. His shepherd disappeared a week later (no, I didn't kill it; he got rid of it, I assume). Killer dogs are hard to stop.[:(] 0 -
Didn't check to see where your located but here in PA we have, Dog Law Officers, Not the same but similur to SPCA. They handle complaints of livestock harassment. 0 -
I see your hobby is target practice..problem solved.[;)] 0 -
I agree with rosswmn. I was taught that a dog that starts killing likely will not stop. Even though it may be a basic instinct to hunt and kill, few livestock (including chickens and cats) owners, in my part of the world, will tolerate it. Likely I do not have as much problem with handling the problem as do some of you. A dog, mine or otherwise, who chases or molests my livestock will not likely survive for very long. In your case many the owner will do it for you. 0 -
If your good friends and realy dont want to get him introuble and or shoot the dog have him pay for a shock collar the one with the invisble fence and set the thing around your property. you can pick them up pretty cheap on the internet. 0 -
pepper spray, and he'll probably never come back. Either that, or call animal control to come get him, then your neighbor will have to pay to bail him out, and will hopefully learn a lesson.
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