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Well, our situation is a little different. We live way out in the country, where our dog gets to run free on our property. She has learned not to leave the property, and is content to lay in the yard, and maybe bark at the cars that go past. She also spends a lot of time indoors.

Now, I'm assuming that the "shot my dog" situation is someone coming on to my property without my permission. That's tresspassing.

Lady, the dog, is Momma's baby. You mess with her, and it is like messing with one of us kids. I would probably simply shoot whoever did it, at least if I got to them first. If Momma was to get ahold of them, they would have wished I shot them. :p

Dogs, and other animals, do not know property lines. We have had coon dogs come into our yard before, and I don't shoot them, but I check their collars and call the owner. That's just being polite.

Now if a dog attacks you or yours, by all means, stop it. I would do the same, and expect you to.

I know this is a touchy subject and I will upset some folks, but the fact is that people choose these dogs because of reputation, then typically teach them to be aggressive (for home protection of course), them fail to control them. They become deadly weapons and the owners should be charged with their crimes and the dogs put down.
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That is absolutely true. They choose what they believe to be the most aggresive dogs to do this. Of course, these people are usually of the "gangsta" persuasion and crack dealers.

Of course, the news media treats it like its the dog, and not the owner, that is at fault. Just like they treat guns as the problem, and not the criminal:banghead:

Mine SHOULD be safe. What kind of sick SOB would shoot a 20 and 13 pound Jack Russell Terrier???
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There are people that will shoot a dog out of spite or for fun. The same people that will aim their car to hit a dog on the side of the road. :barf:
 
I have 2 large, powerful dogs. They have taught me a very simple truth. There are no bad dogs but there's a whole pantload of bad dog owners. I try my best not to be one.

A dog off leash in public is a small disaster waiting to happen. I don't think you train the curiousity or fight/flight reflexes out of a dog. Sure, you can get them to listen, mostly, with a LOT of work. Most people don't have that level of dedication to being good owners though. I have met precious few dogs who I'd trust to come back to me if it were mad, scared or genuinely, intently interested in something. My dogs are fairly well trained but they still get tunnel vision and what appears to be auditory exclusion (strangely it only effects sounds that are just like my commands) at times.

My dogs are also my "kids" and have reached a silly family status. Anyone who shot my dog would have to do it while it was in my back yard, on leash in my 'hood or in a park FULL of other off leash dogs that was purpose built. I'd be irate, vengeful and devestated. I'm not sure how I would react because it would have been doggy murder, not self defense.

I have also learned that everything my dog has ever done to upset me was directly caused by my own laziness or lack of foresight. I mean, who's the smart one here?

So, it follows, short of doggy murder, anything that happens to your dog when you are out and about is likely, most likely, your own fault.

Keep 'em on a leash or better find a place designed for off leash dogs and accept there is a bit of risk even in THAT environment. Sadly not everyone thinks my dogs are the bee's knees. I don't think everyone else's dog is either. More's the pity. It's a part of responsible care to make sure that my dogs aren't menacing anyone, even by the virtue of their very existence. It's up to others to do the same for theirs.

I'll kill a dog who's dangerous, even my own. Keep it on a leash and there's so much less to gamble.
 
Now, think of a (carnivorous) animal twice your weight coming over for a little playing around. (In my case that would be 500+ lbs of animal
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Well, you don't have worry about my grizzly being off leash. I keep him fenced in all of the time:D
 
What would I do?

I don't know. I don't have any dogs right now, but:

I'd question myself if I put my dog in a position to where it'd get shot. Georgia has leash laws, and if I break 'em and Fluffy gets popped for her trouble, well, that's on me. I've had to shoot a neighbor's dog before for that. We raise chickens, and their dog ran loose and laid waste to our chicken yard, killing two hens and working on a third. Not knowing any better at the time, and in the heat of the moment, I shot their dog dead. Those neighbors recently moved in, so I didn't really know them well. I went over to them after calling the Sheriff and explained what went down, and while they were obviously dismayed, they and their Sheriff acknowledged that they were on the wrong side by not having their dog leashed. It was on our property and killed our chickens, and I didn't know who's dog it was at the time. It was a sad situation for all and I'm not proud of it. :(

If my dog is sitting on my property, leashed up and minding it's business and gets shot by someone out of spite or malice, well, then we're gonna have a problem that the law is gonna have to get involved in.
 
I'm a parent (5 year old ballerina) as well as a dog owner (2 boxers and a Frenchie foster). While I'm not going to make any claims about loving them equally as "children" I do love my dogs. As such they are walked on leash. As pet owners we need to be aware that despite the love/affection we hold for our dogs, and regardless of whatever level of training they've been provided, they are still animals. We walk our dogs daily. Our male boxer is high-strung and reactive. While he is very loving within our household, and generally a nice dog, I don't let strangers approach him on walks. To do so would be irresponsible of me. We cross the street or pull him off the sidewalk to avoid walkers, joggers, other dogs, gardeners, postal carriers, etc.

On the other side of the equation...
There are quite a few dogs in our neighborhood. Most of them are walked on-leash exclusively, others are not. I am hardly going to gamble on an unknown dog's good nature if I'm out for a stroll with my daughter. While I certainly wouldn't shoot a dog rushing us, I would most certainly prevent it from reaching us. My daughter's welfare means significantly more to me than ANY dog's welfare, be it mine or any other.


Cheers,
B.
 
Gee, I never have lived in a place that has leash laws (didn't know any rural areas had such things). We live in the country and it seems that most non-hunting breeds are allowed to run loose by all the farmers/landowners. My dogs are hunting pointers and setters, and are kept in runs except during feeding, training, and play times when they are out but under our control.

That said, I do not appreciate the free-running dogs we have out here. They often run deer all day and night, visit our sheds, and set off our motion detector at night. They have free run of our local state parks/conservation areas because they come in off neighboring farms. They are occassionally shot for disturbing livestock on farms and are probably 'controlled' on conservation areas, but I have never heard of self-defense shooting except in the city limits of our local small town. I have generally not been tempted to shoot tresspassing dogs, but do try to scare them off (sometimes with gun fire). If one of my dogs tresspassed on a neighbor and was killing chickens/chasing cattle, I guess that if it was shot I would understand. My closest neighbors know my dogs and would call me first if a problem arose.
 
I would just like to reinforce what others have said. Just because you know that your dog is not a threat doesnt mean that other people do, or should know. It is unfair to expect strangers to take such a leap of faith.

I love animals with all my heart. Im the kind of guy who brought in a baby bunny that was in my garden because it looked really, really bad. (After doing so and reading that its nearly impossible to help baby bunnies if they wont eat, I let it back out).

That said, I have seen a stray dog brutally attack an 8 year old boy for absolutely no reason (I was only about 13 at the time). Lots of blood, lots of stitches. It is something that I will never be able to get out of my head. Therefore unless the dog is at someones house or on a leash, I will treat that dog as a potential threat and if I dont like the way its running towards me or acting around me, I will not hesitate to shoot it (if I had a gun on me at the time). A dogs life does not equal a humans life or potential suffering. Ever.

Would I be upset if someone shot my dog? You bet. But if I'm in a public place and my dog was not on a leash I wouldnt blame the shooter one bit. Why? Because I probably would have done the same thing.
 
there is a '21 foot' rule of thumb, for how fast a person with a knife fan close in on you and stab you before you can shoot.

Dogs are MUCH faster than humans.

Regarding how close the owner is, here in MN we had some recent serious dog attacks where the owner was RIGHT THERE attempting to get control of the dogs but failing miserably.

I grew up around dogs, my own, friend's dogs, etc. I have seen dogs not obey their owners, running away rather than getting in the car to go home, etc etc. If a dog is going to do that just about small stuff, what happens when some of those deep seated instincts kick in, like when they run up to someone in greeting, that person turns to run away, and PREY FLEEING-->PERSUIT, TRIP, BITE! from 5,000 years ago surfaces. And it DOES happen. I can screw with your dog's head. If you hare having me hold him so you can practice 'stay' and 'here' he can be learning it really well, but when you switch to 'here!' if I were to take off running the opposite direction, your dog would run over with me. He probably wouln'd bite or trip me, but he sure as heck would go into persuit mode for a bit.

I wouldn't play 'russian roulette' with a 1000 shot revolver, why should a person let a dog run up on them?

How many 'dog biting' incidents are followed with the owner saying 'he never did this before!' Which leads me to the conclusion that A) a lot of owners really don't know their dogs that well, so why should I trust this random owner does, with his dog running at me? or B)there are a lot of dog owners who know their dogs have a mean streak, but don't bother with leash laws anyways...yet most informed and in control dog owners DO have leashes, or have control to call the animal back before he gets within 100 feet of me.

If your dog is running at me and within 20 feet of me, and you are back there yelling "Buddy! come back here!" I have the dog experience to be quite confident in my ability read his intentions. I also have the experience and ability to feed him my arm and roll if I am wrong. However, there is absolutely NO reason to expect the average person to need to learn those things because YOU cannot control your dog enough to have him instantly return to your each and every time, or have him on a leash
 
I have owned dogs all my life. I have also been attacked and bitten by several dogs over the years. If I had a dog attack me(unprovoked of course) when I had a gun I would shoot it, simple as that.....shame on him. If one of my dogs attacked someone and they had a gun and shot it....shame on me.

It used to be an old saying when I was a kid if you saw a dog chasing deer...you shot it. Nowadays here in Wisconsin, if you do that, you best be willing to part with a lot of money...and the gun you shot it with. It's best to know the laws in your area....

for example, my MIL was bit by their dog a few weeks ago. My FIL was in hospice for cancer at the time and the dog had a history of aggressive behavior. Because of the circumstances and being unable to trust the dog anymore, we asked the local Vet to put her down. He refused, saying by law a dog that bit someone could not be put down until it had been confined and observed for at least ten days for fear of rabies. Only after getting a special permit from the state, was she euthenized early and her head sent in. Even with records showing she had been vaccinated against rabies.
 
State leash law?

I don't agree with the folks that think a dog should always be on a leash. I head out to the nearest state park ealy in the morning sometimes to run my dogs, I won't run them if there are more than a couple cars there. What good are pig dogs that can't run for an hour?

As a grown man, I am no ashamed to say, I would be devistated if someone was to shoot my dogs. But I'm also aware that they are big dogs and they LOVE kids. They will ignore the world to walk up to a four year old and give them a kiss, which freaks out just about everyone, until they see the kids love the dogs and vice versa.

If somebody just randomly shot one of my dogs, it would not end well....

Down here in Alabama two years ago some a-hole popped a golden retriever that was chasing tennis balls at the beach, it had walked up to him. Some people don't have any sense at all.

Also don't the lions share of dog attacks happen on private property? My dogs are out of their element when not in their territory and are not aggressive to anybody, but on my property are very aggresive. If someone has an aggressive dog who is aggressive in unfamiliar territory I would be very curious about the mental condition of the animal. I have only encountered one dog who was very aggressive in public property, and I killed it with a brick. Just so happened to belong to the dope dealer down the street.
 
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If Someone shot my dog off leash I would kick myself for being dumb enough not to have had control over it. Same thing if it was run over, as it would be my own fault. On leash or in my own yard however would be another story. But I always remember dogs are dogs not humans and if I had to choose between seeing harm come to a dog or INNOCENT human the dogs gonna lose every time.
 
Some thoughts:

I'm still afraid of German Shepards because of the nasty one that used to bark and try to attack me on the way to my favorite fishing hole. (Fortunately he was leashed, most of the time.)

Don't tell me you can control your big dog off leash. I was walking thru a park one day and an ******* couple was walking their Doberman off leash, along with some other little rag dog. The Doberman decided he didn't like me, and before the ******* owners could call him off, he ran up, grabbed my shin, and let go. Left a heck of a bruise. As I was leaving the park I saw a ranger, told him my story, and he ticketed the a$$holes.

Don't tell me little dogs aren't vicious. Two years ago, (Memorial Day) I was walking our Siberian Husky. A neighbor has a nasty Springer Spaniel that is usually fenced and jumps against the fence and barks whenever someone walks by. The lady left her garage door open, and her granddaughter opened the inside door, so the Springer ran out and attacked my dog. The Springer also took a chomp at my leg and drew blood. The lady got PO'd because I kicked her mutt after it chomped me. Wife and I talked to her later and she appologized. Said her dog had up to date rabies vaccination at same vet we use. The vet was not allowed to verify if shots were up to date because of "privacy" concerns.

Don't let your small dog off leash or on an extendable leash near my dog. Mine has a high prey instinct and may very well kill and eat your dog, like she does to rabbits. As I am walking her, if a small dog comes near, I say in a loud voice "No, you can not kill and eat that dog!" Most people get the idea and pull their little mutts away.

In Ohio, by law dogs are personal property, not family members. The owner is 100% responsible for all actions taken by that dog. If mine gets out and gets shot, thats my fault and problem. If yours gets out and gets shot, its yours.

Yes, my dog is a member of our family. But she is still our responsibility.
 
I own three pit bulls, and I know damn well the fear they strike into the hearts of mortals. I take extra care to insure they are under my complete control -- even if they are friggen teddy bears.
 
I am always shocked at the illogical fear that many people have of dogs. They seem to think that just because a dog is free of its leash it will cause death and destruction. BS. Stand up, be verbal, and show you are the alpha and 99% of dogs back down. If it doesn't, then take corrective action. No different than the animals that walk on two legs.

Over here, people ride their bikes through the middle of the city with their dogs trotting right along side them. The dog stops, does its business, grabs some water, and races down the street to catch up. They walk through the forest and the dogs never chase or cause issues. Even dogs owned by the punks, as "gangster" as it gets over here don't stray. They discipline them harshly and the dogs listen. I saw a 100lb woman put her Great Dane on its back with her heel on its throat after it snapped at my dog when they were sniffing each other. She wanted to socialize her dog, it needed it, and had asked if they could play. I believe poor dog behaivor is a reflection of the owner and a lack of socialization. Very few German dogs even look up when I walk by with my dog, it is amazing. The punk dogs sit next to them all day long while they drink beer and do nothing.

It took many months of patient work to get my dog to quit scaring the Germans when we walked by. My dog, a boxer, actually looks at people, very un-German. for a dog. She is finally adapted enough to sit at my feet at a restaurant off the leash while I eat dinner without wanting to explore. She looks forward to when the waiter brings her the water bowl because she knows she is allowed to get up and take a look around while she drinks. It took work on my part to introduce her to it and it was well worth it. She stays leashed when I take her to the forest or the park, afterwards, she doesn't need the leash to sit with me any more or run through the forest. I can leave her at the dog stops, a hook up outside stores that don't allow dogs inside, and she knows now to stand and wait for me.

I'll always leash her when people approach in large groups or when there are other dogs, not because she won't heel, but because I am considerate of the sheep's childish fear. If you start screaming like a little kid, waving your arms, and running, my dog is going to think that you want to play with her. After all, what mature adult in her life acts like that unless they want to play? Likewise, when we were in Austin, she was allowed to lay on her blanket in the front yard while I reloaded. After a few weeks of teaching her the boundaries with and without a leash, she never stepped on foot off the grass without my consent.

I'm not a fan of dogs chasing when I jog either, but if I'm bothered by a dog I stand up to the dog and give it the negative reinforcement it deserves if it violates my space. Deal with it like any other threat. I'm not going to make excuses if my dog does something wrong, I'm the first that will discipline it, or heaven forbid sent her to the everlasting puppy park if she were to bite someone, but if you attack my dog because you have an irrational fear of animals when she is unleashed and "uncontrolled" in front of me, we are going to have an issue.
 
I came home from work one morning, and found three dogs attacking my pet goat in the back yard. The goat had managed to break his chain, but he'd been hamstrung and couldn't escape. I ended up killing all three, which consisted of a mangy shepard mix drop-off (we had lots of those and I averaged 2-3 per month into the old 6x6 out back) and some genius's two German Shorthairs that he didn't care enough about to keep under control (Michigan is a leash law state, thank goodness). Local laws allowed me to kill any animals that were harrassing my livestock, and I took full advantage of them. My cats live strictly indoors, and my dogs are always on a leash or inside the fence. I don't care whether you agree with leash laws or not, you ignore them at your dog's peril and haven't a legal leg to stand on when the inevitable happens...
 
In just about every state, the self-defense laws allow the use of lethal force if the person feels that they are in danger of death or serious bodily harm. Unless the dog is a pocket puppy, pretty much any dog can do serious harm to a person. That's why they have leash laws. Any dog owner who claims they are "walking the dog off the leash" is fibbing. What they are doing is illegally allowing the dog to roam under their observation. If someone feels threatened and shoots the dog, it is the dog owner who is at fault.

For the record, my family has always had dogs, and one of our dogs was shot when we let it out one night and it decided to wander through the woods to visit a neighbor's house instead of coming directly back inside after taking care of business. We were not happy, but we had not kept our dog under control, and we were probably fortunate that no charges were filed ... against us.
 
It completely depends on the circumstances. If they are armed and coming towards me on my property, shooting the dog as it approaches, I will defend myself and shoot back. It's a fair assumption they're coming to kill me and the dog's just in the way. Not to be cruel about it, but that's one of the dog's main jobs.

The fact that the dog is off leash has nothing to do with anything. That's like shooting a car because it runs a red light. You get a ticket for going off leash, you don't get shot. Unless my dog was attacking them, they'd be looking down my barrel and had better have a good explanation. Again, I will assume they're a nutter and are planning on killing me next.

If it's on THEIR property the burden shifts the other way, and while I may be annoyed there's not much I can do about it.
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Once again, I am in complete agreement with Cosmoline ;)
 
PERSONALLY I think most dogs are better than the majority of people out there...call me crazy but there are a LOT of real scumbags out there these days.

The mutts are part of the family and treated as such but unfortunately in the eyes of the law they are treated as no more than property.

I believe that virtually every state has leash laws these days.

If you choose to let your dog off a leash in a place where it is legal and appropriate to do so you are taking your chances and need to accept the risks and consequences that accompany it.

Should your dog be PERCEIVED as a threat and they are hurt/killed as a result you have little recourse without witnesses and in fact may still be held at fault for potentially putting another person/kids at risk as a result of letting your dog off leash.....welcome to the 21st century.

Fortunately we have fenced in Dog Parks here where I can let the mutts run like maniacs and blow off steam but otherwise they are ALWAYS on leash unless in the fenced in yard.
 
Owning a dog is a lot like owning a gun. It requires responibility. One of the key differences is that while a gun doesn't have a mind of its own, dogs do. A dog CAN injure or kill someone without any action on the owners' part. Also, very few dogs are "well behaved." I'd say that in the past year, I've met exactly two dogs who would merit the Canine Good Citizen Certificate. There really needs to be more of a culture of reponsibility around dogs. Train the critters! I really like dogs, but let an aggressive one come at me, and this world will have one fewer dog living in it.

~~~Mat
 
This is a topic I happen to know a great deal about, both from the perspective of a dog owner, and from the perspective of the law. A few years back, I worked in one of the largest Humane Societies in the US (The Denver Dumb Friends League, www.ddl.org), and am quite experienced at reading dog behavior. Let me just say I was one of TWO people there that hunted, and it was a lonely, lonely time!!!

First off, many people don't know the difference between a dog charging you and a dog sniffing you, because a dog won't always charge with "Teeth bared and growling". There are times when certain dogs don't see you as a threat and will walk right up to you to see if your going to submit. When you don't, your probably going to get hammered. Also, keep in mind that if you happen to be afraid of dogs, and one just happens to walk up to sniff you, if you freak out on the wrong dog, your probably going to get hammered. Nine times out of ten, if you freak out the dog will probably just take off, but there is always that one dog that will take your fear as an act of aggression and take action.

Many people are afraid of big dogs. My dog was a 100lb aussie/rottweiler mix. He certainly didn't look mean, and he was most assuredly well behaved, but when I walked him around in Denver, I would say that maybe 2 out of every 10 people would cross the street in fear from him, and my step-mom flat told me she didn't want him around. Whatever the case, if he ran up to someone to sniff them, that's 100lbs of unknown threat coming at you, and that can be awfully scary for someone who happens to be fearful of dogs.

My dog also didn't have a tail. Other dogs weren't quite sure what to make of him because of that, and therefore they were often aggressive towards him, which in turn made him somewhat aggressive to other dogs. He was a nice dog, but I eventually stopped taking him to dog parks to play with other dogs because he would run up to play and end up in a fight. If other dogs couldn't tell his intent, how could people?

There is no court of law in the land that will consider your dog under your control if he is 20 feet from you off leash. Aside from being illegal in most places (to include national forests), it is simply not true. If your dog is off leash, you are not in obvious control no matter how well trained she may be. There is simply no way to guarantee that your dog will behave 100% of the time in a particular way, because your dog has a mind of it's own and is not human. Look, human kids don't always do what we want them to do, and they speak english! Why is it we expect dogs to understand better? Keep her on a leash, and you have immediate tactile control of the dog. Off leash, your control may end up devolving to screaming "Hey, stop chasing that deer" while you run after her.

About a year ago, my step-mom was walking my dads dog (little schnauzer) down the street when a great pyrenees ran out of someones house and nailed little Rosie. There was no warning, no displays of threat on either dogs part, and in fact, my step-mom and Rosie had no idea there was even a dog in that house. Pyrenees aren't typically known for aggressive behavior, and my step-mom had walked by this house every day for probably two years. Who knows what happened on this particular day, but that dog shot out of that house and nailed her but good. Rosie survived, and somehow my step mom kept from getting bit, but do you really think she is going to trust any dog that comes up for a friendly sniff from now on? If you think the answer is yes, you would be wrong! My dad would have shot that dog, and he would have been well within his rights to do so. Interstingly, Rosie doesn't seem to have been affected much by the attack. She isn't afraid of dogs, and in fact her best buddy at doggie day-care is a big mastiff. Go figure.

If someone shot my dog , or did anything to hurt her , while I was walking her because they were afraid or didn't like that she was off her leash or whatever , I would beat the crap out of them no matter who they were
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That's a dumb idea. You really think that someone who shot your dog because she thought she was a threat isn't going to shoot you when you actually become a threat? Tough words, dumb idea. If your dog was on a leash, this wouldn't be an issue, would it? Sorry man, I agree with your general sentiment, but your attitude is all wrong. Your basically expecting everyone to know your dog, and if they don't and over-react (from your perspective) your going to punish them for it. What would you do if your dog ran up for a friendly sniff to a dog that was dog-aggressive or protective? Like people, there are plenty of dogs out there that just want to be left alone, and your allowing your dog to invade their space. If your dog gets bit, thats your fault, plain and simple. You made the analogy that you think of your dog like family, and I doubt you would let your kid run up to strangers, so why would you let your dog?
 
I carry mace for dogs. I do not want your dog running up to me or my child. I don't care what it's intentions are. I don't know your dog, I have been attacked and bitten by dogs that ran up to me with wagging tails. I will mace your dog and then look for the jerk that let his dog off leash.

I will shoot a dog if the mace does not run it off, but would rather not take the chance of missing with the gun. I have used it a lot of times and have never had it not work. Only twice has a dog come at me a second time after being maced. A second longer dose of mace worked each time.

When people are on a public right of way, you have no right to put them in discomfort or danger because of your desire to be irresponsible or careless with your animals. You are breaking a law in most places.

To attack someone for shooting your loose dog, puts you as the aggressor, to draw down on someone that has attempted to protect themselves from your loose dog, puts you in position of the criminal attempting murder.

Criminals have turned dogs loose on people before to distract them so they could attack them. If I did feel I had to pull my gun to protect myself from a dog, and I see someone pull a gun on me, I would realign and shoot the person with the gun first. Most dogs will jump back from the sound of the gun, I am not so sure about the man that just pulled a gun.

If someone pulled a gun to protect themselves from your loose dog and you pulled a gun to protect yourself from them, then you may end up being shot as the attacker.

See how fast it can get out of hand, just because you feel your friendly mutt does not need to be controlled?
 
I think most will agree with this sentiment.

As parents we likely tell our children they can't have a pet until they show they are responsible enough to care for it and be a good steward of that pet.

I'd venture to say that the dogs that most often are the aggressors are not the pets of children, but rather the property of adults that are not responsible enough to own a dog,

There are good pet owners and there are people who own dogs. There is a difference. I shoot groundhogs because they destroy property, not because they're good target practice.

I don't take pleasure in shooting a dog or for that matter any animal. One shooting in for a food source, the other is protection of life and property.
 
I'm new to the forums but would like to relate something that might be of interest. I grew up on a farm in Indiana (Outside Grabill, Amis Country) with german shepards. We have never abused our dogs, or done anything remotely to make them turn. My german shepard was well trained. When I was about 15 , I was sitting in the driveway, wiping mud of the dog, and petting him when another large dog entered our property about 800 ft away. I held onto my dog, but since I must have been partially blocking it's vision, it bit me in the eye really hard. The second it did that, it turned and ran away from me. The dog knew it had done a really stupid thing. I was rushed to the emergency room, all the while worried that my dog was upset. I ended up getting twenty stitches, which you can still see in my eyebrow hair. I was really lucky he didn't puncure my eye socket. Later we talked to the vet in church and he mentioned that all people have the common misconcept that because they've had a dog forever that it won't make a mistake. He said it was extremely common for longtime owners to get bit by their dogs when they brought them into the vet, and tried to keep it from barking at other dogs.

Just FYI my parents insisted on putting my dog down (shooting), and as a kid it broke my heart. In the week lelft on his life, he didn't try to bite me and was extremely friendly, and I didn't fear him.

Just remember for all the people saying their dogs would never do something stupid, this is the attitude that breeds fights. Your dog could go off when you aren't paying attention, and do something, a neighbor complains, and you tell them to shove it because your dog is well behaved!

Just be attentive, because even though it is your pet it will always be a wild animal at heart.

It sucks now that I live in Santa Clara, CA and Kansas, as I can't have a dog with traveling so much.
 
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