. I hope they find the shooter and charge him or her. If someone is willing to kill a family pet, there is no telling what else that person may be willing to do. I have a neighbor that doesn't much like my dog either. Actually he doesn't like any of our dogs or kids for that matter. Out of the 9 houses around me, he's the only house without a dog. There is one dog that is a yappy dog (bugs us all) but for the most part the rest of our pets are well trained. Mine will let out bark or two when someone is close to her fence otherwise she is very quiet that is to say as long as you are not in her backyard unauthorized.
This neighbor doesn't talk to anyone. When I've been on poo removal duty, I've found an empty chemical bottle in my backyard once or twice. My neighbors said they have too. We all suspect it's him but none of us have seen him. We don't actually think he's trying to kill the dogs but we wouldn't put it past him to make them sick. In recent months, I've started working from home 100% of the time. When I hear him moving around outside I try to keep an eye on him. Oddly enough none of us have seen a bottle in our backyards ever since.
I hope I can catch him so I can report him.