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i8godzilla wrote:Around here most dogs thought to be domestic are usually chased away the first few times and the owner located if possible. After a couple of times of dug up crops/gardens or a dose or two of aggressive behavior, then then the three S's kick in.

S -shot
S -shovel
S -shut-up

I love dogs and recently rescued one myself. However, with five grandchildren (ages 9mo - 4yrs) to protect when they visit, I will not tolerate an aggressive dog ON MY PROPERTY, for long. If a person had a weapon in their hand and charged you while yelling or screaming at you, would you shot? Well, have about a dog doing the same with a mouthful of sharp teeth. Just saying...............

jimandyen wrote:A couple of years ago my wife and I were out walking our dog in an open field in our neighborhood.
It's on a path that many other people also use to cross the field. At the time I wasn't carrying (no CHL).

I noticed a dog about 200 feet away jumping up against an old wooden fence and barking
finally breaking through and running full speed towards us. (We probably wouldn't have been there if I had ever seen this dog before now.)

With only a few seconds to react I told my wife to get behind me with our Lab.
The attacking dog (60-70lbs rott-mix?) ran straight to our dog and put it's mouth on her neck.

Strangely enough it didn't bite or leave a mark although it could have killed our dog.
It was all I could do to try and hurt the dog before it just left and ran off. We were lucky I guess.

Called 911 and the responding officers were of no help but that's another story.

My question is:
What if I were carrying and took a shot in a safe manner to protect my family from this dog that was barking
and running full speed at us and killed or stopped the dog? Am I in the right?
I wasn't looking at the breed but the animal's attitude coming at us. Very scary for us!!!

Many in this forum don't quite get me so my response may create all kinds of reponses but here goes. Who cares what the law is in that situation? Blast the attacking dog and protect your family. Think about it for a minute. You going to sit there and watch a dog maul your dog and do nothing about it becomes some tree hugging pita member is going to get upset you shot the attacking dog? Heck... I wouldn't even call the cops. I would blast that raging wild animal, leave him laying there, and go home for some ice cream. It's a dog... not a human. That was why the cops you called didn't care. I like animals as much as the next person. When they turn on us, they get treated like animals.

seamusTX wrote:In Albemarle County, Virginia (Charlottesville area) this week, two of the cream of America's youth were charged with multiple offenses, including possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and hunting out of season, in connection with the fatal shooting in January of a husky dog that was in its owner's yard.




Must have looked like a deer in the dark.

- Jim

Funny... those two are the average look for Virginia, based on what I observed during my three short visits there. Matter of fact, they would be considered a catch by most of the women from Virginia. Of course Pappy would have to check and make sure they had most of their teeth before giving final approval.