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longtooth wrote:...if a man had stayed between me & my front door, refusing to let me in, threatening me & refusing to leave at my command, yall would go arrest him immediately no questions asked...

Ditto that. I don't understand why more people don't see it that way. I've had dogs, even on leashes, jump up and try to bite me.

If I lunged at someone with a knife, I would be doing 5 to 10 in Hunstville and deserve it.

- Jim

jbirds1210 wrote: Tie a pork chop to the end of a 12 guage! I AM JOKING

I laughed out loud at that, but I'd rather toss the pork chop on the ground and get a good shot from a distance.

TxBlonde, these stray dog situations are really difficult. The police generally don't want to deal with stray dogs, and animal control works bankers' hours.

If the neighbors own a pit bull in the first place and let it wander, they probably have zero regard for the law. If you shoot the dog, you could find yourself in a Hatfields and McCoys feud.

You might be justified in shooting the dog under state law, but in nearly every city it is illegal to discharge a firearm under any circumstances. I don't know of a city in Texas that allows it.

Can you build a fence?

- Jim