I guess it's because I dont live in the city, never have, never will.. did not as a kid,, something in "town" but not city... It is not normal for strangers to wander on to my property.. in fact they would need to wander over a 4.5' fence, or gate, walk 320 feet to even get to the door... and two very upset dogs would have met them by foot 10....I concede the part where it may be normal in some places folks live, like anyplace that has roving security guards (isn't that called jail or prison?? lol)Rex B wrote:I think the point is that it's fairly normal for strangers to walk onto your property, up to the front door and ring the doorbell.
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Never the less,,, you come on my property, be it 10 feet or 300,,,, and then get scared at my dog on my property that as of yet has not attacked you,,drawing your weapon and shooting the dog.. on it's proprty and domain, protecting it's owners and the proprty... AND grab my wife? thats going to earn you several teeth marks and likely several bulleets from whoever draws first, wife or I... What he should have done from what is available to read.. is backed away... told the owner to control the dog while he backed off...hell, had he done that even with drawing his weapon.. I could have gotting past the over reaction, but prepared stance..