Hunter is in the wrong and there is no defending his actions if he fired into somebody else's property. so it matters where the dog was at the time it was shot.
I've had hunts destroyed by dogs running deer, and I've shot a pack of feral dogs tha were killing my cat on my property.
As for therapy dogs, I had two that were certified for Hospital visitation.
they have to be well trained and not a dog that will jump up or push on someone they could hurt a child or an old person if they did. of all the tricks or commands to teach a dog, the hardest is to get them to sit down and let another dog check them out.
other than a notation on his dog tags there's no visible sign that a dog is a therapy dog, unless he's in his working rig. ( harness, Panneers ,guide handle,,ect) however that does not mean he cannot be a guard dog for the property as well. (Rocky) was on his best behavior any time he was in harness, but was also trained to defend my children, and to find them on command. He knew his property lines without a shock collar.
few dogs measure up to a therapy dog.
Edit: we've had several hundred dogs through here the last couple of years we help out with the local dog shelter and a Rescue
Last edited by kellory; 12/03/16.
