Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Would you shoot a neighbor's dog?

When I have lived where that was a problem and I knew who owned the dog doing the crap in our yard, I just neighborly picked it up with a shovel, and put it in a bucket, and then returned it to their property.

that always took care of the problem.... pissed off a few of them, but then I told them, I was just returning the favor their dog kept doing to my property.

Only once did I have a scenario where the neighbors dog died... little rat terrier..

its owner never would do anything about it..

I didn't kill it, coyote passing thru got it...and turned it into Schitt somewhere out in the woods nearby
I gather...

that cured the A Hole neighbor of letting his little mutt run loose..

its illegal, but I'd rather have shot the neighbor.. old Jewish guy who was the type that just give Jewish people a bad name...former IRS agent...

I wouldn’t stand for my dog to get torn up either. You showed real good restraint not shooting one of them Dave.

I would. And have. Twice

thanks. it wasn't easy to step back and look at the big picture, the effects on the family, loss of friendship, being for ever a villain in the eyes of their children etc.

It was hard to get past having the opportunity to end it, and not doing it. Lot of trust I hung out there and it honestly didn't set well with me for a long time.

SPOT ON

I can't believe all these pages of people saying,you shoot my dog, I'll shoot you.

It is your responsibility to train your dog,not your neighbor's. If you think some much of your dog, teach it not to leave your property. It isn't hard,and is just ignorance and laziness not too. If you don' t want your dog harmed, keep it at home if you think so much of it.

I just shot one about three weeks ago. Far enough away so I din't kill it,but close enough it got a few BB's in it's butt. I have two good mules caught up in corrals right now. The ground is solid ice.That dog got in and was spooking them enough that they were skidding around.If they broke it's leg, I was out $3k and the dog goes home and the neighbors won't even consider paying for the mule .

So they call the sheriff on me. Sheriff tells them I was well within my rights and acted appropriately. Colorado law says any dog can be shot /killed harassing livestock.If in unincorporated part of the county ,the sheriff can't do anything about dogs running loose as there is no leash law.

This was after talking to this neighbor more than three times about their dogs

Had a 2 YO Lab killed[bow] by two punks several years back, they would ride country roads with one in the bed and shoot whatever apparently. They drug him a mile down the road and tossed him over the bank. They killed a cow a couple of miles away doing same. They were minors when first prosecuted but appealed it and both turned 18 in between. Ended up being a stupid move on their part.
I get queezy still thinking about what they did to my dog.
Paintball guns have their purpose.

My experience tells me that if you have to talk to a dog owner, you are probably wasting your time. Good responsible people care for their pets in a way that doesn't allow them to become a nuisance. If you have to talk to someone, it's most likely you are talking to someone who is irresponsible. Talking to irresponsible people rarely makes them responsible.

With that said, I would not shoot a dog as a first course of action unless it was a clear and present danger. I love dogs. They hold a special place in my heart. Sometimes good pet owners have good dogs who get away and roam. I'd hate to kill a loved family member in a situation like that.

True story
A number of years ago my brother and dad were working on their farm in very rural Kansas. They had a large herd of cattle and noticed they were stampeding. They hopped in a pick up and drove 1/2 mile to the cattle. Five dogs were chasing and harassing the cattle. My brother got out a mini 14 and killed four of the dogs. The fifth one escaped to the neighbors, where he came from. Dad and brother drove over there to tell him what happened. The fifth dog was sitting outside the front of ear house. The neighbor said kill him. My brother did.

Big medicine....
Ya right......

A long time ago they made something called a leash, or chain, or rope....keep your dog at home, if he comes to mine it's fair game.

Which is exactly what most of the Fire would do to my cat, good hunting to all.

I don't have a dog.
An aggressive one in my yard would be shot.

Neighbor has an old dog that wanders off now and then.
Seen it in my yard .........don't care. He's harmless.

Renegade, dont you NEED that dog to shït in your yard. You know, so that you can mail those little white crusty dog turds to the FKIAs on here that said you tigging that barrel would bend it and make shoot around corners??

This, plus the fact in my state it’s legal. Both those labs would be dead in an instant. All I have to say is they aren’t mine, in my yard and growled at me. Fugg em bang bang.

The older neigbors called to complain my JRT was on their lawn. After they complained enough i built a fence and that solved the problem.

now if its just an once or twice a year its no big deal. but when and if your neighbor feels your land is recreation area for his dog or dogs that is just wrong. warning once is fine but if you do shoot the dog or dogs make sure you use a gun big enough to kill it quickly and get rid of it and don`t tell anyone including all family. do not use a 22 LR and one shot is best no can tell where one shot came from.

I've shot dogs for running sheep. Can't think of any reason that would cause me to shoot a dog for walking across my yard.

That IS a funny story! I love labs!

Just for being on your property or something more to the story ?

LOL, No, neighborhood dogs, hunting dogs, strays all wander through here from time to time, I don't mind, if not seriously bothering cattle they live, even had a neighbors shepherd/wolf pup something or another trying to teach himself some courage, I was watching him bark at the cows, build a little bravery and move closer, I thought, hmmm, lesson time, got the old sxs 12 and filled it with ounce and an eighth 7.5's, I came out hollering, the pup turned to run back across the pasture, when he was full away and I couldn't see his eyes, I let him have a couple rounds, he was probably 85-90 yards out, it must have worked, he has lost interest in my cows and is probably 7 or 8 years old now.

It's usually the owners who are the problem not the dog. In this case I would shoot it......with a squirt gun. He'll get tired of getting wet!