Threatening animal running loose? End the threat.

[JWarren]

Me neither. I hope some arrests were made, and the wastes-of-air were brought to justice.

Sadly, no.... or should I say that the people running the gun-theft ring were caught, but never connected to my home robbery.

I lost 6 firearms-- one was left to me by my grandfather, and two were childhood gifts by my father. None were recovered, and likely never will be.

I had the serial numbers written down on the ones that I had purchased, but not on the heirlooms. I hope that this is a reminder for everyone to go write down the serial numbers of their firearms.

They were not in a safe due to the fact that we were having our home renovated and had to stay in our hunting camp at the time. The raised floor was a concern.


-- John

 

[cassandrasdaddy]

we used to have to hide the rotty when the kid next door brought the jack russel out. its funny the rotty was scared of the jack

 

[brisendines]

We have a dog that bites almost everyone... he likes me, my wife, and our parents, but very few other people- he has always liked room mates, I think because of familiarity, but most people he will bite. We can't have any friends over unless we put him up in his kennel, locked in our room. We keep him on an extremely short leash at all times when outside, and avoid any contact with other people/dogs. We have tried everything we can think of, but nothing works.
If he gets shot because he attacks someone, they will be justified. Not that he will kill them, but he would break the skin, and its just BS to have to deal with that because the dog bites people. I'm scared of big dogs that come to check him out, because he gets extremely aggressive, and I have had more than one dog jump up on me to get up and smell at him. (I pick him up when people/dogs are around.) I figure one of these days one of the dogs will get violent back.

At least he isn't one of those #%^%$#^% dogs that barks all freakin day long!

 

[Gracian's Hero]

Threatening animal running loose? End the threat.

Here's what can happen when you don't hit your target

http://www.news4jax.com/news/18371625/detail.html#-

 

[brisendines]

I received an e-mail about how to shoot a dog charging you. Basically, they said #1- prepare to be bitten. More likely than not, you are going to get bitten. The cops here shot a dog 3 times with a 45 and it stopped attacking, but it took it 15 minutes to finally die it its own back yard.
The e-mail also said that the best practice for plugging a dog is to take 2 liter bottles (about the vital area of a dog) and tie a string to them and pull the string between your legs as fast as then can run, and you shooting at it.

 

[alaskanativeson]

You know, this story coming from Utah doesn't surprise me. If we have a more gun friendly state than Utah, I'm sure it shares a border with Utah (Idaho or Wyoming.) I'm glad to see that since I've left Utah it still remains a place where people can defend themselves and not be made a criminal because of it.

John, glad to know your dog is going to be cared for so well. It doesn't sound like she was unprovoked, someone was reaching for her and she didn't want to be touched. If I reach out to pet a strange girl, I would expect to get hurt (from both her and my wife.) If Josie doesn't want to be touched, it's her and her owner's right. He warned you.

 

[Big Bill]

The spent cartridges do look like .45 ACP; but, here's a picture so you can judge better...

 

[Big Bill]

JWarren - I's hard for some people to understand why one would spend 3K on their fur-kid. But, I know how you feel. I've got two that I'd spend whatever it took to keep them healthy. There's nothing quite as special as a dog's undying love for his/her best friend.

 

[DAVIDSDIVAD]

BTW the best way to shoot a dog is with a .22 to the head. It's just like with a human. A .22 will go in through the bone but it won't go out the other side. It just bounces around inside the skull until the brain is mush.

I LOL'd so uncontrollably when I read this, I had to re-read it a few times to make sure that he didn't write "I got in one little fight and my mom got scared" at the end.

 

[chris in va]

I agree, those look like 45's. The hole is too big for the shell length.




I also agree about a bullet not hitting it's intended target. Scary stuff. I'll be glad when we have a weapon that doesn't harm innocent bystanders so the Brady Bunch will get off our behinds.

 

[Chihuahua Floyd]

"BTW the best way to shoot a dog is with a .22 to the head. It's just like with a human. A .22 will go in through the bone but it won't go out the other side. It just bounces around inside the skull until the brain is mush."
either I'll have to take exception to that or I have seen the exception to the rule.
BIL shot a large sick, manged stray between the eyes with a 22 and the dog still came after him. Would have gotten him to, except I was there with a 44 Mag rifle. Dog didnot get up from a 240 grain JHP.
And yes he hit the dog between the eyes, I kicked up the skull a few months later and there was a real neat 22 cal hole dead center between the eyes.
If possible, I'll use enough gun when things have teeth, 12 ga and #1 buck are my go to combination for dogs.

 

[TRGRHPY]

I had to shoot my own dog this year because it tried to bite me in the face. I have two young boys and there is no dog that is worth the risk of any child being bitten.

There was a menacing dog that came after me in the front of my house. So I made some calls first before taking any action. Animal control will not come out to our area (special district) and the Sheriff will not come unless it is already dead and in the roadway causing a traffic issue. So I asked the deputy if I should shoot the dog and then throw it in the road. All I got was an "uhhh...". Didn't tell me that I couldn't shoot it (rural area).

 

[Duke of Doubt]

A dog that is "nippy" is a dog that needs to be muzzled or put down.

Preferably put down.

Every time I hear of a man shooting a dog, I want to buy him a drink. I've been attacked by dogs several times in my life, twice as a young child. How it ever became acceptable to walk the little monsters around in populated areas, let alone let them run wild, is beyond me. I'm easier around black bear and moose than I am around dogs.

"Die Hunden muss sterben, damit wir leben!"

 

[JWarren]

Duke of Doubt wrote:

A dog that is "nippy" is a dog that needs to be muzzled or put down.

Preferably put down.

You have an opinion. You are free to it-- even if it is irrelevant. I feel that defense attorneys should be put down-- or at least spayed or neutered. See how that works?

I fail to see why I should put down my dog that STAYS on my property and in MY house to protect you or anyone like you.

You seriously are scared of my 13 pound Jack Russell? Jesus.


It's probably good that you'll never show up at my house. You'd be trying to sue me for stupidly getting yourself bit, and I'd be prosecuting you for trespassing. Bad situation all around.


-- John

 

[John828]

If I was threatened, I'd shoot it. I was joggin once and a dog was chasing this kid up ahead of. I could tell they were not playing around. I almost turned around, instead I just kept jogging and sure enough the dog (some type of shepherd mix) charged me. About five feet away, he just stopped dead in his tracks maybe because I did not run away from him. A few days later, I saw the dog's owner and told him about it and told him, in a neighborly way, that I would shoot his dog if it ever threatened me. I think he understood.

OTOH, the dog below should just shoot himself:

 

[Big Bill]

But I fail to see why I should put down my dog that STAYS on my propery and in MY house to protect you or anyone like you.

You shouldn't, because you are a responsible dog owner! Maybe we should just start putting down irresponsible dog owners.

 

[Duke of Doubt]

Not a bad start.

And if it stays in your trailer, JWarren, there won't be a problem, will there?

 

[Big Bill]

Duke - why are you picking on JWarren? He's a responsible dog owner and a great guy. I'm sure you're safe from his little doggie-woggie. So, be good or I'll sic Killer on you...

 

[JWarren]

Duke of Doubt wrote:

And if it stays in your trailer, JWarren, there won't be a problem, will there?

No, I suppose it wouldn't. As I stated, what I responsible for and liable to stays within my control and on my property. To be bit by my dogs, you'd ALREADY have to be breaking the law being there.


Nice little stab...

Did you think of that one all by yourself?


-- John

 

[98C5]

We had some pit bulls come and rip my cat apart. I ran toward the dog with my 45. However, I can NOT discharge a firearm in town limits. I wanted to kill it, but I feared of being arrested. I instead kicked the hell out of it until it let go of the cat.

Here's my problem: There are little kids that play outside and other folks that walk up the street. What would happen if the dogs came after these people?

I called the sheriff and sure enough, I cannot discharge a firearm within town limits even with a vicious dog.

Luckily, I have not seen those pit bulls again. However, next time, I will shoot it if it does come around here again. Too many people in harms way.

 

[Macmac]

I never yet met a dog i didn't like, other than the ones with a rinestone necklace. The only reason I don't like them, is because they remind me of my x wife.

The only dogs that ever bit me were dogs in a dog fight I broke up. None of them got shot.

Oddly i like cats too..

I did shoot a really sick fox in a barn hayloft in the hay and I burned about 20 bales of that hay too. Some nasty mung came off that fox and I didn't think it was for for feed anymore.

I burned the fox up, clothing I wore, and the gloves i wore too..

 

[Duke of Doubt]

Wasn't expecting to get curt with JWarren, but he just had to make a crack about my profession (first I've ever heard one of those) and how we should be put down.

"T'aint funny, Dooley."

 

[JWarren]

Duke of Doubt wrote:

Wasn't expecting to get curt with JWarren, but he just had to make a crack about my profession (first I've ever heard one of those) and how we should be put down.

Actually, I was illustrating how our opinions mean exactly squat when the involve the personal lives of others that doesn't interact with others.

Hence your reference to my "nippy little dogs" being put down equates to the same logic. I would have expected you to see the analogy.

And did you NOT expect a response to such a statement regarding others property when it was stated that it remains in control?

You stepped into my back-yard, my friend. Don't get bent out of shape if I respond to YOU.




-- John

 

[brisendines]

Post #6-

"Judging how the David Spade thread went I will say:

Dog lovers come in saying their animal would not hurt a fly,
Others saying if a dog charges them they will shoot it,
The odd self defense case involving a rare breed,
Personal Attack's galore,

And a lock with a witty statement by a mod."

 

[John828]

A perfect prediction. The thread followed it to the letter.