This question has been burning in my head for quite a while now. A month or two ago my neighbor informed me of a guy that ran through my fenced backyard. He saw him kind of pacing the fence line and then saw him go for it. I went to check and saw foot prints that matched what he said on the outside of my fence where nobody ever walks.
My question to THR is what legal ground would I have to shoot if one or both of my dogs got a hold of him and/or he was beating the crap out of one or both? They aren't trained protection dogs but are certainly very alert guard dogs.
I know this depends on so many variables in terms of daylight, whether or not he had weapons, etc. so it's tough to answer.
Just hard to find information pertaining to defending domestic animals from humans or even other powerful breeds.
Colorado FYI
My question to THR is what legal ground would I have to shoot if one or both of my dogs got a hold of him and/or he was beating the crap out of one or both? They aren't trained protection dogs but are certainly very alert guard dogs.
I know this depends on so many variables in terms of daylight, whether or not he had weapons, etc. so it's tough to answer.
Just hard to find information pertaining to defending domestic animals from humans or even other powerful breeds.
Colorado FYI
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