Etiquette

[omegabrock]

So we have chickens and our neighbor has a dog that likes to come over. I brought it to his attention that his dog got one of my chickens. He said he would look after her better and that she was a stray and just gets into things. I am an animal guy but I refuse to let my animals suffer because someone else can't keep theirs contained...next time he comes over, would I be out of line for shooting it or are there other etiquette procedures I need to follow?

[1moretoy]

Don't know about that in OK but here will get you some free time in a small room with a couple of roomies.

[Ginger]

Ummmmm, I think I would try some other things before killing another person's dog. That's horrible. You have all kinds of other option.

[omegabrock]

Legally it's fine here, I would rather handle it the best way...I'm just saying that his dog isn't more important than my chickens

[omegabrock]

I need a BB gun lol

[MrsInor]

Catch the dog, put a muzzle on him and let the chickens "educate" him.

[omegabrock]

Lol I was just talking to the wife about buying a few muzzles and every time he came over putting 1 on him and letting him go

[Infidel]

I'd try animal control before I shot the neighbors dog. Here there's a leash law so the neighbor would be in the wrong for letting the dog wander anyway. I think the fine for violating the leash law might keep the neighbor in line. If he bitches about you calling them, just tell him it was a whole lot more humane than shooting the dog.

-Infidel

[MI.oldguy]

Dont kill it,just a dog whos been ignored by some idiots.

[omegabrock]

Infidel, no leash laws here. Out in the country it's basically a free for all. A lot of the neighbors have dogs that run wherever they want and most of them don't bother anything. This one messes with the horse and the part that I feel needs to be addressed, the chickens.

MI- you could be right. He said it was a stray when they took it in a few months back. I wouldn't kill it, was just heated when I made this post. I've calmed down since lol