gallantwarrior
Gold Member
So, it's Spring and my pens are full of nursing moms and their babies. When I went out this morning to feed them, I hear LOTS of barking. It turns out it's my dog, but there's another dog in the pens. The stranger comes from next door. The guy there raises sled dogs and hunting hounds, there's about 30 dogs over there. The dog harassing my livestock looks like a hunter of some kind. Judging by the tracks, he's been over quite a bit lately.
Now, I've talked to the owner of these dogs before about keeping them off my property and away from the livestock. He's not very responsive, as a matter-of-fact, they don't even live on their place currently. Animal control told me to take any action needed to protect my animals on my property.
So, what would any of you do? The options I'm looking at include:
1) ignore the situation until the dog savages and kills some of the moms or babies. Then call the law.
2) put out poisoned bait and let Nature take its course.
3) just outright shoot the thing and have it over with quickly.
Any other suggestions?
Now, I've talked to the owner of these dogs before about keeping them off my property and away from the livestock. He's not very responsive, as a matter-of-fact, they don't even live on their place currently. Animal control told me to take any action needed to protect my animals on my property.
So, what would any of you do? The options I'm looking at include:
1) ignore the situation until the dog savages and kills some of the moms or babies. Then call the law.
2) put out poisoned bait and let Nature take its course.
3) just outright shoot the thing and have it over with quickly.
Any other suggestions?