Roaming dogs

[Sunshine]

This is one of my all time pet peeves! I cannot stand when people have their dog running around. It's not that I'm afraid, it's just that I think it's rude and the poor dog could get hurt.

 

[grnspot110]

I don't like "roaming" dogs either, or "roaming" cats! :frown: Neither should be allowed legally, and don't tell me cats can't be controlled!!! I put up with cat tracks on my pickup, cat hair in the carpet on my boat & have even had cat puke on my tractor seat! My dogs have always known the property lines. It's not that hard to train them to stay on their own property, just that many "pet" owners are just too lazy to teach them anything!

I'll get off my rant now! ~~ grnspot110

 

[macky]

Our rules on dogs here are not as strict as in your country. One day, I passed by a street where there were around 20 street dogs. They called that street "Dog Alley" for a very obvious reason.

A dog in the pack approached me and started to bark at me. I kept my cool and continued walking slowly. When I was in the middle of their pack, around five of them were barking. This was the time when you would want to run, but I managed to keep my cool and my pace until I got past them.

My friend was not as lucky. He panicked and had to run as fast as he could while hitting the dogs with his bag. Listening to my friend, I wanted to look for a gun and shoot those dogs one by one.

Complaints piled up later and those stray dogs were rounded up and shot one by one, or so I was told. I knew animal activists would freak out when they learn about this. But hey, who would want to keep a stray dog? Most importantly, would they choose dogs over humans?

 

[173abn]

Topeka,Ks. just passed an ordinance that if someone has a feral cat causing problems then the animal control will set a trap and if they catch a tomcat the city will nuter it and put a notch in it;s ear IDing it.This is were it gets wierd,they let it go were they caught it! This they think appeases the cat lovers because they don't kill the cat and because it's been fixed it won't reproduce so that eventually all the ferel toms will have been neutered,or so they think.This doesn't address the problem of little kitty pooping in the kids sandlots or the noise problems or them killing birds or all the other issues of kittys running loose.I think myself that the city commissioners need to take a course in logic after that one . russ

 

[JDgreen]

I don't like "roaming" dogs either, or "roaming" cats! :frown: Neither should be allowed legally, and don't tell me cats can't be controlled!!! I put up with cat tracks on my pickup, cat hair in the carpet on my boat & have even had cat puke on my tractor seat! My dogs have always known the property lines. It's not that hard to train them to stay on their own property, just that many "pet" owners are just too lazy to teach them anything!

I'll get off my rant now! ~~ grnspot110

Thanks to all who responded to my ranting, I have been unable to connect to the Internet for several days now to read the replies. Yes, cats can be controlled...I was out with ours keeping track of them when that dog showed up.

PEOPLE WHO LET THEIR PETS ROAM ARE IRRESPONSIBLE, no matter what type they have. About four years ago, there was a huge German Shepherd in our yard, I recognized it as the valuable K-9 canine belonging to a neighbor who lives within shouting distance, it chased one of our cats 20 feet up a tree. I sent the neighbor a Blackberry message letting him know where his dog was, and he came out and called it home. Then I got out the ladder and rescued the cat. Following that, I walked down to the neighbor, who is a cop...we are on good terms, but I told him if the same type of thing happened again I would use force (I usually carry a .380) if his dog chased or hurt one of our pets....he apologized and said it would never happen again, and it hasn't. My wife thinks I am wrong to use force but according to the law you can legally use force in the situation I posted about.

What is sad is, it's not the pets fault, most times...it's the pet OWNER who is at fault.

 

[lizard]

Thanks to all who responded to my ranting, I have been unable to connect to the Internet for several days now to read the replies. Yes, cats can be controlled...I was out with ours keeping track of them when that dog showed up.

PEOPLE WHO LET THEIR PETS ROAM ARE IRRESPONSIBLE, no matter what type they have. About four years ago, there was a huge German Shepherd in our yard, I recognized it as the valuable K-9 canine belonging to a neighbor who lives within shouting distance, it chased one of our cats 20 feet up a tree. I sent the neighbor a Blackberry message letting him know where his dog was, and he came out and called it home. Then I got out the ladder and rescued the cat. Following that, I walked down to the neighbor, who is a cop...we are on good terms, but I told him if the same type of thing happened again I would use force (I usually carry a .380) if his dog chased or hurt one of our pets....he apologized and said it would never happen again, and it hasn't. My wife thinks I am wrong to use force but according to the law you can legally use force in the situation I posted about.

What is sad is, it's not the pets fault, most times...it's the pet OWNER who is at fault.

Be carefull not to shoot the owner of the Dogs.......accidentally.............lol

 

[Stevie-Ray]

I take no chances where dogs are concerned. I carry a 10mm handgun whenever I'm at the northern property or in Michigan's upper peninsula, always have. Breakdowns can happen at any time, and it's a long walk to anywhere. 10mm is up to the task of black bear, but the problem is mostly dogs, as there are precious few fences up there. And, on my own property, I would never allow a snarling dog to live, sorry. Stamp my foot and yell once, and if that only empowers it, well it's over. I will always protect my own.

 

[KennyV]

I take no chances where dogs are concerned. I carry a 10mm handgun whenever I'm at the northern property or in Michigan's upper peninsula, always have. Breakdowns can happen at any time, and it's a long walk to anywhere. 10mm is up to the task of black bear, but the problem is mostly dogs, as there are precious few fences up there. And, on my own property, I would never allow a snarling dog to live, sorry. Stamp my foot and yell once, and if that only empowers it, well it's over. I will always protect my own.

That certainly is very true... rural areas are quite different than in town... I prefer either 44 or 45APC...
Wild Dog packs are occasionally a problem in this part of Kansas, like is said ... be prepared. KennyV

 

[jigbuilder]

Yeah, right now the weather has cooled and dogs are out pack huntin' especially if you live within a few miles of town. I'm about 8 miles from a the nearest town. However since the economy went south many jerks are dumping their dogs out here in the country. I've had to put down 5 dogs in the last two years. Its a hard thing for me to do but I can't watch any animal starve to death. The county/state or any towns/cities will not take dogs. SPCA type organizations says to bring them to them but its a 135 mile 'round trip.

Most folks that live in all rural areas know their dogs are open seaon if cought chasing other folks live stock or family pets on someone elses property. Problems usually start when a city person moves out here or to a rural area inside a town limits and let their dogs run loose.