We live in a rural area. Last night while I was taking out the garbage, I was startled by a really big critter on my property. I was carrying Israeli draw, (no round in the chamber) and as soon as I racked the slide on my USP 45 that dog made tracks. It was the biggest dog I've ever seen, It did not appear violent or diseased but from it's reaction I'm sure it has had an encounter with other landowners. Why can't folks just keep their animals on a leash (per the leash law)? I'm glad I didn't have to shoot it, but I'm also glad I was prepared.
Long ago and very far away, I was bitten by a pit bull. It was tied up outside a business in So. Cal., and naive me walked up to it and offered the back of my hand. It's really stupid what some kids will do when they see a "doggie." I learned my lesson but good! Pit bulls are not my friends! To this day I'm leery of them: once bitten, twice shy sort of thing. I'm not one to begrudge anyone their dog, any type of dog, pits or others. I've had large dogs and imho it's all in the way they are raised and trained, not their breed. It's just a "me" thing only because of the one that bit me.
It's nice to know that in my rural area that we can shoot stray dogs if need be. I've seen many strays here, but none of them yet has been aggressive, thank goodness. Most are just regular pets that get loose, or some that their owners don't care to keep penned. (Why don't they keep them penned? I'll never understand! Maybe it's a freedom thing? Maybe it's just ignorance of the law? Maybe it's just lack of education?) If we're not threatened then we don't shoot them. Sometimes the coyotes or the big cats eat them like they eat the other small pets and small livestock. That said, we get some coyotes that come too close at times, those dogs can be scary and are sometimes shot by the town folk!
Stay safe out there!
Funny, I have no problems with bigger breeds, but I've been bitten by 11 different chihuahuas. Guess what dog I'm more likely to shoot.
No doubt. I'm very defensive of my dog. She's a sweetheart and not dangerous, but were someone to harm her...I would be pissed. I could easily see someone responding to an attack on their dogs as if it were an attack on their family.Shooting dogs can be dangerous work. Don't forget that the owner might not take too kindly to such an action. There are lots and lots of stories about dog shootings where the death of the dog was just the start of the gunplay.
Funny, I have no problems with bigger breeds, but I've been bitten by 11 different chihuahuas. Guess what dog I'm more likely to shoot.
Survey by the Post Office several years ago had Chihuahua as the top breed for biting mail carriers. Second was poodles.
Don't doubt this for a second. No big dog feels intimidated enough to bite. Only FiFi's and Muffin's
Funny, I have no problems with bigger breeds, but I've been bitten by 11 different chihuahuas. Guess what dog I'm more likely to shoot.
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