Hi all, we didnt report to the sherrif, if these peoples dog doesnt ruturn one day and a report was made I just know we would lose an animal or two. Judging by the chains, they took the gunshot they heard last night (when their dog was missing( seriously, however I am going to be vigilent and will shoot to kill if it comes back.
Its all farm land around here and if you have a dog kill your livestock you kill it. The sherrif is not involved.
Your tale reminds me of when my first husband Dave took a novice land surveying with him. They were doing property disputes and this "cool" kid went into a field without looking to see what was in it first. There was a very angry bull that charged towards this skinny kid who leaped accross a 5ft high hedge, not realising that the land height differed hugely on the other side. it was 15ft lower, but not to worry he had a huge 10ft high pile of manure to cushion his fall! LOL Dave made him ride in the Back of the truck on the way home! : D
sorry, it was your tale that reminded me of the bull incident!
I do understand the fear of retribution if you p*ss off the neighbor. It's just not a good situation all the way around.
I'm with you about not reporting it to the law and not saying anything to them about it. That way, the dog can just "dissappear", just like the chickens did. If anything is ever said you can just say, "Hmmm, whatever got the dog must've been the same thing that got my chickens". Blame it on the black panther. ;o)