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Posted on 08/15/2025 11:08:26 AM PDT by Kid Shelleen
According to police, officers from the 35th District responded to a report of a shooting on the 1700 block of West Olney Avenue on Thursday, Aug. 14, at 12:55 a.m.
A 43-year-old man was walking up a hill when he encountered a woman with three dogs. One of the dogs was on a leash, while the other two were not.
Police say the man announced that he was going to pass by the woman, who then called for her dogs. However, the two dogs that were off-leash ran toward the man. He began yelling for the owner to retrieve them, and as the dogs continued to approach him, he discharged his firearm several times
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“ Because I don’t know how strong that chain is.”
And there is no way of knowing what the maximum pull it can withstand until it is one tiny bit before it breaks. I do not recall anyone having a pitbull when I was a child or even a young person. Where did they come from?
“”If two pits manage to grab a hold of you then you won’t be shooting anything.””
The trick is... if you see two pitt bulls coming at you, grab your gun fast enough to at least get one of them while they’re biting you...lololol.
She killed her dogs by not leashing them.
You are wagering a lot on your reflexes. While your life & safety are yours to wager it appears imprudent advice to offer to persons unknown. The downside risk for guessing wrong is horrendous and it’s hard to aim & fire in split seconds. I did not get the impression your advice was predicated on having a gun either.
That being said, your method is what I had used in the past to defuse situations with unknown dogs. That was before the many reports of people being killed by other people’s pets. Now I am more wary.
Yeah, pretty stupid.
What?
Ever been mauled by a dog? It’s not pleasant.
Welcome to the new Freerepublic.
When I was a girl, I used to ride my bike (and horses) and up and down our country road (about a mile). When I was a pre-teen, a couple down the road moved in with Dobermans and I had to move really fast not to get bit. That was bad and I was worried I’d get hurt, or my horse. This was before leash laws.
On the other side of the spectrum, I now have chickens, chickens, goats and two large Great Pyrenees. When I say large, my largest GP is 183 lbs. They do not leave the 2 acre barn and pasture, ever.
All my neighbors know the GP are gentle giants, but if our goats were provoked, idk what they would do. I have told them this. A neighbors’s kids chased our goats once and ever since, our GPs don’t like kids too much. Another tune, a neighbor’s teens tormented our Pyrs and goats by riding their ATV back and forth along the fence line.
We allow one (kind) neighbor’s grandkids to feed them treats through the fence to help them adjust to people who are kind, and our dogs generally like them. They are learning to accept our pet sitter, who sits for a long time and lets them come to her, once the Pyrs are your friends, there is no issue. If I introduce then Pyrs to a visitor, there is no problem. Pyrs are smart in that if you are ok with a visitor, they are ok.
I feel so much of this comes down to owner responsibility. My vet (whom I really like) and I will never see eye to eye on one thing: if a dog comes onto my property and harms a goat or chicken, I will not hesitate to stop that, including shooting. I have made every effort to avoid that: tall fences, livestock guard dogs, live wires, etc. but my vet owns a sweet rescue dog shot by a farm owner. He blames the owner that the shot, not the other that let the dog roam.
So we have to agree to disagree. We respect each other and he’s been my farm vet for 15 years. 🤷♀️
Owners cannot always control even moderately sized dogs.
I did say that it may not be the best advice. It’s worked for me may not work for everyone or every dog. And I’ don’t wager my life or anyone else. Sounds like you like to blow your tune a bit. I would not try my method with a frothing mouthed rottweiler. I was speaking as someone how has had some experience with dogs charging towards me and unarmed. I have also had to run into my truck on a few occasions, but never killed a dog.
We also have a Great Pyr. She is beautiful , affectionate, and also a barkaholic. She will bark at anything she doesn’t like including the mail man, Amazon delivery. Ups, Fedex, the garbage truck, joggers, cyclists or any thing she can hear but we can’t. But she is just doing what she was bred for, and that is a magnificent guard dog. Thank God she just sleeps at night, not like some others. Her bark is much more than her bite, she has never bitten anyone, and she just loves children.
Lately too many people on FR are using the platform for a fighting ring to work off their frustrations.
It’s bad advice and that’s all I posted. It would be a shame if someone got killed or maimed following it. The only tune being blown is you continuing to dig a hole.
They are really amazing dogs, and so smart.
Ours still barks a lot st night, but we have been leaving a fan on at the barn and that’s helped a lot 😅
Ours have never bitten anyone either. Or even charged or acted aggressive . The most they do is bark and/or become a physical wall between any threats and the goats. I often have have kids visit the goats and the dogs just stand between the kids and the goats until they see it’s ok and then they just go about their business.
“Lately too many people on FR are using the platform for a fighting ring to work off their frustrations.” Sounds like you. Listen, I’m not looking for a fight, but I’m not going to back down against someone who starts off being an arrogant one either.
Ours was bred on a goat farm, she was one of 11!. Her mother and father were amazing. When goats were born, Archie the male would lead the pack of 5 and lick the baby goats clean. The young dogs would follow suit. What they were doing was leaving their scent on the baby goats to protect them. Pretty amazing.
Boxers are considered among the “bully breeds”, which are the 5th most likely to bite:
https://www.xinsurance.com/blog/dog-breeds-most-likely-to-bite/
Arrogance is definitely in the eye of the beholder. Have a pleasant evening.
it takes a special kind of person to own a Cain Corso
no way would I ever keep one
don’t even want to be on the same property as one
“”Boxers are considered among the “bully breeds”, which are the 5th most likely to bite:””
My boxers were well trained. They even amazed me once... but that’s another story. Could I see them biting someone they thought was threatening me? Hell yeah. But biting a child or someone minding their own business. Nope.
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