[SLB]

Look I'm not condoning some A-hole taking a pot-shot at your beloved beagle (I'm a hopeless dog lover) but really the responsibility falls on you not to let your canine run loose.

And I fully accept the responsibility. We have more than one dog and a very large fenced in yard so they have plenty of room to run. She just likes the grass on the other side of the fence. We used to have an electronic fence, but she was so afraid of getting shocked she would not go outside, so we took it down. Guess we need to put it back into operation. Better to have her shocked than shot.

[TheMom]

Our precious puppy was also a great escape artist, not matter what we would do he would find a way to get out.

A silly solution I heard about recently was to tie one end of long rope to the collar and an empty milk jug to the other end. Even if the dog gets out, he can't go far.

Hope your puppy recovers quickly and the shooter gets boils on his butt!!

[Squantos]

Sorry bout yer pup SLB..... sorrier still for the diversional blame for yer dog getting shot. The ...If the banks didn't have all that money then poor Billy wouldn't have robbed it... crowd.

Stay safe !

[mdittmar]

Your dog can run, jump and play - free to be a dog - and you can rest easy knowing your family is safe. That is total peace of mind. That is the Invisible Fence Solution.

[MagnumRancid]

Never knew of a beagle that wasn't an escape artist, had a couple myself, great dogs, especially around kids except for their wanderlust. Put your electric fence back up. Like you said, "Better shocked than shot".

We recently lost our 11 year old shepard, Heidi, to a copperhead bite, so I guess I'm a little touchy. I trust that G-d will see that the SOB that shot your Nelly gets what he/she deserves.

Good Luck.