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I guess this could get to be a problem for rural people.
1 posted on 10/30/2009 9:23:07 AM PDT by stillafreemind
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To: stillafreemind

Trust me it will make it into the suburbs and some city areas.

It’s a good point to consider because if we ever have a real big SHTF moment, roving dog packs are going to be a real problem people will have to be prepared for dealing with.


2 posted on 10/30/2009 9:27:17 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: stillafreemind

Obama economy fails, dogs hardest hit.

I’m rural. I haven’t seen any dog packs. If they did exist we’d take care of them the old-fashioned way.


3 posted on 10/30/2009 9:28:14 AM PDT by ReneeLynn (Socialism is SO yesterday. Fascism, it*s the new black. Mmm Mmm Mmm.)
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To: stillafreemind

I once lived on a 300+ acre farm not too far away from a Big Ten university. I used to dread the end of the school year. Students would just dump their pets out in the country before moving out of town.


5 posted on 10/30/2009 9:29:55 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: stillafreemind

It’s not just dogs in the rural areas;two people we know locally have had horses dropped off in their barns in the middle of the night.One person left a note stating that they could no longer afford to feed the horse and asked that the barn owner would have compassion and take care of the animal.


6 posted on 10/30/2009 9:31:41 AM PDT by Farmer Dean (Don't blame me,I voted for the American)
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To: stillafreemind

It is.


8 posted on 10/30/2009 9:41:50 AM PDT by skimbell
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To: stillafreemind

Aye, Dog is a fine meal.


9 posted on 10/30/2009 9:44:32 AM PDT by SirFishalot
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To: stillafreemind

I can remember back in the late 70’s the packs of dogs that ran rampant through the country side, and my father going out to shoot some of them. We were always warned to be careful when we went out into the woods to play. I brought my .22, of course.


12 posted on 10/30/2009 9:49:47 AM PDT by McKayopectate
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To: stillafreemind
I think this is fear-mongering, but you never know. I will say two things, however:

1) If feral dog packs are roaming your neighborhood, you need to keep your dear pet inside, otherwise fluffy will die a grisly death and be eaten. I certainly wouldn't want that to happen to anyone's pet.

2) Easy way to deal with feral dog packs, without having to "go hunting" -- put out a tub of antifreeze to slake their thirst.

13 posted on 10/30/2009 9:50:43 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Play the Race Card -- lose the game.)
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To: stillafreemind

NO, this is ALREADY a problem in Detroit and East St. Louis.
I saw a TV show a few months back where packs of dogs were roaming and living in abandonded houses in both these cities. I beleive it was on Monsterquest. Most of the dogs were mixed breeds from Pit Bull Terriers and Rotweillers.
Your basic urban breed favorites.


15 posted on 10/30/2009 9:54:30 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: stillafreemind

It already has been a major problem around here. My FIL had to start walking with a gun because of the packs of wild dogs that had cornered him near his hay barn. He is really only 10 minutes out of town and only has 28 acres but they really are becoming a danger fast and they have attacked in the past.


17 posted on 10/30/2009 10:05:07 AM PDT by chris_bdba
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To: stillafreemind

I’ve seen the occasional dumped dog in my area. Usually some banger from Albuquerque drops his pitbull by the side of the road.

My neighbor rescued a tiny dog from the side of the highway. We called him Scruffy (he was!) and he was king of the neighborhood within a month.


20 posted on 10/30/2009 10:07:12 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim (Live jubtabulously!)
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To: stillafreemind

My dogs are let out late at night for their last doing their business. I keep my eyes on them all the time, mostly concerned with a coyote attack; seems now that a dog pack could be a concern.

Unlike most posters, being a confirmed canine-lover, I really could not bring myself to shoot either coyote or dog but I usually bring a pistol with me onto the porch to fire to scare them away. Only if one had hold of one of my dogs would I fire at the animal.


21 posted on 10/30/2009 10:11:49 AM PDT by OldPossum
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To: Chet 99

have you been pinged yet?


34 posted on 10/30/2009 12:35:44 PM PDT by thefactor (yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
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