Posted on 01/26/2012 9:33:49 AM PST by Altariel
MIDDLETOWN, Md. - Heidi, the Golden Retriever puppy, loved to play - especially in water.
"If there was a puddle in the driveway, she'd go roll in," says her owner Lynette Kaufmann.
But when you called her name, Heidi came right away. That's why Kaufmann knew something was wrong Wednesday on her farm in Middletown, Maryland.
For years, Lynette and her husband have been foster parents for rescue dogs, including Molly, who has a spinal injury.
"I can't stand to think of a dog not having a home," she says.
After a short run on the farm the other four dogs returned to the house around 10:30 Wednesday morning, but Heidi did not. Lynette and two friends searched the farm for three hours and had nearly given up when they found 7-month-old Heidi dead in a field.
The puppy had been shot three times.
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My friend is a farmer in Australia south of Sydney. His neighbors keep good care of their animals because when they go on his land and destroy his crops, he shoots them -whatever they be.
Great for plinking and and small game, not so good for varmints..
Horses, too. We've had city folk move-ins who thought that once they moved out into the countryside, they could owhatever they wanted and to hell with the locals. I've put down two dogs who were allowed to run after the owners got two warnings. Wouldn't leave the horses alone. Shot 'em, bagged 'em and disposed of 'em. Never said a word to the owners.
All it would have taken was a little bit of consideration for others in the area. But no...
Great for plinking and and small game, not so good for varmints..
It's amazing how many inconsiderate dog owners I run into nowadays...no consideration for others or their property...
“Shoot my dog on my property and you will regret it the rest of your short life.”
Poorly veiled death threats are a form of mild amusement to me.
If we see a dog chasing livestock, and we know who owns the dog we call them.
If it keeps happening...we shoot the dog. The owners know this. And they would do the same.
If we see dogs chasing livestock and we don't know where the dog came from...we shoot them.
Dial it down a little. First off, a 7-month old dog is a dog and it’s a bit of a stretch to call it a puppy.
Second, look at the property in question and you’ll see the Kaufmann’s house is only about 100 yards away from their closest neighbor’s home. And then they have even more neighbors in close proximity.
And they make it clear that they let their dogs out to wander quite often.
Again, I’m not saying that what happened was necessarily right, but what the Kaufmann’s are doing by letting a pack of dogs run around the neighborhood is not at all right.
And really, this isn’t that hard. Common sense and decent manners. We have a dog yard for our border collies and we keep then under control when we take them out for a stroll in the woods. They’re never allowed to run loose without supervision.
Aside from that, everyone here pretty much minds their own business. I mean, if you want to dance around a bonfire naked with a hatchet, have a field day. Scares the bears off, I hear tell.
Idaho law does specifically state that you can put down anything that threatens your livestock, and that no compensation is owed to the owner of the offending animal.
Shoot my dog on my property...You will have a big problem.
Shoot my dog...after numerous events of chasing your cattle on your land. I will understand it...Won't like it though.
I've a Blue Healer right now...that if I'm not there...she's liable to chase/work livestock. So, I make sure she's restrained when I'm not with her. Plain and simple.
Have a Blue Healer, and a mostly B.C. now. The recent B.C. is a rescue dog. He's a sweet dog...Aloof though, which is odd for a B.C.
Thought he was nuts for awhile...he would chase things..around, biting the air, looked crazy. Turned out he was chasing little flies. Ha!!
I wouldn’t mess with Eaker if I were you.
There is something about blue and yellow cats that want me to find them and skin them off a hook!!!
I’ve got a friend whose 7 pound dog was shot in her front yard. She had just let the 8 year old dog out to do its business, heard the shot and ran out to find the dead pet. They never found the expletives deleted who did this.
However, a pack of loose dogs is a disaster waiting to happen. If the dog was shot harassing livestock, it could have run back home after it was shot and then collapsed. Nobody knows in this case, but given the publicity I doubt the farmer would be interested in speaking up now.
Don’t mess with humblegunner, eastforker!
Blue and yellow cats are kind of stringy and gamy anyway.
Humblegunner ate my cat!!!
Well, you shouldn’t have barbecued it up for him!
Deep fried, crispy critter that way!!
That must have been some mean breading for him to eat the whole thing.
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