[eastexsteve]

Does your neighbor know you killed his dog and what do you expect his reaction to be? That would be my primary concern at this point in time.

If this happened where I live, that neighbor better be concerned about how much damage the judge is going to award me for the cost of my chickens.

[Brooklyn Attitude]

“If this happened where I live, that neighbor better be concerned about how much damage the judge is going to award me for the cost of my chickens.”

Lets hope the owner of the dead dog reacts reasonably, because there will be a reaction.

[rdcbn1]

If someone shot my dog for any reason other that the dog attacked them personally for no reason, they better be concerned about the kind of weapons I posses than the kind that they have. And, more importantly, the kind of lawyers I retain. If my dog got out and killed a few chickens, bring the dog back to home. I’ll apologize and cut a check for replacing the lost birds to make things right - and make sure the dog stays under control in the future. Can understand if this were a dog that was chronically raiding live stock and the owner refused to control his animal, but shooting a dog that somehow got loose for the first time and did some damage as a one time thing is beyond the pale.