He made the right decision in shooting the dogs. In this dark day and age, wild dogs are considered more valuable than children. It’s good to see that some will stand up for the kids.
He could have just called the police and said that his neighbor was a drug dealer. The cops would have shown up and shot the dogs for him.
good fences make good neighbors
Exactly what he should have done, unless the dogs were an immediate threat to him or his daughter.
IBTPBA.................
He warned the dog owners, and they apparently didn't heed the warning.
Good thing they are mourning the loss of mere dogs rather than their neighbor mourning the loss of a child mauled to death.
About fifteen years ago I had to pop two neighbor’s dogs for the same reason. they came right up to my door and killed my children’s pet kitten and terified my other neighbor’s child.
The owner of the dogs was very irate and threatened me for years. He called the law who did nothing because I also filed a police report. The other neighbor was thankful the dogs were dead and made it clear to the dog owner that they approved my actions.
Dogs on the prowl, especially pit bulls, should be fair game. Unfortunately this poor soul still has to live next door to these people after shooting their dogs. Trouble ahead!
I am glad I never let any of my animals out.
I have a nine-month-old pit bull, and while I find this story very tragic, I can’t blame the shooter. Largely due to the horrific behavior of certain elements in our society (one of whom is about to be nominated for the presidency), pit bulls now have a terrible reputation. When I got adopted Duke (my pit bull), I put chain locks on both my front and back gates — not to keep Duke in, but to keep the certain elements out who kidnap them and either force them to fight or use them as foils for the pit bulls they have already trained to kill.
Our elderly neighbor called us a few months back. She said she couldn’t come out to her car - there was a pit bull standing at her door growling at her every time she opened it. My husband took his gun up to her house -the dog charged and ... is no more.
“I wish he just would have went in the house and would have came and told me instead of retaliating that way,”
Had I warned the owners as he had done, I’d have shot them too.
I will never ask permission to kill a dog that’s a threat to me or mine on my own property.
Good for him. I wouldn’t want pits wandering around my yard and especially wouldn’t want them if I had a small child. He gave the owner fair warning and then backed up his threat. Sounds like he made the neighborhood safer.
Read the story carefully, folks:
1. Neighbor’s dogs entered homeowner’s property through a hole. (Which dogs most likely dug.)
2. Homeowner warned neighbor.
3. Dogs entered homeowner’s property AGAIN.
4. Homeowner shot dog #1.
5. Dog #2 looked at the hole, as if to go BACK UNDER (meaning it was IN HOMEOWNER’S YARD) but came at homeowner anyway.
6. Homeowner shot dog #2 (which apparently crawled back and then died.)
This was a clean, justifiable shoot. The behavior and trespasses of these dogs were their OWNER’S responsibility. Those around them should not have to put up special defenses to deal with uncontrolled pets and irresponsible owners.
Not taking sides here ... but really, what was this guy doing outside at that hour with his shotgun? I can see them watching the Olympics, no problem there. But why did he have his shotgun with him as the article states?
(OK, y'all were thinking it...)
I’ve chimed in on this subject before in favor of Pit Bulls. In this case, I’m going with the guy that shot the dogs
I know how this guy felt...I don’t blame him for killing the dogs.
Some would have him stand by and do nothing...then if his daughter is mauled and torn to pieces the same people will say “Can’t blame the whole breed for a single unfortunate incident”
His 6yr old daughters safety is worth more than every Pit Bull on this planet..IMO
Kill the dogs, any dead dog is a good dog in my opinion.