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Re: [RC] [RC] cat shot/horse shot - Mike Lewis

Yours is a great opinion to have, and I'm not so sure it is unpopular.  I
had 6 wild dogs running my property shortly after we moved in last year. 
1 trip with a pistol was enough to take care of 1 dog and scare the others
away.

Mind you, this is AFTER the dogs chased one of our pet dogs and came close
enough to our barn to threaten our horses and my 1 year old son.  They
could easily kill a child his size.

Once they're on my property, either the 9mm or the 30-06 will take care of
them.  Gotta protect the kids and the horses.  We get strays through here
ALL the time.

Mike

--- steelsidedown <Steelsidedown@xxxxxxx> wrote:


RE: [RC] [RC] cat shot/horse shotI'm sorry if I have an unpopular
opinion .... but

(in the original cat story)  Ther neighbor was removing a PEST, the
writer admitted the cat had a taste for his pigeons, and was known to
frequent his property.  He was protecting HIS PETS.  The writer failed
to contain her/hisr pet.   

I feel terrible for the daughter, she is too young to understand, and
I'm sure adores her pet.  But the neighbor adored his pets too.

Jen


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Burnett, Elly 
  To: Jennifer Adam ; dawnsimas67@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

  Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 12:34 AM
  Subject: RE: [RC] [RC] cat shot/horse shot


  Nothing gets me more steamed that the whole "dogs running free" thing.
 I was almost pulled off my bike as a 12-year-old kid by a rottweiler
that attacked me as I rode past the owner's house (coincidentally, on my
way to the arab show barn I volunteered at).  And now I'll never fufill
my dreams of being an underpants model....sigh.  I could go on for hours
with stories about my traumatic childhood and animals.

  I see that "my dog can do no wrong" attitude every day at the clinic. 
It also transfers to children, though.  Both are equally irresponsible.

  Needless to say, being hypersensitive to that attitude, my husband and
I opted to have our fear-aggressive dog put down this last fall.  It was
a heartbreaking decision to make, but I knew it was for the better of
mankind.  We were always in danger of someone getting seriously hurt,
and her quality of life (and ours) was getting bad.

  Elly 




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Re: [RC] [RC] cat shot/horse shot, steelsidedown