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Lucky for me, I have attack mules at my place. It's usually the stray dogs 
that need rescuing. Haven't had any come by more than once or twice. :o) 
Marirose
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Lewis" <mlewis73@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "steelsidedown" <Steelsidedown@xxxxxxx>; "Ridecamp" 
<ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 5:50 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] cat shot/horse shot


> 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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