Horrendous dog attack!

Yale

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Livestock Farmer

Tim G

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Livestock Farmer
What would have have been the best thing to use if you didn’t have a gun handy?
I’m thinking a fork,you wouldn’t want to to miss though.
When we first had a dog attack out sheep, I was talking about it to an older lady farmer and she asked why I didn't shoot it. I told her I didn't take the gun and she said she'd quite happily slit the dogs throat with a penknife. Took me a little by surprise.
Essex police told me to always fire two shots with a gun, one as a warning and one to stop the dog. I did ask which one had to be first and he said just make sure you've fired two.
 

steveR

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Mixed Farmer
When we first had a dog attack out sheep, I was talking about it to an older lady farmer and she asked why I didn't shoot it. I told her I didn't take the gun and she said she'd quite happily slit the dogs throat with a penknife. Took me a little by surprise.
Essex police told me to always fire two shots with a gun, one as a warning and one to stop the dog. I did ask which one had to be first and he said just make sure you've fired two.
You speak to a Police Marksman and ask him if he follows that procedure too....

Sounds bloody stupid to me...
 

Hampton

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BASIS
Location
Shropshire
When we first had a dog attack out sheep, I was talking about it to an older lady farmer and she asked why I didn't shoot it. I told her I didn't take the gun and she said she'd quite happily slit the dogs throat with a penknife. Took me a little by surprise.
Essex police told me to always fire two shots with a gun, one as a warning and one to stop the dog. I did ask which one had to be first and he said just make sure you've fired two.
If you do fire 2, make sure you don’t shoot the dog twice!!!
 

Nearly

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Location
North of York
This thread has reminded me of the last 2 folk I've caught with their dogs running through the arable that has managed to survive the winter.
1. Former Judge who was caught with his fingers in the till, walking 2 labradors in the barley.
2. Woman old enough to know better letting her dog run through the barley while she walked on the gallops at the side. Now I find out that she's a bloody copper.
They both need reminding of the priciple of trespass.
It's almost enough to make me buy a couple of sheep and a rifle.
 

teslacoils

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lincolnshire
This thread has reminded me of the last 2 folk I've caught with their dogs running through the arable that has managed to survive the winter.
1. Former Judge who was caught with his fingers in the till, walking 2 labradors in the barley.
2. Woman old enough to know better letting her dog run through the barley while she walked on the gallops at the side. Now I find out that she's a bloody copper.
They both need reminding of the priciple of trespass.
It's almost enough to make me buy a couple of sheep and a rifle.
Photograph the copper and send the picture to their boss. I've bollocked the local one for having hers running all over the place.
 

Yale

Member
Livestock Farmer
This happened to us a fortnight ago, Labrador from a neighbouring house got in with 33 ewes with lambs. House across the valley spotted the dog and rang our neighbour. He phoned us. Neighbour got their first and chased it with a quad bike but failed to catch up. The owner to be fair compensated us for the lambs and had the dog destroyed. Very responsible.
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