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<blockquote data-quote="Dry Rot" data-source="post: 7874196" data-attributes="member: 4505"><p>Anyone who has never had a dog chase a rabbit or stray after an in season bitch has never owned a dog! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /> Just bear in mind that not every dog in a field with a sheep in it is a killer. Shoot a dog and you will probably be called upon to answer for it. The law used to say, "Every dog is allowed one bite" -- to prove it is vicious. A pity if it now follows the Badger Act and assums guilt without the requirement of proof.</p><p></p><p>I have kept a LOT of dogs over a long lifetime starting with hunting a pack of hounds in my teens. I once did a count and was surprised to realised that I had exported my dogs to over 30 countries world-wide. (Anyone with quality doesn't sell them locally and set others up to undercut the market). In that time, I think less than half a dozen dogs have got lost/strayed but, hey!, we live in the countryside and work with animals that are by their nature unpredictable. Accidents happen. But my dogs are trained. If one of mine DID stray and got shot, I would be on the case very quickly.</p><p></p><p>Bear in mind that a working dog can be very valuable. (I sold one for the equivalent of £35,000 to Mr Bridgestone Tyres). If the owner can prove it was well trained and unlikely to have attacked livestock, the shooter is going to have to justify his actions and that could be expensive.</p><p></p><p>Yes, I have been on the receiving end too. I didn't have to take extreme measures as the dog warden was very understanding and pointed out to the owner that it is an offence to allow a dog to stray. I also printed out a copy of the Act which stated that a dog <strong><em>could</em></strong> be shot for worrying and included that with the body of a dead hen in a super market carrier bag and hung it on his gate!</p><p></p><p>Sadly, dog training in the UK is at an all time low and everyone thinks it is all done with treats. Now we have everyone buying a dog because they work from home. It is good news that the fine for worrying (at least in Scotland) is now substantial but I hope the courts will also apply a realistic approach or we might as well bring back hanging for sheep stealing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dry Rot, post: 7874196, member: 4505"] Anyone who has never had a dog chase a rabbit or stray after an in season bitch has never owned a dog! :rolleyes: Just bear in mind that not every dog in a field with a sheep in it is a killer. Shoot a dog and you will probably be called upon to answer for it. The law used to say, "Every dog is allowed one bite" -- to prove it is vicious. A pity if it now follows the Badger Act and assums guilt without the requirement of proof. I have kept a LOT of dogs over a long lifetime starting with hunting a pack of hounds in my teens. I once did a count and was surprised to realised that I had exported my dogs to over 30 countries world-wide. (Anyone with quality doesn't sell them locally and set others up to undercut the market). In that time, I think less than half a dozen dogs have got lost/strayed but, hey!, we live in the countryside and work with animals that are by their nature unpredictable. Accidents happen. But my dogs are trained. If one of mine DID stray and got shot, I would be on the case very quickly. Bear in mind that a working dog can be very valuable. (I sold one for the equivalent of £35,000 to Mr Bridgestone Tyres). If the owner can prove it was well trained and unlikely to have attacked livestock, the shooter is going to have to justify his actions and that could be expensive. Yes, I have been on the receiving end too. I didn't have to take extreme measures as the dog warden was very understanding and pointed out to the owner that it is an offence to allow a dog to stray. I also printed out a copy of the Act which stated that a dog [B][I]could[/I][/B] be shot for worrying and included that with the body of a dead hen in a super market carrier bag and hung it on his gate! Sadly, dog training in the UK is at an all time low and everyone thinks it is all done with treats. Now we have everyone buying a dog because they work from home. It is good news that the fine for worrying (at least in Scotland) is now substantial but I hope the courts will also apply a realistic approach or we might as well bring back hanging for sheep stealing. [/QUOTE]
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