They are gonna kill it....

Better be careful about shooting anything. At least here in Kansas we have laws about shooting within so many feet of a dwelling, and within so many feet of a road. Not sure anyone but a game warden or a cop that hunts would know them, but I bet most states have them.

It really bugs me when people let their animals roam. If you have animals they should be inside your home or inside a fence anything else is a problem waiting to happen.

In my old neighborhood we frequently had pit bulls that would roam the neighborhood. I also had to go help a cop free one that had gotten its chain stuck between a house and a concrete porch. It was stuck with just a few inches of room to move and no one home.

I had a dog get shot because someone let them loose from their dog run and a neighbor shot her for chasing his loose chickens. Took so much restraint not to harm that idiot. I am so glad I don't live in that town anymore. Nothing quite like rednecks raising livestock in town and then opening fire in a residential neighborhood.
Here in Stevens County pretty much anything goes. I spoke with a Sheriff a while back about this. His suggestion was to fire near the dog...with the hopes that a bit of fright works...if it returns...well..do whatever is necessary. I have a ton of fence work that I will be doing this week. I have loaded my wifes Taurus 605 with blanks...hopefully will be enough.
Was talking to a neighbor yesterday. He is in a bit of a panic. Family just moved in down the road...no fencing and a Wolf Hybrid. Alex told me he is contending with 8 different dogs wandering on to his property. He has a bunch of goats...more than a bit concerned.
Our county is very lax in a lot of the laws. No animal control...no leash laws. No noise ordinance. Discharging weapons, not a problem. Several residents have backstops and regularly target shoot.
Most folks put here are of the belief that a fence is not necessary. I am one of the few that fenced in their entire property, all 4.8 acres. I used field fencing. I am in the midst of a battle with the neighbor I was chatting with yesterday..again....while he is using our fence, which when we installed it was purposely installed 8" off the property line on our side, they are claiming our fence, combined with our dogs, is a safety concern. One of our dogs is sticking its head thru the openings and biting his goats. Spent 30 minutes in a heated discussion with them yesterday...he simply doesn't understand that if he would have installed a second fence a foot or so off the property line, like he told me he would, this problem would be solved. And of course my wife doesn't agree with my stance on the whole thing...so now we are at war as well. My solution...which I started to install but thanks to a very snowy winter I dropped the ball on...is to install a fence with smaller openings over the existing fence...Shelby can't fit her head thru 2"×2" squares. My wife feels we shouldn't have to do anything...that he has goats and should build a proper fence to keep them away from our fence....which is entirely on our property. While I agree with her...I also am a bit uncomfortable with our dogs injuring his food supply. I am just trying to play peace maker. If a couple hundred bucks...and a day or two of time solves a problem than so be it...at this point I don't care who created the problem, I just want it resolved. They threatened to call the Sheriff on me...told him to go right ahead....will not be the first time I have dealt with this crap.
Sorry for rambling....