Further financial faux pas and even more disasterous decisions

Ches

flying_fresian wrote: »

Oh Moo, I'm so sorry to hear that



The worry for me would be that although the dog is someone's pet, you have said that the owners accept it has a "taste for blood". What if next time it's a child instead of a chook? I think that the police should be encouraged to visit, and you should not feel guilt about it. The guilt should come from the owners who have encouraged this behaviour in their pet without thought of the consequences.

*hug*

Lurker here. I agree absolutely with FF on this one. The dog needs to be destroyed before it does any more killing.

moo2moo

Thank you all. Knowing my gut instinct is right isn't helping any though. Another of the girls died this afternoon.

Have already made an informal statement to the police. Need to speak to the dog warden tomorrow before arranging for a formal statement to be taken. Haven't seen the dogs owners since yesterdya afternoon. They didn't even bother to phone to say it had been captured. Have left the remaining chooks shut in the sheds for the day. Would have been far easier to accept had it been a fox attack as thats simply nature in action. This is not. OH has booked tomorrow off so that hes here to do whatever needs doing, even if its just a hug when I have a girlie wobble.

Double_Trouble

Oh Moo I am so sorry what a terrible time for you and the family. I agree with the posts if this dog has got a taste for blood through the stupid actions of its owners then it is always going to be this way and I wouldn't want it to be around my children that is just too much of a risk so I think you are doing the owners a favour although it would be better if they recognised the right course of action themselves.

Big hugs to you and your girls.

DTxx

Intergalactic_Floozie

God, just to echo what everyone else has said (especially Eager Elephant) - awful you had to go through this x

makeup

Hugs to you Moo, sounds like a horrible experience to go through, both for you and the girls.

honeybear_2

moo2moo wrote: »

Phoned its owner who appeared and watched it round up and kill another hen who'd flown to a neighbouring field for safety.

That is all so horrible but this bit is especially telling. If I had a dog who did that I would be ballistic at it & more so myself. I can't add to what has already been said, sometimes life throws at tough decisions.

I hope you & the DDs are ok

moo2moo

Another day, another dead hen. The dog owners elderly relative phoned to attempt to find some common ground. Shes of the opinion that the dog will escape and kill again, but then shes an 80 year old farmers wife. The dog owner on the other hand is a 50 something townie. Hes not prepared to muzzle it or rehome it or do any more than replace the chain and swivel fixing to its collar. I got the full sob story about it being his family pet and the one thing that got him through a nervous breakdown which is totally at odds with the dog I see chained up outside all year round which gets walked once or twice a week by his teenage children.

Will be starting my day with a chat with the dog wardens. At least they can pay a visit and insist on muzzling under the dangerous dogs act. This won't stop it escaping nor will it stop it chasing the chickens but it will reduce the number of deaths and hopefully he'll realise I am deadly serious about having it humanely destroyed before it destroys something else.

moo2moo

On a considerably more positive note I have piccies of the mutant ninja puppy who has doubled in size in the three weeks we've had her. Considering shes got another six months growing to do I'm beginning to think she'll be even bigger than we were expecting. Eeek.

moo2moo

ps. Have been buying jeans on E-bay. I am comfort shopping. Not really helping but at least there will be no shortage of jeans for quite some time.

mooomin

moo2moo wrote: »

ps. Have been buying jeans on E-bay. I am comfort shopping. Not really helping but at least there will be no shortage of jeans for quite some time.

There can never be enough jeans.

Dog owner is an eejit.

Puppy is lovely