"Scott Seidman"



When you last contacted animal control (which you surely must have done
already, since you're already considering killing a dog, and that wouldn't
be reasonable unless you've attempted less dramatic remedies), what did
they suggest you do?




Animal control is the source of my list of 'what I could dos" ...... I
wasn't EVER really considering shooting the dogs, although I DID ask about
it in an effort to get clear on how far I can legally go.... mainly I used
"killing them" to illustrate how far the laws are forced to go because some
people insist on being irresponsible. I would call Animal Control before
permanently harming the dogs, unless in real danger at that very second.

BTW, the owner DOES know .... he's been there and seen his dogs in action.
Note: people that feel comfortable behaving very badly aren't too likely to
change just because it's pointed out.... Assholes believe they have the
god given right to be assholes, don't they?

Dogs have been my life, and thus, dog owners ... it's the real 'born free'
set that always have the problem dogs, or the irrationally paranoid .... the
former in this case. If the dogs were only a problem when the owner
wasn't home, I would visit the owner, but I have seen him come round the
corner to see what the commotion was about and do nothing to control or even
try to control the dogs.

I'm pretty sure I have them trained to avoid me now, with pepper spray, but
I didn't go that far, sticking to yelling and such, until AFTER I had my
pants torn by teeth. And I will ride the public roads, period .... if that
means these dogs end up at the pound ... so be it, .... but I'm making an
honest effort to do what the owner clearly refuses to do ... train his
unruly mutts.

HOWEVER,

The main 'point' of my story was not dogs, it was the fact that it's
irresponsible people, not responsible ones, that eventually get us all
burdened with restrictive laws.


And I still think it's an important point G



oh, back to dogs .... I more or less solved one problem dog situation a
couple months ago .... the dog chased me, I slammed on the brakes, hopped
off and chased him back home. The owner was in his garage and came out
all hot with a "what are you doin to my dog" which I instantly interrupted
with, "That looks like a VERY nice home you have there, I'd love to OWN it.
Trust me, if that dog chases me again and bites me, I WILL." I see the
same dog, now, at a different property, properly contained behind a fence.
G still obnoxious, but controlled ....