City folk don't really understand the danger that aggressive dogs represent. On top of that, they have heard stupid drivel about dogs being people all their life. Can't really blame them.

<---Looks at his dog.  Wonders how to know what dog is thinking.



Yeah, yeah, I get your point though.

Non cops shoot a hell of a lot more dogs than cops do.  Plenty of country people around here will shoot a dog just for walking on their property.

I don't get it.  If a dog threatens me, I'm gonna shoot it's ass. Seems simple enough.  

Why is there a question?

Because if you shoot a Chihuahua you look kind of silly.

Because there is no good reason to kill someone's pet when you could handle the situation other ways.

Before I bought this place, I had an appointment with a builders agent at a model home in East Austin.  I got there only to see a note on the door saying he was out showing a house.  I turned around to go back to my vehicle and saw two pits walking on the sidewalk at about the same time they saw me and charged.  Luckily for me the model had a flight of stairs up to the front door and when one of the dogs latched on to my foot, I rolled of the rail.  I made to the Windstar and up onto the roof before the dogs caught up.  Some construction workers saw what happened and called the police.  When the cop drove down the street, he saw the dogs and got out of his car and they charged him with one of them getting his pants; that one got shot and the other ran off at the gunshot.  Predictably the owner (a very pretty blonde) said we didn't understand and her baby only wanted to play.

Needless to say I bought west of MoPac.

Shooting is faster then beating it to death. Threaten my children or livestock, it (man or beast) dies. Hell, I had the Sheriff call me because the wife was upset she "had" to kill three dogs attacking her foals. Don't piss Momma off

Nope. You got it exactly backwards. I have a responsibility to society to put down an animal that shows aggressive tendencies if it is not physically restrained. Only a matter of time before it hurts someone if I don't. Not even going to try "other ways".

I was twice unhorsed and bit by the same GSD riding to work.  City and county animal control were utterly useless when I called them. I believe the owner had some connection to the PD.  Dog had bitten a couple other of my cycle commuter friends and had knocked down another bike causing broken bones.  Owners got a $100 fine and their names in the paper for that one. Here

I bought a Spyderco sheath knife that I fastened to my ruck strap.


I was 100% committed to killing that dog the next time he came onto the pavement, but I guess the fine and newspaper stories persuaded his owners to contain him. He's gone or dead, haven't seen him in a couple of years. Honestly, I'm glad I didn't have to kill him, people might have gotten ideas about me.

Trigger happy much?

Seeing as I haven't shot a single dog yet, it doesn't appear so. Did I hurt your feels?