dog got mauled

[310stanger]

Call me cruel but I see zero problems with how orion handled the situation. If it was my dog and we were buddies for that length of time, instead of jus doing what Orion did, I would have left the 2 carcasses on the owners front porch along with a love letter from the lawyer. I think thats sweet that he went in got his shotgun and blasted that dog.

[MechanicalMehem]

F-that, I would have continued hunting, at that point to me, free game. I wouldnt have even bothered telling the owners, f-them let them figure it out....they should have been looking by then anyway. I have a14 week old great dane, at this point(I also live in the city) if a dog attacked mine, it would be dead. Dont care, you reacted accordingly, unlike you though, I would have been using my 308 to complete the job.
Good luck with your dog's full recovery as well as your further search for the other dog.

[86 IROC-Z]

Call me cruel but I see zero problems with how orion handled the situation. If it was my dog and we were buddies for that length of time, instead of jus doing what Orion did, I would have left the 2 carcasses on the owners front porch along with a love letter from the lawyer. I think thats sweet that he went in got his shotgun and blasted that dog.

+1 I'd be pissed if anything like that happened to my dog

[derrinx]

Even though i hate any form of violence towards any animal (even though i love eating them), i dont think he was wrong here... if something attacked my short haired english pointer i would prbably do the same, but i would have preferred you went with a 2'1/4" sabot slug to the head, to ill it instantly and not leave it wondering around in pain and anger.

[Daniel P.]

we usd to live on the outskirts of town and had dogs botherin ours all the time, once my dad stepped out the back door with his bow and an old flu flu arrow like ya use to shoot birds in air with, he figured it would just bounce off in stuck in it and it ran all the away across town yippin, we never seen it again, no several others, usually a .22 to the head works, other times we used a highpower, but it sucks gettin rid of the dead ones, we probably had to deal with at least one a year, dad talked to the mayor and he said if it didnt have a coloar it was free game soo...

Now we live out in the country and have coons and coyotes that bother her and we use a shotgun on them, 3 inch steel 4 shot

but back on topic I feel the same way, If someone elses dog enters my property it fair game, we may let it go if it aint botherin nothin otherwise its dead.

[94z28l]

this is why i'm proud to be on this board, we like our constitutional right to bear arms and we use em too responsibly

[0rion]

I'm a dog person, always have been. I've owned pits, rotts, mutts, hounds, and just about every mix you can think of. That's the first dog I've ever shot. If at all possible I try not to shoot any animal unless I'm hunting. I felt in this case it was justified because they tried to kill my dog and I have another younger dog that they would've killed if they had the chance. His wounds were beyond just a dog fight. I've seen many many dogs fight and these types of wounds were beyond just asserting dominance. I know pits and I know how powerful they are. I had a bruiser pit when I was in high school. Strongest dog I've ever been around except for maybe my rott but the rott had a good 50#'s on my pit. There's been a few mutts through here that have tangled with my dog but it's usually just a dominance thing and as soon as one backs down the fight is over. My dog has wounds all over his body for the most part and several in the face and head area. He's still at the vet tonight but I'm hoping we can bring him home tommorrow.

[94z28l]

I'm a dog person, always have been. I've owned pits, rotts, mutts, hounds, and just about every mix you can think of. That's the first dog I've ever shot. If at all possible I try not to shoot any animal unless I'm hunting. I felt in this case it was justified because they tried to kill my dog and I have another younger dog that they would've killed if they had the chance. His wounds were beyond just a dog fight. I've seen many many dogs fight and these types of wounds were beyond just asserting dominance. I know pits and I know how powerful they are. I had a bruiser pit when I was in high school. Strongest dog I've ever been around except for maybe my rott but the rott had a good 50#'s on my pit. There's been a few mutts through here that have tangled with my dog but it's usually just a dominance thing and as soon as one backs down the fight is over. My dog has wounds all over his body for the most part and several in the face and head area. He's still at the vet tonight but I'm hoping we can bring him home tommorrow.

at least he's stable, hope he gets well soon

[jamessr]

Broken Glass + Drano + ground meat = Dead dog(s) 3 days

[Iroc627]

just saying good job on protecting your rights!!! ...dogs came onto YOUR property and attacked your dog...i woulda shot them as well.....owners of potentionaly dangerous dogs should keep there dogs ON there property or be prepared to face the consequences when they attack somone or somone else pet

Hell yeah!

[meanlx]

Sorry to hear about your dog.....but I'm glad he's gonna make it. I own a male pit and he's the nicest dog ever, but like people there are always gonna be some bad apples. If he or my female rotti were ever attacked like that I'd handle things similarly to the way you did, except I'd use a bat to make it a little more personal. LOL

Pits by nature are people friendly and animal aggressive. It's in their blood......and is why them as well as all dogs should be kept on leash and fenced in so they don't get onto other's properties.

[derrinx]

Broken Glass + Drano + ground meat = Dead dog(s) 3 days

MEAN!...shoot it in the head

anyways heres mine..jsut felt like sharing a pic of him at our upstate house... hes turning 7 this august... hes a bit of a pussy but he finds pheasants pretty damn well and can run over 30mph! (he runs next to me on the atv and the speedo is right above 30)

[JuaReeKei]

Orion, I am very sorry to hear about your dog ... Have had many dogs in the past, its easy to get attached. With the length of time you've had with yours, I thank God that he's ok .. I would have those two dogs dead, they shouldnt have been on ur property. People need to take extra care when they have pits.

[JuaReeKei]

MEAN!...shoot it in the head

anyways heres mine..jsut felt like sharing a pic of him at our upstate house... hes turning 7 this august... hes a bit of a pussy but he finds pheasants pretty damn well and can run over 30mph! (he runs next to me on the atv and the speedo is right above 30)

he's a cutie.

[SSee ya]

just saying good job on protecting your rights!!! ...dogs came onto YOUR property and attacked your dog...i woulda shot them as well.....owners of potentionaly dangerous dogs should keep there dogs ON there property or be prepared to face the consequences when they attack somone or somone else pet

and kick the owners ass as well...

very true, couldn't agree more

[REDBEAST]

What you did was justified. I feel for you my friend. I hope your furry friend is doing okay. Keep us updated.

[0rion]

What you did was justified. I feel for you my friend. I hope your furry friend is doing okay. Keep us updated.

Thanks, I appreciate it. The same goes to everyone else that posted here too. I guess he would be doing 50/50 at this point. I saw some decent improvements from him Thurs. and Fri. but the last 2 days he hasn't really improved much and he's not eating very much although he is eating a little. I think about how I feel when I'm hurt or sick. I don't feel like doing anything either so hopefully once the soreness is completely gone he'll start getting back to his old ways of sleeping all damn day..... He does Tuesday for surgery on his ear to get rid of the dead stuff. Hopefully that'll improve the smell.....that dog stinks. At 13 he just stunk anyway but it's a special dead flesh kind of stink right now. I just put a little vicks under my nose and go in when I clean out that ear 2-3 times a day.

[michaelinchains]

I have a 13 year old chow mix. He looks pretty much like a black chow. I've had him since he was just a couple months old so me and him have been through a ton together. I was getting ready to leave for work this afternoon and they were outside. I have a couple acres and there are woods all the way around me with only 1 house near me. I hear my younger dog start barking which is really rare. He hardly ever barks. My wife looks out back and says " There's 2 other dogs in the yard". I look out back and see my older dog walking towards the house and there's 2 white ones walking behind him. He didn't look right to me so I stepped outside and the 2 white dogs stopped and started walking away. When he got closer to the house I see he's really bloody and notice the 2 white dogs were pitbulls. I run in and grab the shotgun and head out into the woods to find them. I see them down in a ravine working there way to my right so I slip over a ways and run to get in front of them. They came out about 30 yards directly in front of me and I blasted one of the bitches with a 3.5" nitromag 4 shot turkey load. I knocked his ass off his feet and peppered the other dog because she was standing just in front of him. He rolled back down in the ravine and got back up and was yelping and running out of the ravine but by the time he got to the top he wasn't doing so well. I hope the possum's are eating his ass right now. My dog was tore all to hell. He's overnight at the vet right now. They shaved him down and said he has bite marks all over his body, his one ear is really tore up, and he has puncture bites under his armpit. He'll make it but he's to old to be having that happen to him. 9-10 years ago and he'd put up a helluva fight but nowadays he does good walking around due to bad hips.
I found out tonight from someone where I think those dogs live. They had collars on. I'm gonna scope it out and see what their fence situation looks like then I'm gonna toss a couple handfulls of cut up hot dog with bluegill hooks in them to take care of the other dog.

sorry bout your dog,but why the fuck are you blasting the dogs w/ turkey load!!especially if you know where the damn owners of the dogs live.i own pitts & ignorance like this is pathetic.imo your beef should be w/ the owners

[REDBEAST]

That one tough old timer. Not a lot of dogs are able stand yet walk after being attacked by two pitts.

[0rion]

sorry bout your dog,but why the fuck are you blasting the dogs w/ turkey load!!especially if you know where the damn owners of the dogs live.i own pitts & ignorance like this is pathetic.imo your beef should be w/ the owners

turkey shells were all I had near the shotgun. I would've much rather had deer slugs handy. I don't know where the owners live. Still don't. I've owned pits myself and ignorant/irresponsible pit owners that don't contain their dog are way more pathetic than someone destroying a dog that just mauled their dog on their property. My beef is with the owners if I ever find them but at the time the dogs needed dealt with first. I've owned 3 different pits in my life. Do you know how many of them ever got loose and attacked anything? Zero. I have nothing against owning the breed but if you do own the breed it comes with certain responsibilities that other breed owners don't have. Control and containment are the 2 most important. These owners definitely lack the responsibility for the latter of those 2 and don't deserve to own the breed.