my dogs killed the neighbors cat

[KilledbyKenne]

For the most part outdoor cats kept as pets are annoying, so I feel your pain there. However, I agree with the common consensus from this thread. You are 100% responsible for keeping your dogs contained properly.

The- "But he did it first!"- defense doesn't work here. Sorry

 

[DriftwoodSVT]

Our neighbors have a problem with Coyotes. We've considered taking our Irish Wolfhound over to visit and see how her instincts react.

 

[Grabber]

Surprised this thread went on for so long.

I'll start by saying I've owned about 10 different dogs in my life, between German Shepherd mixes, being around my Grandparents 120+LB Rots and Dobermann pinscher's to Golden retrievers and mutts. We've also had many cats in conjunction with these dogs and never really had an issue. However; I was SUPER protective of our indoor cat (recently put to sleep).

If I was at the Vet, and someone's dog was free roaming and approached me, while I'm holding my cat, I would call that person out and tell them to get their dog away or else. If it ever came to, I would shoot the person's dog. My cat is my child and is not causing harm and a 12LB cat is not exactly a "predator" compared to a Pit bull or other larger/more aggressive breed of dog.

I've had dogs run up on me while walking with my wife. Sometimes, they are friendly, other times, they are not and I see the owner or person walking them struggle. Again, your dog will be dead, plain and simple.

Cats are curious. Ever hear the term (curiosity killed the cat)? Well, that is the nature of cats. Just like, certain breeds of dog, they are aggressive by nature. That is how it is. You cannot blame a cat wandering around and expect the animal to know (this is Mr. Badass' house with his big mean dogs, DO NOT ENTER) that's not how it works. Same with dogs. Dogs can be trained a lot better compared to cats and are generally smarter.

Few things here: Your dogs chased after a cat that entered your properly and tried to flee. They then broke through your fence, and went into another person's property where the cat died. Good lucking proving otherwise.

The cat owner is an idiot for letting the cat outside, even though there are a lot of outdoor cats.

 

[earico]

Once the dogs broke out of their home fence the dog owner is at fault for what happened after that. That plain and simple IMO.

 

[STAMPEDE3]

When a cat goes into a dogs yard the dog is supposed to eat the cat right?
Not eat together?

 

[Smooth]

When a cat goes into a dogs yard the dog is supposed to eat the cat right?
Not eat together?

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[venmos1]

so the cat first broke through your great fence, then ran off your property, then the dogs broke the fence? Or did the cat walk along the fence, taunting the poor dogs until they snapped (they would never hurt a flea), raged enough to break your fence and get out and chase down that cat and kill it? this is much different and worse than if say a little kid walked along the same fence dragging a stick down the fence, irritating the dogs. They would just say...nah its just a kid. not worth my time and let it go?

doesnt add up. Sucks for you OP, not a good spot to be in. Sucks for the other side too.

 

[me32]

When a cat goes into a dogs yard the dog is supposed to eat the cat right?
Not eat together?

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[08mojo]

Surprised this thread went on for so long.

If I was at the Vet, and someone's dog was free roaming and approached me, while I'm holding my cat, I would call that person out and tell them to get their dog away or else. If it ever came to, I would shoot the person's dog. My cat is my child and is not causing harm and a 12LB cat is not exactly a "predator" compared to a Pit bull or other larger/more aggressive breed of dog.

I've had dogs run up on me while walking with my wife. Sometimes, they are friendly, other times, they are not and I see the owner or person walking them struggle. Again, your dog will be dead, plain and simple.

So let me get this right, if you're at the veterinarian and a dog is free roaming (as they sometimes can be) you're going to shoot the dog if it comes near you/your cat. Good example...

Plain and simple: if you overreact and harm my dog, you'd better have plenty of ammo left.

 

[DaleM]

If your animal is free roaming at the vets, you are in for a sad day if your animal attacks mine.

 

[08mojo]

If your animal is free roaming at the vets, you are in for a sad day if your animal attacks mine.

If a free roaming dog, cat, whatever ATTACKS then sure do what you have to do. But, if an animal comes up to you at a vet (which you know damn well is going to be full of other animals) and you tell the owner to "get it away OR ELSE," you're not really acting appropriately or justified to take any action.

I worked at a vet for years and guess what: some of the animals got off their leash, jumped from the cage during transfer, somehow got free--it happens. The most typical case was when an owner returned from vacation and picked up their pet. The pet was so excited to see their owner, they would find a way to get free from the poor vet tech and run to their owner.

Like I said, if you overreact (this is the key word here) and harm my family...

 

[Zemedici]

who lets their dogs free roam, if they're not properly trained?

And I'm with you 100% Dave....

 

[KilledbyKenne]

LOL at the tough guys. You're seriously putting yourself in harm's way for an animal? You know they are inferior to us, right?

 

[BigPoppa]

 

[08mojo]

LOL at the tough guys. You're seriously putting yourself in harm's way for an animal? You know they are inferior to us, right?

My reaction would be to separate the animals. At no point would my first reaction (or worse, my first thought before any action occurred) be to put a bullet in someone's pet. Maybe it's because I worked at a vet for years, you really don't need to put an animal down to get it back under control. I'm sure there are some cases where deadly force is needed, but I'd say it's extremely rare.

 

[Smooth]

You know they are inferior to us, right?

I'm not so sure about that.

 

[DaleM]

Maybe in your house.

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[KilledbyKenne]

I'm not so sure about that.

I'm not speaking in specifics, just generally. Canines and felines are inferior to humans.

Of course if you want to church it up and go to extremes, I'll choose the life of my dogs over the life of the Las Vegas shooter. But generally speaking, cats and dogs are not on the level of a human.

 

[Smooth]

I prefer dogs to humans, generally and specifically.

 

[DriftwoodSVT]

who lets their dogs free roam, if they're not properly trained?

Our cattle dog free roams on our property, but it's gated with a 6' woven wire fence.

Last week, he was at the fence barking at someone who was turning around by our gate. The person put down their window and threw something at our dog, and left before I got a chance to get on the 4 wheeler and catch him. That pissed me off good.