I'm a dog lover through and through!! I cry my head off when I have to put one of my dogs down If he's In bad health. I'm the one that puts my dog out of It's misery, no one else!! It's one of the hardest things I've had to do but no one else Is taking the life of my dog but me. In saying what I just said, have a read on what else Is coming.

In my area about 10 years or so ago dogs were every where running and chasing. It was getting to the point where we were having dog packs around. Ever been around one? Trust me you don't want to, your a dead man If your not careful! I would come home and I would have 4 to 5 dogs down by my barn ripping through the rabbit cages trying to get our rabbits that we raise for food. You couldn't get close to them dogs. The sheriff got the call and so did the warden, nobody seemed to care. I had no clue who owned any of these dogs nor did I care being they were all teeth. They ended up leaving without me shooting them. I told myself the next time they come back they won't be leaving. Guess what happened!

A few years later I was hunting In my dads woods bowhunting. I ran Into 3 dogs- Rot, Lab, Chessy. The Rot gave me hell right away showing teeth and all. I avoided him and the rest of them and walked way around them to my deer stand. Every morning and night when I was walking In the dark i was scared ****less of these 3 dogs. A few of them mornings and nights I heard one of them growl a good 30 yards away from me. I thought to myself, this Is fricking crazy!! I'm hunting my own land (dads land) and I'm terrified as hell when I'm out here! I knew who the owners were of 2 of the dogs, the other I had no clue on. The sheriff was called again and he told the owners to chain there dogs up. Guess what, that lasted about 2 weeks and they were right back out there but this time they had 2 more dogs with them. My dad and I had enough and we took care of the problem ourselves. If you get enough running dogs together and they stick with each other for a while It's damn scary. Timberwolves will run from you when they see you In packs, these guys won't, I know! To all the people out there, If you really love your dogs as much as I do chain the SOB's up so It's never going to be a problem. Chances are If someone see's your dog 2 to 3 times there not going to shoot It. If they see It more then that, you never know then. It's up to you! I love my dogs to death, there In a kennel when I'm not home or outside. We have way to many strays around and that's why there kenneled even If I'm home when I'm In the house relaxing. It's pretty easy for your dog to head out off with another dog If he comes In to your yard. I eliminate any chance of my dog getting shot by someone. I wish others would do the same being It Isn't the dogs fault. This discussion would not me getting had otherwise.