Ask a farmer what 'reality' and 'common sense' are all about when he's got 'pets' running loose on his property, chasing game animals and livestock, killing his chickens and such. C903, I'm afraid your version of reality and common sense is a little too citified.

The guy that shot the pup... That's animal abuse and he needed to have his day in court for it. Someone that lets his anger get that out of hand at an animal could easily wind up doing the same to a person some day.

Killing a deer-chasing dog though... one that would just as soon be chasing cows or sheep... That's predator control. You want to be neighborly and give the owners a chance to take control, that's fine and admirable. But I've never seen too many second chances given out around this neck of the woods.