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A leash law? Hell where I live it would be a little hard to implement since most of the ranches around me run in the hundreds of acres. The Sheriff and the Game Warden don't even cross property lines where we are without permission. None of us put our dogs in a kenel or on a leash, but they are taught from a pup to stay on their own property. It isn't that hard to do. And while Tanner has wandered off to visit the neighbors for a couple of hours probably three or four times in the last five years he sticks to his own yard the rest of the time. The neighbors dogs do the same. If I see my neighbors dog (and likewise if they see mine) running around on our property you usually throw them an old biscuit and tell them to get home and they obey. We haven't had a problem with each others dogs since one idiot bought that chicken killin blue tick back in '84. That one was a registered hound and WAS on a run which he broke and went on a spree killing not only the owners chickens but around 300 of the neighbors yard hens as well. My great grandfather never did live that one down. And its heck having to replace 300+ laying yard hens.
By the way I also have yard hens that wander whereever they want (and rarely leave the yard) and so do the neighbors. The neighbors have cats, I don't.
The last dog I had to put down was one of the neighbors two years ago. He was out of town and some kids (that were SUPPOSED to be feeding it while he was gone) got to taunting the dog. He chased them out of the yard and was promptly hit by a log truck. It was a Sunday and I could either put him down quick or call the local vet to come to the office from his home 32 miles away, while I brought the dog to the office (we are 16 miles from it the opposite direction of the vet). After all that we would have had to pay for a callout from the vet and another $80+ to have him put down. Seemed kinder to make it quick. It ain't never taken me but one shot to get the job done or I wouldn't do it. I would like to have beaten those kids within an inch of their life, but their grandmother saved me the trouble.
Don't get me wrong. I love dogs and I hate killin a dog. I would rather shoot some people I know that even a rabid mongrel, but sometimes the job has to be done.
GoodOlBoy
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