People who keep dogs as pets are a menace (it's not the dogs' fault). Dog owners are the ones who who should suffer if their animals 'worry' stock. Dogs will always have the pack instinct and the hunting/killing instinct. For heaven's sake, look at the two in the last month so who have mauled their owners' children! Dogs have a history of attacking humans, not just farm animals. The killer instinct cannot be bred out, of even those ridiculous designer breeds that need only a handle stuck up their bums for use as a mop.

Dear Is Mise,

I might also be right (smile).

Serious question - because I don't know? What's the law permitting a land owner or his representative, from shooting dogs on his property?

Foxy,

I don't think that you are right, on the evidence given (slight though it is) there is no indication that the dog owner and the farmer are neighbours, indeed the opposite, so your conjecture was made up of wishful thinking at best and your rubbishing of the farmer was in poor taste.

Sorry ttbn, I can't agree with you on this one.

I am very pleased that my daughter living with just her 18 month old baby on acreage has a large protective dog to help protect her.

In this day & age, when we are not allowed to protect ourselves or our family with force, I would not be without a large protective & moderately aggressive dog, to do that for me.

I fully accept that it is my responsibility to train that dog, or dogs, & keep them contained on my own property, but they offer the greatest deterrent to the toerags that we can have today.

Dear Is Mise,

I did not rubbish the farmer. I went on the evidence
that you gave us in your link and even though it may
have been slight as I stated I could be wrong (or
right). All I did was express an opinion. Just as
you did.
However, I did not call your opinion as being in
poor taste.