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why ever would you want to find paraquat. Surely you would not be considering suicide, since I know you would never consider poisoning a dog with it. You might accidentally poison the dog of someone who would take a very fatal view of someone poisoning there dog. There is a very private corner of hell reserved for those who poison dogs, and dog poisoner have a high probability of making that trip ahead of time.
dick wilson
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My bad, I could have, and did, easily look up paraquat online.
When I went to one of our association meetings, the Vice Pres. mentioned that as a solution to one lady's barking dogs. He laughed, but I think he was serious.
My problem are my neighbors chickens love of my garden. But, of course, that's not what my questioning of paraquat was about...
dick,dick,dick,dick,dick...I'm assuming you live in an apartment, in the city?
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Why would you assume I live in the city. I am from the country and most certainly do not live in an apartment. I have shot dogs harassing our livestock and don't have a problem with putting down a stock killer. I have a definite problem with anyone using poison to do it. If you can't do it humanely, then don't do it. Poisoners are the most cowardly of all living things and deserve a good dose of their own poison. It kill slowly and with great pain. Anyone who would wish that on a dog is beneath contempt.
dick wilson
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The situation I mentioned was in 1973, when paraquat was still available, probably shouldn't have mentioned it. But I sure do remember a few milk cows with literally ripped out udders, in terrible pain till they healed, and calves missing pieces, certainly their mountain oysters, as those are exposed.
Where I agree poison is a terrible way to go, a PACK brings out the ultimate nastiness in domestic dogs. And domestic packs (daschounds to great danes) are worse, as they have their killer instinct, but not the hunger, so they do it for the joy of the kill. And they only gather occasionally making hunting them hard. They tried traps, but in a pack they share intelligence, and are hard to catch.
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There are no bad dogs, just bad owners. Dog owners need to be responsible. Dogs should not be allowed to roam free for a variety of reasons. If you love your dog, you would keep it at least in a fenced yard. There are many dangers to animals that roam free and some danger to people and property as well. Be wise and kind to animals. You would not set your children out to roam freely all night where there are cars and wild pigs and other dogs that might want to fight. If a dog is raised with love they will protect and obey you.
We are bringing our dog and cat over at great expense and we plan on getting another dog after we get there, as we lost our 14 year old Golden Retriever in March.
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Damon, the packs we do get are as often as not domestic dogs who dig out at night and pack up with the hardcores. The nicest dog at home becomes a whole nother animal in a pack.
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I've always heard that the dog that licks your face and sleeps on your bed at night can still fall in with a pack under the right conditions so you must never assume it won't. You must always be there or you must assume it can be up to no good.
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Just 3 weeks ago one of my coworkers shot a neighbors dog. The pair of dogs came on his fenced property and killed his 8 year old sons show pony. My coworker only managed to shoot one of the dogs before they fled. The horse was a horror scene. He tried to have the mess cleaned up before his son came home from school, but was unable to clean all of the gore. The pony used to come to his sons window to wake him in the morning. I will not hesitate to eliminate a loose dog if it shows any aggression at all to people of animals. When I move to Puna I will have a larger dog but I'll have both wire and electronic fence. My old beagle doesn't even have much interest in rabbits anymore.
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I didn't actually assume, that you live in an apt., it was sarcasm directed at the mindset that resembled a bleeding-heart, city-dweller who'd rather wait and whine about the relative value of any animal's life, or quality of death, until someone is actually mauled or worse and can only reply with a dumb-founded look; but certainly not at you directly. But, thanks for making it clear that you have actually killed a dog or two. That makes me feel a lot better knowing that you’re not.
I joined this forum to speak to ideas and philosophies, to get inside info and to share my abilities when I can. The opinions of other forum members are very important to me because I consider myself to be a life-long learner; until they suggest that I must be considering suicide as opposed to what may be the only recourse of protection against a dangerous animal when all I did was ask a question. (not me actually, the idea). That’s the only reason for my direct response to you here. Play nice.
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