I am looking for something to take care of some neighborhood dogs , with out doing them fatal harm. It will keep peace with the neighbors . They dont get close enough for snake shot. I was looking for something in a 22lr . It would be the most convienent . Is there anything out there? thanks!!!

Jim

I hate to say, shooting neighborhood dogs, brings out my PETA side.

Isn't there any other way to deal with them?>

I hate cats with a passion, but I still can't see shooting what is someone's pet.

In the case of the dogs, it seems to me the owners ought to keep them on a leish or in their yard if the animals are such a problem.

In college some asshole poisoned my best friends parents Labrador retriever just because he pissed on her rose bushes at times. Personally I think she would be a candidate for being shot.

Find another way to solve the problem guy. Just my Humble opinion there. ( PS this is not an invitation to start and arguement or intended to come across with a chip on my shoulder. I just have a lot more faith in a dog, than I do a lot of Yuppies and Hippies I see any more walking the street.)

seafire

Shoot him in the hind quarter with a BB rifle. It won't leave a scar but a lasting impression.

Big enough firecracker otta work too.

Electricity - very high voltage, very low current - not harmful but they won't come back.

Gentlemen

Trying to take care of a neighbours pet is not nice. I don't care if it's a cat, dog or rabbit.Tell the fellow that he shall keep the dog under controll and contact the local departments. If some would be shooting or take "care of" my pet animal a serious revenge would be a fact

Cheers
/JOHAN

A .22 caliber pump air gun, with round lead balls works real nice. 1 or 2 pumps just "lobs" the round ball. Won't break the skin, but a pop on the butt gets their attention. I'm assuming you live in the country, where it can be difficult locating a dog's owner. In an urban situation, I think I'd go with one of the other posters advice, and work through the locals...

Seafire,

I agree for the most part, but I thinik he is just talking about those little rubber balls for a bb pistol.

I usually leave the neighbors pets alone unless they enter my yard, then I might just toss a rolled up newspaper at them or something to get them out.

I agree , I dont want to kill the animal , thats why I am looking for a rubber bullet . I do see them occasionally running around , but most of the time I am alerted to thier presence by the squawking of the chickens they are trying to kill . I like dogs and have 3 of them . My dogs stay on my property and dont go killing neighbors chickens.
My intent here was not to start a war , but instead find something that would be effective to keeping them away , yet not cost me a fortune . I am not shooting the dogs , just because they make a cool squealing sound when shot or somethng. They are up at MY house trying to kill MY animals.Talks with the owners (when they can be located ) are fruitless. Also the rural area where I live seems to be a prime dumping ground for unwanted "pets"

Jim,

A slightly different approach might be some sort of cage trap baited with ( in a seperate compartment) one of your chickens. I bet you could know one up with a wooden frame and chicken wire mesh. Once you catch the dog, you can either call the owner and have a friendly or not so friendly chat or involve the the local dog pound.
In the past when i lived at a different property and I was plagued by a couple of dogs that came onto my garden to crap. I spoke to the owners who did not seem to care so I just just used to catch the dogs up and take them to the local pound...they owner soon got sick of paying to get them out.

Regards,

Pete

Crapping in a yard or whizzing on rosebushes are one thing, but a dog running down your livestock/chickens is another matter altogether. I'd check the county statutes about animals running livestock or game animals and then inform the dog's owner as to the gravity of the consequences.

Start off nice with the rubber bullets, but if it continues to happen, I'd make it open season on Fido. What would be everyone's actions if it was running down a whitetail fawn?

"Can't say that I've seen your dog in a couple of weeks."

irwin

Dillon Precision offers "X-Ring" rubber bullets in 38, 44, and 45. They were intended for indoor practice with revolvers and come with literature suggesting that you drill out the flash hole in the cases that you use. If you use them in a revolver, you might ought to do so, but there are other application that do not require ruining your brass. I have a couple of single shot 45-70s and this really gets performance from these bullets. They are accurate and hit pretty hard: definitely persuasive. I have even shot a squirrel off a bird feeder with one (bad angle for anything with real power: that would have caused property damage) without killing it. Somehow the big case and large rifle primer is a good combo and I imagine that the .38/.357/9mm would work well in the various .35 rifles too, as well as the .44 in a .444.