JoeR
Platinum Member
Let me start with the background. We have some people who just moved onto our street about 6 months ago. About two months ago, my wife went for a walk with our 15 month old baby in the stroller. She was about 1/2 mile from the house passing the new neighbors home. Their dog came flying out of the driveway and out into the street growling and barking ferociously. Not a normal event where a dog just barks. My wife thought for sure it was going to attack and pulled out her concealed weapon. She hesitated and the owner came out and called the dog back. The dog was within 2 feet of my wife and baby. She called animal control, and of course they did nothing. I was not with her when it happened, so I had no idea how bad it was. Come to find out that this dog has been terrorizing the kids when they walk home from school, but none of the neighbors wanted to call animal control because they, "didn't want to be bad neighbors." I told my other neighbors that the dog owner is a bad neighbor. So, the neighbors just drive their kids to the bus stop to avoid the dog.
A couple of weeks ago, we decide to go for a walk. I wanted to get some exercise. We live on a cul-de-sac, so the only way to walk any distance is to go by the house with the violent dog. For some reason I decide to carry my M1911 .45. I like to shoot pistol competitions, and this is my competition weapon, so I am very familiar with it. My wife hasn't been on a walk in months, and we load up the baby and go for a nice morning walk. As we are walking past the house with the vicous dog, I look and to my amazement it was charging across the property, and headed right for us! This dog was fast!!! It then jumped through the 3 board fence and headed for me. I moved my shirt to uncover my weapon thinking it was coming at me. At this point I moved ahead of my wife to draw the dog away from my wife and baby. As this is happening the dog turns and heads straight for my wife and baby in the stroller!!!!! My wife jumps in front of the of the baby with her back to the dog. That dog headed right for them!!!! I pulled my .45 and fired one shot hitting the dog behind the ear as it was about the leap onto my wife. That .230gr HP hit the dog and sent it sideways 10 feet. To my amazement, the dog got up and limped to the house! The owner comes out and the only thing she says, "The dog was tied up." I yelled back asking why was it in the street! We called 911. The police came took a report, and animal control was called too. I asked if they were going to do anything about this, and they said they couldn't do anything until it bit someone! This is ridiculous! No the dog was not a pitbull, it was some mix breed mutt that is just plain vicious! After I got home, my wife asked why I didn't double tap like I do in pistol competitions. I told her that paper targets don't move, and after the first shot, I lost my sight picture since the dog was blown back 10 feet. This whole event scared me to the core! There is nothing like seeing your wife and baby about to be harmed. I was shook up for a couple of days after this. I really didn't like having to shoot that dog, but I saw no other option.
I really dislike bad dog owners! Too bad the dog had to pay for stupid owners. Animal control did agree the dog was vicious, but there was nothing they could do. Animal control told me the dog lives in a cage in the garage. Why have a dog if you have to cage it? Why have a dog that goes after women and babies walking in the street?
Joe
A couple of weeks ago, we decide to go for a walk. I wanted to get some exercise. We live on a cul-de-sac, so the only way to walk any distance is to go by the house with the violent dog. For some reason I decide to carry my M1911 .45. I like to shoot pistol competitions, and this is my competition weapon, so I am very familiar with it. My wife hasn't been on a walk in months, and we load up the baby and go for a nice morning walk. As we are walking past the house with the vicous dog, I look and to my amazement it was charging across the property, and headed right for us! This dog was fast!!! It then jumped through the 3 board fence and headed for me. I moved my shirt to uncover my weapon thinking it was coming at me. At this point I moved ahead of my wife to draw the dog away from my wife and baby. As this is happening the dog turns and heads straight for my wife and baby in the stroller!!!!! My wife jumps in front of the of the baby with her back to the dog. That dog headed right for them!!!! I pulled my .45 and fired one shot hitting the dog behind the ear as it was about the leap onto my wife. That .230gr HP hit the dog and sent it sideways 10 feet. To my amazement, the dog got up and limped to the house! The owner comes out and the only thing she says, "The dog was tied up." I yelled back asking why was it in the street! We called 911. The police came took a report, and animal control was called too. I asked if they were going to do anything about this, and they said they couldn't do anything until it bit someone! This is ridiculous! No the dog was not a pitbull, it was some mix breed mutt that is just plain vicious! After I got home, my wife asked why I didn't double tap like I do in pistol competitions. I told her that paper targets don't move, and after the first shot, I lost my sight picture since the dog was blown back 10 feet. This whole event scared me to the core! There is nothing like seeing your wife and baby about to be harmed. I was shook up for a couple of days after this. I really didn't like having to shoot that dog, but I saw no other option.
I really dislike bad dog owners! Too bad the dog had to pay for stupid owners. Animal control did agree the dog was vicious, but there was nothing they could do. Animal control told me the dog lives in a cage in the garage. Why have a dog if you have to cage it? Why have a dog that goes after women and babies walking in the street?
Joe
