Got news. even after the second shot, it may of not been "involuntary" motion!
God, a 50lb four legged animal deserves better.
Some dogs heads are "thicker" than a human's.
Yes, I've had to "put down" one my own dogs only for the fact that it HATED to go to the vet (even getting inot a car), and at the time, no vet would come to visit me on such short notice.
One of the HARDEST things I've had to do, and tears still come back thinking about it.
texasjohn, if you had to be "put down" would you want a .22 in the head?
Got news. even after the second shot, it may of not been "involuntary" motion!
God, a 50lb four legged animal deserves better.
Some dogs heads are "thicker" than a human's.
Yes, I've had to "put down" one my own dogs only for the fact that it HATED to go to the vet (even getting inot a car), and at the time, no vet would come to visit me on such short notice.
One of the HARDEST things I've had to do, and tears still come back thinking about it.
texasjohn, if you had to be "put down" would you want a .22 in the head?
Sigarms, I usually advocate shot placement not shot size but when you put it this way <font color="red"> texasjohn, if you had to be "put down" would you want a .22 in the head? </font>
Sigarms, I usually advocate shot placement not shot size but when you put it this way <font color="red"> texasjohn, if you had to be "put down" would you want a .22 in the head? </font>
I agree, any "shot" is no good if you can't hit your target.
That being said, any animal DESERVES a QUICK death, no matter what your "feelings" towards it.
Just don't see a .22 rimfire doing it.
.22 in a centerfire, depending on load and bullet weight could be another "argument", but if you love your pet, it deserves better (tissue damage aside and dealing with "it") I would go larger in caliber.
You would be surprised how much your hand will shake when you realize on that "squeeze" that your killing a loved pet compared to "game" out in the field.
I agree, any "shot" is no good if you can't hit your target.
That being said, any animal DESERVES a QUICK death, no matter what your "feelings" towards it.
Just don't see a .22 rimfire doing it.
.22 in a centerfire, depending on load and bullet weight could be another "argument", but if you love your pet, it deserves better (tissue damage aside and dealing with "it") I would go larger in caliber.
You would be surprised how much your hand will shake when you realize on that "squeeze" that your killing a loved pet compared to "game" out in the field.
Joe, I'm like most of the guys on here, in that I think he's got a tough decision as to whether or not to put the dog down. And if the dog had to be put down, I'd probably take it to a vet to do the job. However, if my dad were still alive, he'd have no problem at all with such a decision. If a dog so much as killed a chicken, he'd kill the dog immediately without even thinking twice about it. And he'd use his .22 rifle, the same as he used when we killed hogs or calves to butcher. And I never knew him to need a second shot. As has been said, shot placement is what counts, not the caliber.
Joe, I'm like most of the guys on here, in that I think he's got a tough decision as to whether or not to put the dog down. And if the dog had to be put down, I'd probably take it to a vet to do the job. However, if my dad were still alive, he'd have no problem at all with such a decision. If a dog so much as killed a chicken, he'd kill the dog immediately without even thinking twice about it. And he'd use his .22 rifle, the same as he used when we killed hogs or calves to butcher. And I never knew him to need a second shot. As has been said, shot placement is what counts, not the caliber.
