will you do the same?

My Granddad always said that if a dog gets the taste of blood you might as well shoot him because they will never stop killing. I thought he was cruel. What your cousin did was worse. She could have found a home for him. She could have had him put to sleep. But to leave out in the woods is the ultimate show of cruelty. I would love to kick her azz.

Actually, I think sometimes we all FEEL like doing that, but I wouldn't do that. There was no other family member or friend to give the dog too, maybe even a Kind Shelter. Wasn't there another option, I mean like seculde the Chicks, or the dog. I am worried for the dog, but you know that dof just might wind up back at her home, they are very intelligent animals!

That is a awful thing to do to through any animal out in the forest. If she didn't want him I am sure someone else would have been happy to give him a home.

hi che! yeah. i think i would do the same. or maybe put the dog in a dog pound. a pet should be helpful and not create a mess all the time! eating chicks is a mess dogs should not do. the dog is not just eating helpless chicks, (by the way, that is such a gross thing for a dog to do) the dog is also ruining a source of income and food (if your cousin is raising them to sell in the future or to be a source of food). that is just really not a good thing so i'd probably let the dog go no matter how sad that would be.

Hello checapricorn, I won't do that. I don't like animals but I don't have the heart to hurt them. I have a similar case here. I went back to my mother's house two days ago and found a cat that loves our house so much that it doesn't want to go. None of us know whether it is a stray cat (but it looks very clean) or a neighbor's cat. None of my siblings like to have a pet and one of my sisters is so afraid of cats that she can jump whenever you mention the word 'cat'. So, my niece put the cat into a paper box and drove it somewhere. She put the cat at a nearby shoplot so that it is easier for the cat to find food. I hope a pet lover will find the cat and take it home as a new pet *smiles*

oh that's very sad, it breaks my heart that your cousin have to throw/left the dog out of nowhere and it hurts me to know there are chicks dying coz of the dog. i wont do it coz i cared so much about my dog and any animals too. i will try my best to keep each other from harm like placing the chicken to a safer place (making them their own chicken house) and elevate it so the dog wont be able to get them no matter how hard he tried. he can also make a kennel for the dog so whenever the chicks are out i make sure that my dog is inside so he cant harm and chase them away. there are some dogs whose nature is to chase animals and they cannot help it as it is their personality, if that is the case who ever owns the dog should be responsible for making it possible that there is no one harmed - no matter what it takes. i know the dog killed few chicks already and it is sad but it is sadder that the human (who should know better) did something worst than an animal can do. i am not judging your cousin it is just how i feel as i care bout animals that much. if you cousin really dont want the dog around, she could just look for a new family for the dog who can really take care of the dog instead of leaving him astray - it is just inhumane IMHO. i believe that humans are capable of doing something that can balance the situation and doing the least care is something that is unacceptable. i wish your cousin have thought the consequences of having both animals in her home before she decide of having them both. anyway, im sorry that i have not much good to say about this topic as my heart goes for the dog despite his bad nature as i feel the situation becomes worst when your cousin didnt do his part as human who should know better. takecare

Some breeds of dogs are more [prone to chicken killing that others are. Once a dogs does kill a chicken there is nothing that can be done to stop them. When we lived in the country we tried several times. Even penning the chickens up didn't help. The dogs would just dig under the fence. If we could not get the dog a home far away from chickens it would have to be put down. Dogs dropped off like that will find a pack then as someone else wrote they will kill larger and larger animals and could eventually turn on people.

I would never do that to a dog. I love them. I would make sure that the dog could not get to the chickens. I would not punish my dog. It is a natural instinct for some dogs to hunt wild animals.

I don't agree with his actions leaving the dog in the woods but what happens if this dog gets so hungry that he attacks some people in the woods, maybe some campers. I am also curious what kind of dog is this?

Hi checapricorn, That's not right, even though he is being a bad dog, he should have took him to the dog pound. I wouldn't have been able to leave him there. You know that he will eventually find his way home. It's not my cat, but there's this cat that comes around and has had her kitten and left them here. We now have 2 extra kittens. She is now pregnant again, and tomorrow we're taking her to the pound. I can't keep her here for to keep having kitties. My husband even told me that he would drop her off somewhere in the street, I told him no. Not to be so mean. I feel so sorry for the dog. but that is strange that he kept attacking the chickens.

I've always heard that once a dog kills a chicken,they will always kill the chickens. And I think that is because once they get the taste of blood,they always want it. I could be wrong..LOL..But anyway, I wouldn't of just dumped the dog,I would of at least taken him to a shelter or given him to some friends who don't have chickens. I shiver at the thought of what could happen to that poor dog out in the forest..

if i was in this situation, I would prefer to seperate them, or keep the chickens in the cage or proper protection. I dont know how to tell the dog not to do this.. because it on us when they are growing we have to teach them the right way. I think the dog should have send for training. but If at the end nothing goes right, then he should have given the dog to another family where he gets a new home.

That was wrong, and depending on where he lives, he could be charged with animal abandonment which is against the law. If your cousin lives near a woods like that, and his DOG can get at his chickens, then so can foxes, coyotes, raccoons, and other wild animals. He's still going to loose chickens because clearly they aren't kept right. It just won't be to his dog.

Che Why didn't she try to find him a new home? Once a dog tastes the blood of a chicken he will continue to chase and eat them. It's just animal instinct. He was probably chasing one for fun and when he caught one he tasted the blood and ate it. There are other ways to solve the problem. I have a story I will share another time. It is just too painful right now. I don't know what I'm going to do, so maybe I'll see if any of my mylot friends can help. I'll tell you later. Hugsss leenie

I think i can never do such a thing... maybe i will give the dog away to someone who can take care of him... but to just leave him in the forest is like killing him slowly... i hope the dog will find his way back home and never eat a chick again...

hi dear well if dog is pet then u should not leave it and have to keep chicken in cage, not open. u cant keep dogs and cats away to eat chickens and rats. its in their nature Take care

[b]i wouldn't do that to my dog especially me being a dog lover would not do such thing that could hurt it. if my dog eats something that he should not be eating at all i would patiently train him that that food is not good for him and that he must eat the right one. saying NO to dogs are being understood by them. that is an awful thing your cousin did by leaving the dog all by himself in the woods. your cousin should not have bought a dog as a pet if your cousin would just leave it behind in a place where no one will take good care and show love to the dog. dogs are still animals so we should still try to understand them ourselves because we know for a fact that they can't do things like what humans do. so we must give justice to these faithful animals. [/b]

I would have built a fenced in area for the dog high enough that he or she could not get out. Certain breeds of dogs have things that are just natural to them and are part of their breed. If someone lives on a farm where they have small animals they should be careful not to get a breed of dog that has a natural desire to hunt or catch prey. I think if someone gets a dog they better be well prepared for that dog, and they are responsible for giving that dog a good life. But each breed of dog has its good points and bad points, people should be aware of those when chosing a dog for their family.

Ok, I already responded to one of your posts about your FIL abusing his dog. Now your cousin has done so also? Its beginning to sound like the rest of your family needs to be banned from pet ownership. No, I obviously would NOT abandon a pet in a forest. Geeze... if he cannot have the brains to tie the dog up, or fence in the chickens, then he should have turned it over to someone else or a shelter. I really do hope if you have pets that you are more responsible than everyone else you seem to be related to. What is it with people and their pets these days????

your cousin should never should own a dog. if your cousin got fed up with his wife would he do the same to her? he should think before doing.