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[lizzieboo]

Myles, on 25 June 2012 - 11:38 AM, said:

Again, you'd kill the guy for killing your dog, when he killed your dog for killing his sheep. Then his wife will kill you and your wife will kill her and her brother will kill your wife.....................................................

Sounds like a recent American miniseries "Hatfields and McCoys," which was based on factual events related to a decades-long, century spanning family feud.

[Zirna]

People jump to conclusions to quickly, couldn't it be possible that someone else in the area also owned a border collie.   Many people don't recognise an animal unless it is their own, when you have multiple dogs of the same breed in an area with the same coloring an owner can pick their own dog out by its markings.  Someone that really doesn't know or interact with that animal would only see a dog that looks like the others.

[Eldorado]

Zirna, on 25 June 2012 - 06:32 PM, said:

People jump to conclusions to quickly, couldn't it be possible that someone else in the area also owned a border collie.   Many people don't recognise an animal unless it is their own, when you have multiple dogs of the same breed in an area with the same coloring an owner can pick their own dog out by its markings.  Someone that really doesn't know or interact with that animal would only see a dog that looks like the others.

It had a moustache and wore spectacles.

[ealdwita]

lizzieboo, on 25 June 2012 - 06:17 PM, said:

Where I live, in Susquehanna County, PA, you are not only allowed to shoot your neighbors, you're allowed to shoot your kids.

http://www.wicz.com/...fgQYB8A6Y.email

Now that's my kinda neighbourhood!

[Myles]

lizzieboo, on 25 June 2012 - 06:31 PM, said:

Sounds like a recent American miniseries "Hatfields and McCoys," which was based on factual events related to a decades-long, century spanning family feud.

That was a good mini-series.   For the most part, it was accurate as well.

[Zirna]

Eldorado, on 25 June 2012 - 06:41 PM, said:

It had a moustache and wore spectacles.

Lol.  It's sad when dogs start using disguises after they commit a crime.

[UFO_Monster]

and then, on 16 June 2012 - 01:38 PM, said:

If the dog actually was attacking livestock then the neighbor should have at least approached and warned his neighbor of his intentions.  If no effort was forthcoming to restrain the dog then he had a right to protect his property but it sounds like no such reasonable course was taken.  These kinds of actions often enough lead to human bloodshed.  It's a shame people can't just talk about their conflicts.

This is what many sensible farmers would have done. Instead, he decided to trespass on his neighbor's property and kill the dog there? That's the complete opposite of sensibility.