Originally Posted by
bunkiefd4
Thanks. I to, am against shooting them. I like dogs. I've had some in the past and they were good dogs. I also had them contained like I was suppose to also though. I don't know, I'm just gonna take it one day at a time. I have a feeling that I'm gonna give the guy a call soon and tell him that I've had enough though. But I still need to try the spray he bought before a weapon is brought into the situation.
Based on what you've described, the issue is with the owner. Sadly, I suspect that this owner will not realize just how serious the situation is until something serious happens to one or more of the dogs.
According to various sources on the internet, a dog bite seems to range to several hundred pounds of pressure. But it's not just crushing damage - there will torn skin, ligaments, muscles, blood vessels and nerves - as well as the risk of infection. And we are not talking about a single bite, but potentially many multiple bites. We have seen the damage done by unrestrained dogs on people; I would not want to think what would happen with seven dogs.
I don't want to be a fear monger here, but I think the potential risk to life and limb is underestimated or underplayed.
... seven dogs? Egad.