[Ansteorra-textiles] horrible news

[Robert and Beth Ellis]

This is really awful.  As much as I love dogs, this sort of thing cannot be allowed.  Catch the dog with tags if possible and consider taking legal action against the
owner.  And Robin is absolutely right - down here in South Texas (where there's lots of coyotes), you always see donkeys (and sometimes mules) with livestock whether
it be horses, cattle, or sheep.  They bond with the animals they are placed with, are fearless, and will go after anything that harasses "their" herd.  The ranchers
around here wouldn't go without them.  The problem with having a single dog as protection against packs is that the poor thing is automatically outnumbered (not to
mention doggy mentality issues involving domination/subordination coming into play) .  Donkeys don't give a flip about that and will take on most anything.
Surprisingly enough they also make great pets, so they would be safe to have around the public.
Corrinne

Robin Craig wrote:

> Don Eisen is wonderful!  Is 'Tip' any help here or is he too shy?  Would he at
> least bark?
> Sounds like you need to let one of those mules out with your livestock.  They
> would kill any feral dogs that came near!
> -Robin
>
> --- Victoria Owens <vmowens at airmail.net> wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > Our director wants to save the "alerting the press" card till he has
> > exhausted all other options.  Since we have people who in the evening walk
> > around the grounds for exercise, he has made a very good point that it is a
> > 'public safety concern' as well as an 'animal control concern'.
> >
> > I am unsure precisely what the "in town" laws are, but yes dogs that harass
> > livestock can be killed.  Don Eisen who also works here may be staying the
> > night.
> >
> > To add salt to the wound, this morning the dogs were still roaming outside
> > of the fence and at least one of the dogs had a collar on and possibly tags.
> >
> >
> > Kestral
> >
> >
> > Victoria Owens
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