Sheep worrying

[Scandially]

My friend "dogs at Dawn" run training and control of dogs around sheep and other farm stock. She is a natural trainer on recall and obedience.

 

[Tf223]

That is a rarity these days. Someone who accepts responsibility for an incident and is prepared to do the right thing to try rectify it.

Sadly we’ve experienced those who offer to pay out, but still don’t stop the dogs getting out again, leading to further incidents.
I hope that doesn’t apply here, and the owners you’ve dealt with are a lot better than the ones we’ve had.

 

[Reloader708]

Hello, ive have quite a few dealings with dogs worrying sheep and the fist thought is to grab a rifle, after all its the best tool for the job! But there has never been and never will be a firearms certificate granted for the shooting of dogs specifically, I imagine you could argue protection of livestock but I wouldn't bank on it.
If you're going to do it and have no choice I'd advise getting close enough for 42 grams of BBs to do the job (and not in a fac classed shotgun)
Petty I know but it only takes the wrong kind of police.... person, and you've lost your rifle.
On a second point its probably best in this world of social media Village life to be totally discrete, better to hear people talking of a missing dog than an evil farmer!
Best of luck with it, it's a horrible thing to deal with.

 

[slider]

I had protection of livestock on my last FAC, I can't imagine what else I would need to shoot to protect livestock in the UK.

The condition was removed at the last renewal (Police Scotland have generally introduced broader wording).

When I questioned this I was assured I didn't need this specific wording. I have that on a saved email from Firearms Licencing.

 

[Scandially]

Red sky at night.....
Shepherds farm on fire for shooting the pikeys dog.

 

[Heym SR20]

I really would not shoot a dog these days. By all means catch it and then hand it over to the police for them to deal with. If it has caused damage, locate the owner and send them a reasonable bill for the damage caused. If they don't pay, then small claims court is the way to go.

 

[Yorkie]

Sadly we’ve experienced those who offer to pay out, but still don’t stop the dogs getting out again, leading to further incidents.
I hope that doesn’t apply here, and the owners you’ve dealt with are a lot better than the ones we’ve had.

Hi.
My comments were really just about people in general. I just thought it a rarity that someone had taken responsibility for their actions.

My only experience of dogs being shot for worrying livestock was back in the 70s. I grew up in a Farming community and dogs were indeed shot. Differents times back then though as the Police were locals and 100% behind the Farmer.

 

[Pete1774]

Thismorning we had a dog get in with some lambs that have just been weaned. Forced most of them over our sheepwire but the dog managed to get hold of one ewe lamb that looks like she may not make it. I’ve done a quick search but want to be sure for future, what is the procedure for shooting dogs worrying sheep (i know as much as they have to be in the act). I think i have read in the past that i need to notify the police afterwards? To be clear this would be an absolute last resort ( i could really do without the agro it could potentially cause).
Specifically i would like to hear from people in my situation.
1. These are my sheep on my own land or on land we rent on which i have permission to shoot.
2. None of the land (owned or rented) has footpaths across it (but does have them over boundry hedges in some places)
3. Has anybody got any bright ideas on how to keep the buggers out in the first place!

as said above this is last resort territory i like dogs but not as much as i like not having vets bills and not seeing something that we work hard at and really enjoy doing (most of the time!) being mauled and injured.

Bloke I knew some years ago used to load 410 shells with rock salt to deal with dogs around sheep. Apparently it doesn't penetrate too far but stings like hell and leaves no evidence of what caused the wound.

 

[landkeeper]

I wonder how many of you have actually tried to catch or even stop a dog when its bloods up and its racing and activly worrying YOUR sheep .i know i have and its nigh on impossible to do .
Prevention of further devastation is the 1st action in my experience !

 

[antsa]

The legal position here in my state is that you can put the dog down if it is after your livestock. It's quite clear in the Act but I guess it would result in a furore of some sort. If I had to do it and was unobserved, I would practice the SSS method - Shoot, Shovel and Shut Up.

Cheers