Runt
Well-Known Member
A couple days ago my dog was killed by a neighbor's free-roaming dog. All my neighbors have the habit of letting their dogs run free, despite repeated complaints. I am sending all the houses on my street and the one next to it a letter urging them to keep their dogs in their yard. I was a little angry when I wrote it, but I edited it. However, I'm still not sure it is "good enough" to send out. So, what do you think? Is it a little too patronizing? Too soft and kind? Too mushy? Anything that doesn't make sense? Glaring grammatical errors? Other? Please help; I'm sending it out this afternoon...
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Dear neighbors,
Yesterday morning a member of my family was killed. My little dog Data slipped out of the yard when I went to feed the horses, and disappeared. My sister and I searched the yard and street for her, but to no avail. Yesterday afternoon my mother received a call; a small white dog had been found under a bush three houses away, the back of her neck and shoulder torn away. This was the result of a vicious attack by another dog, and a considerably larger dog by the size of the wound. We have buried her under the rose bushes in our backyard.
Free-roaming domestic dogs can be predatory killers. Your loose dog is not only a danger to other animals, but seriously in jeopardy himself. He can be hit by a car, maimed or killed by another dog, or, in our neighborhood, stepped on or kicked to death by horses.
I am heartsick that my beloved friend has died because someone out there refuses to understand that dogs cannot be allowed to run free. Please fix your fences so your dogs dont get out! My Data is not the only dog to have been killed, and unless something is done, she will not be the last one to die in this fashion. On Christmas a loose dog attacked a baby poodle down the street, and for months there have been Lost Dog signs posted on our street. Which one of these lost dogs will kill, or be killed, next? Which ones have already been killed without our knowledge?
Keep your dog on your own property. Its not just common sense, common courtesy, or compassion; its the law. Maricopa County's leash law prohibits you from allowing your dog to run at large outside your property at any time. Your dog must be confined to your home or property, either inside the home or within an enclosed yard. When you take your dog outside of its confined area, it must be restrained on a leash that is no longer than six feet in length. http://www.maricopa.gov/pets/lost_pets.asp#stray
If you are a dog owner, the solution must start with you. Contain your dogs on your own property. If you see a loose dog, call Animal Control at 644-2211. Such an action will not only protect your own pets, but can potentially prevent the death of someone elses beloved friend and companion.
If you can't be compassionate enough to care about the welfare of your neighbors and their beloved pets, at least show enough concern for your own dog not to put it at risk. This was the first time my Data got out of the yard and its extremely sad and unfortunate that she died this way.
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Dear neighbors,
Yesterday morning a member of my family was killed. My little dog Data slipped out of the yard when I went to feed the horses, and disappeared. My sister and I searched the yard and street for her, but to no avail. Yesterday afternoon my mother received a call; a small white dog had been found under a bush three houses away, the back of her neck and shoulder torn away. This was the result of a vicious attack by another dog, and a considerably larger dog by the size of the wound. We have buried her under the rose bushes in our backyard.
Free-roaming domestic dogs can be predatory killers. Your loose dog is not only a danger to other animals, but seriously in jeopardy himself. He can be hit by a car, maimed or killed by another dog, or, in our neighborhood, stepped on or kicked to death by horses.
I am heartsick that my beloved friend has died because someone out there refuses to understand that dogs cannot be allowed to run free. Please fix your fences so your dogs dont get out! My Data is not the only dog to have been killed, and unless something is done, she will not be the last one to die in this fashion. On Christmas a loose dog attacked a baby poodle down the street, and for months there have been Lost Dog signs posted on our street. Which one of these lost dogs will kill, or be killed, next? Which ones have already been killed without our knowledge?
Keep your dog on your own property. Its not just common sense, common courtesy, or compassion; its the law. Maricopa County's leash law prohibits you from allowing your dog to run at large outside your property at any time. Your dog must be confined to your home or property, either inside the home or within an enclosed yard. When you take your dog outside of its confined area, it must be restrained on a leash that is no longer than six feet in length. http://www.maricopa.gov/pets/lost_pets.asp#stray
If you are a dog owner, the solution must start with you. Contain your dogs on your own property. If you see a loose dog, call Animal Control at 644-2211. Such an action will not only protect your own pets, but can potentially prevent the death of someone elses beloved friend and companion.
If you can't be compassionate enough to care about the welfare of your neighbors and their beloved pets, at least show enough concern for your own dog not to put it at risk. This was the first time my Data got out of the yard and its extremely sad and unfortunate that she died this way.
