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written by Rod Bear , March 09, 2009 (07:30:54 PM)

Please don't tell me the moose will be hunted and killed. When will people learn to keep their dogs on a leash. This person had a second chance and blew it by letting the dogs go again. Don't blame the moose. Someone should give this dog owner a fine for having the dog off leash AGAIN.

rod bear
written by izzyd , March 09, 2009 (07:52:31 PM)

doesn't sound to me like they are blaming the moose, nor does it sound like they are going to kill it. unless you were reading a different article than i was...
sure this guy should be aware that there is wildlife around his property, but i can only imagine that he has learned his lesson regarding this. besides, it says the dog 'got loose' not that he was unleashed.

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written by btls , March 09, 2009 (09:29:59 PM)

My parents have an acreage out in the Haldi area where everyone and their...dog(lame) seems to have a dog or two. Lots of moose this time of year there too. So what would rod bear say in that situation where leash law doesn't apply?

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written by travhops , March 09, 2009 (09:33:45 PM)

The leash law is even more applicable in the country. Dogs should not be running loose. Besides wildlife there is also livestock. And Haldi is in the city limits.

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written by Angelrayne , March 09, 2009 (11:00:34 PM)

I see so many people walking their dogs...the problem being that the leash is in the owners hand, NOT on the dog. What is the point? I have had people walk past my home with their dogs not on a leash and they come running into my yard after my 2 small dogs. And the owners say nothing more than call the dogs or whistle.
Kinda went out in left field there and i apologize...i also hope the moose will not be tracked and killed because of the attack that was provoked.

Justice!
written by Claymor , March 09, 2009 (11:12:39 PM)

In some enlightened places, dogs who chase wildlife can be shot on sight. In BC it is just an offence to allow a dog to chase wildlife, which would seem to be pretty tough to prove in this case if the report is correct. So I guess justice to these ill-trained dogs and their incompetent owner is satisfied by the cow successfully defending herself and the calf. Hopefully dogs and owner have learned their lesson and will leave the wildlife alone. Or if not that, then continued good luck to the moose in the next round.

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written by Claymor , March 09, 2009 (11:23:54 PM)

Assuming some will doubt how seriously some provinces take dog attacks on wildlife, note for example that section 19(2) of the Saskachewan Wildlife Regulations provides: "Any dog found chasing big game may be killed by any person without
incurring any liability." As it should be!

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written by alexvega , March 10, 2009 (06:32:36 AM)

The first sign of being a deeply disturbed individual is the unquenching desire to see domestic animals suffer. Claymor posts two notes virtually extolling his glee that a pet and pet owner have suffered an injury.
I can just see you clamor. A little red-headed troll who is sitting at his computer angrily bashing out post after post as his neighbour's dog is barkng all night long.
But you can't draw-up enough courage to actually do something about it. So you live vicariously with the dreams of offing it, and all other dogs.
The funniest thing is: You will continue to be bothered by dogs barking, and you will keep stepping in poop. In fact: If you lived in my neighbourhood, I would walk my two dogs up to your front lawn and invite them to decorate it.

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written by btls , March 10, 2009 (06:58:09 AM)

I believe its people who own horses in the area who also have most of the dogs. So dogs must be leashed at all times...because they're not wildlife? Think I'd prefer you all to leash your beloved moose before another walks on the highway and kills someone.
As for dogs in the country...they generally are there to protect livestock...

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written by Rod Bear , March 10, 2009 (07:19:59 AM)

Izzyd, "dog got loose" equals off leash. The person lets their dogs loose in a wooded area to "do their thing" probably to keep the yard clean of waste. If there's a big enough stink over this of course the moose will pay the ultimate price. As for country dogs, they are to be kept on the owners property. I came from a farming community in northern Sask. and if a stray chased livestock the farmer shot it. Cows jump fences if chased and rip their udder, lose their calves etc. Dogs slaughter sheep and poultry. Dogs pack and cause lots of problems. So dogs need to be kept on a leash while off the owners property and if the property isn't fenced securely then they need to be on a leash there as well. I can't understand why dog owners just can't get that through their heads.

Their are no "dog" problems. The problem always is with the owner.

Yup,
written by White Eyes , March 10, 2009 (07:33:37 AM)

written by Claymor , March 09, 2009 (11:23:54 PM)
Assuming some will doubt how seriously some provinces take dog attacks on wildlife, note for example that section 19(2) of the Saskachewan Wildlife Regulations provides: "Any dog found chasing big game may be killed by any person without
incurring any liability." As it should be!

Yup, we have deer and moose and fox and lynx around are place, but no dogs - you figure it out.

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written by alexvega , March 10, 2009 (07:48:58 AM)

I get a kick outta all the citing of obvious examples of wild dog attacks. Quite a few stray dogs wandering from farm to farm in N.Sask?
How quick would the farm owner, who's property borders a residential one, pull out a rifle and start shooting the neighbour's dogs? I think if he didn't want the law of eminent domain enacted, he would put aside the turn-of-the-century tort and learn to live within the community.
What exactly is the problem with dogs pooping in the woods? So they get exercise and they do have to "go". Big deal. Isn't there a common refrain that eludes to a Bear's proclivity to vacate itself amongst the foliage? In a manner that may or may not impede your constitutional.
The entire sheep and poultry reference. Have you ever lived close to either type of farm? You couldn't get within 2kms of Veeken's without feeling like puking. After living next to a small sheep operation on Cranbrook Hill where the stink was almost as bad, I'm quite sure residential communities will remain far removed from either.
Where is the threat of all these wild pack dogs? I lived through the 60's and 70's, when dogs ran free everywhere, and while it was a little over the top, I don't recall to many stories of babies being mauled by "pack-dogs".
Nowadays dogs are so poorly socialized with other dogs; they are more likely to dissolve into a chaos of fighting before ever becoming a cohesive threat.
Dogs belong on leashes. Full-stop. If not for other's protection, then for themselves. There is always another bigger and meaner dog out there, no-matter how tough you may think your dog is. A dog that suffers an injury in a fight is not a badge of honour to be talked-up by the owner; but rather a potentially fatal wound if it becomes septic.
I do understand that there are circumstances where a dog may get loose. Again, usually owner carelessness, or as in the picture above, a person walking two dogs who will easily overpower her in a fight-or-flight situation. It is all about education, and maybe a little less proliferation of dogs...and cats.

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written by travhops , March 10, 2009 (08:04:05 AM)

We had a farm out in the West Beaverly area and had a problem with dogs chasing horses, poultry, and calves. I have a feeling this guy will have a little more respect for moose now and he's lucky he wasn't killed. He needs todo a little dog training. It happened twice.

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written by fishfood , March 10, 2009 (02:42:57 PM)

If you live out in the rural north expect to have a few run ins with wildlife. Shooting the moose and it's calf would be stupid. I hope conservation doesn't make the same mistake it usually does and punishes the wildlife for people's ignorance and stupidity.

Fine the owner, it's his fault.

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written by Reality , March 10, 2009 (03:32:59 PM)

I highly doubt that the moose and calf will be shot. I read this to be a warning to people that there are aggressive animals in the area and to be cautious. Obviously this person doesn't have a clue how to handle this type of situation, and I'm betting they learned their lesson.
I don't hear anyone saying "bad moose", I just hear a warning and a reminder to have respect.

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written by ccurle01 , March 10, 2009 (04:10:13 PM)

Of course the moose is going to be aggressive, it is doing her animal instinct to protect her young, she felt that this gentlemen and his dogs were a threat to her and she reacted the way ALL moose will by charging. Any hunter will tell you to go the other way if you see a moose coming at you because they will kill you with their power if they feel the need too.

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written by Loggerbear , March 11, 2009 (10:14:47 AM)

Isn't that what mothers do? Protect their young when threatened?