You never know...
Posted on 03/26/2010 6:01:30 PM PDT by marktwain
A long-standing neighborhood conflict over roaming dogs escalated when a 74-year-old man fired a shotgun out a window of his home, killing a loose Chihuahua and landing himself in jail on criminal charges, according to police.
Lowell Mueller was charged with reckless endangerment, cruelty to animals and fourth-degree misconduct with a weapon, according to police. He was arrested and later released on $500 bail with the condition that he not possess any firearms, police said.
The shooting Sunday afternoon grew out of previous encounters involving the 8-pound male dog and an insurmountably larger female he couldn't seem to resist in the neighborhood off Lore Road and Lake Otis Parkway.
"You hear about people shooting Rottweilers. You hear about people shooting pit bulls. Even police officers (shooting dogs) when the dog is attacking. I've never heard of anybody shooting a Chihuahua," said John Glasgow, one of the dog's owners. "It just hurt me very deeply when this happened. I just don't understand the sense behind shooting the dog."
The 10-year-old Chihuahua, Faux Pas, was apparently attracted to Mueller's own dog, which was in heat, Glasgow said. Mueller's dog was in a fenced dog run in the yard, which itself is not fenced.
Faux Pas made a fatal misstep when he approached Mueller's property on Zurich Street, according to police.
Mueller leveled a semiautomatic .410-bore shotgun loaded with bird shot out an opened window and shot the animal on the street at a corner of his property, police Lt. Dave Parker said. Faux Pas was about 20 feet away from the window.
Read more: http://www.adn.com/2010/03/18/1190035/anchorage-man-kills-neighbors.html#ixzz0jKmfN7BB
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Thanks for the information. I’ve been out of the gun acquisition game for a couple of decades, so I’m not up on a lot of the currently available models. I have fired .410 semi-autos myself, and also some O/U doubles.
However, I still maintain that the .410 semi-autos are not common, relative to other gauges. The gentleman who shot the chihuahua may indeed have used a .410 semi-auto, but I’m also familiar with the media’s habit of sensationalizing and overly dramatizing gun stories with inaccurate jargon. Absent further evidence I don’t know if the story was accurate. I was simply voicing some personal skepticism. It wouldn’t be the first time I’ve been wrong... /g
I agree (unless this was an ongoing problem that the old man had warned his neighbor about).
Faux Paw?
My friend’s male toy Yorkshire Terrier mated with her female Pit Bull Terrier. She’s looking for homes for the litter of “freaks of nature,” as she calls them.
I’d like to see a picture of a toy Pit York. What do you get, teacup dogs who will bite off your finger?
'git off my lawn'...
I would never kill a neighors dog but I do have to say I’ve just about had it with the Chihuahua next door. The d@mned thing cr@ps where the car doors open in the driveway and one day when we left the outside basement door open it cr@ped down there too! GRRRRRR!
Yes he would’ve because a female in heat will lay down if the male can’t reach her.
Get some pepper spray... KI YI YI YI YI!
yipbull terrier...wow...atf will have a helluva time with those...
You never know...
There.
“No reason whatsoever to have a Chihuahua in Alaska.
There.”
They are notorious for barking at the faintest sound. That could be useful for a burglar alarm or to warn of wild critters in the area.
Had to laugh at the "insurmountable" line.
My 8 lb Maltepoo’s first love was a 100lb chocolate lab. She thought he was a nuisance- he was ambitious. He still favors large females. I guess he likes a challenge.
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