Neighbor's dogs and a blood bath in my barn.

[single317dad]

To date, we have never had a goat get out of our fencing.

That alone is proof you're living a charmed life. I've had them push the feeder across the lot to jump the fence, double-jump off a tree, and literally climb the cattle panels. I had to tie one to a cement block for a week until I could install brackets and barbed wire for an extra 16" above the 52" panels he was getting over. I don't have any electric except a scare wire to keep other things out, mostly away from the poultry and rabbits. One of my Beagles has learned to jump the wire and through the panel. You can hear right away when she misses the hole

Back on point: I would sue her. Once can be an accident, and neighbors can let things go. Twice, plus the attitude displayed, means she'll just get more dogs and they'll be at your house killing more livestock. I have neighbors who have 19 (at last count) ****apoos. They built two rooms on their house just for the dogs. They come over every time they get out, and get my dogs and birds stirred up.

 

[Rwedunyet]

I cannot imagine trying to keep goats in without electric fencing.

singledad, run your some STOUT electric fence and zap their butts. Teach them to respect the fence and they will leave it alone.

Mine get bit pretty hard as babies, they are TERRIFIED of the fence!

 

[TheGeekess]

I cannot imagine trying to keep goats in without electric fencing.

singledad, run your some STOUT electric fence and zap their butts. Teach them to respect the fence and they will leave it alone.

Mine get bit pretty hard as babies, they are TERRIFIED of the fence!

My five get out quite often. I'm pretty sure they're either coming out under the fencing that's on the wet weather stream (up into the horse pasture by the road and then under the fence into the trailer park in front of my property) or they've all taken to jumping over the small pasture's fence. My dad claims that goats have fingers for lips. When he had goats, they'd get off carbined chains.

 

[Rwedunyet]

My first reaction to this was baaaaaaad dog. baaaaaaad dog. Seriously though, all the responses are good and at this point finding a way to make sure it doesn't happen again is in order. Not sure I would have shot the dogs, but that's a tough call.

Dave, what would you have done then?