I live in the country,too,and we get dump offs.I feed the cats,they're good for rodent/starling control.The dumped dogs always find and kill my chickens.I put a baby monitor out in the coop and I can hear what's going on out back now,I can even hear the geese back at the pond.I've got loaded shotguns by both doors and can be out shooting in seconds.The neighbors would let their dogs run loose and after losing dozens of chickens and having useless animal control officers,I started exercising my rights to protect my livestock.People didn't like me shooting their dogs and the sheriff's department tried to tell my they would arrest me if I did it again.I told the sheriff I have the right,by law,to protect my livestock and reminded them Ohio has a leash law.The dog owners were breaking the law,not me.Anyway,5 dead dogs later,I never got arrested and the neighbors keep their dogs up now.I just thought it was a damn shame I had to kill dogs,tell the sheriff the laws they are sworn to uphold and protect and how they tried to bully me with their deceptions.