Ok true story here: Back in the early 80's buddy of mine dog got shot (yellow lab) on a deer drive. The dog got loose from Big Jims (not his real name) house and crossed the property line and started running with the drivers dogs..they didnt like it, so they shot it. It was on there property. Big Jim who owned the dog worked in the Coal Mines in Adger # (underground welder). We worked on and off together over the years. I will tell you he was one man who always had a smile, but you didnt want to mess with. He was divorced, with one daughter, with nothing to loose, and had a little record at the time. That dog was his 10 yr old daughters dog, and his daughter was his life. He showed me pics of the girl with that dog all the time. Once Big Jim figured out who shot the dog and who all was envolved, there was no turning him back. He greeted two men on the same day with a 2x4, left one man with no teeth and a broken arm, and the other I would rather not say. Anyway, both men did not press charges because Big Jim had cousins and brothers with nothing to loose either. I encourage those who feel they need to shoot a dog to just think about the what-ifs prior. Big Jim ended up having a free yellow lab given to him from a co-worker who breeded them after he beat the life out of those two guys.
