[Penninehillbilly]

Presume everything has been OK since? hope the rest of the sheep have settled down again.

[Coximus]

animals were moved to rented land at a neighbours as a precaution and nothing untoward since, apart from a ram getting in and covering god knows what and when.

[JTFarms]

Your first pic is not doubt a wild dog like animal as they such as wolves go for the head and throat area when they kill sheep or small prey house dogs that people let roam free will chase the sheep for sport and play and make a kill but rarely ever eat anything they most always bite at he rear of the animal pull out wool and leave bite marks on the hindquarters of the animal the house dogs gang up in packs and their peers never no it unless some knows the dog and owner their at the hose at night on the porch and gone during the day or vise versa and their owners never know you gonna have to get you a gun and light and stay one nite and one one day out there in this field till you get it that is all you can do other than keep feeding it your choice not a  hard one for me.  James

[Porterlauren]

Yer because we are crawling with wolves . . . . .

[Penninehillbilly]

I think JTF is from across the pond?
Always interesting to hear from over there though 

[Coximus]

small update today, in the otherwise empty field, nothing in it now for 4 days - Big steamy dog poop, fresh near the gate between top and bottom fields (so dog has crossed a paddock from the road) - this leads to nowhere but another field, albeit with a lovely view - Trail cam to go up and an eye to stay open.

[Porterlauren]

Aye. . . . . thats the thing. It generally IS the obvious answer!

[Coximus]

and it wasnt a small dog either judging by this poo.

[Me]

Maybe it was a Chihuahua, but had just eaten a whole sheep

[waterbuffalofarmer]

Isn't it a pity you can't get a gun attached to a camera which can be controlled from anywhere, so then you could shoot the dog in question. Has anyone around where you are, ideally nearest to your land, have any big dogs? Did you talk to the authorities? I would suggest finding the owner, if possible, and bill them for the sheep and request they have their dog put down. It is irresponsibility to leave a dog permanently on the loose. Are you able to get DNA tests done on dog poop, or any poop for example?

[harmony]

Now I am all for protecting your livestock and shooting dogs that attack sheep but how would you know it was that dog. Is it permanently on the loose? How do you know that? Just cos the owner didn't poop how do you know it wasn't with someone and on a lead? Trail cam a good idea. Good evidence needed!

[Me]

Exactly... 

[harmony]

I don't know why my reply hasn't come out but WBF whilst I am all for shooting sheep worriers you need to be certain you are shooting the right dog. Just cos the owner didn't poop you can't be sure that the dog poop belonged to a loose dog.

[Coximus]

well the poop was a trespassing poop so thats bad enough!
No footpaths for half a mile.

The nearest neighbour has a dog, but its certainly not that, its well kept and broken to sheep. If I see a dog worrying my sheep, I would naturally deal with in line with the law, as best and as swiftly as I could depending on the circumstances at the time. The issue is being their when it happens.

[clydesdaleclopper]

you can't be sure that the dog poop belonged to a loose dog.

As long as it wasn't a loose poop belonging to a dog (sorry to lower the tone  )