Irresponsible dog owners.

I had an upsetting call this weekend. The woman taking care of my daughters goats while she is out of town called and said that the goats had been attacked by dogs. One was dead and the other badly mangled and had to be put down. The owner of the dogs knew her dogs were capable of escape and knew that when on the loose they killed farm animals. Now because someone was irresponsible my daughter has lost years of breeding and years of future high quality goats, not to mention the pain this loss has caused her.

Please if you are the owner of large dogs that like to roam keep them in a secure pen. A secure pen is one that they can not climb out of or dig under. These dogs were in a kennel, but the kennel does not have a roof and the dogs are jumpers. If your dogs do damage you are responsible. These dogs, in killing the two goats, did around $6oo to $900 worth of damage.
I love dogs and the world would not be the same without them. But dog owners need to realize that all dogs in packs are capable of maiming and killing livestock. They are predators by nature.
Please, Please be responsible dog owners and do what ever you need to do to keep your dogs home.