The guy who owns the dogs is a good friend, and a good neighbor. He gets it.
But.
One of the dogs belongs to his wife, and it runs loose. She ain't really a dog person, but she loves that damn dog. When one of the hunting dogs breaks loose, that dog falls in with it, and they always chase someone's cattle. A few weeks ago they caused one of my bull calves to get out from chasing it, then they went to a neighbor's place and were chasing his cattle. Charlie (the dog's owner) has tried to get me to kill her dog several times, but I won't unless I have to. The one I shot last night was the one that broke the chain, the other one was smart enough to haul ass when I showed up. The one that usually runs loose is on a chain today.
It looks like it's a mfer to work on down in that hole it's in. One of my Mennonite friends is hoping to get it running for his kids to ride....so we are trying.