On Sun, 03 Oct 2010 07:47:52 -0500, Karl Townsend
wrote:

My neighbor's dog has developed a blood taste for Milady's kittens.
When it brakes out of the invisible fence, the dog makes a bee line up
here to hunt and kill as fast as it can.

My neighbor and I are close friends. His kids adore that dog. So I
need to come up with something non lethal and preferably no large vet
bill.

Anyway, I've heard of filling a 12 gauge shell with rock salt from the
water softener. Will shooting an animal with this just barely break
the skin, my goal? What range? I know if I'm too close serious injury
could result. Anyone with experience here?

One simple question, should I re-seal the top of the shell with melted
paraffin? Or another way?

Karl

If you injure the dog YOU are the one in trouble. Catch it and
restrain it until the animal control officer arrives. Give the dog to
the animal control people intact and uninjured. Don't mention that you
know who owns it. If it is registered, they will contact the owner.
Otherwise it simply ran away from home and was never seen again. Don't
let your "friendly" neighbor make his problem into your problem.