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?

This is cruelty.

Just get a super-soaker, and squirt the dog with plain water when he
misbehaves. DON'T put ammonia or vinegar or any other crap in the water
because it could cause more harm than you need to do; you just want
to dissuade the dog, not torture or cripple it.

Good Luck!
Rich