This is what an irresponsible pet owner and a neglected dog look like. 

This dog is a victim. She tragically died at my farm in the act of killing and eating my animals. Her death is a direct result of her owner's neglect to provide appropriate training, supervision, and essential infrastructure required to keep a German Shepherd happy and healthy. This dog deserved every opportunity to live a long and happy life but she was failed by her owner. I have come to learn that this poor soul was not even a year old at the time of this brutal attack and her death.
When we add a dog to our families it is important to carefully consider if we are prepared for the responsibilities. Responsibilities owed to our dogs are more than simply food, water, and mobile uploads to social media. Not only are dog owners responsible for a dog's care and wellbeing, they are responsible for actions inflicted on other animals, people, and property.
This dog's owner is responsible for the actions which led to this dog's death and the deaths, permanent disfigurements, and handicapping of over 45 of my animals over a two and a half year period of time. These include ducks, chickens, and goats.

Living in close proximity to the dogs residing at the corner of YMCA Camp Rd. and Marshall Smith Rd. is comparable to living amongst terrorists. When you least expect it, they attack. 
 

This is the first killer dog that lived at the residence of Heather Dale Richardson (Boyles). In this photo it is eating my buff orpington in Heather Dale Boyles's front yard. In May 2015, while I was running errands locally this dog came to my home and killed over 25 of my animals. It brought many of them back to Heather Dale Boyles house, devouring them in her front yard. I arrived at my home to a scene that is painful to recall.
Dozens of dead and dying ducks and chickens were scattered all over my yard, my porch, in the bushes, and in my driveway. I screamed at the dog and it had no effect. I went inside and got a pistol and fired, but did not shoot this dog. Even though I had the legal right to do so, I could not. I would come to regret this decision over and over the following several months. 
Animal Control and the Sheriff were called but because the dog had returned to its home by the time they arrived, the property at the corner of Marshall Smith and YMCA Camp Rd there was nothing Animal Control could do. Both the Sheriff Deputies and the Animal Control Officer told me to kill the dog next time it was on my property. The entire ordeal was well documented and Heather was made aware of the incident via Animal Control. She and/or her partner were also liable for reimbursing me for my dead friends and they did. 
Heather Dale Richardson (Boyles) left the dismembered carcasses this dog brought back in her front yard for days. The buzzards are the ones that finally took them. I watched from my front porch. It was a traumatic experience for me, my family, and my animals, all of whom were raised from hatch day in my home. Seeing their bodies laying across her yard for so long was sickening and heartbreaking.
 

But this was just the beginning of my encounters with Heather Dale Richardson (Boyles) and her dogs. Over the next few months there were countless quick visits by this dog where he would catch one, sometimes 2 chickens, kill it and take it home. On one occasion Heather Dale Richardson (Boyles) came to my home to tell me her dog got out again, got another one of my chickens, and asked me if she could look for the dog here. It was already on its way home with my bird. I went to her house to try and save my chicken but it was too late. At her house she jokingly told me I would have to teach her new German Shepherd puppy not to kill my animals. I felt as if I were going to spontaneously combust. I said nothing. There was one more massacre where over 25 more animals were killed or mauled in the night by one of her dogs that dug into my chicken coop. Included in this attack were ducks, chickens, a Nigerian Dwarf Goat that was killed and another that was mauled and left permanently disfigured. Her face and neck were so swollen she could not eat or walk on her own and was covered in puncture wounds and lacerations. I was sure she was going to die but with intensive care she miraculously pulled through. Flower is her name and she still has ghastly scars from her experience with Heather Dale Richardson’s (Boyles) dog. Heather Dale Richardson (Boyles) made no effort to ensure further attacks did not take place. My animals were picked off one by one until her partner moved out and took this dog with him.

FINALLY! The reign of terror was over! The entire neighborhood breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed. All of us were worried about our animal's safety day and night prior to this. 

Below is a gallery of some of the animals killed by dogs in Heather Dale Richardson’s (Boyles) care. Many of these animals moved with my family from Virginia and had been with us for years. Others were young and just starting their lives.

Nigerian Dwarf Goat, Bantam Cochin, Khaki Campbells, Pekings, Rouen Ducks, English Lavender Orpingtons, English BBS Orpingtons, Buff Orpingtons, Americaunas, Blue Laced Red Wyandottes, Splash Laced Red Wyandottes, Easter Eggers, French Blue Copper Marans, French Black Copper Marans.

None of these animals should have died. They were safe in their pens or in my yard when they were attacked and killed and eaten. The direct result of irresponsible dog owners who neglected to train and appropriately care for their dogs. My husband even gave them advice on training methods and infrastructure to keep their dogs at home. Their dogs still continued to hunt my pets for years.

This dog's death was truly tragic. Her owner is calling for justice from the community. Justice for this dog that was guilty of no more than following through with behaviors expected from neglected, untrained, and unsupervised outdoor dogs would be holding Heather Dale Boyles accountable for the events that led to this attack and her dog's death. I encourage my fellow breeders, especially German Shepherd breeders to make a note of her and her current partner's name Taylor Gray. Placing a dog with either of them is not in the best interest of any dog or puppy. This was Heather Dale Boyles second German Shepherd within two years.

Heather Dale Richardson (Boyles) privately shared this FALSE post on social media. Not only does it completely omit the fact that her dogs have killed my animals but it also fails to include any responsibility for her dog's actions. It also goes on to accuse Sean and me of shooting the dog six times and killing one of her other dogs! That dog was another one constantly in the roads and then one day he wasn't. Heather Dale Richardson (Boyles) mother, Loretta Boyles came to my house looking for this dog and I relished the opportunity to give her an earful about responsible pet ownership. She informed me she thought it was cruel to not let dogs run at large. My hope is that this dog somehow found a more responsible owner but the reality is that he was probably hit by a car and killed. A direct result of Heather Dale Richardson’s (Boyles) neglect and a perfect example of her deferring blame onto other people. 

Once this post was made public and sharable she finally elaborated on some truths and in comments began encouraging people to look us up and begin defaming my professional profiles on Google and Facebook for over 72 hours which they did, including her mother Loretta Boyles.

I have hired an attorney and am working closely with him to pursue damages from Heather Dale Boyles's attempts to defame my professional reputation. If you have involved yourself by posting defamatory comments, reviews, questions, or any other type of online correspondence I encourage you to re-evaluate what those are worth to you and if you want to meet me in person in my local court. 

*UPDATE 12/31/2017*
My Attorney has made contact with Heather Dale Boyles and the above post has been unpublished. 
At this time it appears she is in compliance with my Attorney's requests. All future attempts made by persons online or otherwise to defame or slander my professional profiles will suggest otherwise and will be used as evidence in a defamation case against Heather Dale Richardson (Boyles) in Stokes County Superior Court should I choose to pursue litigation.

This page will be live as long as the negative reviews Heather Dale Richardson (Boyles) elicited remain online.
 
If you have any questions about the incident that occurred on December 17th, 2017 please refer to the Stokes County Sheriff's Department: 
336-593-8139. 
If you have any questions about other interactions and encounters with Heather Dale Richardson (Boyles) and the dogs that have resided at the corner of Marshall Smith Rd and YMCA Camp Road please contact the Stokes County Animal Control Office at
336-994-2788

- Krista Scott
Owner and Operator of Custom K9 Solutions
info@customk9solutions.com
434-326-2748