Dog Problem

[JSmith]

Buy a pellet rifle,in . 22 cal. RWS mod. 94($150. 00).

Hit where you want.

 

[rob10858]

good fences make good neighbors. the extra benefit is that your dog can defend himself, off the lead. i always hated the idea of having to tie one of my dogs up for safety. it's dangerous to them , and leaves the exposed to what you are facing.

 

[Philip]

Have you checked with the local police department? In most states if someones elses animals are doing damage to your property or livestock. It is within your rights to dispatch the offending animal.



The first thing I would do is check with the Police.



The next thing . If this apply's in your state. I would tell the owner to contain his animals. Call the police every time they come onto your property. Also if your dog is hurt take it to a vet. Get a good paper trail going on this. Then if all else fails. Drop the dogs your self.



Now I know this is a bad thought. But sometimes this is the only way. If the owner knows what is going on and does nothing about. Correct his ways. Eather in a court of law or by following the legal right to prevent damage to your property or animals.

 

[RamThatStroker]

Thanks guys for the responses I have decided to try some of the "nicer" methods first and then if that doesn't work I'll go to the more extreme measures. Actually right now I'm swayed toward the more extreme measures after stepping on dog **** out just out of my doorway today. I will let you know which method works for me as soon as this problem is taken care of.



Lance,



We got about 6" here in town and about 10-12" up higher so I imagine your spread got about the same. Thats too bad about the trees the beatle is really bad in this area and hopefully the state will do something to stop it before it gets out of control.



Joe

 

[Heetseeker_1]

Mean business

Get the neighbor together for a little talk. Tell him that you have a problem with his dogs and if he doesn't take steps to assist, you will terminate his uncontrollable pets. Look him right in the eye and he will know you mean business.



I had a similar problem with two tenacious queensland adults eating by female lab while she slept on the porch. I was nice, persistant, mr. meek. Meanwhile my pooch continued to get chowed up a 2a. m. every other night. After several calls to the neighbors at 2:15 a. m. , they quit answering the phone. Ok, enough. Called them at their work and said I was going to shot- gun the dogs if I saw them on my property again. I got "bla, bla, bla" the usual promises... . Meanwhile, I loaded buckshot in the Mossberg and put the pooch in the garage for the night. I heard the usual preliminary barking before the attack the next night and put my black sweats on and grabbed the 12g. I caught them circling the house in the moon light at lit them up. I was momentarily blinded by the muzzle flash so I missed the second attacker but he NEVER came back. Not a word from the owners.



Don't let them brush you off. Give the pooches a ride in the country. Also, a large trap can be rented at most feed stores if you prefer the passive route. You just have to put an end to it, dude. Your dog deserves your protection so she can grow up and protect you.



Good luck.



Oh yea, don't put a lawn mower muffler on the end of your . 22, you won't be able to hear it fire...

 

[Skydiver]

Joe

Give the BB a try first. Before talking to anyone. Its almost humane and will only sting for a couple of days.

 

[ddesau]

First don't shoot the dogs - things like that can get you arrested- and thats something you don't want. Check with the City or County and find out who is the boss of the Dog Catcher- write a polite letter to them outlining your problems with lax enforcement-



If its legal in your State find some pepper spray - whether its 5 or 10% doesn't really matter - look on the label for Scofield Heat Units - it should list it like 500,00 + what you want is the

2,000,000 scofield heat units - thats the stuff that burns. If you can get close enough - give them both a blast in the eyes- it will burn like hell - it will wear off and they will remember it- and probably won't be back. .

 

[jsnyder]

Around here you can buy bear spray (OC spray) in any sporting goods stores. One shot of that and those dogs will never come back. Shooting the dogs would be a last resort to me in a case where they were endangering the life of someone.



Also, the ammonia in the squirt gun is an excellent idea. Try a benign solution first, then work your way up. I've found you can usually deter a roaming dog with a few well placed rocks.



Jason

 

[RichB59]

Be smart

use the the most peaceful tactics you can and work your way up. I had a similar problem some years ago and just put up with it. I was wrong and should have done something. You really can endanger yourself with the improper actions. I like the ammonia or pepper spray idea. This is stealth and will get the job done.



LOL Rich B

 

[Scot]

Re: Mean business

Originally posted by Heetseeker_1

Don't let them brush you off. Give the pooches a ride in the country. Also, a large trap can be rented at most feed stores if you prefer the passive route. You just have to put an end to it, dude. Your dog deserves your protection so she can grow up and protect you.



Good luck.



Oh yea, don't put a lawn mower muffler on the end of your . 22, you won't be able to hear it fire...

No. Do not give them a ride in the country. There is someones nice female dog, abandoned, sitting by my gate waiting for its worthless owner to come back for it. We have two fenced dogs right now and do not need another.



I have lost count of the dogs I have had to kill because they were killing chickens or guineas or acted threatening. The cats are usually taken care of by the coyotes in short order. Sometimes they also get the dogs. The neighbor has had a puppy and several cats taken off the back porch by coyotes. Life is not pretty in the country for abandoned domestic animals.

 

[Wayno]

Good fence's make good neighbor's, yea right. There is a rent house next door to my house that a neighbor rent's out. We have a four foot cyclone fence around about two acre's so my dog's can run free. My useless neighbor just rented the house out about six month's ago to some new renter's. They have a rotty that can jump that four foot fence like a deer ever time he see's my dog's and tries to jump them. They have him on a chain but he has broke it a few time's or he get's tangle up in the fence. I have had to call the Law on them many time's. I told the Police that if that dog ever get's a hold of one of my dog's there's going to be one big disturbance !!!!!! If you put up a fence,put up a Six footer!!!!!!!!

 

[jwdeeming]

Some thoughts on this from a veteran of the rural dog wars:



Yes, it's an unhappy thought, putting down someone else's pet. Yes it's not the dog's fault, it's the owner. And yes, you can try the "nice" methods, to teach the dog to go bother somebody else - but are you really doing the dog a favor? (Not to mention the other neighbors who will be the benefactors of your niceness?



I'm sorry, but the simple, effective solution is three steps:

1. Notify the owner (excellent post above - look them in the eye and tell them you won't put up with it).

2. Notify the authorities (animal control or sheriff).

3. Dispatch and dispose of the animal.



What you do after that is up to you, and probably depends on how you get along with your neighbor. Tell him, or don't. My local sheriff advised shooting the offending dog (was killing chickens and chasing calves) and throwing it into the neighbors yard. I elected not to go that route, figuring it led to speculation that it had been shot there. Instead, I buried the mutt right behind the chicken coop he so dearly loved. My wife baked the neighbor a Christmas cake, made from farm-fresh brown eggs, and he never complained about the dog.



Dog hater? No, have two of them. Harsh? Maybe. But I got over that sentiment while taking my little girl to the ER after being bitten by a repeat-offending German Shepherd. Now there's a case where I would have shot the dog in the neighbor's yard, but the neighbor did the right thing before I got there.



Loose dogs happen - be a neighbor and return them. Loose dogs causing harm to people or other animals are dangerous, and should not be tolerated.

 

[dvieira]

Hi. .



on another note, does anybody know how i can buy one of those electronic noise makers with high db's that will will silence a neighbors barking dog .



thanks



dave

 

[bighammer]

Keep your dog inside. Our Rott is sleeps inside and protects our family. She stays inside and guards the house when we are away. She also has a great temperment because she is around people and gets plenty of love and attention. I never understood keeping a dog outside tied up all the time.

 

[RamThatStroker]

Well guys I tried to talk to the owner about the dog problem and he told me he is not tying up his dogs and suggested that I should close my driveway gate if I didn't want my p*ssy dog getting beaten up. I almost decked the guy but I just walked away. Tomorrow I'm trying the last avenue through the proper authorities and if that don't work it looks like the more drastic measures spoken about here will be implemented. I can't believe how ignorant some people are... .



Joe

 

[Heetseeker_1]

Document

Joe, sorry to hear the owner is a jerk but did you really expect complete understanding and his commitment to a solution? It's an unfortunate situation to have a neighbor who is that stupid that he can't realize that you will go to great lengths to protect your pooch. Pity. Well, Document the conversation and state your insistence in protecting your dog and that you fear for your family's safety... and send a copy to the local dog catcher and to the idiot neighbor. If he still doesn't get the picture, smoke the dogs and make them disappear. Perhaps a call to the sheriff after the event would prep them for a retaliatory strike by the neighbor. Don't take ANY crap from that guy. As a dog owner he is charged with the responsibility to keep and contain the animals. If he doesn't do that, he doesn't deserve to have dogs. The outcome of this event is up to him and his decision on the matter will determine if his dogs live or die.



Steve.

 

[Wayno]

OK here ya go. You can buy a trap (made out of wire ) that you can catch the dog in . There are several different sizes of these traps and all you have to do is put some food in the trap and when he goes inside to eat the food a wire gate will close and then he is yours. I have a small one for cats. I hate cats. You know what cats are good for ?? Crawling on my truck and scratching it up. The same neighbor I talk'd about in my last post ( the land lord ) likes cats. He had over 20 so I went and bought a trap and I have been in the cat catching business. When I catch one I just call the Dog Catcher and he comes buy and picks up the cat and I never see it again. I see you said in your post "drive way gate" ? Can you get the dog in the yard and close the gate and keep the dog in the yard then call the law ?

 

[JeffreyHahn]

Be very careful of the method used to eliminate problem. Neighbor sounds ignorant enough to go the revenge route. Try and handle everything legally. Keep vet bills, etc. and go through small claims court.

 

[Morphious]

Growing up in the country, we were somehow fortunate enough to get everyone's unwanted amimals showing up at our place, terrorizing our dogs. We used everything from 12 guage shotguns with buckshot in them, to sqirt guns with pepper juice in them, to hamburger meat with ground up glass left in it as free food for the critters, it may not be nice, but it is effective when you have packs of wild dogs roaming around and breeding with the coyotes.



Morph.

 

[me4osu]

We see the same thing Morph.



We frequently get the houston people who are tired of their dog and decide to drop it off in the country. With visions of dairy cows and butterflies in their heads, they try to rationalize their lack of responsibility by thinking: "Oh the country people will feed and care for our dog as if it is their own. " Nothing could be further from reality.



My solution for both situations. Quiet and effective: 22-250 right below the ear. Turns them out like a light and the neighbors MIGHT hear a tiny pop (with it being wintertime and the house closed up tight).



In my case it may sound a little harsh, but it is more humane than letting the dog starve.