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| What do you all do to keep the neighbors dog out of your yards? We aren't on speaking terms with our neighbor but their dog is always at our place (we live about 1/8th mile away) crapping in my yard, peeing on my hay. I chase it home but it's still here!! We did have a sick bull he was eating the crap once and he must of smelled because that got their attention and they kept him home a few days, but now he's right back over here. RANT Rant Rant |
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Location: Do I hear Banjos? | Do you have a local no kill shelter? Sounds like the pup isn't appreciated by his owners if they let him roam and possibly get hit by a car etc. Sounds like he needs an owner upgrade! Drop him at the shelter as a stray. And hopefully he gets a better owner the next time around. |
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Elite Veteran
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| I would just call animal control every time he comes in your yard.. |
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| Same thing happened to me a few years ago. I took pictures of the dog on my property and in my horse pens. I gave 3 warnings with pictures to the neighbors. On 4th time bullet. I checked with law enforcement in my county and I am able to defend my livestock and property. |
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Location: Texas | I have the same problem. The problem is, so often, if the dog(s) sees me first, they run away, so I don't have time to take photos, call animal control (which wouldn't help where I live), or shoot. I wake up to dead chickens, scattered trash, and if my dogs are out (supervised by me, while I am mowing or riding), they have been attacked on my own property. A few months ago it happened, I ended up with a $300 vet bill and my little dog had a fractured foot. All I can say is, good fences make good neighbors, but I do not have the $ to fence out dogs. So, I just keep dealing with it as best I can.
I will say that the last thing I want to do is getting in a dog-shooting war with the neighbors. |
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Go Get Em!
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Location: OH. IO | Well,you asked what we do...As long as they are not mean,we pet them,love them and occasionally feed them,lolol. |
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 Namesless in BHW
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Location: At the race track with Ah Dee Ohs | SSS |
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| My neighbors have I think 4 dogs they let roam free.... drives me insane. They've killed 4 of our chickens.. I paid a visit to them after the 1st chicken was killed and I warned them if their dogs came onto our place again, we'd shoot them dead.. that only worked for about 2 days.. we've called the sheriff, animal control, we live pretty rural.. but people like to cycle on our back roads.. those dogs would go chasing the cyclists all the way down the road.. I've seen them sprayed several times with mace. I heard ac came and took 1 dog because it actually attacked a cyclist and ripped his leg open. But I still see the rest of the dogs, luckily my old grumpy gelding is pretty protective of the pasture so if they get in there he is quick to run them off before they can reach where the chickens are. I hate those dogs, I keep a little bb gun in my tack room, I'll admit I don't have the heart to shoot them dead, but I can pop them in the butt with a bb to run them off.. thought about getting a,paintball gun and blasting them when they come onto our place, maybe that'll wake up the neighbors! |
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | tracies - 2018-01-09 7:57 AM I have the same problem. The problem is, so often, if the dog(s) sees me first, they run away, so I don't have time to take photos, call animal control (which wouldn't help where I live), or shoot. I wake up to dead chickens, scattered trash, and if my dogs are out (supervised by me, while I am mowing or riding), they have been attacked on my own property. A few months ago it happened, I ended up with a $300 vet bill and my little dog had a fractured foot. All I can say is, good fences make good neighbors, but I do not have the $ to fence out dogs. So, I just keep dealing with it as best I can.
I will say that the last thing I want to do is getting in a dog-shooting war with the neighbors. For your problem (dead chickens, vet bills, damage, etc.) .... put up game cameras and catch the dog in the "act" .....then sue your neighbor in small claims court for damages plus court costs......regarding shooting the dog, be sure to check your state's laws. In some states, you can be prosecuted for shooting a dog .....even if it is in your livestock pen.
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | oranges - 2018-01-09 7:05 AM What do you all do to keep the neighbors dog out of your yards? We aren't on speaking terms with our neighbor but their dog is always at our place (we live about 1/8th mile away) crapping in my yard, peeing on my hay. I chase it home but it's still here!! We did have a sick bull he was eating the crap once and he must of smelled because that got their attention and they kept him home a few days, but now he's right back over here. RANT Rant Rant
Call animal control or the Sheriff and have them go to the neighbor and have them talk to them about their dog, tell the Sheriff that y'all are not on talking terms and dont want a problem with the neighbor because of the dog. |
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 That's White "Man" to You
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| I'd give that sucker some Lead Poisoning. |
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Location: Windoming | Our neighbor's dog stopped coming over after I doused her with a bucket of water. She had been in heat and coming over constantly. Then when I did that, she stopped coming over. So my dog went over to their house! I told the guy just dump a bucket of water on him, it worked on his dog! And it worked on mine. Both dogs stayed home after that. |
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 Accident Prone
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | We have been shooting over their heads and they'll stay away for a few months. One almost got the SSS last time because it growled at my husband when he went to drag it out of my feed room. I called the neighbor and said come get your dog because it growled at us and is about to die. They have actually been penning them since then. |
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| I would not punish the dog but I am an animal lover. My neighbor as two really mean German shepherds. They got out once and attacked my dog. Apparently to stop the fight they kicked my dog in the mouth. My dog is a three legged mini Aussie. Vet bill was just a little over $700. They shoot my horses with a BB/pellet gun. I have seen them shooting twice. Have $400 in vet bills from that. Sheriff's office says there is nothing I can do about it.
Here is my recommendation.....get some pepper spray and spray the dog every him he is at your house. The other suggestion---a bit crazy---read up on Voodoo and make a Voodoo doll. So far, so good, at my house. |
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| Our rural route post mistress swears by wasp spray for dogs says it works much better than pepper spray and shoots soooo much further |
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Take a Picture
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| jbw tx mom - 2018-01-09 10:22 AM
Our rural route post mistress swears by wasp spray for dogs says it works much better than pepper spray and shoots soooo much further
You have a point. Easier to acquire too. Tell her thanks |
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 Too Skinny
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Location: LA Lower Alabama | Paintball gun. It hurts and will mark the dog so you have a record to give to the owner as a warning. |
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Location: WI | Be careful with the SSS, a guy in our town just got a $1000 fine and had to pay the owners restitution ($2000) for shooting their dog. The dog was on the neighbors property, neighbor said it threatened his son and calves. Police determined the fatal shot was fired while the dog was running away. He was found guilty on a count of intentionally killing a dog, misdemeanor. |
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Location: Southeast Louisiana | linds - 2018-01-09 2:04 PM
Be careful with the SSS, a guy in our town just got a $1000 fine and had to pay the owners restitution ($2000) for shooting their dog. The dog was on the neighbors property, neighbor said it threatened his son and calves. Police determined the fatal shot was fired while the dog was running away. He was found guilty on a count of intentionally killing a dog, misdemeanor.
The last “S” is for shhhh.
Shoot and shovel apparently don’t work so well. |
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Accident Prone
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | Nita - 2018-01-09 2:17 PM linds - 2018-01-09 2:04 PM Be careful with the SSS, a guy in our town just got a $1000 fine and had to pay the owners restitution ($2000) for shooting their dog. The dog was on the neighbors property, neighbor said it threatened his son and calves. Police determined the fatal shot was fired while the dog was running away. He was found guilty on a count of intentionally killing a dog, misdemeanor. The last “S” is for shhhh. Shoot and shovel apparently don’t work so well.
Exactly. How would they know what happened to the dog if he didn't tell them? |
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Namesless in BHW
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Location: At the race track with Ah Dee Ohs | Three 4 Luck - 2018-01-09 4:49 PM Nita - 2018-01-09 2:17 PM linds - 2018-01-09 2:04 PM Be careful with the SSS, a guy in our town just got a $1000 fine and had to pay the owners restitution ($2000) for shooting their dog. The dog was on the neighbors property, neighbor said it threatened his son and calves. Police determined the fatal shot was fired while the dog was running away. He was found guilty on a count of intentionally killing a dog, misdemeanor. The last “S” is for shhhh. Shoot and shovel apparently don’t work so well. Exactly. How would they know what happened to the dog if he didn't tell them?
Precisely! I'm an animal lover, but I will not tolerate neighbors dogs harrassing my horses or family. |
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 Own It and Move On
Location: The edge of no where | oranges - 2018-01-09 7:05 AM What do you all do to keep the neighbors dog out of your yards? We aren't on speaking terms with our neighbor but their dog is always at our place (we live about 1/8th mile away) crapping in my yard, peeing on my hay. I chase it home but it's still here!! We did have a sick bull he was eating the crap once and he must of smelled because that got their attention and they kept him home a few days, but now he's right back over here. RANT Rant Rant
Doesn't sound like he's actually doing anything bad, just kinda a pain. Since you're not on speaking terms with your neighbors, have you tried leaving a note that he's at your house and you don't like him? They might not even be away that it's bugging you so much. At least give them a chance to pen him up. If it was your dog, wouldn't you want them to at least talk to you before doing something as drastic as shooting him? |
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Meanest Teacher!!!
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Location: sunny california | I think I would just catch them and take them to AC about 3 counties over... |
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Miracle in the Making
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| shoot kill bury shut ur mouth |
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | Neighbors dog used to come over to our house. We called the sheriff. The third call the sheriff gave us permission to shoot in fron tof the owner since the dog attacked one of our goats, which the Sheriff saw us give her the bill for.
So the last time the dog was on our property we shot at the ground to scare the dog away and it must have scared the owner because she has kept the dog inside her house ever since. We no longer have a dog chasing and attacking our goats.
Same neighbor that had a 2 year old friensian stallion that kept tearing down our fences... Same neighbor that informed me, in front of the sheriff tha tit was my fault for having a mare in heat... The sheriff laughed and set her straight. LOL  |
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Location: Louisiana | Occasionally the neighbors dogs will come down to our house - usually when one of our females is in heat(they stay penned up). They don't hurt anything other than torment our working dogs in the dog yard(ours want to get out and *get* them LOL) and terrify my little inside dog - should I let her out to potty and not see them first. They aren't mean, she's just a scaredy cat.
My husband will usually pepper them with rat shot while chasing them home and they stay gone for months if they show up for more than a couple days in a row. If they were mean at all, or chased our cows it would be different. |
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"Heck's Coming With Me"
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Location: Kansas | Shooting someone elses dog would not be on my list of things to do when the Humane Society is available.
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