Dogs and neighbors.

[NorTracNY]

I think the problem with people and their dogs is that people need to realize that NOBODY thinks your dog is as cute as you do no matter how friendly it may be. I can't stand going in a store and seeing someone with their dog unless it's a service dog.

Sadly you are incorrect. I have met many dogs that I found to be wonderful, but the owners were of a different class. When I was in school, the neighbors had a dog that got zero attention from them. They had kids that were afraid of the dog even though it was incredible friendly. Speaking later to the landlord, he said several dogs had "disappeared" from the neighborhood over the years. He was implying that he found them loving homes.

 

[Industrial Toys]

We had a property around the corner that was a hardly used weekend place and always kept ship-shape. Now some really junky people bought the place. Seems they think they can park various trailers on the road right-of-way.

No big surprise the other day, when I drove by and had two of their dogs sitting in the middle of the road start to chase my truck.

Dogs and junky people just go together I guess. Why is that?

 

[CobyRupert]

We have a neighbor who has a little yapping dog, they turn their front porch light on and put the dog on a cable and let it bark & bark then it barks more.

A friend of mine has a similar problem They put up an ultrasonic alarm (disguised as a bird house) that triggers when it hears barking.

The reason our dog was barking is this neighbor was turning her dog outside loose and it was coming onto our property to do its potty duty. It knew how close it could get to our dog.

That reminds me of a nasty trick (I may of heard it here on TBN): A cat would walk just outside the range of a leashed dog and torment it. After a few days, the frustrated dog owner lengthens the dog's leash by another 5-10 feet. No cat problem no more.

When I was in school, the neighbors had a dog that got zero attention from them. They had kids that were afraid of the dog even though it was incredible friendly. Speaking later to the landlord, he said several dogs had "disappeared" from the neighborhood over the years. He was implying that he found them loving homes.

"Uhmm, yeah, sure Little Johnny, Fido went to live at a nice farm in the country!"

 

[95XL883]

Wow! There's a lot going on in this thread.

To the OP, yes your neighbor is a d**k but, that doesn't mean you can let your dog run loose. Keep it in your yard and keep it away from the neighbor kids. They are being cruel. It's your dog, keep it out of harm's way.

I don't trust perimeter training or underground fences. My GSD is very well trained and knows the perimeter but, if another dog challenges it or the Segway rider comes by, all that training disappears. Our GSD is never outside of our fenced yard unless we are with it and at a minimum, she has the training collar on and we have the remote in hand. If we go off property in our neighborhood, she is on a leash. (The number of people with untrained dogs is amazing. Like the lady who late at night just lets her little dog coming running up to my GSD. I did well keeping that little dog safe and the owner never even said sorry. Or the lady with the little dog snarling and straining on the leash to get at my GSD. My GSD did really well with my training to leave it alone but I finally had to tell the lady to get her little dog under control. Sheesh.)

I know of a couple of other GSD's that have underground fencing but if the dog really wants out, they will bolt through the shock zone so fast it doesn't faze them. I'm sure other breeds are also capable of that.

To the OP, stay as courteous as possible to the neighbor. The day may come when you need at least his forbearance on something. We have a neighbor to our 40 acres who used to let his pack run. The lead pit bull was aggressive. He didn't want to believe it when I told him the dog had become so aggressive that I was probably going to have to shoot it to protect my wife, my kids and myself. Because of my giving the dog a chance, he got his dog under control and fenced a large portion of his 30 acres. His pack no longer runs free but they stay on his ground now.

Good luck.

 

[95XL883]

We have a neighbor who has a little yapping dog, they turn their front porch light on and put the dog on a cable and let it bark & bark then it barks more. /QUOTE]

Okay, time to share an experience I find amusing. Years ago, I used to put my youngest in a wagon and pull him around the neighborhood. One house had a fence, obscured by bushes, that came all the way to the street. They had a Scot terrier that every night would charge the fence, snarling and barking furiously, the whole time we walked by. I finally got tired of it and took a bucket of water with us one night. At one small gap in the bushes, I let my Lab nose to the fence to keep the Scottie's attention. I stepped up to the fence and that little Scottie looked up just as a couple of gallons left the pail. Got it completely wet. The Scottie went dead quiet and slowly walked back to the house. That dog never came off the porch again when we walked by. At most he would occasionally bark but it never got off the porch for us. That still makes me laugh.

 

[95XL883]

I can't stand going in a store and seeing someone with their dog unless it's a service dog.

Please be patient when you see a dog in a store. Most dogs need socialization to be well behaved. We take ours whenever possible and she has always been well behaved. If I see someone who might be afraid of her, I am careful to quickly move out of their way. As I have said, our dog is very well trained but she needs exposure to as many situations as possible. I'm careful to only put her in situations where she can succeed and remove her quickly from situations that are stressful. You don't have to be friendly to her, you can ignore her completely. Thank you for your patience.

 

[NoTrespassing]

Agree with others. Keep your dogs on your property and your problems are solved.

I agree with everyone who said this and we spend quite a bit of time and money to keep our 2 dogs on our property. Several years ago our female dog went into heat and we had 2 male dogs showing up on our property. We ran them off several times and you didn't hear it from me but one of them might have left with some buckshot in his *****. Neither dog had collars. They didn't come back for a few days after that but eventually they ended up breeding her and I had to get her into the vet and have her spayed the next day.

Yep, as someone said, some people don't appreciate other peoples dogs on their property.

Kevin

 

[oldballs]

We had a property around the corner that was a hardly used weekend place and always kept ship-shape. Now some really junky people bought the place. Seems they think they can park various trailers on the road right-of-way.

No big surprise the other day, when I drove by and had two of their dogs sitting in the middle of the road start to chase my truck.

Dogs and junky people just go together I guess. Why is that?

Hey across the street the new neighbor fits that description......How about broken down junk in general, an old junk boat, trash blowing up and down the road, beer cans, carry out containers etc . Blocking the narrow road with cars for days on end.

Both dogs run/bark at me and me (everything else) when going out to the road for mail. They don't even notice or care I guess. Have had some verbal confrontations to no avail.

 

[ovrszd]

I think the problem with people and their dogs is that people need to realize that NOBODY thinks your dog is as cute as you do no matter how friendly it may be. I can't stand going in a store and seeing someone with their dog unless it's a service dog.

I agree. My dog is very friendly and not sure what you'd have to do to him to get him to bite. But he barks when cars drive down the driveway and he goes to the vehicle barking the whole time. I allow the barking because it comes in handy if we don't see the vehicle approaching. I know he don't bite. But the people in our driveway don't. That part bothers me. Just because I say he doesn't bite don't relieve their concern about him as they get out of their car. He also likes to be petted but I don't allow him to infringe on their personal space so he doesn't. If they call him in, that's different. As you said, no one likes my dog as I do.

 

[Sigarms]

I agree with everyone who said this and we spend quite a bit of time and money to keep our 2 dogs on our property. Several years ago our female dog went into heat and we had 2 male dogs showing up on our property. We ran them off several times and you didn't hear it from me but one of them might have left with some buckshot in his *****.

Kevin

Here is a little advice for you.

If you have a female dog who hasn't been spayed, there is a good chance that male dogs may show up at your doorstep.

Sorry, but if you couldn't figure that out, not sure what to do for you.

What I find funny is that due to your own ignorance, you end up shooting a couple of dogs. Bravo my man.