Neighbor dog on my property harassing wildlife

[Steppenwolfe]

I shot a stray once, it still haunts me a little. It was a stray and near death, ribs really showing. It acted a little crazy too. My kids were fairly young at the time and we have cats. I wouldn’t shoot a dog except as a last resort.

Ditto here. 30 years later I wish I would have helped him.

 

[D2Cat]

Years back the man who build our house had a 10 yr old son (named Andy). The father got a black Lab pup for his son ( they named him Amos). As Amos grew he got no training and would come over to visit causing grief with our pets and birds that were contained. I had conversations with the dad about the dog, but nothing changed. We had 6 acres next to his, were friends, but after several "wish you'd so somethings" I decided to do something myself. Here's my solution.

It was summer time, so I mowed a patch of grass as low as possible. Had a metal pan for changing oil, drilled a couple of 1/8" holes near the top lip, sanded the metal clean. Made three dowels from an old broom handle about 8" long. Took the garden hose and soaked the mowed area good. Put the dowels in the ground, leaving about 1" out, and in a triangular arrangement so the pan would set on them. Put a wire through one hole of the pan and then back through the other hole and wrapped it tight back on the incoming wire. The other end went to my fence charger in the shop. Had my wife make some gravy and add a couple broken up bit of hot dogs.

It wasn't half an hour and 'ole Amos had his nose in that tasty morsel. He yelped all the way home!! He lived the rest of his life as a neighbor, and I don't think he came on our property again.

Jim, the father, heard the screaming dog and called to see what happened. I explained my strategy and told him I hope it kept him home. We remained friends.

 

[Doofy]

Oh, I would have loved seeing that! I would think that most dogs are trainable...you just need to get their attention first.

 

[k0ua]

Years back the man who build our house had a 10 yr old son (named Andy). The father got a black Lab pup for his son ( they named him Amos). As Amos grew he got no training and would come over to visit causing grief with our pets and birds that were contained. I had conversations with the dad about the dog, but nothing changed. We had 6 acres next to his, were friends, but after several "wish you'd so somethings" I decided to do something myself. Here's my solution.

It was summer time, so I mowed a patch of grass as low as possible. Had a metal pan for changing oil, drilled a couple of 1/8" holes near the top lip, sanded the metal clean. Made three dowels from an old broom handle about 8" long. Took the garden hose and soaked the mowed area good. Put the dowels in the ground, leaving about 1" out, and in a triangular arrangement so the pan would set on them. Put a wire through one hole of the pan and then back through the other hole and wrapped it tight back on the incoming wire. The other end went to my fence charger in the shop. Had my wife make some gravy and add a couple broken up bit of hot dogs.

It wasn't half an hour and 'ole Amos had his nose in that tasty morsel. He yelped all the way home!! He lived the rest of his life as a neighbor, and I don't think he came on our property again.

Jim, the father, heard the screaming dog and called to see what happened. I explained my strategy and told him I hope it kept him home. We remained friends.

That is pretty ingenious.

 

[Jstpssng]

That is pretty ingenious.

I would call it the most humane solution for an interminable problem.

 

[robbyr]

Few years back the neighbor's dog started showing up frequently. His horses have shown up in our front yard several times damaging flower beds and plants. I called and told him about the dog. He said Awe just shoot him. I did not. Eventually stopped showing up. I have gotten the attention of a few with a BB gun. Next will be the pellet gun.

 

[Sigarms]

One of the problems is that in a lot of places the country ain't the country no more, everybody buys 5 acres and thinks it gives them free rights to the rest of the community.

News flash... there are as many locals who are "born and bred" who are given 5 acres of land by their parents who have the exact same ignorant mentality that they are given free rights to the rest of the community. Ignorance and a lack of respect for others isn't dictated by where you are born IMO, but by your upbringing, particularly when it comes to peoples ideas of what their dogs are allowed to do.

Owning a dog is a responsibilty and costs money.

 

[ovrszd]

Oh, I would have loved seeing that! I would think that most dogs are trainable...you just need to get their attention first.

I contend the trainable percentage is similar to humans. That's why I have repeatedly said, it's the dog's fault, not the owner's.

As an example do any of us have adult relatives that are disrespectful? Is it their parent's fault or their own? Same thing with a dog. Being a brat puppy is one thing. Being disrespectful to humans as an adult dog is quite different.

 

[Tomtint]

I have read all the posts on this thread..quite a few ignorant cowboys wanting to shoot a domestic dog. ..

 

[ovrszd]

I have read all the posts on this thread..quite a few ignorant cowboys wanting to shoot a domestic dog. ..

I'm not a gun toting extremist. If your dog comes on my property and barks at or growls at me with aggression it will get shot. Good thing Boston is a long ways from Missouri huh.