Neighbor dog on my property harassing wildlife

[japody]

Short story - dog attack livestock, I attack dog!

 

[D2Cat]

That reminds me, the stock market really went down. Cattle were $1.29. now .89 and yet there is a shortage of beef and pork in the stores.

 

[Doofy]

That reminds me, the stock market really went down. Cattle were $1.29. now .89 and yet there is a shortage of beef and pork in the stores.

Only because all the meatcutters and packers are all sick with the Covid-19 Virus.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

That reminds me, the stock market really went down. Cattle were $1.29. now .89 and yet there is a shortage of beef and pork in the stores.

No shortage on meat around here, plenty in the stores...

SR

 

[newbury]

That reminds me, the stock market really went down. Cattle were $1.29. now .89 and yet there is a shortage of beef and pork in the stores.

Yup similar problem here. Kroger has plenty of 80% hamburger AT $4.79 a LB!!

 

[shooterdon]

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.

You sir are brilliant!

 

[dieselcrawler]

If everyone took that common sense approach with pets and children the world would be a much different place.

Totally agree.

People often react less than positively when they find out we have 7 kids. I dont care, they are loved, well fed and cared for 100% by the efforts of me and my wife. We never used a babysitter other than her mom, who passed away in 2013... no welfare check, just two parents taking raising our kids seriously. Our dogs stay home, horses, cows, goats and sheep stay in their fields. The only thing we might catch some flack on is barn cats, there's a fluctuating number of them, as they come and go, but they are well fed.

It's simply a matter of being responsible.

 

[shooterdon]

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.

What other choice is there? An aggressive dog on your property must be addressed. In rural America, we shoot them. I love dogs but there is a line. This is a rural living forum....what city folks can do is immaterial. We call them idiots for a reason...they call us hillbillies for a reason.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

Yes. it should be simple. You want a dog be prepared for the time and cost to keep it in your control at all times. If not, don't get one!

:thumbsup: Yet so rarely done.

 

[Diggin It]

Yes. it should be simple. You want a dog be prepared for the time and cost to keep it in your control at all times. If not, don't get one!

If everyone took that common sense approach with pets and children the world would be a much different place.

Good point!!!!

Which is why I have nether.