Neighbor's dobermans on my land, protecting "their" property ...??

[Bison]

The bottom line is your neighbor can be your friend or your enemy..It is always better live by a friend than an enemy..Try and make friends with the neighbor and friends with the dogs if you plan on living there for awhile..Life is to short to live by people you do not get along with..Do that or move..Police will only bring hard feelings, not matter if you are right or not..People are people..You decide..

If i have to be friendly with a person like that and it would mean i would've to toe his line,then i rather be his enemy,at least he get to know his boundary.

I have a neighbor i was friends with,they had 2 rothweilers and a big husky come to my place to harrass my animals.i had them many times pick up their dogs.In the end I told them i had reserved 3 bullets with their dogs name on it if they did not lock them up.The next time instead of shooting i phoned the cops,the cops went there to tell them i had the right to shoot their dogs if they did not keep them home.They shrugged it off.
2 days later the dogs where dead,so was the friendship.

People that can not respect some one else's property rights by letting their dog's run wild don't deseve to be friends with.

 

[bvd1940]

I did not take time to read all the posts but the right way is to first call the law enforcement and get your concerns on record just in case when you do the second thing which would be contact the dog owner and if there is a problem and he gets belligerent don't push it with with him just let the law know what has transpired.
The last step is if you are in fear of your or your family life shoot the dam things and not halfway ether but document it all as best you can, pics help.
Find out if there is a leash law there and if there are any other regs on the dogs.
The sheriff is your best friend on this one if the neighbor wont take care of controlling his dogs.
Here in Idaho we dot take kindly to dog owners that turn there dogs loose on every one.
Sorry ifin I step on anyone's feelings about dogs as I am a dog lover myself BUT!! my dog is kept under control at all times and I expect all other dog owners to do the same as the law states!!!
God bless & good luck:thumbsup:

 

[LD1]

I did not take time to read all the posts but the right way is to first call the law enforcement and get your concerns on record just in case when you do the second thing which would be contact the dog owner and if there is a problem and he gets belligerent don't push it with with him just let the law know what has transpired.
The last step is if you are in fear of your or your family life shoot the dam things and not halfway ether but document it all as best you can, pics help.
Find out if there is a leash law there and if there are any other regs on the dogs.
The sheriff is your best friend on this one if the neighbor wont take care of controlling his dogs.
Here in Idaho we dot take kindly to dog owners that turn there dogs loose on every one.
Sorry ifin I step on anyone's feelings about dogs as I am a dog lover myself BUT!! my dog is kept under control at all times and I expect all other dog owners to do the same as the law states!!!
God bless & good luck:thumbsup:

I believe I stated it before but I absolutly DISAGREE about calling the law/warden first.

First thing that needs to be done is to be neighborly and talk with the neighbor.

I dont know where you are from and I dont know what it is like where the OP lives, but around here, NOBODY likes it when a new neighbor moves in and calls the law, especially if that neighbor hasnt even taken the time to introduce/talk to the rest of the community.

Imagine that you have lived at your home for 20+ years. All of the sudden, a new neighbor builds. City folk type (better than the rest of us). And starts calling and filing complaints because you live in a trailer, that may look like ****. Or because you burn wood, or burn your trash. Or because you like to ride ATV's or shoot guns, ETC ETC ETC. Well, this is happening to MY next door neighbor right now because of the people that built across the street. And believe me, we get together and shoot guns and ride ATV's EVER chance we get. Because flat out, we are in the country and their is absolutly nothing they can do about it.

This situation with the OP is very similar. You dont want to come across as being THAT neighbor.

Most of the posts so far have offerd great advise. Like having a friend is a lot better than having an enemy. And you will more than likely have an enemy if you call the law before you talk to this guy.

I like the Idea an earlier poster had. About taking a beer over and getting to know him AND his dogs. Enjoy the beer and politely share eachothers concerns. If this fails, you can call the law then.

Good luck, and let us know what you decide to do and how it turns out.

 

[IslandTractor]

Now theres a dog that probably did have an attitude when the muzzle was removed. :thumbsup:

He even had an altitude with the muzzle on!:laughing:

 

[JDdude]

I am sure glad I do not live next to some of you people..No offense intended..Just IMO..

I have bought homes-properties boardering mine for just this reason..To control who lives there..Some of the best money I have spend in my life.

There is nothing worse than a bad neighbor and the bad neighbor could be you.

 

[TMR]

I am sure glad I do not live next to some of you people..No offense intended..Just IMO..

I have bought homes-properties boardering mine for just this reason..To control who lives there..Some of the best money I have spend in my life.

There is nothing worse than a bad neighbor and the bad neighbor could be you.

Did the same thing! 20 acres to the North/20 acres to the West/20 acres to the East...and to my South is 3-4 miles of woods...I also tried to buy part of that but no sale...that worries me for the long term future.

Another benefit is that the land appreciated since I bought it

I agree...I have guns also but have no intention of using on a dog for being on my property...unless they are a direct threat to me or my family...more than an irritant and poorly trained.

TMR

 

[Mousefield]

I believe I stated it before but I absolutly DISAGREE about calling the law/warden first.

First thing that needs to be done is to be neighborly and talk with the neighbor.

I dont know where you are from and I dont know what it is like where the OP lives, but around here, NOBODY likes it when a new neighbor moves in and calls the law, especially if that neighbor hasnt even taken the time to introduce/talk to the rest of the community.

Imagine that you have lived at your home for 20+ years. All of the sudden, a new neighbor builds. City folk type (better than the rest of us). And starts calling and filing complaints because you live in a trailer, that may look like ****. Or because you burn wood, or burn your trash. Or because you like to ride ATV's or shoot guns, ETC ETC ETC. Well, this is happening to MY next door neighbor right now because of the people that built across the street. And believe me, we get together and shoot guns and ride ATV's EVER chance we get. Because flat out, we are in the country and their is absolutly nothing they can do about it.This situation with the OP is very similar. You dont want to come across as being THAT neighbor.

Most of the posts so far have offerd great advise. Like having a friend is a lot better than having an enemy. And you will more than likely have an enemy if you call the law before you talk to this guy.

I like the Idea an earlier poster had. About taking a beer over and getting to know him AND his dogs. Enjoy the beer and politely share eachothers concerns. If this fails, you can call the law then.

Good luck, and let us know what you decide to do and how it turns out.

Glad I don't live in your neighborhood.

 

[LMTC]

I believe I stated it before but I absolutly DISAGREE about calling the law/warden first.

First thing that needs to be done is to be neighborly and talk with the neighbor.

I dont know where you are from and I dont know what it is like where the OP lives, but around here, NOBODY likes it when a new neighbor moves in and calls the law, especially if that neighbor hasnt even taken the time to introduce/talk to the rest of the community.

Imagine that you have lived at your home for 20+ years. All of the sudden, a new neighbor builds. City folk type (better than the rest of us). And starts calling and filing complaints because you live in a trailer, that may look like ****. Or because you burn wood, or burn your trash. Or because you like to ride ATV's or shoot guns, ETC ETC ETC. Well, this is happening to MY next door neighbor right now because of the people that built across the street. And believe me, we get together and shoot guns and ride ATV's EVER chance we get. Because flat out, we are in the country and their is absolutly nothing they can do about it.

This situation with the OP is very similar. You dont want to come across as being THAT neighbor.

Most of the posts so far have offerd great advise. Like having a friend is a lot better than having an enemy. And you will more than likely have an enemy if you call the law before you talk to this guy.

I like the Idea an earlier poster had. About taking a beer over and getting to know him AND his dogs. Enjoy the beer and politely share eachothers concerns. If this fails, you can call the law then.

Good luck, and let us know what you decide to do and how it turns out.

Most of what you describe is lawful behavior, even if it happens to aggravate someone else. Letting dogs run on someone else's property is, in most places, not. When we moved to the country 25 years ago I expected to have to tolerate some things...after all, that's part of why I moved--to get somewhere where behavior was not as regimented as in the city. But I did not expect to have to tell my neighbors that their animals were not free to roam my property. Now if the neighbor had allowed it because a property was uninhabited previously, that is HIS problem. Shouldn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that your dogs need to stay off my place.

Your post implies (to me at least) that you are doing things intentionally to aggravate this new neighbor who you think was intolerant of country behaviors. So did you do the neighborly thing and go talk with him before starting this policy of intentional aggravation? Did your next door neighbor go and talk with him before responding this way? Or is this something you think only the "new" person in the neighborhood should have to do? I'm just asking.......

 

[twall]

..... Or is this something you think only the "new" person in the neighborhood should have to do? I'm just asking.......

[IMHO]

There is nothing more annoying than a new neighbor expecting that just because they showed up, and they seem to think their poop smells like roses, everybody else that's been there forever had better change their tune to suit them....

In LD1's situation, it sounds like the new neighbor started the aggrivation, by calling the law first.

I agree with the posters that suggest a nice talk, with some humor injected perhaps - maybe even beer, would aid in the 'new guy' becoming a 'neighbor', rather than staying the 'new guy'.

Although it's true, this sounds like the beginning of the Hatfields and the Mcoys...

[/IMHO]

 

[Sigarms]

I take my dogs walking with me out back all the time. Go back aways, and there is a fence line with nothing man made in sight on the other property, and I've NEVER seen anyone on the other side. My dogs at least always seem to be in my control on our walks, and yes, sometimes they smell something on the other side of the fence line and cross it. NO, I do not always get them back right away because the fact is, they aren't disturbing anyone.

Now, by chance, if some day on a walk someone is on the other side of the fence and I don't see them, and my dogs go over onto that side, and for whatever reason other than the fact that the person in question was fearful of their life, and they shot my dogs, well I could assure you, it would be a very bad day for everyone involved.

The way some of you talk, I'm guessing you'd go out of your way to hit a dog on the side of the road LOL

EVERYTHING on this thread is NOTHING but speculation until the OP actually talks to the neighbor.