OT but need help/suggestions

Just to clairify our dog is not "dumping" in his yard he is just visiting. On the other hand his dog IS "dumping" in our yard. I wish there was a way to get the nieghbor in trouble.

Chrissy

Chrissy, are they are any laws regarding picking up the poop? I know here it is a crime and you will be fined and possibly other things.

I'm sorry, I would be a total butthole if this happened to me. I would threaten right back and then take photos to prove it. Then I would march my little behind over to their house and shove the pictures in their face and tell them they need to do something about their dog or I would am going to do something about it myself. Of course, I am very protective and a little senile when it comes to protecting my dog.

Crystal

Trust me it was an all out battle I wasn't home my husband was but I'm watching waiting for the neighbor to come out because I will also inforce the idea into his head that his behavior is unacceptable. I can understand if my dog was in his yard all the time every day but it is an extreme rare case my dog gets lose. We have taken a lot of crap literally from this neighbor we tried fighting back but because of who he is no one will step in (father retired cop, he worked for the county, his wife works for the state or county) it shouldn't matter the law is the law. The police said we can threaten all we want but you can not threaten to do physical harm to another "human" a dog or cat is okay but not a human. GRRRRRRRRRR!!! SOrry but I'm so lived I want to give the nieghbor a piece of my mind but he's been hiding in his house since I got home. I feel like going over and knocking on the door. Thanks for letting me vent.

Chrissy

Oh Chrissy how frightening! My only suggestion is to work on obedience. Slipping out the door is serious in that you don't want him to run away, get run over or...sadly get shot. The pet stores near me have really inexpensive obedience classes. Maybe there is one near you. That's what got me started when I inherited a 5 year old, 100 pound dog when my inlaws passed away. I was amazed with about 20 minutes 3 times a day of my own training he was a new dog in 2 weeks. In 4 days I saw a tremendous change in my control over him. He too could slip his collar off, but once I had him obedience trained it wasn't a factor any more. I was grateful for the 2 week class to start with. It really trained me... and then I was able to train my dog.

For right now have you thought about a harness rather than just a collar. I did that for my little dog when she got really old and the collar bothered her neck. It worked out great. Lower on the neck and it went behind the front legs. It worked great as on their back there was a strap made sort of like a handle to grab them with too. Below are just two examples of what I'm talking about.

Thanks everyone for the comments, I appreciate it. My neighbor has been out of line for awhile now but this just crossed the line. He is old enough to my father and acts very immature. He is doing everything in his poor to drive us nuts. My DH is the best he can let things roll to a point I have a hard time letting things just roll. Grrrr...... I guess I wouldn't have a problem if my dog was always in his yard like his dog is in ours. I think in the last 2 1/2 years Buddy has gone over there 10 times if that, and he gets walked several times a day to do his business and also for exercise.

But thank you for the suggestions.

Chrissy

Chrissy...I am sorry you are going through this right now :( The one thing that immediately sprung to my mind as I read your post was this guy is a "BULLY" He is looking for a reaction, as that is how he gets his jollies......IGNORE!! Most bullies are cowards and would rarely act on their threats. They revel in making others lives miserable.

Sounds to me like he knows how to push the right buttons to escalate a situation. If his dad was a bully boy cop he could have been emasculated while growing up. Working for the county would have given him a "misdirected" sense of power over others, which it seems he no longer has, but can still try to use via his contacts (i.e. wife) Failing to react to him will leave him feeling unsatisfied and a little confused about his tactics.

Other options you could try to foil Buddy's escape is a good strong door closer or a baby gate across his exit route. To avoid our dogs getting to the front door before us we installed an internal door in the hallway, creating a little entrance hall at the front door. We could answer the door after ensuring the internal door was firmly closed with the door closer. HTH, Marilyn

I have good news. We have other issues with our neighbor besides this situation with Buddy (our dog). Last night I went and spoke to an out of town laywer because we called thousands of lawyers and they either know the neighbor or have represented him in something (how many laywers does one man need). I found a lawyer that can help us. YEAHHHH!!!! The funny part is the neighbor knows I won't tolerate his threats and I will give it back and my DH did the other day but he normally isn't one for confrontation. The neighbor has been hiding from me. If I'm home he won't come out. Maryilyn, I think you are right he is just a bully who thinks he can do what he wants because of his ties to law enforcement and others. Hoping the lawyer can get this matter rectified. Thanks for all of your support and kind words.

Buddy has been doing really good. Like I said it is seldom he gets out, but it happens.

Chrissy

What an awefull neighbour - I just don't get people who don't like animals. But to get back to your problem - all I can say is that my DB recently moved to the country and had to install an electic fence to keep his dogs from running into the bush and getting lost or wild animals from getting to close to his house. It works like a charm - he's got two big Rotweilers and one small Jack Russell and none of them gets even close to that fence after first contact. The current is not strong enough to hurt them, but just enough to give them a good scare. Seeing that you allready have something similar, I would thing this is the easiest route to follow. You might not even have to leave it on permanently - only for a month or so, and after that neither Buddy or the neighbours dog will try to go over the boundaries. HTH

I thought in order for the fence to work the dog or dogs needs to wear a collar. My DD and her DH has the underground one. Does neighbor's dog wear a collar that would work to keep it out of the yard? Just wondering.

In my DB's case the fence itself has an electric current. So anything and everything that touches it, would get a mild shock. It's very commen place over here in SA to have a fence like that as a security measure - but it works well for keeping animals inside and outside aswell. No collars are needed. Just make sure the voltage is not too high - just enough to scare the dogs off. HTH :)