Advice please, How to deal with the neighbor and their dogs Update pg5

[TexasVet]

I have the same stinkin' problem with a neighbor. When we first bought our place, he told us how the prior owners had let their dogs run loose and how they kept coming onto his place and trapping his wife/daughter in the car. Said he had to threaten to shoot the dogs to get the owners to keep them fenced in.

Then he turned around and bought two dogs and left them loose outside all day long. So every time I went out the front door or drove into my driveway they were yapping and nipping at my ankles. And then they killed some of my chickens.

After having the "I'm going to kill them if they're over here again" talk, he finally fenced the back yard and put them back there. He wasn't happy, but he did it.

Now here we are, 9 months later. He's bought two more dogs and lets them run loose. Well, one of the little poops was over here a few days ago, running 'round and 'round the chicken yard until two babies climbed the fence high enough to pop out of a hole. Quick as a wink, two dead chickens.

We chased the dog home, but the owner was gone. So I stuck the dead chickens in a plastic back, wrote "You owe me $10 for two dead chickens," and hung it on his front door.

He was thoroughly pis*ed when he got the note, but he came over and gave me my $10 and said he's getting rid of the dog too. (Forgot to say that the same dog has been chasing another neighbor's show goats and horses.)

So now he's upset, but I couldn't care less. And this is a cop, for heaven's sake. You'd think he'd know better.

 

[mamabird]

Our laws are that if a dog is harassing or threatening livestock, you can shoot it. My neighbors dogs (both of which are biters) have both been after my birds - luckily they haven't gotten any...yet. I made it perfectly clear that their dogs WILL be shot if they are back on our property, and I would not wait until my DH came home to deal with it...I know perfectly well how to shoot, am a d*** good shot, and have no problem shooting something that is threatening my animals. All I can say is - don't mess with the paintball gun or sprays...that will not cure the problem, and just gives her ammunition to file suit against you for "hurting" the dogs. Gathering them up and taking them to a rescue center is an option, but all that does is gives the dogs an opportunity to get after a new set of livestock (or kids!) if adopted out. In my opinion, the most humane way to deal with them and protect what is yours is to get rid of the problem.

Don't let her get out of what she owes you. File suit, and if she doesn't pay, can't you have lien's put up against her property??