Annoying neighbor rant- They wanna KILL my dogs!! longish story....

[Foleys]

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I agree

 

[LV426]

You know the biggest gaffe on this entire site is that everyone seems to think free range means "turn my animals loose to go wherever they want". This is not the case. Be it with dogs, chickens, ducks, rabbits, or zebras. If you want your animals to be free rangers then fine I have no problem with it. But free range these days and by law does not mean you turn them loose and let them go wherever they want.

Traditional American usage equates "free-range" with "unfenced," and with the implication that there was no herdsman keeping them together or managing them in any way. Legally, a free-range jurisdiction allowed livestock (perhaps only of a few named species) to run free, and the owner was not liable for any damage they caused. In such jurisdictions, people who wished to avoid damage by livestock had to fence them out; in others, the owners had to fence them in.

Now really do you want your neighbor's sheep, cows, pigs, horses, or zebras running over your property, eating your garden, digging up your yard, eating flowers and pooping all over your property? Pretty sure everyone here is going to say hell no. Even you yourself said you didn't want their dog on your property so how is it that you get all mad when they don't want your dogs on their property. Pot meet kettle.

These days Free Range, Free Roaming, or Pasture Raised would be defined as "livestock that have had continuous and unconfined access to pasture throughout their life cycle". This doesn't mean you let them roam wherever they want it means you give them a safe and secure area with fences surrounding the pasture to which they have access. It applies to all livestock. And when it comes to dogs and cats the laws are generally more constricting meaning that if your dog or cat leaves your property it's fair game to anyone who comes across your animal. And really they can be shot for no reason other than being in the wrong place at the wrong time and all the person has to say is that your dog was attacking someone or something on their property.


Seriously keep your animals on your property I don't care how big or small they are, make sure they are in a safe and secure area and are being fed and cared for properly.

 

[suzettex5]

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Perhaps you would consider reading ALL my posts. I think I addressed the issues you bring up.

 

[schellie69]

I understand about dogs bolting I have a 10 year old beagle mix that seems to know when ever there is a door open or a whole in the fence, this is also the same dog that can jump a 6 foot privacy fence, I have worked with him and this is the one area where he does not seem to get the training, I can't believe that they made a comment on how many children you were going to have, also if they know their dog does bite, or has bitten in the past if he does bite or attacks someone else they will have big trouble. I hope things will work out for you. sorry to hear about your troubles. good luck with the training. hopefully you will find the place of your dreams and be able to move maybe for right now some easy dog panels to make a small area from the back door that the dogs will run into instead of to the neighbors house.

 

[suzettex5]

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I agree

Not a bad idea. I had considered that, and I probably will try that in moderation. My problem with a tie out is, despite being in the shade and having access to food and water, my particular breed of dog is very temperature sensitive. Boston Terriers have very short coats and they have short faces, so they have alot of difficulty regulating body temperature. They tend to overheat easily and get cold very quickly. The temperature outdoors right now is just swinging wildly- 2 days ago it was hailing and storming and today its 80 degrees out with a breeze. I am really looking forward to moving now. We are looking only at fully fenced properties because, despite what many may think, I DONT like my dogs running free at all. I WANT them to be safer and I dont want them hurt.

I agree with anyone who says I need to fence my own yard. What I dont understand is anyone putting up a fence that has big gaps in it and then those same people expecting it to provide any protection for any animal. Whats the point? After their comments, it sure seems to me its just a 'pretend' fence for looks- they know darn well whats gonna happen, they pointed it out to us today.

So, if I put up a crappy fence and my dogs get out, its my fault, if they put up a crappy fence and their dog gets out, or my dogs gets in, its my fault too?!? Dang, I just cant win...

Didnt realize when I posted I was gonna turn out to be the annoying neighbor...

 

[asher]

I'm sure others have said this, but I bet they will shoot to kill yours as well, if they continue getting in their yard.

Good luck

 

[Akane]

I have dogs that are notoriously bad for recalls. I rent and I have a dog yard that I plan to take with me when we move. It takes a couple hours to slam a few t-posts in the ground and stick field fencing on it and a few more hours to take it back down and roll it up again. When the dogs aren't in the dog yard I have a 300' rock climbing rope that I divide in half to tie each one. When they aren't fenced or tied they are on a leash with us holding the other end. When we let dogs out of the yard or house uncontrolled as kids we didn't sit right for the next week. Didn't matter if we were 5 or 15.

If you lived next to me your dogs would be dead already and it sure wouldn't be my fault.

 

[redhen]

They put up a fence that wont let THEIR dog get out... they dont have to care about your dogs. Sorry.. but its the cold hard truth.
They have a bigger dog.. they bought the fence that works for THEIR dog......
Are you saying that they should have built the fence for your dogs size too? I'm confused here...
Get some cheap chicken wire and zip ties and put it in front of the spots where your dogs are getting through...
You sound like your mad because they didnt build the fence to suit YOUR dogs size.... that just makes no sense to me...

 

[klf73]

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I have to agree with redhen. YOUR dogs are YOUR responsibility. If they don't behave and/or the kids let them out then maybe they need to be crate trained until they learn

.I am APALLED when my son loses our dog and he is a harmless dopey australian shepherd(reminds me of a lab sometimes), now if a problem dog show up on my property

another option is to buy a few fence panels and make a dog "pen"

and since you have little dogs you could get away with the 4ft panels which are cheaper...

 

[redhen]

Lattice is pretty cheap... thats what i made my dog pen out of... hubby just had to add support boards to the bottom and top because we have big doggies...
You wouldnt need to do that with your small dogs....