Ok, so heres the deal (and this is actually the short version!)
Last Christmas my neighbors let their 7 year old GD come to our house with their Lab dog (Lucky is his name) There were no adults with her. I was unaware their dog was at our house, but we never had trouble with him before... Well, my 5 pound Chihuahua decided Lucky was a threat and started barking at him and dancing around his feet. Lucky decided she was a prey/toy and proceeded to pick her up and shake her, then tossed her, then went after her 2 more times, each time, he grabbed her and shook her and tossed her. All my kids saw this happen. My 10 year old son finally managed to grab her and run her into me.
We took her to the vet of course. She had many broken ribs and internal damage. I went to our neighbors and asked them if they were going to pat the bill, since THEIR dog was at OUR house, UNSUPERVISED and it had done the damage. They said that we should file a claim with OUR homeowners insurance and that it was OUR dogs fault because she was barking at their dog! In the end, I harrassed them enough that I got them to pay 375 bucks of an almost 900 dollar vet bill. It was a week till Christmas and my daughters dog she has had for years. They honestly didnt care if our dog died- and right before Christams!!
More background- we are currently renting our house, we havent decided if we want to buy this property or not yet, but we've been here 2 years already. We have 3 small dogs, 1 chihuahua and 2 Boston terriers. Now, honestly,our dogs dont always listen to us, and they do often run into said neighbors yard and bark at their dog. Go ahead... yell at me for not having perfectly trained dogs way out here in the country with only 1 neighbor....I deserve it, I know, and I'm working on it. That worst offender is just a puppy right now, so training is ongoing and my children let her out without my permission.
Aaaaaaannny ways, the neighbors have finally decided to put up a fence. A fence with holes big enough for my dogs to get through, but not their dog to get through. We arent going to spend thousands of dollars fencing in a 2 acre place we may not buy, so us fencing is not gonna work. I wish I could though.
Today my DH went down to talk to the neighbors to be friendly as always. The husband and wife were both there. The neighbor made it a point to say that there are places in his fence our dogs could get through and that their dog will get them and kill them and it wouldnt be their fault. Who says that kind of thing to their neighbor? Its like they cant wait till it happens. They complained that our dogs bark and wake them up from naps! Lets just ignore the 160 sheep in the field next door to their house that bleet all day and night, my tiny dogs wake them up?!?!
His withering comment was to ask 'Just how many kids do you guys have in that tiny house'? Well, A. Thats none of his business and B. How RUDE! I hate when people act like children are a bad thing! He's SOOOO FREAKING LUCKY I didnt call the pound and have his dog destroyed after what it did to our dog. I would have been within my rights to do so, but I figured he loves his dog, and he DID pay something, so I would just live and let live. He also fenced his dog in, in a BIG area behind his house. Guess that wasnt good enough- his dog needs the whole two acres to run. I'm positive it will run the fence line between our properties and taunt our dogs into going onto his property so it can kill them.
I'm so worked up right now I dont know what to do. Obviously I will be uber vigilant with my dogs. I will double up on training for sure. I know he is building a fence, but he is skipping the part that runs along the side of his property that has a big pasture on the other side. His dog can and has gone through that fence to chase my hens in the past. I hate to have to pen up my girls because this jerk has some kind of vendetta against my dogs. I'm lucky that so far my dogs leave my flock alone, but I keep a very close eye on them when I let them free range.
So heres the part many wont like- If their dog comes into my yard, I intend to shoot to kill. Triple S's as far as I'm concerned. I am so dissapointed that my neighbor is so nasty and mean to us. I have invited them over numerous times in the past for parties and BBQ's and his wife says, and I quote- "We dont have time for idle chit chat" She said this to me the first day I met her. She a total B I.... I feel sorry for her family. They both work everyday and are gone most weekends, dont know why they are so upset over noise they rarely hear.
I am seriously considering a great BIG coop just STUFFED with roosters, and putting it right up to our joining fence line- think that might interrupt his nappy time a bit? Already checked my zoning laws- I can have up to 48 hens and there is NOTHING in the books about roosters!! Hmmmmm, now to decide if I'm really capable of such evilness....
Last Christmas my neighbors let their 7 year old GD come to our house with their Lab dog (Lucky is his name) There were no adults with her. I was unaware their dog was at our house, but we never had trouble with him before... Well, my 5 pound Chihuahua decided Lucky was a threat and started barking at him and dancing around his feet. Lucky decided she was a prey/toy and proceeded to pick her up and shake her, then tossed her, then went after her 2 more times, each time, he grabbed her and shook her and tossed her. All my kids saw this happen. My 10 year old son finally managed to grab her and run her into me.
We took her to the vet of course. She had many broken ribs and internal damage. I went to our neighbors and asked them if they were going to pat the bill, since THEIR dog was at OUR house, UNSUPERVISED and it had done the damage. They said that we should file a claim with OUR homeowners insurance and that it was OUR dogs fault because she was barking at their dog! In the end, I harrassed them enough that I got them to pay 375 bucks of an almost 900 dollar vet bill. It was a week till Christmas and my daughters dog she has had for years. They honestly didnt care if our dog died- and right before Christams!!
More background- we are currently renting our house, we havent decided if we want to buy this property or not yet, but we've been here 2 years already. We have 3 small dogs, 1 chihuahua and 2 Boston terriers. Now, honestly,our dogs dont always listen to us, and they do often run into said neighbors yard and bark at their dog. Go ahead... yell at me for not having perfectly trained dogs way out here in the country with only 1 neighbor....I deserve it, I know, and I'm working on it. That worst offender is just a puppy right now, so training is ongoing and my children let her out without my permission.
Aaaaaaannny ways, the neighbors have finally decided to put up a fence. A fence with holes big enough for my dogs to get through, but not their dog to get through. We arent going to spend thousands of dollars fencing in a 2 acre place we may not buy, so us fencing is not gonna work. I wish I could though.
Today my DH went down to talk to the neighbors to be friendly as always. The husband and wife were both there. The neighbor made it a point to say that there are places in his fence our dogs could get through and that their dog will get them and kill them and it wouldnt be their fault. Who says that kind of thing to their neighbor? Its like they cant wait till it happens. They complained that our dogs bark and wake them up from naps! Lets just ignore the 160 sheep in the field next door to their house that bleet all day and night, my tiny dogs wake them up?!?!
His withering comment was to ask 'Just how many kids do you guys have in that tiny house'? Well, A. Thats none of his business and B. How RUDE! I hate when people act like children are a bad thing! He's SOOOO FREAKING LUCKY I didnt call the pound and have his dog destroyed after what it did to our dog. I would have been within my rights to do so, but I figured he loves his dog, and he DID pay something, so I would just live and let live. He also fenced his dog in, in a BIG area behind his house. Guess that wasnt good enough- his dog needs the whole two acres to run. I'm positive it will run the fence line between our properties and taunt our dogs into going onto his property so it can kill them.
I'm so worked up right now I dont know what to do. Obviously I will be uber vigilant with my dogs. I will double up on training for sure. I know he is building a fence, but he is skipping the part that runs along the side of his property that has a big pasture on the other side. His dog can and has gone through that fence to chase my hens in the past. I hate to have to pen up my girls because this jerk has some kind of vendetta against my dogs. I'm lucky that so far my dogs leave my flock alone, but I keep a very close eye on them when I let them free range.
So heres the part many wont like- If their dog comes into my yard, I intend to shoot to kill. Triple S's as far as I'm concerned. I am so dissapointed that my neighbor is so nasty and mean to us. I have invited them over numerous times in the past for parties and BBQ's and his wife says, and I quote- "We dont have time for idle chit chat" She said this to me the first day I met her. She a total B I.... I feel sorry for her family. They both work everyday and are gone most weekends, dont know why they are so upset over noise they rarely hear.
I am seriously considering a great BIG coop just STUFFED with roosters, and putting it right up to our joining fence line- think that might interrupt his nappy time a bit? Already checked my zoning laws- I can have up to 48 hens and there is NOTHING in the books about roosters!! Hmmmmm, now to decide if I'm really capable of such evilness....
