I'm SOO FLAMING MAD!! Must vent!

[The Wolf Queen]

Id call animal control, the cops, & Meals on Wheels to report this nut (also ask MOW to change people or like you said have your mom pick up the meals). Just because she isnt assigned to deliver to you anymore doesnt mean she will forget where you are located. If you can, I would also lock all paddocks, pens, gates, etc with heavy locks & purchase some sort of surveillance system for just in case. Hopefully nothing more will happen but with some people now a days... Ive never had any type of security on our property except for all the dogs, but yesterday some one stole our truck we lent to a friend (from his house) & in the truck was our papers with our address etc not to mention a set of keys for one of our other trucks (our big F-250)

. Not sure if its someone we know (no broken glass so they either had a key, friend is trustworthy friend's relatives not so much, or hauled it) or a random car jacker, but now all of our gates have heavy locks, & besides game cams we are also looking into security cameras. I miss the good old days when this was a safe country neighborhood. Anyways you get my point. Some nuts just dont let you feel safe anymore

. Oh one last thing: Im not sure how your property is set up but if your animals' areas are behind & next to your house I would also set up "No Trespassing" signs, these signs, & the ones I cant find a link to, but they are really long, in B&W text, & say some thing about warning we assume no responsibility for any damage to people or property involving equines on this property. You know, the ones that are seen at horse facilities & places that have people just like this nut hanging around. "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure"

at least I think thats how you say it.

I dont want to scare the bejesus out of you, but in case things do get worse at least you did as much as possible to prevent stuff & are ready.

 

[pinkfoxfarm]

first thing id be doing would be calling her supervisor, she is DEVLIERING meals, shes getting paid to do it therefore shes supposed to be working not stopping to chat or "pet the critters" they need to knwo whats going on...

i would also be having a FIRM word with her, let her know you do not want her messing with the animals, there is liability and insurance issues and you are officially lableing your property no tresspassing, make it vry clear that you are serious...you dont have to be "mean" but do be very firm, make it very clear that you are very concerned not only for her saftey as animals are unpredictable but for theires also...

theres be a padlock going on the gate and NO TRESSPASING signs going up...(this way if she does decide to go play petting zoo and something happens, your butt is covered for liability reasons...)

if a firm talking and a word wiht her supervisor doesnt change things id be filing a formal report with the cops...
right now she seems more like an annoying "i know better" so i wouldnt personally be too quick to jump to the legal side of thigns (especially since she was invited in the first time and is pobably now simply assuming shes welcome to "help herself"
however, if after telling her she cannot go back there anymore unless YOU specifically are home and take her...she still tries to play petting zoo id be on the phone to the cops imediatly.

Id probably put in a formal report too that she told you she steals peoples animals if she suspects abuse...

because of this little bit of info i would also keep PHOTO documentation of every animal you have, front and both sides, clear pictures, make a report for each animal, name, identifying features, special markings, if they have any tattoos of microchips include those numbers ect and the pictures...
(yes even for the chickens if you think shed be a chicken theif) this wy if something does go missing you have clear consise information and photos for the polie to use when they check her property.

 

[watchdogps]

I too, would report her to the agency, and the police. Also, padlocks and signs. Maybe electric fence if its possible. I would NOT simply talk to her first. If she is this nutty, she may see it as a slight and become vindictive. In her mind it may mean you have something to hide.
Locks and signs first, in case she gets wind of the reports and gets hateful.
Btw, restraining orders are only if you are in fear of your life, they arent for trespassing or bothering.

 

[EweSheep]

I agree with above posts, report.

I must commend you for taking care of that beautiful dwarf miniature..she is one of the best I've seen to date! I used to raise and breed minis, dwarf is not due to neglect, it is due to genetics and it is common with minis. They DO require ALOT of care and TLC, only a very dedicated FEW mini drawf caretakers would take this challenge on.

My mare's half sister (to dam) was a dwarf and it was bay in color. She was so cute but the breeders could not find good specialists to treat her and a good farrier to keep up with the hoof trimmings. So they gave her to a lady down in MO, they drove that filly all the way down there and was impressed with the set up on the farm she had for mini dwarfs.

AND thanks to lilcritters for spaying her little one....heavens knows what happens if she does get pregnant..that would have been a death sentence. It is very prudent to spay or geld your little ones if you have them running around with other horses.

 

[punk-a-doodle]

I absolutely do not want people like that around any of my animals, and I can completely understand your worry. We had a rash of pet thefts near one area we lived in, and it was assumed someone was 'rescuing' them, as they all had some type of genetic fault, thin due to old age, etc, that a self-riteous person could take for abuse and act upon it themselves. One dog had 'lobster claw' as an example. Mentioning that she 'rescues' animals she feels are being mistreated would have her off my property right then and there. Just picking up and kissing my pets would not be acceptable for the reasons you have stated along with the fact that I feel it is completely disrespectful to the animals themselves. My cat loves being babied by us and people she knows, but hates it when strangers come in, scoop her up, and try fussing with her. She's got that routine down though. Gives them a good growl, and runs off.

I would skip talking to her and report in this particular case due to the statements she has made, and the extent of her pushiness. I may be incorrect in saying that, but just in my personal experience, talking with people like that can make them assume you are just 'trying to hide something', and further cement the idea that your critters need rescuing. I would ask for a different worker pronto. Hope this situation gets solved soon.

 

[MeatKing]

Yes, you so have to get rid of her. Maybe try to talk to her, tell her you don't want her to go see animals, without you being there. Accidents can happen.
We don't feed our nieghbors horses over our fence line, If we want to feed horses, I call nieghbors, and go around to their side.
No need to encourge the horses, that he grass in greener.
I'm just saying, you don't feed, go on someones property without asking!

 

[SillyChicken]

Wow, I'd be flaming mad too. For her to just take liberties and go back on your property and mess with your animals, without your permission or supervision is wrong.

I had an experience with a "dog person" (NOT) who wanted to meet my dog, a Cane Corso, what does she do? Grabs my leash and pulls him away from me. Now she has physical control of my dog, not me. So I yelled at her to let go of the leash, she didn't. My dog senses I'm upset and he starts getting alarmed (not good)...she still has his leash but finally lets go, I nicely tell her that she should NEVER grab a leash of a strange dog because that removes the owners control. Luckily, for her, my dog was very verbally obedient, I didnt' need the leash to control him. But still, a short time later, she does the same thing. I yanked the leash away from her and scold her... MY DOG IS PROTECTION TRAINED - he could have bitten you, don't ever take the leash of a dog you don't know. She stayed away after that... but people thinking everything is all rosey will get them and you and ultimatly your poor animals, in trouble!

Regardless of you picking up the food or having it delivered, you should make a complaint - she'll just do that to someone else (like steal their pets) or make them sick from handleing other critters, salmanila or ecoli isn't handled very well by the elderly.

Tell them that you are conserned that she is #1 tresspassing without permission. #2, threatening to steal your animals. #3 handeling any and all animals she can get near, and NOT washing her hands. #4, continues to come onto your property even though she had been asked to stop and that you are conserned for everyones safety.
#5, that if she continues her behavior, you will file charges against her and the food place.

Lock your gates, and post no tresspassing signs along your whole fence and gates. She knows where you live now, and she may come back on her own time if she feels the mini or any of your other animals are in danger.

I keep padlocks on my dog runs, not because my dogs may get out, but because, I don't want someone else letting them out.

 

[CocoNUT]

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Are you KIDDING ME?!!?!? She just grabbed the leash of your Cane Corso AWAY from you?!?!?!? She hadn't even "met" your dog yet?! Ok...now I grew up with pit bulls...and have a healthy respect for them. Have fought for my arm with my own dalmation, had my nose ripped open by a terrier mutt...even been nipped by a black lab! BUT NEVER would I be BRASS enough to do something like that with a Cane Corso!

I want to say to you SillyChicken...GOOD JOB of doing such amazing job of training your dog! It pees me to no end that people ASS-U-ME certain breeds have been given a 'bad rap' and that all owners TRAIN their dogs! Those are the people who get responsible owners and trained dogs into trouble. Why would you even take leash away from someone anyways? (I mean at least w/o being ASKED.."hey...could you hold on to my dog for a sec?")

What REALLY upsets me is when people get OFFENDED when I YELL at my child to NOT touch a strange dog...even one on a leash W/O FIRST asking the owner if it's ok! (MY dog is fine....blah blah blah - I was bitten by my OWN dog!) It's called having a "healthy respect"...more people should do that!

 

[pinkfoxfarm]

ive had people try to pick up my dogs randomly ect, my male crestie would HAPPILY bite someone if put in that kind of position...theres some crazy people out there...

 

[watchdogps]

My anatolians are regularly accosted by toddlers. They run up and wrap their arms around their necks and hang off them. It amazes me that their parents let them do that. My dogs could fit those kids heads in their mouths. Stupid parents. On the flip side, when a child does ask before petting, I try to always tell that "that was a very smart thing to ask first, thank you"