Just broke up a dog fight. Neighborly help needed :)

[CedarRidgeChicks]

..I never doubted that you would do what was necessary..

 

[RachelFromTheBlackLagoon]

Alright, let me ask you this, Boyd. KNOWING that your neighbors allow their dogs to behave in such a way on a regular basis, WHY ON EARTH were you allowing a nine year old child to walk your dog unsupervised?! That is where you are at fault! Why would you have expected anything different?

What I'm saying is, I don't understand the whole getting righteous and sassy and starting a neighbor war thing. Some people are just plain ignorant. Help to educate them, especially if you have a decent relationship with these people. You BOTH have to live there with your families and canine companions. Offering to help them install an invisible fence is hardly admitting full responsibility (and I don't see how anyone could say he wasn't at least half responsible for this incident) but it will almost definitely help to prevent disasters in the future.

 

[Boyd]

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Lisa, I'm sorry, maybe I am hypersensative right now... But the only incidents involving my dog were 100% what I expected until today. Burgler thwarted.. Check. A natural parent coming to kidnap a foster kid... check. Killing a coyote that ran through the fields towards my grand daughter check.......

Because I can almost read this mutts mind and saw 90% of what happened in the 30 seconds it was going on, yes the dogs were charging the daughter. If it was a kitten, a dog, a rabbit, a squirrel, a deer, a mountain lion, a human a car.. he would have put himself in harms way to get the kid out of the way. Thats what Happened. I just don't know how much of this is me feeling bad that mine is trained to protect vs. their pets running as an amok pack.

 

[Boyd]

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See that's where I do feel bad about it. I don't want to be riteous and sassy.. and I don't want a neighbor war.. I like these folks. Honestly, my son who was pictured in the bottom one is undersized for his age from radiation and chemo. Same age same size as 9 yo dd... he has never had a problem controlling him ever. Plus with the new neighbors it is plainly may fault she was walking him on his leash... No doubt. She asked if she could put him on his lead. Didn't work out that way. I learned a hard lesson.

She wasn't hurt, and I should have been doing more than watching from the door, but honestly, most of my foster kids are the hardest of the hardcore. They take pleasure from being able to accomplish the simplist things. Many of my kids are inner city kids who've never had a pet of ANY kid let alone a dog, cat chicken or rabbit. The look of happiness on her face as she walked him the odd 50 feet towards the end of his lead to hook him up has more than once struck me oddly and given me a smile. Its those moments when I think I am getting through to them and showing them that there is more to life than guns, drugs, ho's and gangs. There is family, there is relaxation, there is happiness.

 

[redhen]

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He NEVER said that he wasnt partly responsible..
If you actually read what he wrote..he said that he felt bad and EVEN wanted to PAY any of their vet bills...
Did you miss that or are you just reading what you want?

 

[RachelFromTheBlackLagoon]

Awwww

Well, at least now you know without there being any severe consequences. I'm sure you can find a way to work it out, you know? Good luck.

 

[Boyd]

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He NEVER said that he wasnt partly responsible..
If you actually read what he wrote..he said that he felt bad and EVEN wanted to PAY any of their vet bills...
Did you miss that or are you just reading what you want?

Red, I do know how this looks. Its ok girly. I just was a bit offended when someone suggested my dog was uncontrollable. I'd never put a kid in harms way on purpose. Thats why I was feeling cheeky.

 

[schellie69]

I hate to say this but those dogs are going to hurt someone very badly someday. my DH has scars from a female rotti that had puppies and the owner was right there and could not stop the bite. but we understood she was protecting her puppies yes she was in a fenced in area the owner had picked up a puppy to show my DH the puppy squeaked mommy dog went after DH we did not blame dog or owner but in your case Boyd the owner should know that her dogs are acting like a pack and when that happens all bets are off they will and do attack and I just hope the owners do fence in or leash the dogs before someone gets hurt badly and all the dogs get destroyed and give you boy an extra pat and a bone makes all the bites better. have a great day and enjoy you new baby oh and yes when you see a foster child smile because of something that they did it does make for a very special moment.

 

[Boyd]

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thanks. Thats what I am debating... I know enough stuff to definatly stitch up any wounds, lance and clean abcesses, or if they'd prefer I'll take them to a real vet... I haven't offered it yet, but I do feel at least 50% responsible... ok well 60% .. my one bully dog took on three dogs

 

[isadream]

Yes I do understand how frustrating it is when ppl move in and allow their dogs to roam free. We have new neighbors who allow their 2 boxers to roam free. They have come over 300 feet down onto my property into the underground area. We had the main gate open is how they got onto our property. We have an outer fence then the underground fence which is the area my dogs have to roam. They came straight down the driveway into the dog area to confront my dogs. No matter how much the owner yelled she could not call them back. As a result now in order to prevent a fight we have to keep our gate closed and we cannot walk that way down the road even if our dogs are leashed. Technically if my daughter or my dog were to get hurt or killed it really wouldnt matter whos fault it was.

Unfortunately even though they allow all this bad behavior now your dog was in the wrong so if you say anything I am sure they will bring it up to you. One reason we fenced our entire property front and back is to keep other ppls animals out. My dogs stay home just fine--its keeping others out. A fence around your place may be beneficial to keep their dogs off your land if you do not want them on it.