My Neighbors Little Dog Is A Threat?!

[7L Farm]

Bottom line take care of your chickens I do.

 

[Ellochicken]

Bottom line take care of your chickens I do.

Um..... I do take care of my chickens, and I let the owner know. She has done a very good job of keeping him in his own yard. The only time he has come on since, he was carrying a rat and was too proud of his catch to bother with my hens, but that's the last he was on my yard! I let her know, and she loves Gus, so she does a fantastic job of keeping him in his yard, not mine. And next time he even puts one paw out of line, he is a dead dog. I warned her clearly, and she saw that I was dead serious, so she listened and she watches him instead of just putting him outside for a couple of hours. Thank You for so many posts! And i will keep you updated!

-Ellochicken

 

[7L Farm]

Um..... I do take care of my chickens, and I let the owner know. She has done a very good job of keeping him in his own yard. The only time he has come on since, he was carrying a rat and was too proud of his catch to bother with my hens, but that's the last he was on my yard! I let her know, and she loves Gus, so she does a fantastic job of keeping him in his yard, not mine. And next time he even puts one paw out of line, he is a dead dog. I warned her clearly, and she saw that I was dead serious, so she listened and she watches him instead of just putting him outside for a couple of hours. Thank You for so many posts! And i will keep you updated!

-Ellochicken

Good for you & especially your chickens. I sound like a big meany but I'm really not I've never killed a dog & really don't want too. I had a dog once that got beat up because he hurt someone elses pet. Cost me $ 500.00 plus the vet bill for my dog. I didn't say a word I paid it & went on. I had my dog chained up in my backyard he jumped over the fence & all I found was his collar hanging from the fence. What a nightmare. Never had another dog since. I'm now a bird freak.

 

[bwindell]

We live in the country and our neighbor has 2 dogs that spend more time at our place, than they do at his. On four occasions now, I have witnessed his Rottweiler chasing or attacking my birds. The first time, I grabbed both dogs and put them in their pen. When my neighbor came home, he promptly let them out and of course, they were right back over at our place.

The second time, resulted in a phone call to him, politely requesting he keep his dogs in his yard. Ditto with the second incident.

The last time was this past week, when the Rotty attacked my goose. THAT resulted in a call to him stating if he didn't restrain his dog, I was going to put a bullet in her. The dogs are still here. Even after I spoke with him and told him I would shoot his dog, the dog was back at our chicken coop an hour later trying to get at the chickens! My next call was to the Sheriff's office who told me to shoot her. I love dogs, and I really hate to have to shoot a dog that for all other aspects, is a good dog. She just has an irresponsible owner.. So, after my husband and I talked it over, I am attempting to work with the Rotty and train her... It really is the last resort. If she doesn't stop going after my birds, then I shoot her. Such a waste...

 

[Mattemma]

Bwindell-Take your neighbors dogs to the pound.Let them rehome it or euthanise it.

I don't think talking to a neighbor is ever a good idea if they are CHOOSING to let their dogs roam.Even with escapees what you do depends on what the dog did,and how the owner responds.Usually talking to neighbors just gets them mad and vengeful.Good luck training!

 

[CAjerseychick]

We live in the country and our neighbor has 2 dogs that spend more time at our place, than they do at his. On four occasions now, I have witnessed his Rottweiler chasing or attacking my birds. The first time, I grabbed both dogs and put them in their pen. When my neighbor came home, he promptly let them out and of course, they were right back over at our place.

The second time, resulted in a phone call to him, politely requesting he keep his dogs in his yard. Ditto with the second incident.

The last time was this past week, when the Rotty attacked my goose. THAT resulted in a call to him stating if he didn't restrain his dog, I was going to put a bullet in her. The dogs are still here. Even after I spoke with him and told him I would shoot his dog, the dog was back at our chicken coop an hour later trying to get at the chickens! My next call was to the Sheriff's office who told me to shoot her. I love dogs, and I really hate to have to shoot a dog that for all other aspects, is a good dog. She just has an irresponsible owner.. So, after my husband and I talked it over, I am attempting to work with the Rotty and train her... It really is the last resort. If she doesn't stop going after my birds, then I shoot her. Such a waste...

if you are reluctant to shoot her (I love chickens and dogs too) maybe put up a hotwire? I watched my dog hit a hotwire once she never tested it again....It will work for other predators too not just the neighbors dogs, other wandering dogs as well...

 

[bwindell]

My chickens are now in a fenced in area, it won't keep a determined dog out, but makes a barrier between a dog and them. I want them to free range
and feel I shouldn't have to fence them in, but have done so anyway. A hot wire would help them in the fenced area, but my geese and ducks free range
all over our property. From the pond, to the house and everywhere in between. They are shut up with the chickens at night for safety. But they are vulnerable
during the day while ranging. I'm still opting for training the Rottie and hoping she will learn to leave my babies alone...

No sign of her today, so I am hoping that is a sign my neighbor is taking steps to remedy the situation... Keeping my fingers crossed anyway.
Thank you all for the advice. Unfortunately, we live in a really rural county that has no animal control department, so there is no pound to take them
to. ;-(

 

[Ellochicken]

I like the idea of taking the dog to a pound in another county or state..... So I wont be the one killing Gus, but if he gets a hold of one of my birds before I can get to him, then he's gone, but hopefully I will be able to catch him before he can sink a tooth into one. So I've talked it over with my folks, and we are going to do just that. And bwindell, I suggest you either gun the dog like you warned the owner about, or that you take him, train him to leave your birds un-touched, and send him back to his owner.

Thanks for so many posts!

-Ellochicken

 

[bwindell]

Things have deteriorated here. I am so disgusted with irresponsible dog owners. We were inside this morning, when I looked out the window to see the Rottie trotting across our front yard with one of our ducks in her mouth. The duck looked limp and I thought sure she was dead. I ran outside and yelled at the dog who dropped the duck and trotted off. The duck stood up and ran off as soon as she hit the ground. I was so glad she was ok.

Another call to the Sheriff's department... The deputy came out and took our statement, attempted to contact the neighbor, who wasn't home. Tried calling his cell, with no answer, so left a voice message for him to return his call. Meanwhile, I locked the Rottie up in our outbuilding. The deputy ran a check on the phone number I had for our neighbor, only to find it was in someone else's name... so weird. The deputy informed us he knew the neighbor in question AND his father quite well..from a legal point of view, (that was not encouraging news as he stated they were real "characters"). So after the deputy did everything he could at that time and left, my husband and I wondered just who it was I spoke with the 3 times I called the phone number. I called the number myself and it was answered. I asked who I was speaking with and he identified himself as the owner of the phone the deputy had named. I told him who I was and asked if it was he that I had spoken with on the 3 previous phone calls. He confirmed that I had in fact spoken with my neighbor as my neighbor has no phone and uses his phone. I asked him to please give my neighbor the message to call the Sheriff's dept and then call me. He asked if it was about the dogs and I told him it was.

A little later, here comes our neighbor's friend I spoke with on the phone. He takes the dogs and locks them up in the garage. He also informed my husband, that this was not the first time the Rottie had taken off with one of our birds. She had brought one of our chickens home alive on some earlier date, and our neighbor returned it before we arrived home. So he has known there was a problem with his dog for quite awhile now, and refuses to keep her confined on his property.

Tonight we go out to lock up our birds. Who is on our deck? The Rottie. At this point, I am past the point of attempting to work with our neighbor. He is obviously someone who has no regard to his neighbors property, nor the welfare of his dog and is too cowardly to face us and work this out. Tomorrow, my husband will have a stake and chain installed in our front yard and when the dog arrives, it will be chained up in our front yard. He will have to come here and face us to retrieve his dog. Otherwise she will remain chained in the yard. At some point, if there is no progress on his part, then the dog will "disappear" and find a new home several counties away where there is a Rottweiler rescue group and she will find a new home. Meanwhile, my birds will be safe and I won't have to shoot the dog.

 

[nzpouter]

I just can't believe some people take chances with their own pets by letting a predator leave alive more than once.....