neighbors dogs

[amazondoc]

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Funny...

At one point, I thought about feeding the neighbor's visting dog a nice batch of raw spicy sausage. Since it sleeps indoors, the happy dog could then knock the neighbors dead with a noxious cloud of flatulence. A four legged bomb that they invite into their home! I called it a 'Dog Bomb'.

And now you have expanded the 'Dog Bomb' theory. Thank you!

In this vein....

You could always feed it some chocolate. Yes, chocolate is bad for dogs -- but unless the dog is very small (which this one isn't) or unusually sensitive, the chocolate will not kill it. The chocolate WILL make the dog throw up all night and have diarrhea all over the house. You have NEVER smelled anything HALF as bad as chocolate diarrhea. Trust me, I know from experience -- my old 60 pound hound mix once ate TWO POUNDS of baking chocolate.

Seriously, though, do warn the owners. It will probably not make them any more responsible, but it will let you off the hook if you do have to do anything irreversible with the dog.

 

[willheveland]

I get along with everyone in my town,except my neighbors because of dogs.If you have neighbors with dogs that run loose they will be your biggest predator problem.
If you mention their dog was in your yard they deny it or say my dog won't hurt anything and doesn't leave my yard.I've tied baler twine around their collars with about 10 knots in it,so there is no way the owner won't see it when the dog comes home.I even spray painted a red X on one before.Probably the best one was when a dog was in my yard and I touched off a shotgun 1 time in the air,The neighbor quickly called his dog and kept calling until it was back in the yard.
Your best bet is call your animal control officer and have him remind the neighbor of the agricultural law pertaining to dogs and chickens and what your rights are. Will

 

[Grass]

i received a card in the mail today from my neighbors with apologies about what there dog had done....there was even a $20 bill in the card

 

[Zookeeper9000]

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That was nice of them but it didn't cover the cost of your bird. Ya better start adding up what it takes to get a hen to laying age. Figure in at least 2 years of eggs loss, feed, care,and chicks (from hatching eggs) then let them know exactly what a hen really costs, $20 just does not cover it. I am not saying charge them it, that would be up to you. Give them a reality check in what it costs to have chickens and what you loose when you loose even just one let alone 3.

Lost 18 of my 11 week olds to the neighbors dog. She went right threw the electric fence, $20 a bird would not of covered what I had invested in those chickens at all. I raised the charge on the fence, at least 2x's a week that dog checks the fence for weak spots. My neighbors turn her loose late at night and early mornings for her to have fun. Her days are very numbered. I haven't been able to get out there and catch her but I will.

Cyn that dog is the same mix as what you had come to the fence. Warn the neighbor and kill the dog, that is what I would do.

 

[SpottedCrow]

Well, Grass, at least she gave SOMETHING. That's more than most of em do.

 

[speckledhen]

I think it's good that they realize the bird even had a value at all, but if I was charging for a plain layer, I'd charge more than that. And the amt would grow tremendously for my Blue Orps or Delawares.
Jean, I was thinking of taking my neighbor a dozen eggs and telling her that the dog was at my fence. She is about 90, a very spry 90, but shares the house with her son, his son, and at times, various relatives.

 

[Aaron1]

I too have had many problems with wild and neighboring dogs. Not for sure about your state, but in Indiana it is your legal right to kill a dog if it is on your property and harming your livestock. There is a leash law, even in the country.

Talking with your neighbors causes problems, and in my experinece they continue to let their dog run free. Once a dog taste chicken, they will continue to do so for the remainder of their life. I set up a deer stand camera and have the dogs on camera for proof, just in case. It is hard to justify how much the neighbor should pay for the chickens anyway. You have to take into affect, feed cost to raise it, time spent raising it, and what you would have got out of the eggs for the remainder of the chickens life. This adds up to a lot.

Call your local DNR and see what the law is for you State and County. If you do not want to shoot it, you can trap it with leg hold traps, then call the dog pound and they will come get it.

Hope this helps.

 

[speckledhen]

I have no illusions that they will put up their own fence just because their dog was seen on someone else's property. The notice will just tell them what probably happened when the dog doesn't come home.

 

[Buster]

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I have a cattle dog too and she couldn't care less about the chickens. She does herd the ducks in off the road.

If it were my dog I would probably want to have a warning before hand. However, if I warn and it is disregarded or ignored, I would shoot the dog and never say another word about it. If the neighbors asked I would have no idea what happened to it- maybe it just got out and ran away.

In the state of Idaho if a dog is worrying, harrassing or killing livestock you have the right to shoot it. The owner of the dog is responsible for any damages it caused. It was very nice of your neighbor to send the card and some money. It is really up to you whether you destroy the dog or not next time but I wouldn't blame you if you did.

 

[bdp7150]

that dog would be missing if it was my problem and no one would fine it . sorry if this sounds bad but time money and pet ship . that dog would be look at like fox ,coon etc that killer would be gone and if not you will fight the dog until flock is gone .most people that do not have chickens don't care they say tough luck or i will pay for it .