Neighbors let their aggressive dog free in our yard

[Birdsong 82]

But mine also doesn’t growl and walk on to other people‘s property. I’m just in shock that a dog owner will let this continue and go on. My goats try to wander on to the neighbors property and the neighbors kids love it and don’t know why get so upset with the goats Because they’re very friendly and sweet.And we relieved that problem even though it made the kids a little upset because I don’t feel that my animal should be anybody else’s problem. And even more so definitely when it’s acting in a threatening manner Wow the whole thing kind of shocks me. Where I live if a dog comes onto your property you can shoot it but no matter how much a dog is threatening me I can’t be the one to pull the trigger. I just don’t have it in me but if it continues I would definitely make the call as needed

 

[Crazychocolatedog]

Hi,
I used to have a huge koi pond, and I caught the neighbors stray child! Fishing in it. I bought one of those motion-detector water sprayers. Of course, hook it up away from you and your coop....and when that dog passes by it, he will get soaked. I think it’s called “the scarecrow”.
Down the road,...if the neighbors don’t respond to a nice letter or the local dog officer....maybe a have a heart trap will be necessary to bring it to the pound.
You should be able to safely enter your own property.

 

[Kusanar]

Do you live in town? If not than chasing the dog would be ok but I thought you meant you had a CLOSE neighbor

The one I chased with a knife was a doberman that lived next door, he was on (then mine) my parents front porch trying to catch my cats. They live on a 3/4 acre lot and you could throw a rock and hit their house from my parents house...

But what if I want my arm back????

Don't you know it's illegal to feed gators??

 

[Foodfromhome]

I LOVE dogs im a dog person. If a dog bares his teeth to me in my yard that's the end of the road for said dog. I'm not getting bit by a dog if I can help it.

 

[lazy gardener]

Neighbor's rights end at your property line.

1. Tell neighbor that their dog is not to come on your property, ever.
1. Call ACO and file a report.
1. Take pics of the dog on your property.
1. File a police report.
1. Keep written record of the times and dates that dog comes onto your property.
1. Write down neighbor's response.

Being neighborly does not happen with a neighbor who has little regard for your property rights.

 

[kwhites634]

im worried about when all my chickens go outside into the coop. But I don't want to make enemies with our new neighbors. They are young and I think lack serious etiquette when it comes to keeping pets. The other day I was out in the coop feeding the two chickens, and the dog comes within 5 feet of me, bears its teeth and growls. She calls him and he doesn't listen. The chickens were pretty freaked out and so was I. This has happen numerous times already this spring and I'm sick of it and I'm afraid I might snap and make enemies. The thing that makes me most angry is she sees that he barks and growls in my face and never once does she apologize. What should I do? I thought maybe do a letter?

What would you rather have, enemies or scars, or worse? The girl needs lessons in common sense & courtesy. If there's no leash law where you are, call Animal Control; they'll take care of the problem for you.

 

[featherhead007]

I wonder if the dog, or the owner know that this thread is about them? Maybe they should be aware of this!

 

[kwhites634]

Maybe try a fence.And if you can’t do that,write a letter,but a face to face conversation is better because it can more intimidating,not an a bad way though.Good thing it isn’t here or it would probabaly get killed by our dogs.That would be another option,getting a dog and maybe they will keep theirs locked up.

Why should she have to spend money on a fence or a dog to do what her stupid neighbors should be doing?

 

[TheTwoRoos]

Regardless of that,a fence still does wonders for keeping other predators and dogs out.And even if she does get the situation under control,she should still do it just to assure no other incidents happen.

 

[Howard E]

I get that, and if you live in a place where you can fence it all off, that's great. If you don't free range your chickens, again - great. But where I live, we have a huge grove, a sprawled out building site and farm fields around our place. It would take over a mile of fencing to do it all. (We do have fence up to keep the horses in. It's not like we are unfamiliar with it.) But it's not practical to try to fence off every place a dog might come in. I'm all for fencing around coop and run if I need to keep something out. But OP is talking about a dog that comes on their land and growls at them. If it's a practical area to fence in, I agree that that's the best option. You don't have to be home to make the fence work. You don't have to worry about being "ready" if the dog were to come because the fence should keep it out. Like I said, every situation is different.

I believe OP was near the coop dealing with their birds when dog showed up. That was the same with me when the pit bull showed up. That is the area I suggest folks concentrate on. Not the entire property, but a confined chicken yard.

For example, I have 10 acres, but I only protect an area of about 150' x 150' or about 1/2 an acre. That is plenty of room for the birds to recreate in and easy enough for me to maintain and monitor. Dogs, varmints and anything else are free to roam around anywhere else on the remaining 9 1/2 acres, and do. And I don't care that they do.

But invariably, they notice the birds, go towards them, find the fence, get whacked, leave and never come back. Because I have seen this play out time and again, I have come to believe this simple electric fence is about 10X more effective than all other efforts combined. Always on guard......24/7 it requires no action on my part to work and no interaction from me with neighbors to work. It's just the fence and the dog and the fence settles it. And to be certain....this is not a tickle. It is a violent, painful electric shock. Although a brief pulse of 13,000 volts is not lethal to the dog, it is not pleasant either. It teaches a lesson they never want to repeat so they stay clear.