Trapped a Neighbor's Dog on My Deck....Got an Earful

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Send the sheriff's office a certified letter stating what happened. Sign and date it. Maybe even get it notorized. And be sure to include the statement, "Since you refused to make an official report, I feel compelled to provide this statement for my own protection, as we are concerned about the violence threatened by first our neighbor's adult son and later by our neighbor." Copy the entire governing board of the city or county, and make sure that the letter clearly lists the "cc"s

 

[PineappleMama]

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Send the sheriff's office a certified letter stating what happened. Sign and date it. Maybe even get it notorized. And be sure to include the statement, "Since you refused to make an official report, I feel compelled to provide this statement for my own protection, as we are concerned about the violence threatened by first our neighbor's adult son and later by our neighbor." Copy the entire governing board of the city or county, and make sure that the letter clearly lists the "cc"s

Oh I like it. You're covered. The Head Honchos are notified that the Sheriff is flat out refusing to do their job. Yup yup, I like this plan.

 

[redhen]

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Send the sheriff's office a certified letter stating what happened. Sign and date it. Maybe even get it notorized. And be sure to include the statement, "Since you refused to make an official report, I feel compelled to provide this statement for my own protection, as we are concerned about the violence threatened by first our neighbor's adult son and later by our neighbor." Copy the entire governing board of the city or county, and make sure that the letter clearly lists the "cc"s

Good idea..

 

[joletabey]

Yup- what Sonoran Silkies said!

 

[BWKatz]

Ditto for the Sonoran Silkies. And a copy to ur neighbor too.

 

[The Yakima Kid]

You definitely need to report the threats the man made to you. Write a letter, get it notarized, and take it into the Sheriff ASAP.

My brother-in-law in rural Michigan had a problem with a White Trash thug who moved in with his girlfriend next door. He found his trees cut, and this guy trespassing all over, loose pets, etc. We suggested he deal with him and he wouldn't. Unfortunately denial didn't work and the next thing he knew after confronting the man when he found him on the property the thug had a restraining order drawn against him! He had to go to court to get it removed. My brother-in-law had an antique railroad crossing signal that miraculously disappeared while all of this was going on.

Moral of the story: thugs confuse efforts at consideration and attempts to reason with them with weakness and easy victimization.

Another option is if the dog runs at night live trap it and haul it to an animal shelter night drop a few counties over.

 

[Boyd]

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You've said this twice but I don't really understand what you mean by it. If my dog were running loose (and I assure you, something would be VERY wrong if that were to happen) I'd appreciate one courtesy call to let me know. After that, I'd expect a neighbor to SSS. Surely, that's not what you mean by 'bad folks', is it?

what he's saying is there's folks out there who don't value human life the same as others (if I had to guess). And Wpalmisano, if you would have been a member here for a tad longer you'd probably know this prolly isn't the OP's first, second or even 3rd incident.

A few chances? Naw, I would have given one. And that is if the dog wasn't killing. Any dog that turns and acts aggressive to me on my property? Ya, dead right then and there. Owners showing up with a shotgun to take revenge on my pets on my property? They'll be lucky if they aren't turned into swiss cheese.

Shooting a dog with a BB gun is considered animal cruelty. Better off killing it with a gun right from the start. Shooting to maim an armed intruder/trespasser is assault with a deadly weapon (in most cases) so you are better off pulling the trigger and keep pulling it till the fool quits twitching then call the sheriff's office to have them pick up the lousy excuse of an oxygen thief.

If folks value their dogs the way you and Cyn's neighbors did, then train the dogs better. If your dog has a high prey drive and you feel you CAN'T overcome that, then understand that when the dog starts running calves, deer, chickens or turkeys, he's going to come up missing and it isn't anybody else's fault but their own.

 

[The Yakima Kid]

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I agree; the problem is almost always the dog owner; and if you expect the neighbors to put up with damages caused by your dogs then I think you're one of those owners that causes the problems.

Now, out here in the real country, as opposed to Connecticut country, if your dog runs it is your problem and you are responsible for any and all damages committed by your "pet" - including the market value of those sheep it could someday cause to pile up and suffocate in the corner of the pen. Maybe you advocate cruelty to animals; but in most areas the law frowns more on shooting dogs with a BB gun than putting them down for attacking stock - after all, if the dog is a real problem you don't play around with a BB gun. Poisoning dogs is pretty much illegal everywhere, and falls under the category of cruelty to animals.

Yep, in most states you do have to report it if you hit a dog; but in large parts of the country they won't even take the report unless the animal has tags.

Maybe I'm a little harsh here; but do you have any idea of the damage one dog running loose can commit?

We had a neighbor back home who kept a St. Bernard that he let loose after dark and it came into our yard and tore apart the rabbit hutch and killed my brother's pet rabbits. The owner simply said we couldn't prove it and that it was our word against his. My brother rebuilt the hutch and got a single black Havana Rex buck. The dog came back, tore the hutch apart; but somehow the rabbit escaped. After that my brother just let the rabbit live in the yard and it would come up to be fed and petted. One evening we heard what sounded like a dog that had been hit by a car; the dog had come into the yard and that rabbit had gotten on his head and was thumping him so hard he shredded his ears and took out an eye. After that the dog would come down the way and the rabbit would chase him around the edge of the yard; the dog would tuck his tail and cry while running flat out with the rabbit right on his tail. The dog owner filed a complaint and my brother wound up being reimbursed for his dead rabbits and the hutch. The owner relocated immediately to evade the order to impound and destroy the dog.

Did I mention the neighbor's Rottweiler that kept showing up in my back yard? When we asked the neighbor to go in with us on fixing the fence (I was getting tired of exercising his dog by fending it off with gardening tools while backing into the house) he told us he didn't have any problem with his dog getting into our yard.

 

[Iowa Roo Mom]

I'm sorry you're going through this Cyn

 

[The Yakima Kid]

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Me, too.