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

[mediazeal]

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I think these guys value their dog, even if it is only an extension of their right to do whatever they want and no one can say otherwise... but they are lazy.
The dad has been a lazy kid owner and the kid is a lazy dog owner
they just can't be bothered cause they think they own the whole outdoors

just like owners that won't neuter their dogs cause they identify too much with them and it would be like getting themselves 'snipped'

Too bad the dad didnt get 'snipped' 21 years ago isn't it.

Cyn, you could get a restraining order against them both after threats like that.

 

[dsqard]

Spekledhen if I might suggest checking out the statutes for your state. I know that when we were living in AZ "threatening and intimidation" was most definetly an offense. Unfortunately my DH found this out when he "threatened and intimidated" one of my son's "friends" who he didn't want hanging around my son any more. He had to go to court and pay a fine but it was an offense none the less. I don't know if you want to go as far as court at this point but the sheriff should be at least willing to file your complaint on an offense. Good luck to you and your DH and your flock. I totally agree that chickens are just as much as a pet as a dog!

 

[Dora'smom]

It's too bad both dad and son have the same attitude. It often seems that there is just one neighbor who keeps everyone on alert.
I'm sorry you're having to go through this. I hate that feeling of not being able to relax as you are waiting for signs of attack.
The idea of the cc'd letter sounds great, as well as taking out a restraining order against father and son. I don't know the legal requirements to do that, though, so it may not be as workable as it sounds initially.
Good luck. I am sorry to hear that the son has settled in for the time being, but maybe it will be short-lived, and he will move on.

 

[speckledhen]

People are such contradictions sometimes. This man has always been such a good neighbor, willing to help in any way. We have lived here the exact same amount of time as he has, bought our properties the same month. His son even fixed our generator when it wouldn't start after sitting for a long time. I would give them eggs and they gave me tomatoes, etc. It was always a cordial relationship, though I wouldn't say we were friends, really.
These same folks used to have an older dog who would roam the neighborhood. She would make her rounds almost every day, never bothered anything at all, but still, she wasn't contained and did come down my driveway a few times before we had a gate. She was a friendly dog, never seemed to care about chasing anything. Once the kid drove up here on the Gator with her following right behind him, after we had chickens. We asked him to watch out for her back then. They figured they'd do the same thing when they got this dog as a puppy, but this dog is hard headed and they can't seem to train him at all, in any way. We hear his name being called, louder and louder and louder, but obviously whatever they are asking him to do, he is resisting.

 

[ivan3]

Since you are getting no cooperation from the authorities at this point:

`Memorialize' the incident(s) in writing (concise/complete documentation from the initial conv. with neighbor to final conv. with Sheriff - dates/times/names). Take this document to a public notary and have them attest to you and your husband's signing it in their presence. Mail this document back to yourself certified/return receipt requested and place the unopened envelope in a safe deposit box. You can, as other members have suggested, mail this the the County officials, but I'm betting it will get lost (send that return receipt requested as well and place receipt in box along with the unopened letter).

In these matters (lacking photos/video) he/she who has the `best' `story' ususally takes the most names... (you went the extra mile to formally express your concern)

In the meantime be as nice as pie and keep a camera in your pocket.

speckledhen wrote: People are such contradictions sometimes. This man has always been such a good neighbor, willing to help in any way.

The `neighbor' I mentioned in my previous post is a great guy (I'll always call him first for road killed deer - our property is `deer highway'). He just gets his back up when reminded he is not `the king of all that he surveys'. He is well aware that I'm `crazy' (out with the 2mil. spot and .223 at 3AM) so he takes that into account. It took him about 15 years of low grade harassment (I'd leave dead coons for his chows to roll in and a few FORD mutts), but he has his remaining dogs behind double row electric fencing today. Usually these sorts get their backs up for brief periods and then go back to mucking about in their navels.​

 

[mmaddie's mom]

At this point in the conversation, I'd just like to tell a good neighbor/dog/chicken story.

The neighbor's (1/2 mile away) Golden came up a-visiting... had seen the dog out earlier and had no problem with it because he had never done any damage... he's a good dog but the Rooster's tail proved to be irresistable

... I came out later to find a roo with no tail feathers and a pile of feathers in the yard

... picked up the pile of tail feathers and went up to the neighbors and said (tail feathers in hand), "Bo came up and visited my chickens today"... neighbor, "Bo did that?"... me, "Yep!" Bo never came back up and neighbor's wife quite walking the Golden past my house with her Yorkies.

Good neighbors! THE END

Still praying for your families safety!

 

[vetgirl00us]

Haha!!! Someone noted that "killing a man's dog is a serious offense" well.....killing my chickens is a serious offense. My dog does not go off my property, my cats or my chickens do not go off my property and it is not fenced. Luckily I have a good dog...she will NEVER eat my birds. We have a neighbor a mile down the road who has a nice, large dog kennel INSIDE a fenced, gated yard who let his 2 dogs out to roam on occasion. Once they came to my house. If my mother hadn't been here with me, the dog that did not run would have just quietly up and disappeared. New neighbors will be moving in on the corner from my house. There's plenty of room, woods and a creek to roam on besides my property. When animals run loose, sometimes they just don't come back. I went thru the trouble to bond with my dog, have her spayed, train her, love her and in such a way that the dog has no desire to roam outside Iof where we live (her yard). It doesn't take a genius to train and bond with a dog. A dog that is properly bonded with you and trained will listen. At least he is getting a fence put up and hopefully he will do it quick.

 

[manderzpants]

it will never cease to amaze me that some people have ZERO personal responsibility for themselves, loved ones and pets. apparently they assume that it's everyone elses job in the community to take care of their things for them. and you know, if you don't, then they get angry and vengeful and come hunting for you, as if to say HOW DARE YOU NOT BABYSIT THE THINGS I LOVE FOR ME!! these people are the ones that make life difficult for everyone else that does have personal responsibility, and doesn't expect other people to take care of them. it's really frustrating. i wish these people would GROW UP, but i think it has a lot more to do with someone being selfish rather than immature....or perhaps those 2 are the same thing???

 

[BackToMyRoots]

Manderzpants, I think you've got something there: selfish and immature are indeed the same thing for many people. I suspect that this guy would have a completely different attitude if the OP had a larger, more dangerous animal that escaped and attacked his dog--in that case he'd be livid and probably trying to shoot her as well as her pet.

The saddest part to me is that it took so little for this neighbor to turn on the OP; is that how we relate to each other now? Either we don't even know each others' names, or we love our neighbors until they cross us the first time, and then it's (bleep) them for ever?

 

[Ryan81986]

If the dog comes back, shoot it. If the neighbor's son comes back with a shotgun, shoot him too.


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