Irresponsible Owners

CorvusCorax said:
To the people who do this - is is not apparent on the first time that you shout the dog's name and it ignores you, that it isn't going to work?!
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No. My husband has never mastered this concept. 🙄. He’s great with dogs generally, they love him, but he’s never learned that when something doesn’t work doing it again… still doesn’t!
 
I'm at my wits end with a new dog down the road from me. Can anyone advise please?

I don't exactly have neighbours as we are very rural, but down the road from us got a new dog not long ago. The dog is ALWAYS getting out, daily, or should I say never contained. There have been several instances now where it has come onto our land where I have small furries and my horses. The dog is lucky it hasn't been kicked in the head yet and I'm seriously worried it is going to kill one of my pets while we're out or cause one of the horses to have a field injury.

We have always been on friendly terms with these people which makes it awkward, but I'm infuriated to the nth degree that despite knowing their dog is running amok, they've done nothing to dog-proof their garden or train better behaviour. I've tried to be sympathetic because the dog is a rescue, but if one of my animals gets hurt or worse, I'm going to lose my mind. It's one thing dealing with out of control dogs in public, another altogether when that animal is coming onto your private property and terrorising your pets.

Has anyone ever had to tactfully tell their neighbours that they're irresponsible owners who need to get their s**t together and either do something or take the dog back? They know that the dog is running off every day, they have said as much to my face, the dog has almost been run over several times and chased stock, but despite all of this they seem to be taking no proactive steps to contain the dog and seem to have the attitude that everything will somehow sort itself out?

I feel like all I can do is dog-proof my own land as much as possible, but it feels like they won't take action until something bad actually happens, like the dog causes a serious accident or kills someone else's pet :(
 
I wish I could do either of those things, but we are near neighbours enough that I don't want to be on bad terms with them, it would be so uncomfortable as we are a small community. I think I need to grow a pair and tell them the next time I see them that they need to get the dog under control and that I'm not happy in the least about their blasé attitude towards the wandering off. I also would never be able to forgive myself if something happened to one of my animals and I hadn't done anything though. I'm peed off because none of this should be my problem. I've haven't hacked out since they got the dog either as I'm worried about being ambushed by it...
 
Miss_Millie said:
I wish I could do either of those things, but we are near neighbours enough that I don't want to be on bad terms with them, it would be so uncomfortable as we are a small community. I think I need to grow a pair and tell them the next time I see them that they need to get the dog under control and that I'm not happy in the least about their blasé attitude towards the wandering off. I also would never be able to forgive myself if something happened to one of my animals and I hadn't done anything though. I'm peed off because none of this should be my problem. I've haven't hacked out since they got the dog either as I'm worried about being ambushed by it...
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They have a duty to keep their dog under control and prevent it from straying.
I'd have a chat with them, ask them to securely fence the dog so when it is outside unattended it is securely kept within their property.
Ask them about what insurance cover they have in place for damages, ensure they know that your livestock are at risk and also that the police don't look kindly on dog related issues - from allowing to stray on the public highway to attacking livestock.
 
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Took horse on a slightly off-roady trail, and a dog (from the 'on-road' trail) pops out of the trees and runs around us. I do my two-headed monster schtick, waving my dressage whip and screaming "don't you dare f*(8cking come near me, don't you f*808cking dare, or I will f*09cking turn you into sausages!!!!!!!" schtick at the dog, and it runs off. Best defense is offense and all that. And the horse is used to me. I hear the muffled sounds of someone calling the dog through the trees, and I hurry horse up the hill. But dog reappears a couple minutes later, still trying to work out if we are prey, and I resume shouting, "F*(ck right off! You motherf*0cjer!" Dog backs off and I hear more muffled shouting in the woods.

If I could not see the owner, she could not see me, so she might not have known there was a horse. But with the dog running out of sight through the woods, there could have been anyone. No doubt, she heard my best Malcolm Tucker impression and was probably quite scared of the psycho in the trees. Good.

The funniest part is that there are now signs in that part of the park, telling dog owners to keep dogs on leads. Are they f9-90-ck.
 
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Caol Ila said:
Took horse on a slightly off-roady trail, and a dog (from the 'on-road' trail) pops out of the trees and runs around us. I do my two-headed monster schtick, waving my dressage whip and screaming "don't you dare f*(8cking come near me, don't you f*808cking dare, or I will f*09cking turn you into sausages!!!!!!!" schtick at the dog, and it runs off. Best defense is offense and all that. And the horse is used to me. I hear the muffled sounds of someone calling the dog through the trees, and I hurry horse up the hill. But dog reappears a couple minutes later, still trying to work out if we are prey, and I resume shouting, "F*(ck right off! You motherf*0cjer!" Dog backs off and I hear more muffled shouting in the woods.

If I could not see the owner, she could not see me, so she might not have known there was a horse. But with the dog running out of sight through the woods, there could have been anyone. No doubt, she heard my best Malcolm Tucker impression and was probably quite scared of the psycho in the trees. Good.

The funniest part is that there are now signs in that part of the park, telling dog owners to keep dogs on leads. Are they f9-90-ck.
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Angry emoji would really be useful, here.

But your "I will f*09cking turn you into sausages" made me chuckle; it reminded me of a record with stories of Larry the Lamb that I had when I was small. "Oh, Mr Mayor, Fritz has fallen into the sausage machine and now he's been made into saaaaauuuuusages".
 
blackcob said:
What’s the betting that the pup isn’t actually aggressive, but is an entirely normal adolescent GSD(ish) of working(ish) breeding in an unsuitable environment.
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100%

And not the sort of dog for a household that puts a jumper on a puppy for the purpose of cutesy pics.
 
Miss_Millie said:
I wish I could do either of those things, but we are near neighbours enough that I don't want to be on bad terms with them, it would be so uncomfortable as we are a small community. I think I need to grow a pair and tell them the next time I see them that they need to get the dog under control and that I'm not happy in the least about their blasé attitude towards the wandering off. I also would never be able to forgive myself if something happened to one of my animals and I hadn't done anything though. I'm peed off because none of this should be my problem. I've haven't hacked out since they got the dog either as I'm worried about being ambushed by it...
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I think I would go and have a chat and tell them a fat fib, such as I had seen one of my horses chasing the dog and nearly stamping on it and you were worried the horse would kill their dog, you think they need to fence their back yard to keep it safe.
 
My poor little choc lab has just been attacked. Im feeling really bad, fell like ive let him down. We where walking past a neighbours house, who has 2 GSD, just chatting away and one of dogs breaks through the fencing and goes straight for Stirling. Stirling is on a lead, i couldnt let go, as we where on a lane, so didnt want the dog chasing him into traffic. So poor stirling was running around me / being flung around me while the GSD is biting him. Im kicking at the dog, manage to kick if off at one point, but it comes back and goes for him again. He was screaming, never heard him cry like that. The woman tries to catch her dog but couldnt so im still kicking him, at his body, his head, anything to get him off. She eventually jumps on him and gets him off. I shouldnt have stopped to talk to her. Ive seen these dogs bark and fence run for years, but never imagined theyd run through a fence.
Ive felt all over and cant find any blood, but im still going to get him to the vets for a check up
 
Asha said:
My poor little choc lab has just been attacked. Im feeling really bad, fell like ive let him down. We where walking past a neighbours house, who has 2 GSD, just chatting away and one of dogs breaks through the fencing and goes straight for Stirling. Stirling is on a lead, i couldnt let go, as we where on a lane, so didnt want the dog chasing him into traffic. So poor stirling was running around me / being flung around me while the GSD is biting him. Im kicking at the dog, manage to kick if off at one point, but it comes back and goes for him again. He was screaming, never heard him cry like that. The woman tries to catch her dog but couldnt so im still kicking him, at his body, his head, anything to get him off. She eventually jumps on him and gets him off. I shouldnt have stopped to talk to her. Ive seen these dogs bark and fence run for years, but never imagined theyd run through a fence.
Ive felt all over and cant find any blood, but im still going to get him to the vets for a check up
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You poor bloody thing. How absolutely awful and terrifying. Please update us after the vets visit. And make sure you report the incident to the police and your insurance company should you need to claim. This is absolutely not your fault xxx
 
Asha said:
My poor little choc lab has just been attacked. Im feeling really bad, fell like ive let him down. We where walking past a neighbours house, who has 2 GSD, just chatting away and one of dogs breaks through the fencing and goes straight for Stirling. Stirling is on a lead, i couldnt let go, as we where on a lane, so didnt want the dog chasing him into traffic. So poor stirling was running around me / being flung around me while the GSD is biting him. Im kicking at the dog, manage to kick if off at one point, but it comes back and goes for him again. He was screaming, never heard him cry like that. The woman tries to catch her dog but couldnt so im still kicking him, at his body, his head, anything to get him off. She eventually jumps on him and gets him off. I shouldnt have stopped to talk to her. Ive seen these dogs bark and fence run for years, but never imagined theyd run through a fence.
Ive felt all over and cant find any blood, but im still going to get him to the vets for a check up
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My sisters little dog got attacked a month or so ago. Sister had taken her sons to school, was walking home. A dog ran out of a driveway and just pounced. We had only lost our Mum a couple of weeks before.

The worst thing about it, sister was hysterical trying to pull the other dog off, and people were just watching.!

The owner of the dog did take my sister and Peggy to the vet, and paid the bill. Thankfully Peggy is fine.
 
TheresaW said:
My sisters little dog got attacked a month or so ago. Sister had taken her sons to school, was walking home. A dog ran out of a driveway and just pounced. We had only lost our Mum a couple of weeks before.

The worst thing about it, sister was hysterical trying to pull the other dog off, and people were just watching.!

The owner of the dog did take my sister and Peggy to the vet, and paid the bill. Thankfully Peggy is fine.
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Yup, when it happened to me the bloody owner just stood there while I beat the hell out of it.
 
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