Keeping neighbours dog away from our house/land?

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Our neighbour has a man who comes as part of his job to fix up cars etc. He has th emost irritating dog in the history of dog kind. I love pretty much every single animal but this dog does everything possible to make you hate him.

The neigbour is a good 1/2 a mile from our house but the dog walks all the way up to our house and then gazes in through the window and also winds our own dogs up. He seems worse when our one female who isnt spayed is in season but he does it all year round. He also gets in with our horses and winds them up by yapping at them and getting really close to them (he is a chihuahua cross with some other small terrier.)

So how do we keep him away?? We have tried talking to the owner about the dangers of him getting near the horses but he still lets him loose to wander about. The dog is also really disobedient and doesn't listen to the owner.

Can't use dog deterents because it will put our own dogs off.
 
You have horses, they are lifestock.
Get a shotgun and explain to them the laws.

I think you'll find the dog will stay at home ;)
 
I think my parents are worried about ruining their relationship with the neighbour even though it's not their dog, it is their employee.
Was pondering on using a water pistol and mix up some lemon juice since dogs hate that smell...
 
If its wandering half a mile and it's not a one off, then sooner or later it is going to come to a sticky end unless someone does the owner the favour of handing it in to the warden so they can call them to their senses.

And yes, under the livestock act, horses do count as livestock if being chased or attacked by dogs, so if there is no other way of stopping the attack/chase, there is a defence in law if you shoot the dog. The main hangup to that is you have to shoot a dog (not nice) and also your gun licence needs to cover it.

Better really to go the dog warden route.
 
Shoot it ?? Really ? Its a small yappy dog, it may be a nuisance but its hardy going to eat the horses.

If it is causing a problem, try smearing it in horse poo (deer poo would be better as it smells foul.)
If the little dog keeps returning very smelly, it may prompt the owner to keep stop it from wandering and won't know that you deliberately put poo on it. Dog won't mind.
 
horserider said:
Shoot it ?? Really ? Its a small yappy dog, it may be a nuisance but its hardy going to eat the horses.

If it is causing a problem, try smearing it in horse poo (deer poo would be better as it smells foul.)
If the little dog keeps returning very smelly, it may prompt the owner to keep stop it from wandering and won't know that you deliberately put poo on it. Dog won't mind.
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I don't think anyone said to actually shoot it? Just to explain the law to them.
 
Elsie Cat said:
I don't think anyone said to actually shoot it? Just to explain the law to them.
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Er, yep.

lachlan and marcus said:
And yes, under the livestock act, horses do count as livestock if being chased or attacked by dogs, so if there is no other way of stopping the attack/chase, there is a defence in law if you shoot the dog. The main hangup to that is you have to shoot a dog (not nice) and also your gun licence needs to cover it.
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Got to love this forum. Got a horse you don't want ? Shoot it. Bothered by a Chihuahua X dog ? Shoot it.
 
Lol we have joked about shooting him as my dad has a gun and license but could never do that to someone's pet!!!

We did think about putting smelly stuff on it but one of its annoying traits is that it constantly yaps at you but stays just too far away to reach.
It does wander around the country road at the bottom of our drive where fast cars come up and it also wanders in with the cows when they are in the field yapping at them and getting really close!
 
I didn't read the advice as 'shoot it' either, but as a farmer's daughter I know how effective simply being seen on your own yard with a broken shotgun over your arm can be.
 
CaveCanem said:
I didn't read the advice as 'shoot it' either, but as a farmer's daughter I know how effective simply being seen on your own yard with a broken shotgun over your arm can be.
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Ditto this!

Did I read it right, that the owner of the dog is an employee of the OP?? Surely then, there's space for saying look matey, keep your bl@ddy dog under control or take your cards???

We've had a similar problem here with neighbour's dog in our field (horses AND sheep). My loan mare is a super girl and will chase out anyone else's dog, but not our two, which helps if the horses are actually IN the field at the time.

You could always report to the dog warden anonymously......... i.e. you were passing and saw a dog worrying someone's horses, etc etc.
 
No the dogs owner is an employee of our neighbour.

We have spoken to him and our neighbour a few times and it usually means he doesn't come up for a few weeks and them he does again :(
 
horserider said:
Er, yep.



Got to love this forum. Got a horse you don't want ? Shoot it. Bothered by a Chihuahua X dog ? Shoot it.
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Please dont quote half a post in order to be able to slag it off, if you had bothered to read the whole post I was actually recommending the dog warden route instead. Only in the event of a serious ongoing attack on the horses would shooting be a legal option (and NOWHERE) did I say it was a preferred option. As you would know if you read the whole post.

Do try to be a bit more accurate when paraphrasing and selective quoting, otherwise people will think you will just come on here and pick out bits of their post which dont reflect what they are saying in order to be snide. That will not make you a popular poster with anyone on here.
 
lachlanandmarcus said:
Please dont quote half a post in order to be able to slag it off, if you had bothered to read the whole post I was actually recommending the dog warden route instead. Only in the event of a serious ongoing attack on the horses would shooting be a legal option (and NOWHERE) did I say it was a preferred option. As you would know if you read the whole post.

Do try to be a bit more accurate when paraphrasing and selective quoting, otherwise people will think you will just come on here and pick out bits of their post which dont reflect what they are saying in order to be snide. That will not make you a popular poster with anyone on here.
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The little dog is not threatening livestock, its simply a yappy nuisance.

You do intimate the option of shooting it because you then state that calling the dog warden would be the preferred route after advising on the legal practicality of using a shotgun.

Discussing the viability of killing the dog is unwarranted and if I find that offensive then, heck, I shan't lose any sleep about being unpopular.
 
Ok, so what you need to do is try get near it - maybe use your bitch as a 'lure'. Then, having bought some dye (like they use in those dog salons), I would suggest spraying it some bright, neon pink or yellow - or something 'arty' and then see how long it is before it turns up again once the owner has to live with it looking like that! :-D
 
horserider said:
The little dog is not threatening livestock, its simply a yappy nuisance.

You do intimate the option of shooting it because you then state that calling the dog warden would be the preferred route after advising on the legal practicality of using a shotgun.

Discussing the viability of killing the dog is unwarranted and if I find that offensive then, heck, I shan't lose any sleep about being unpopular.
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I'm not sure why you picked on my post, since the shooting issue had been raised in posts before mine. Especially as my post was warning about the fact that legally it has to be an actual attack in progress and one where there is no other way of stopping it. Not in the the OPs circumstance unless it went on to attack the animals. That's the whole bleeding point of my post. Duh!!!

I would have thought you would be glad that someone was outlining the limitations when a dog is legally permitted to be shot. Oddly it seems not.

I find a dog being shot offensive as it is the owner at fault but if it were in the legal circumstances of it attacking horses and livestock (and for the last bleeding time of saying it, NOT in the OPs scenario) then the guilt for its death lies squarely and solely with the dogs irresponsible and stupid owners.

I should add that I have never shot anything and do not have a firearms licence but have lost livestock to dog attacks because their owners couldnt be bothered to walk them so just let them out to walk themselves for hours. I hope you never have to experience finding your animals after such an attack.
 
Over reaction shooting alert. Although a stupid girl I knew had her dog shot. It was worrying livestock.

OP our neighbours dog was picked up twice by the dog warden. It costs to get them back and they have to go to the kennels to get them, that's if they have an id tag. Sadly we don't have a dog warden near us any more due to the cuts. But this is a good route to take if you have a dog warden.
 
Hmm. Have read, learnt and digested ALL the posts!

I really like the idea of sending it back honking. In my very bitter experience, I have found not one of my dogs can resist a really good roll in fox poo. So, any chance you can put a peg on your nose, collect something vile and when said dog returns, put it out for the dog to roll in? Or anything rotting...fish?!
 
Lol putting out rotting stuff for the dog to roll in is a good idea. Maybe an egg on a hot day? ;)

Mum went down today because the dog was up here at 8am before she even got the chance to take our dogs for a walk! Owner said he will just have to keep the dog in his car all day now *sigh*.
 
Luci07 said:
Hmm. Have read, learnt and digested ALL the posts!

I really like the idea of sending it back honking. In my very bitter experience, I have found not one of my dogs can resist a really good roll in fox poo. So, any chance you can put a peg on your nose, collect something vile and when said dog returns, put it out for the dog to roll in? Or anything rotting...fish?!
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Fox poo is so I amazingly stinky and so attractive to dogs good idea if you can find some.
 
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