Dog People

[Mud Mechanik]

Electric fence about 8" off the ground:thumbsup:

 

[Western]

I would contact the county animal control or what ever jurisdiction your under, they may have an ordinance for that. I would also check with your local Law enforcement about the "finger", that often is classed as "vulgar" if someone is "offended", and you are VERY offended by it

If that doesnt work, get a couple of shetland ponys and walk them over to their yard...just sayin

 

[KTurner]

Several have politely asked them to not do this and they say OK and wait a week and come back and do it again.

I stopped the girl last week and told her in no uncertain terms to not let her dog sxxt in my yard.

I'm not defending what they're doing, just pointing out that the story has two sides. Your post is pretty harsh and you mention that other neighbors have discussed this situation with them politely, implying that you were NOT polite. That would, in his eyes, make you the jerk neighbor who created the situation by "verbally assaulting" his daughter. If you don't want to bother trying to come to terms with the neighbor, post a few no trespassing signs. Don't further escalate the situation in a manner that will get you in trouble (like many of the replies are suggesting).

Question #3: If I walk out to the road to talk to the guy and pull out a pistol and shoot the little mutt on the leash as it is pooping do you think I will get in trouble?

If you shot their dog while it was on the leash, they'd probably be legally justified in shooting you. I.e., "Officer, he raised his gun, pointed it in my direction and pulled the trigger. I don't know if he was aiming for me, the dog or what, but I feared for my life, so I defended myself"

Keith

 

[rekees4300]

I stopped the girl last week and told her in no uncertain terms to not let her dog sxxt in my yard.

That was a big mistake. You should have gone to the father face-to-face in private. When you "attacked" his little girl you escalated/switched the dispute from dog to daughter. That's why the whole family is mad at you.

 

[boggen]

there are many cities with ordinances / regs / laws. about cleaning up poop. they have doggie doo doo baggies. with various ways to carry on you for a reason.

check with city, check with the township, then check with county
also check with the local animal shelter.

there is most likely some sort of reg/law that requires animals to be under owners control. and/or stay on there property.

along with leash law.

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suggestion put up some no trespassing signs, and get some video / pictures. when i say video / pictures. not of just the poo in your yard. and zoomed in on it. but the actual dog/s in your yard. get wide shot photos. to show that hey, that mail box is my mail box in the picture, and not someone elses property. get a portion of neighbors house in picture or like. something that the judge will not be able to say hay, you took pictures of dogs in there own yard. vs your yard.

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normally there are a good amount more laws for dogs and cats, than any other animal out there.

most state and county laws can be found online, including websites geared just for animals. to make it easier to find the various laws just for animals.

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it is a no go for shooting a dog, there are some rare circumstances you can shoot the dog. but pooping in your yard is not one of them. the rare times you could shoot a dog, is if attacking livestock, and owner not around, or aggressively ready to attack you. while on your property. but even those laws are fairly gray as others have said, and you are better off forgeting idea of shooting all together, or even mention or showing a gun, and get the "animal shelter / animal officer" involved. and follow through with getting filling out a ticket and showing up in court. ya it is a large hassle and time wasted. but. sometimes only way to push the issue to get it fixed / remedy the issue.

again mentioning or showing a gun = you getting in more trouble than folks with the animals. keep your cool as well. i know it is frustrating. *been there done that* and keeping cool can be harder than anything. but it is part of playing the game.

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i have dogs all my life, and do my best to keep dogs in a fence, or on a leash, exception when i take them back in the middle of the farm. were they can run, without fear of no other neighbors / folks around. and when in town, carry the doo doo baggies when on a walk and they are leashed up.

 

[joshuabardwell]

I would contact the county animal control or what ever jurisdiction your under, they may have an ordinance for that. I would also check with your local Law enforcement about the "finger", that often is classed as "vulgar" if someone is "offended", and you are VERY offended by it

I think that would really be overkill, and a waste of the police's time. Have we really come to calling the cops because someone gave us the finger?

 

[creekbend]

This might be of some interest. Pooper Scooper Laws | eHow.com

 

[Rford]

It's just poor manners for sure, and not very neighborly. If you can print out this thread, maybe you should and drop it off to the guy's house.

Kids and dogs...you love yours, but not so much anybody elses, at least for the most part.

I knew of a guy that lived in a downtown apartment that would make his dog go on the downstairs business front stoop every early morning. The business owner finally staked out the place and got him...no real explanation why he was doing it...he was an adult, owned a restaurant, and was just being a jerk.

I've got 120 acres I hunt on, I keep getting some black lab on my trail cameras. I've dropped off flyers with pictures and asked the neighbors to help out if they know who owns the dog...I'm about to conclude its a rabid stray.

I love dogs. I have dogs. I just don't want somebody else's dog bothering me. Just like kids.

 

[chkntrktr]

That was a big mistake. You should have gone to the father face-to-face in private. When you "attacked" his little girl you escalated/switched the dispute from dog to daughter. That's why the whole family is mad at you.

OP said adult daughter. However, it sounds like the whole family is little people inside.
We live in the country but still have dog problems. Everybody that buys a lot or a couple acres out here gets a big dog of some kind and lets them run loose. They chase our chickens, **** in the yard, bark at me in my yard, and once two of them ran at me. Our dogs stay in a fence unless my wife or I am out with them, I just think that is being responsible for them and to them.
I like the idea of the electric fence. I did that to one that kept coming in my yard and barking at me and he doesn't come close anymore.

 

[TCJatko]

OP said adult daughter. However, it sounds like the whole family is little people inside.
We live in the country but still have dog problems. Everybody that buys a lot or a couple acres out here gets a big dog of some kind and lets them run loose. They chase our chickens, **** in the yard, bark at me in my yard, and once two of them ran at me. Our dogs stay in a fence unless my wife or I am out with them, I just think that is being responsible for them and to them.
I like the idea of the electric fence. I did that to one that kept coming in my yard and barking at me and he doesn't come close anymore.

Here in New hampshire having a dog that runs at a person is grounds for police involvement. As to those who purposely let their dogs defecate on others' lawns, that's just bad manners. I lke the suggestion of returning the droppings to their rightful owners. My dogs stay inside our fences at all times.