My neighbors dogs

/ My neighbors dogs #42  
You have bad neighbors who have dogs. Most of their dogs will not be trained or controlled and therefor will become problem dogs. There are some bad dogs that can't be controlled, but mostly there are bad owners who don't control their dogs. You did the right thing with the shot from the 9mm, and maybe that is the training the dog needs. I don't know that I would count on that though.
 
/ My neighbors dogs
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#43  
I truly hope this situation is solved without anyone being hurt, but I would guess that the worst is yet to come.

Thanks for the support. I'm guessing you are right. Saturday's optimism of backing the dog down once is ebbing. The dog had better flee at the sight of a human on my property or I will put it down.
 
/ My neighbors dogs #46  
I truly hope this situation is solved without anyone being hurt, but I would guess that the worst is yet to come.
+1 That's all I'm able to think after reading this thread.
 
/ My neighbors dogs #47  
+1 That's all I'm able to think after reading this thread.

+2

Hoping to hear a safe outcome for the OP. I wouldn't be concerned for the dog owners as they obviously have zero regard for the safety of their neighbors and their own pets. In any event, I side with many others here that a human life is more valued than a dog.

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/ My neighbors dogs #48  
Continue calling the police out to their house until the dog attacks the cop and he shoots it.
 
/ My neighbors dogs #49  
Recently had a similar situation at my place. Repeated requests to the neighbor were ignored. Finally called the county dog catcher, who first warned, then ticketed, the neighbor. At that point they put up a fence (though it's one of those portable electric fences) and the chasing and lunging stopped. But the dog's still there behind the fence, still barking with hackles up. Like you, I can't do anything unless it attacks me or my livestock (which I don't have). But given the next chance to SSS, I will. And I'll feel bad for the dog, but the real problem is the owners. They know or respect no limits unless they're forced to back down through confrontation. Heck of a way to live, but it's either that or move, which I'm not going to do.

That said, if the county hadn't intervened, my next step was to have my attorney write a firmly worded letter threatening a law suit. And if that didn't work they'd be in court. That usually makes enough of an impression to get people to change their ways. It also puts law enforcement on notice that there's a problem, so that next time they know who to blame. That's hard on neighbor relations, but being laid up from a dog bite is a lot harder.

Good luck with your situation, but unfortunately the only way I see it ending is by putting down the dog.
 

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