My neighbors dogs

[Bird]

I, too, would not want to kill any animal, but I'd have to say you've had more patience that I would.

 

[Fawken]

We have a different problem with loose dogs. When I bought this property in 1976 it was quite rural, but now is rapidly becoming a suburb of Dallas. Still, there is no leash or fence law. The dogs are a nuisance as they usually just bark and growl when they wander onto my place- that and the poop in the yard. The bigger problem is the vehicle traffic has increased so much it isn't safe for dogs to run free (both for the dogs and drivers). I've run over two in the last 3 years in spite of trying like heck to avoid them. I ride motorbikes a lot including test riding bikes that I fix for other people. Six weeks ago I had just finished a valve job on a kid's Ninja 650 and took it out for a test run. No more than 200 yards from my driveway a large black lab came bolting out of the bar ditch right in front of me. I was doing maybe 35, hit the brakes and due to unfamiliarity with the machine, both wheels locked up and I went down hard. Nothing broken just road rash all over arms, hands and legs- a pair of Wrangler jeans reduced to rags and busted clutch handle and front turn signal. IMO, people need to keep their dogs in a fence. If they cannot afford a fence they cannot afford a dog.

 

[95XL883]

Hi Cookie, Hi Bird,

Thanks for the responses. It is risky letting an animal like that run. Ma & K have told me they deliberately chose this county because there are no leash laws here. It's a risk I wouldn't take. Ma has been trying to keep the dog away but he is determined to let him run. Other than the dogs, they are great neighbors.

Because of the laws, I have had to be patient. I don't keep livestock on the ground (yet) so I can only react once the dog starts a confrontation. Yesterday was that day and it ended about as well as it could. Now I just hope the effect lasts and extends to the old man's benefit.

 

[95XL883]

We have a different problem with loose dogs. When I bought this property in 1976 it was quite rural, but now is rapidly becoming a suburb of Dallas. Still, there is no leash or fence law. The dogs are a nuisance as they usually just bark and growl when they wander onto my place- that and the poop in the yard. The bigger problem is the vehicle traffic has increased so much it isn't safe for dogs to run free (both for the dogs and drivers). I've run over two in the last 3 years in spite of trying like heck to avoid them. I ride motorbikes a lot including test riding bikes that I fix for other people. Six weeks ago I had just finished a valve job on a kid's Ninja 650 and took it out for a test run. No more than 200 yards from my driveway a large black lab came bolting out of the bar ditch right in front of me. I was doing maybe 35, hit the brakes and due to unfamiliarity with the machine, both wheels locked up and I went down hard. Nothing broken just road rash all over arms, hands and legs- a pair of Wrangler jeans reduced to rags and busted clutch handle and front turn signal. IMO, people need to keep their dogs in a fence. If they cannot afford a fence they cannot afford a dog.

Just road rash! I ride also and think you are minimizing what you went through. I'm glad you weren't hurt worse. The dog's owner should pay for the damages. Hopefully they overfeed him and he soon gets too fat to chase you. You still might talk to the owners or call the sheriff. Causing a vehicle accident is very serious and potentially fatal. Good luck. Ride safe.

 

[Fawken]

Just road rash! I ride also and think you are minimizing what you went through. I'm glad you weren't hurt worse. The dog's owner should pay for the damages. Hopefully they overfeed him and he soon gets too fat to chase you. You still might talk to the owners or call the sheriff. Causing a vehicle accident is very serious and potentially fatal. Good luck. Ride safe.

He didn't chase me and never does when I'm on my bike. It was the noise of the Ninja that startled him and he was just trying to get across the road back into his (unfenced) yard of the mobile home where he lives. A good dog actually. His brother (they looked alike) was the one that always chased both bikes and cars and he got nailed by a Tundra in Feb. The kids over there cried for hours.

 

[95XL883]

Glad I misunderstood. Too bad about his brother and especially the kids broken hearts. Still glad you weren't hurt worse.

 

[rustyshakelford]

Sucks yours having to deal with with. If I was closer, I'd drive up there to put him down. I'm very familiar with pit bull attacks. They are ruthless and vicious. Sounds like this is one of the bad apples compared to all the good ones. I would've dropped this dog long ago. Kudos for your patience but I hope nobody in your family gets hurt.

Brett

 

[4570Man]

I would have shot the dog a long time ago. I would have given them one warning after that it is a moving target. If it attacked me, and I wasn't armed I would have shot it the next chance I got. My neighbor would have shot his own dog if it acted like that.

 

[Coyote machine]

OP, contrary to what you say about your neighbors being good people; I respectfully disagree. No dog that is vicious should be allowed to roam. Regardless of leash law or not, the sheriff ought to be able to warn the owner of the consequences of not keeping their potentially deadly dog's actions/consequences in check.
There is a thread on TBN about a couple of dogs attacking a man on his property. He nearly lost his life. It is a horrific story, and a neighbor came to his rescue, fortunately, or he would have died. I strongly urge people to involve the authorities, at the very least to have a record of the dog's activity BEFORE something real bad could and too often does happen.

Vicious dogs don't willingly change their behavior, and certainly not without intervention on the owner's part, and that is difficult to do under the best of circumstances.

Ask yourself if one of the neighbor's actual kids was terrorizing the neighborhood, how long you'd put up with that behavior? I suspect not long.

Check out the thread I mentioned and see what can and did happen because of negligent dog owners who think it is not their responsibility to BE responsible for their dog's actions off their property. You may go to a larger caliber after reading it.

 

[Mace Canute]

95XL883, what exactly will it take before you smarten up?

 

[riptides]

.... No, they are NOT good neighbors. Good neighbors do not impose limits on you on your OWN property...

Agree.