How to Handle Neighbors Dogs

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I completely agree. Pit Bulls should not exist. The breed does need to be eliminated. I would say that all living Pit Bulls should be spayed or neutered so they can’t produce more Pit Bulls. All living Pit Bulls should be required to be contained in an adequate manner so they can’t endanger other people. If someone refuses to contain their Pit Bull in an adequate manner then the dog should be euthanized. I think this should be strictly enforced. It wouldn’t be much longer before Pit Bulls ceased to exist.
 
I had a similar problem. Call animal control for advice. Make it explicitly clear that one of the dogs got on to your property. Animal control got a hold of my neighbor, and it nipped the problem in the bud . . . . if you’ll forgive the expression.

But if a dog gets in your yard again, video record it.

You might also look into your local and county laws. Where I was living, owning more than two dogs required a kennel license, something that I doubt your neighbors have. If you’re working with a similar law, you’ll have some more legal ammo.
 
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But if a dog gets in your yard again, video record it.
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I first had that type-o’d as “if a god gets in your yard again, video record it.”

“Oh not again! Dionysus got over the fence again! Quick, honey - get the phone and record this!”

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This is a very unfortunate situation. I have no advice offer beyond what has already been given.

My prayers will be with you to get this resolved and for the safety of your children.
 
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I don’t own a gun, so I can’t really shoot it. I also suspect that there are laws against shooting other people’s tagged pets.
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This is a classic reason why people should own and know how to use firearms. A vicious dog that is threatening you can be shot, and if I saw such an animal in my back yard I’d grab the shotgun and go outside.

With a lot of time and patience it may be possible to tame the animals - I’ve done it on more than one occasion with very aggressive dogs. Unfortunately it involves a lot of siting next to the fence with the right body language, talking to them softly every day. It can take months. And yes, a hefty amount of razor wire on top of the fence might be a good idea.

As the son of an AKC judge who’s been around hundreds of these dogs in many different contexts, I call BS on (name removed by moderator)'s panicked response to their existence. But I agree with him that you need to give the owners legal notice of your concerns and be prepared to put the animals down in a hurry if they get loose again.
 
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I think a casual talk with the new neighbors would be a lot more productive than calling of police or HOA and I wouldn’t even mention this as a possibility in the initial conversation.
 
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What does DH think?

What about your other neighbors? Are they aware of this neighborhood problem?

As far as advice, I would definitely have DH talk to the neighbor about your concerns. And if the dogs are still acting aggressively at the fence, notify police and the neighbor of your intent to defend your family against any threats coming from an aggressive dog that appears as if it may jump the fence.

You could spray the dogs with mace if they aggressively jumped onto the fence, while DH stood by with a pistol.

After the notice is given, take your gun and sit on the back porch whenever the dogs are out. Make sure the neighbor can see the gun.
 
I’d have shot the dog. Three dogs like that tells me all I need to know. The owner doesn’t care and never will. Unless you live in a really awful state like possibly California you should be able to shoot a vicious dog on your property. The police certainly would and would not be charged.

If you don’t have a gun you ought to precisely because things like this happen. Without a gun you stand little chance of fighting off three dogs like that.
 
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We don’t really have a “dog warden”. We have police officers and they come and may write a citation. There’s a recent story about a neighbor who was bitten by their neighbor’s dog. It turns out the guy had reported the dog at large five times, but nothing was done. Then the dog got put down because it bit someone. The owners were on the news crying about their poor dog and how this neighbor must have provoked the dog.
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Police are crime historians. They come after a crime has occurred and write it up. They won’t solve your problem. You can call them all you want but until the dogs actually harm you nothing will be done. I’d not want to get to the point they harm me or my children.

People these days love animals more than people. That makes people as dangerous as these awful pit bulls. I’d consider your neighbors just as much a threat as the pit bulls. The reason is they care more about their awful, dangerous dogs than they do people.
 
If I sell my house and move, what is to stop other people with aggressive dogs from moving in next to us in the new home? Believe me, neighbors keeping us out of our yard is not going to affect our marriage. Moving every time our neighbors do something that bothers us definitely will! I would rather go to court a zillion times than move! Do you have any idea how stressful moving is? I’m not going to shoot the dog. Anyway, I don’t have a gun. Actually, the best case scenario is that the neighbors tether their dogs when they are out and I put up one of these rollers on the fence.
 
As far as I know, my yard is the only place they’ve gotten into. There is another neighbor on this neighbors side yard, but their dog run is closer to the road and only borders our yard and the rest of their yard. I don’t know if the dogs have gotten loose in the street. The neighbor on my side is a Loatian family that only has one teenage son. THe parents and grandpa don’t speak English well and rarely talk to us beyond waving and saying hello. I don’t think I’ve seen their son in months, so he might be at a camp or something, or just off being a teenager.
 
We definitely don’t have a law like that! You can have four female dogs. You can have as many male dogs as you like. That’s just to avoid puppy mills. In the city where I live, they only restrict cows and horses to certain acreage and no roosters. Pretty much everything else is allowed.
 
Can’t put a brick wall in an easement. Barbed wire doesn’t solve the problem of my kids being able to play outside safely.
 
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Actually, the best case scenario is that the neighbors tether their dogs when they are out
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Ironically chaining a dog up can be illegal. It is in my county and I don’t live in a generally liberal area. Apparently there has been a move by animal loving wackos (I mean the kind of folks who don’t understand the proper relation between humans and animals) to stop the chaining up of dogs.

So the law may say that a dangerous dog can’t be chained up. You really have to look out for yourself in these issues.
 
Berners are awesome. The only thing I don’t like is their hair. It gets everywhere. It is so fine it even floats through the air. But they are really good natured.
 
The dog won’t enjoy touching barbed wire. Unfortunately, it’s usually against city ordinances to use barbed wire.
 
Not here. If you don’t have a fence, you’re supposed to keep your dog tethered.
 
Tethering is a bad practice that actually encourages aggression.

I’d still contact animal control. They’ll be a much better resource than any of us here could ever be.

Good luck!
 
I’ve moved about ten times, and the last time was one year ago. It is stressful. But my brother and his wife dealt with a similar situation to yours. They bought their house believing the lady next door was sane, but she was one of these pet rescue types who would let her dogs almost bite their kids. Well…many calls to the cops. Not much could be done. Neighbours also complained. Previous owners of my brother’s house had marital troubles over it. My brother had marital troubles over it. The final resolution was the crazy lady couldn’t afford her house anymore and the bank foreclosed.

I would try the solutions but be prepared to put up a sign. When you choose your next house, pay a few people to visit the house at different times to see if there are any problems. Choose neighbours who are not super old or likely to move. Always visit the neighbours before purchasing a house. It’s possible more vicious dogs could move in next door, but not likely. That would be as unlikely as winning the lottery and if it happened I’d go buy some lottery tickets. Also don’t be neighbours with people who have fire pits. They tend to be the same sorts of dog lover- partier types. Look on their lawn for doo-doo. If they have tattoos, don’t move in next to them either. Those are the sorts of people who do not lend themselves to gentrifying the neighbourhood.
 
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