New Neighbor Challenge

[Mystery5]

deb1:

Here is a stupid question, don’t you have to take them out of the box to drown them? WOuldn’t they spray you at that point?

No, you put the trap in the water. I have a rope attached so I can pull it out again. I got a big plastic horse trough at the feed store, which doubles for manure tea. You can bury your dead skunks in your garden to fertilise your trees!!! I’ve got some mighty healthy trees!!!

 

[Ray_Scheel]

deb1:

Here is a stupid question, don’t you have to take them out of the box to drown them? WOuldn’t they spray you at that point?

My understanding with this is to tie a cable to the handle and drop in the whole cage, there is still a grill on the front of the picture cage for water to flow in. I’ve never tried it since drowning seems a bad way to go, even for a nuisance critter.

I keep a contarctor grade garbage bag around my typical all mesh livetrap to keep things contained if there is a skunk. It also comes into play if I’m having to dispose of a critter where DW opposes me administering a sudden overdose of lead. I’ll pull the extra plastic of the bag carefully over the front, leaving a small opening. Then I’ll spray in a healthy amount of engine starting fluid (90% ether, which used to be used to knock folks out for surgery) and tie the bag shut. The critter falls asleep in less than a minute, and simply never wakes up. I’ll dispose of the remains several hours later.

To address the OP, a dog typically pees on the same spots, attracted by the scent. Steps can be taken to neutralize the scent (unfortunately physically removing the dirt is the most effective) and also applying substances to make typical areas unpleasant to a dog’s nose (cayanne pepper). Couple with the installation of “tinkle targets” near the corners of your yard in a mulched area designated for that use (perhaps “baited” with some of the already urine-smelling dirt) and you’ll at least be able to encourage visiting dogs mark territory in known locations. Not a perfect solution, but probably the best bet, as even though the new neighbor might be the most frequent offender, his is probably not the only dog that wanders through…

 

[Island_Oak]

StephanieC:

Go over with another tray of goodies that you “just happened to make extra of”, along with a supply of plastic bags (grocery, or the ones newspapers are delivered in) and say, “I thought you might like these, because I noticed that you didn’t seem to have any when your dog poops on my lawn…”

Thanks to everyone for all the constructive and humorous suggestions. My dilema now is whether the offense is coming from cats, multiple dogs or just this one. It does annoy me that I’ve observed the husband walking the canine away from his yard and over to mine. That might be worth a polite but firm mention!!

 

[Lorrie]

Scout:

Perhaps you could invite your neighbors over for dinner of coffee or something like that. Be hospitable to them, as you already have been. Then, you could just ask very politely that they not allow their dog to go in your yard. You can express your concern, just as you did here, about your children playing in the yard and you not wanting it to get all over them.

I think if you’re kind and compassionate to them, they’ll understand.

Scout :tiphat:

I’m not too sure on how this can help for when the dog urinates. This is what causes the “burn marks”, the yellow patches that causes the grass to look dead (and gross).

 

[Lorrie]

deb1:

When I walk my dog, I take along a few ziplock bags. I turn them inside out. When my dogs have an accident, i put my hand into the inside out bag, grap the poo and pull it into the bag, turning the ziplock rightside out as I do. (I hope that you understood that) Perhaps, you could ask your neighbor if he had ever thought of this trick. You could explain that you had seen it on the internet and thought that it was interesting, but as you don’t own a dog you were wondering if it worked. Maybe he will get the hint.

I’m not too sure on how this can help for when the dog urinates. This is what causes the “burn marks”, the yellow patches that causes the grass to look dead (and gross).

 

[iamrefreshed]

Thanks to everyone for all the constructive and humorous suggestions. My dilema now is whether the offense is coming from cats, multiple dogs or just this one. It does annoy me that I’ve observed the husband walking the canine away from his yard and over to mine. That might be worth a polite but firm mention!!

I’ve noticed that people with dogs tend to keep a fairly timely schedule when walking their dogs. If your neighbor does so why don’t you pour yourself a nice cool glass of lemonade, pull out a lawn chair and enjoy the outdoors when he walks the dog? I would think he would not let Fido do his business on your property in front of you AND would “get the message”.

This way no one is offended!

Or you can do what my Dad made me do as a child. Scoop up the offending “pile” and bring it over to the neighbors and tell them “they forgot something”.

I’d recommend the first suggestion.

 

[Feanaro_s_Wife]

Thanks to everyone for all the constructive and humorous suggestions. My dilema now is whether the offense is coming from cats, multiple dogs or just this one. It does annoy me that I’ve observed the husband walking the canine away from his yard and over to mine. That might be worth a polite but firm mention!!

Have you actually seen the dog do it’s business on your lawn?

Also, if you happen to get into a dialogue with this neighbor about “dog stuff” in the future, feel free to share with him how we keep our yard nice and the neighbor’s happy.

We made a gravel area on the side of our home where we let Bear use the bathroom. He has never ever used our lawn, or the lawn of a neighbor.

If he could do the same, maybe it would solve the problem…assuming it is his dog that is the problem in the first place.

Malia

 

[Fox]

Firstly dogs don’t have “accidents” they do what God has intended them to do.

Secondly when you go to the washroom do you call it an accident? I hope not.

Anywho, be kind and tacticful with your neighbour, explain to them that you have children that play in the poop zone and if you can clean up after their dogs. That is if you see the dog doing the doo.