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This has been an ongoing problem for almost two years now. Our neighbor that lives behind us has two large dogs (one is a black lab mix and the other is a pit bull mix). The problem is they are constantly loose. They do tie the dogs up, but with rope! At least once a week they get loose. I have called animal control on them earlier this year and things were better for a few months. I take precautions before taking Wally or Toby outside to potty (e.g. I look out the door for other animals, etc.).
So today I went to take Toby out, looked out the door and everything was fine. We proceeded into the front yard for him to pee. We were walking back to the house when all of a sudden, from behind our gazebo comes their black lab, charging, growling and showing teeth! I grabbed Toby and started screaming for my husband. The dog lunged at us and then took off to our backyard. So I put Toby in the house and my husband and I go to the property line to get the owner's attention. The dog is still in our yard and growling/showing teeth at us again. So I guess the owner heard all the commotion and comes out. I start yelling that his dog almost attacked my 6 lbs dog! Then my husband says this is a weekly occurrence. They guy replies with, "He is a 15 year old dog! I didn't even know he was off the leash (Seriously, does that make it okay??)!" He has the audacity to get mad back at us! Not an apology or anything! Then he grabbed the dog, drug him back into their yard, kicked it and choked it!!!! It's not the dog's fault you moron!
I came back in the house and called animal control--AGAIN! Of course they aren't there today after 5, so I left a message and I will try calling again tomorrow and Monday. I am still so upset and shaking. Because of all of this (this isn't the first incident with dogs off the leash in our area) we have stopped taking the dogs on as many walks. I am so frustrated! We were in our yard, my dog on a leash and I feel like a prisoner! We can't fence our yard--it is and acre and the cost would be unimaginable!
Does anyone have any ideas? Know of anything we can do? I was thinking of buying mace, but knowing me, I'd spray myself!
Thanks guys for listening. I know I can count on my SM friends to understand my anger and frustration!
So today I went to take Toby out, looked out the door and everything was fine. We proceeded into the front yard for him to pee. We were walking back to the house when all of a sudden, from behind our gazebo comes their black lab, charging, growling and showing teeth! I grabbed Toby and started screaming for my husband. The dog lunged at us and then took off to our backyard. So I put Toby in the house and my husband and I go to the property line to get the owner's attention. The dog is still in our yard and growling/showing teeth at us again. So I guess the owner heard all the commotion and comes out. I start yelling that his dog almost attacked my 6 lbs dog! Then my husband says this is a weekly occurrence. They guy replies with, "He is a 15 year old dog! I didn't even know he was off the leash (Seriously, does that make it okay??)!" He has the audacity to get mad back at us! Not an apology or anything! Then he grabbed the dog, drug him back into their yard, kicked it and choked it!!!! It's not the dog's fault you moron!
I came back in the house and called animal control--AGAIN! Of course they aren't there today after 5, so I left a message and I will try calling again tomorrow and Monday. I am still so upset and shaking. Because of all of this (this isn't the first incident with dogs off the leash in our area) we have stopped taking the dogs on as many walks. I am so frustrated! We were in our yard, my dog on a leash and I feel like a prisoner! We can't fence our yard--it is and acre and the cost would be unimaginable!
Does anyone have any ideas? Know of anything we can do? I was thinking of buying mace, but knowing me, I'd spray myself!
Thanks guys for listening. I know I can count on my SM friends to understand my anger and frustration!