Thread: Neighbor's Pit Bulls

The rules over here may be massivley different to yours but if a dog is straying on the street then the dog warden will impound. Could you leave your gate open so when they go in your garden they can wander out on the street? Pepper spray would work a treat.
That certain breed of dog is banned in the UK due to how bloody dangerous they are and because they are a drugs dealer choice of dog!

Do drug dealers smoke them

Any large dog, especially one bred for protection service is capable of serious bodily harm under certain circumstances. Do what you must to prevent harm, but I respectfully suggest that you carefully consider all ramifications and alternatives. There may be some action that you could take to keep the dogs off your property, even if it is unfair that you bear these costs. The video camera is your friend, it could demonstrate to your neighbor that his dogs are not as cuddily as he seems to think, and could provide the evidence needed by authorities to take action if he won't. Is there a leash law in your community? Videos could also prove indispensible in any unfortunate future legal action.

I do not know the legal attitude in TX, but consider the possible very high costs of having to defend against potential firearms charges brought by the government or other charges possibly brought against you by your neighbor. The good guy does not always win. Even if the good guy wins the legal action, he may be bankrupted by legal costs. Reputations can be ruined by criminal charges, the public remembers the criminal charge but forgets the innocent verdict.

Some people love their dogs more than children. I have seen instances where neighbors in dispute have ended up hating each other for decades and have expended tens of thousands of dollars on civil law suits. There may be some action that you could take that is cheaper than fighting and expedient, if not just. In my state, professional landlords sometimes unjustly pay bad tenants to leave their property because it is cheaper and faster than possibly spending months in court for an eviction of a tenant with children. They do this because they know that an indegent tenant cannot leave their property without first having the financial means to go somewhere else. It may be better for your bottom line and peace of mind to do something effective to keep the dogs out of your property, if feasible, than to feud with your neighbor.

HTH

Originally Posted by sheajohnw

Some people love their dogs more than children. I have seen instances where neighbors in dispute have ended up hating each other for decades and have expended tens of thousands of dollars on civil law suits.
HTH

I just read that part and all that ran through my brain was what I was hearing about the Macafee murder case,, if I heard the news right he shot his neighbor over the neighbor killing his dog...

anti freeze and Alpo cocktail...

Watching the local news this morning, a man shot and killed his neighbor's pit bull. Apparently the dog had gotten out of its yard on numerous occasions running around the neighborhood and "acted" agressively towards adults and children. The owner did not take action to contain his dog. The news report stated the dog came into his yard and tried to attack the guy, so he shot in what the police called self-defence. The gun owner will not be charged with a crime and the dog's owner was cited for violating some city ordinace pertaining to dogs. The report did not state if the owner will try to seek some legal recourse for the loss of his dog.

We have a similar problem with one of our neighbors, they have 3 huge dogs, 2 of which are very aggresive, they could easily jump over the brick wall between our homes. I told my wife if we are ever playing with our son in the back yard and those dogs jump the wall, I will shoot them. Do what you have to do in order to protect your family.

Not sure how big an area they are digging under.
Since it's under I can't imagine the electric fence idea would help much.

If you have access to some metal rods maybe you could hammer them in along where they're digging and have a below ground fence? Either that or lay a concrete "mowing" strip so that you don't have to deal with the grass that grows along the fence line

Try either moth balls or coyote urine along your fence line. That should dissuade the dogs from digging into your property. Otherwise, pepper spray. But that would be a final choice for me. Good luck!

Originally Posted by Wintchase

anti freeze and Alpo cocktail...

Works well but is a very nasty way to kill a dawg (liver failure)

I would try the pepper spray. First on the dogs then on the owner if necessary.