how should I tell my new trashy neighbors to keep their puppy off my property
how should I tell my new trashy neighbors to keep their puppy off my property
They let their new puppy outside without a leash and it just comes over to my property and gets into my things that aren't confined to my fence and scares my ducks. This puppy is a pit and is going to get huge. I'm afraid it'll get to my birds or dogs.
How do I tell the super trashy people that own the dog to tie it tf up? I don't want to make enemies with these people, but they need to get their shit together.
They're the only people on the street who don't have their dog fenced in or on a time-out/leash. The road is incredibly busy so the dog is liable to get hit really quick if it decides to run into the street.
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I think this is solid advice. Butter them up by calling their puppy cute and then point out you’re an animal lover too that doesn’t want anything to happen to your ducks.
As a person with trashy neighbours who think they own the street, study how they talk to each other when they want something done then talk to them like that.
I tried being civil with my neighbours, but nothing, then one day I had a shitty day and had enough, walked to the edge of my drive, looked directly at their house and screamed " GET YOUR FUCKING SHIT OFF MY SIDE OF THE STREET OR ILL MOVE IT INTO THE FUCKING RIVER!" walked back inside and about 30 minutes later everything was moved, they behave most the time now, but whenever they try shit again I just do the same thing.
If they're also really loud and you can hear general conversations, make sure to repeat something they know they've said, let's them know you know more about them then they do about you.
I am not doing that. I don't want to make enemies of these folks. They've had the cops called on them by a different neighbor once already for a domestic dispute. I have no doubt that they own guns.
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That's a good way to get shot
Well I'm Australian so yeah very slim chance of that, plus this dude uses babies as shields from the police, I think I'll be fine.
Train it to shit in their yard and reward it when it brings you things like purses, wallets, TV remotes, etc.
that aren't confined to my fence and scares my ducks. This puppy is a pit and is going to get huge.
Don't care about the people. Instead, take this chance to teach that dog!
Teach him to love and obey you.
Teach him to stay away from certain parts of your property.But in the long run, you are going to need a fence somewhere.
Befriend dog, ignore humanity.
It might be easier to build a fence to keep it out if you can't talk to your neighbours and have them listen.
I just got a good portion of my yard fenced in like 3 weeks ago for my dogs. The portion where the birds are has its own fence, but it's only chicken wire. A large adult dog could easily get through it if they really wanted to.
Good fences make good neighbours.
But the question is why do they make good neighbours?
Just ask yourself before you build the the fence what you are fencing in or fencing out.
Based on this post and (especially) your response to ultranaut, there probably isn’t anything you could say that would make them give a shit. In fact, it sounds like approaching them at all could start a fight if you aren’t diplomatic.
Does your town/county have laws about keeping pets on a leash or within a fence? Make it animal control’s problem. Call them whenever it happens. The fact that these people have established themselves as troublemakers might end up working in your favor.
Depending on how strict/responsive animal control is, fencing in your yard might turn out to be the only effective solution. No, it isn’t fair that you should have to shoulder the costs, but that might be your only choice.
I plan on contacting my local dog warden. We have very strict regulations on dogs, and the landlord of that house might not even allow pits. I know a lot of home insurances around me don't cover people who own pits.
If you can, get some photos and/or videos of the puppy on your property to show animal control.
We had a similar issue with our neighbors (except several adult dogs coming into our yard). We tried asking nicely, we tried appealing to them as fellow pet owners (don’t want our dogs to hurt each other), we tried yelling.
In the end we had to call the police (no animal control in our area), and the officer asked if we had any photos so he could see which dogs it was.
If you can, get pictures of the dog running unleashed and try to make sure the picturea don't come from an angle that makes it obvious it was taken from your yard.
Taking photos from the street will give you some enhanced credibility and anonymity while also making the authorities think this is more than a neighborly dispute.
Good. I wish you luck!
If there's an unleashed pit in my yard I'm calling animal control every time. They'll get tired of paying the fines.
A $20 Wyze camera with pet detection helps keep an eye on things.
"Please keep your dog off my property"
When that doesn't work, contact animal control? I love dogs but a pit running loose is not going to end well for anyone and if they can't handle their dog then you need to start getting that documented. Just stay polite and try to have empathy for whatever is going on with them to the best of your ability. How sure are you that they are trashy and not just inexperienced with dogs? If this is their first puppy they might just need friendly advice.
These people have had the cops called on them for domestic disputes and have daily screaming matches. Also, like 15 mins after posting this, their car got repo'd and the mom lost her mind so bad that the cops came. I went to take my trash out and the cop motioned for me to go back inside as he called for backup
Don't talk to them about it.
Especially if you're going to call animal control, there's no point earmarking yourself to be the one they take it out on when their dog gets impounded.
Judging by what you've written in comments about your neighbours, don't talk to them. Call bylaw. It might take a couple times. If you approach them now and ask them to keep their dog leashed and they don't listen, and THEN call bylaw, they will know it was you and possibly start targeting you for harassment because they know it was you who "rattled" on them. I've seen this happen. It's not worth the drama and headache. This is sort of what bylaw is for. So neighbours aren't at each other's throats.
Ugh I’m sorry, I feel your pain. I used to have neighbors exactly like that. They were absurdly loud at all hours and had the cops called on them a number of times. I tried being polite: “Hey guys! Hope you’re doing well, just wanted to let you know I have to wake up super early for work, so would it be cool if you kept the volume down after 10pm?” They laughed, slammed the door in my face and cranked up the volume. The only thing that worked was telling the landlord I didn’t feel safe with them as my neighbors (helped that it was 100% true). He evicted them within days after I described all the shit they got up to.
Holy fuck classic. Be safe my man.
I wouldn't converse with them. I'd keep calling animal control.
Tell them you keep used antifreeze in open containers and that you're worried the puppy might accidentally get into it.
I could do that. I could also say that the puppy could also get terrible parasites if it goes around my birds. Which is 100% true. My dogs are on hardcore worm preventatives because I drug whipworm in on my boots once and my puppy got super sick from it.
The truth is even better! Yeah, just go let them know the risks. That's a good way to see how trashy they really are.
(I come from trash, so I'm allowed to say it! 😜)
Pick up the pup, love on it, take it home, and express your concern about it getting lost or hit by a car.
Keep in mind the only bad thing about pitbulls is they're bull-headed: They'll barrel in to things and can be rough simply because they're hyper little weirdos, not violent killing machines. Roughness can be misconstrued as violence, even in humans (ask me how I know!).
I say all that to mean ... maybe also befriend the dog regardless of what happens. If you're nicer to him than the "trashy" owners, he'll listen to you better and maybe be nicer to the stuff he thinks is yours regardless of what the owners do.
A family friend’s pitbull chewed the ear off of someone’s toddler because it wanted to play with him. The best way to deal with a dangerous dog you don’t own is to ignore it and have the owners deal with it. The last thing you want is the dog liking you more than its owners, spending more time in your yard, then deciding to ‘play’ with the ducks.
Dangerous is not the same thing as, "completely random dog that happens to be a species you're bigoted against."
Do better. Dogs largely don't understand what's happening. Half their lives, they're younger than children we give greater defference to, while working with a smaller brain. I wouldn't be surprised if most dogs do not know what being "alive" is AT ALL, let alone being able to openly sympathise. I love how people will blame dogs all fucking day, but cats kill billions of birds and other animals a year, get a fucking ALBUM named after the serious illness they can give with a simple scratch, and get a pass.
Again, do better.
You seem like one of those people who own pit bull types just to act self righteous about it. They are dangerous animals (and it's our fault as humans for breeding that into them), there is more to them than just being "bull headed".
I second the suggestion of befriending the dog: get some good dog treats and essentially train it. Imagine the look on the neighbor’s face if everyone is outside and the dog obeys your verbal commands. Delicious!
So now this guy has to spend his time and money training his neighbours dog? How is that a solution. It's not his dog. Also if the owners aren't training the dog, training by anyone else won't stick. It has to be consistent with everyone who is living with the dog.
Try English. It's my go-to for communication. If that doesn't work, try Google translate.
Also pits don't actually get huge. They cap out at like 45lbs. They're just chunky.
You're thinking of Staffordshire bull Terriers. American pit bulls can get to 70lbs. That's nothing to sneeze at. Pit bulls are strong, tough dogs. They can pull the bumpers off of cars like it's paper. It doesn't matter if they aren't the size of a Great Dane, one of even 45 lbs would have no issue getting through chicken wire and killing his birds. The fact his neighbours are letting the dog wander around unsupervised also likely means they aren't going to bother training the dog properly, which is dangerous with any breed but especially one as strong as the pit bull types. This is a recipe for someone getting their face chewed off.
Tell them to keep it off your property and if it happens again, the ol' "rat poison in a sausage" always works.
