So angry at neighbors dog unleashed

ezbtr

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Just need to put this out there before i get more mad - my bud and his 3 kids over. 7 yr old boy twins and 10 yr old girl and my son and his bud all just playin soccer, dodgeball in front court and neighbors pit bull(I love all breeds) rushes one of his boys when neighbor lady opens her door about 9 pm, myself and bud saw dog coming and each flipped our Buck knives open(Im still on one crutch) but dog turned around and went back in, my buds poor son was quite scared so I let him feed our dog spike a treat to calm him down, ok short and sweet this negihbors wife is the street whiner, bout kids etc - ok if that dog did bite my buds son, I or he would have killed it plain and simple, this dog has barged into my garage, front door 6-7 times(we leave em open cuz its hot) my dog ok and inside, young but pretty blind, shud I call sherriffs, animal control? the wife there is an idiot, perhaps talk to her husband? Honestly that cud have been a dead dog due to stupid owners, Ive mentioned to her husband ummmm LEASH after he said (well thats what you get when u leave doors etc open" I'll not be letting anyhting go in the future

P.S. Heres what I posted on my FB, a bit more detailed:
"Will be calling animal control tomorrow, stupid neighbors pitbull (I love ALL dogs) rushed my buddys 7 year old, no bites but scared him while we were all playing outside last night, this dog has come into my house a few times (doors and garage door open for breeze) and I've talked to owner, his wife and teen son, he needs to be leashed - owners response a few weeks back was " well you left your doors open" um wrong.......that dog almost got shot last night.....boy was I pissed, the worst point being, per my girlfriend, it almost looked like owners wife LET dog outside(she's the whiner always)
P.S. oh our dog doesnt run wild, loose yes with ALL of us around him, he loves all people, all animals and never runs off although he about blind(cataracts) at 2 years old"
 
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robert graham

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Best to call animal control and explain your concerns.....they'll make a record of it and probably speak to your neighbor. Then later call the sheriff....same thing, record and speak to neighbor....then when/if something happens again you can go on record as having tried to deal with the problem in the right/legal way....
 

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Yes you should call the Sheriff, there is no reason to wait any longer, this "Neighbor" has been warned numerous times by your statements and has done nothing to remedy the situation, now it has charged a child.

What exactly are you waiting for? The dog to actually bite someone? Can you live with that on your conscience?

And to be honest, you really think killing an angry dog with a buck knife is as easy as you say it is? That dog will tear into you like a tornado. This dog needs responsible owners or it will be destroyed due to their negligence, it doesn't sound as though this dog is doing anything more then what its owners allow it to do and that is unacceptable, do something about it.

Last time I checked leaving your door open wasn't against the law, you know how I am and what I do I am pretty sure you know what would have happened had I been there, that dog would have crossed the threshold of my home, charged my child, done anything remotely aggressive one time.
 
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MTboatguy

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Yup, you should call, now, not later, around where I live, that dog would already be gone.
 

midcarolina

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Yup, you should call, now, not later, around where I live, that dog would already be gone.

Ditto on that............It sounds like you live in a subdivision, and you live in CA, which means you likely aren't allowed to own a gun much less discharge a gun, therefor you are left with the option of calling the Sheriffs office and hope they do something........which is doubtful until they get tired of coming out or worse something bad happens.........
 

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Ditto on that............It sounds like you live in a subdivision, and you live in CA, which means you likely aren't allowed to own a gun much less discharge a gun, therefor you are left with the option of calling the Sheriffs office and hope they do something........which is doubtful until they get tired of coming out or worse something bad happens.........
yup N. CA. small court of 4 townhomes. hell yes I own plenty of guns!! Could care less if I had to discharge one to save a kid.
 

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Hell, with what you have already described, there would have been several guns already discharged and hanging in the rack again!
 

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Get pictures of the dog and have an ap that notes the time and GPS location. Then call animal control. We had a person in the neighborhood whose large dogs routinely got out and we called animal control many times (as did other neighbors) but when AC talked to the owner she always said it wasn't so. Eventually my wife asked the AC guy if she needed a picture and he said yes with the time and GPS location. It would have been nice if he had said that sooner. This situation was finally resolved when the irresponsible owner had her house foreclosed and she moved away.

A knife fight with a pitbull sounds like a bad idea as does having a loaded weapon close enough to be useful when kids are around.
 

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Call animal control would be the first order of business. calling the sheriff should be the second.

to threaten or claim to threaten the dog on any forum or chat room is not smart if there is an altercation because it is documented. the first place that authorities look is facebook.

regarding the dog, most pitbulls, american bull dogs, bull terriers, etc are actually loving and playful. only when neglected and abused do they tend to become violent and unpredictable - especially when they feel threatened. the dog was probably looking for a friendly person or to play ball because it sounds like the owners are douche bags. Dogs by nature do not look to attack or provocate, and prefer to flee (unless they have rabies). They do by nature like to play

regarding a knife vs pitbull - remember, these dogs have the some of the most powerful jaws in the canine world. when threatened, and with adrenaline flowing, they will bite thru bone much faster than you will ever imagine.
 

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to threaten or claim to threaten the dog on any forum or chat room is not smart if there is an altercation because it is documented. the first place that authorities look is facebook.

Not were I live Scott, law enforcement encourages us to take the dog out if it is dangerous or acting aggressively, if we catch a dog chasing wildlife or livestock we can shoot them and the law is always on our side, they encourage us to take them out. Aggressive animals are not tolerated at all where I live. Also, where I live, most children over the age of 5 know how to shoot a gun, we don't have a lot of problems with guns.

By the way, I don't post to Facebook at all.
 
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I live in a fairly gun-friendly area of the country. That said, it'd be iffy on a clean shoot outside of the dog being overtly aggressive (which it sounds like this one can be). Though, if you can get it out of your house without blood being drawn it's probably more of a nuisance than a threat. The hitch with the Facebook and forum post is that if it came to a civil suit (for whatever reason), those types of things can serve as evidence of premeditation. Not necessarily criminal, but potentially expensive.

Document some instances (date, time and photo if possible) and contact the Sheriff. They can help you determine if animal control can do anything with the dog right away and give you next steps. They can also help you deal with the dog as a nuisance, rather than just a threat. If the dog becomes an eminent threat along the way ... neutralize the threat.
 

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I reread the original post....... and I am wandering if the dog is aggressive or just nosey, cant figure out how the dog ambled over to your house made his way in ( on several occasions ) and not one altercation with your 2 y/o half blind dog........... something smells a bit off to me. Is it possible that you have a beef with the neighbor and this serves as a easy gotcha..........

I also find it somewhat odd that you demand the bulldog be leashed while somehow rationalize to yourself that it's fine not to have your own dog on a leash..........

None of us are there and can only speculate based on what info you have givin................just sayin.

Where I live there is a leash law period! If I feel it neccessary to protect my family or my property from a dog that I beleive to be aggressive that is my right. there is NO argument

two things matter
1) was the dog on a leash
2) did I think said dog was a threat
 

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one thing I didn't see in your post. is this a mean dog? I have had pits, and a couple of them would get out now and than. if you opened your car door they would happily jump in for a ride, not a mean bone in their body. I also have had dogs that were more protective (funny they weren't pits) those dogs were never out without a leash. my point to this is, if it's a mean dog, yes call, call now. if it's just a dog looking for attention and being playful,...I probably wouldn't call it in.
 

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love dogs and they are only as bad as their owners/upbringing that said I had a family dog almost take my eye out when I was a kid; you never know.

Document, call, document, call, repeat as needed.
 

ezbtr

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My dog is usually chillin in the back yard or house when other dog barged in, documenting all now, their dog doesnt seem mean, but they cant walk it around others as she has a few aggressive tendencies the husband said, oh the lady is the hood whiner bout kids playing etc.
The upsetting thing is it APPEARED that the wife let dog out while 7 yr old was getting a loose ball that rolled down the community driveway/court, AND she didndt say as much as an "I'm sorry"
 
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not wanting to step on toes here, but, you keep mentioning "she is the neighborhood whiner" especially about kids etc. you have kids. is it fair to assume she has "whined" about your kids? If so, are you looking at the dog incident as a way to "get back at her"?

I only ask because if it is a pit and you call animal control and say it went after a kid, it loses it's life. should the dog die because of a neighborhood spat?
 

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My dog is usually chillin in the back yard or house when other dog barged in, documenting all now, their dog doesnt seem mean, but they cant walk it around others as she has a few aggressive tendencies the husband said, oh the lady is the hood whiner bout kids playing etc.
The upsetting thing is it APPEARED that the wife let dog out while 7 yr old was getting a loose ball that rolled down the community driveway/court, AND she didndt say as much as an "I'm sorry"

Just as I suspected........... this is a disagreement with a neighbor about kids making noise and has little to do with the dog.........Go ahead and call animal control they will come out and investigate, when the dog is deemed NON aggressive two things will happen you will be the ones who look like whiners and the lady will know you called animal control..........now every time you are out playing with your dog UN leashed she will call animal control on you.
 

ezbtr

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Just as I suspected........... this is a disagreement with a neighbor about kids making noise and has little to do with the dog.........Go ahead and call animal control they will come out and investigate, when the dog is deemed NON aggressive two things will happen you will be the ones who look like whiners and the lady will know you called animal control..........now every time you are out playing with your dog UN leashed she will call animal control on you.

Dog was unleashed , appeared owner let her out front door and charged kid A pitbull mix I think (not purebred and ours is some sort of Pit or English bulldog, Sharpei mutt mix)Yes owner a whiner with a teen kid and we do close windows or doors if we are entertaining I am an animal lover and would never stoop to the level of harming one
My other concern is what if those 1 and 3 year old girls gets charged or attacked? Yes kids make noise when they play outside :)
Dog got out again last pm and glimpsed teen boy triyng to find her - did look to see if she came in my house We've always been civil to all neighbors even wen she complained about noise when none of us were even awake
 
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If the dog had come in to my garage much less my house and acted aggressively it would have left in a garbage bag and I'd deal with the fall out later. Every one has the right to protect themselves in their own homes.
 
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If the dog had come in to my garage much less my house and acted aggressively it would have left in a garbage bag and I'd deal with the fall out later. Every one has the right to protect themselves in their own homes.

that's the thing though, he isn't saying it was aggresive. I have had my neighbor from down the road's doberman in my yard a bunch of times. neighbor from the other direction has a boxer mix and a rhodesian ridge, both have been over a few times. none of them act aggressive so I just walk them home. not to complain I just don't want them getting hit by a car on the way so I walkj with them. Had a pair of hunting dogs go through once. my dog felt the need to escort them to the property line. LOL
As long as I know the dogs aren't aggressive I don't worry much about them being in the yard. Obviously things are different out by us. we are in the country so very few dogs know what a leash is. LOL My dogs have filed a complaint with management, they are very seldom allowed out of the house without being tied up.
 
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