Neighbors Dog

[daycare]

So most of you know I just moved house and Daycare to a new location.

Everything has been going EXCELLENT!!! Except one thing.

My immediate next door neighbors have a small some-what mean dog that is always out. It comes to my lawn and does it business often and stands at the end of my driveway barking at us.

I have not really said anything to the neighbor other than introduce myself, tell them about my DC and make nice with them. Without judgement, I do have to say that they are very different people, rough around the edges, drink beer about 9am out front of their house during the middle of the week and leave trash. I guess you could say that they are the neighbor that brings down all the value of the rest of the homes on our street.

Sorry I got off track, that really has nothing to do with the issue at hand.

Today this dog was going up to my daycare parent, leaving a short distance and just barking at them like mad. I am scared to death of dogs, I don't care the size.

Well I tried to have my son go over to the neighbors and tell them that there dog was out. They said "Yeah we have a hole in the fence, we got tired of fixing it, so he's always out"............

UGH...........I am so fearful that the dog will bite one of my families, but I don't really know what to do here because I don't want to get into it with my neighbors.

If I call the police what happens? Will the neighbors start a war with me?

What would you do here? I don't know anything about dogs, laws, etc. I just know that I have to do something.

Thanks in advance...

[NoMoreJuice!]

Yes, it will start a huge war! Don't involve the city, police, or anyone else. Just go to Home Depot and buy materials to patch the fence yourself. Or you could just offer to help patch the fence and bring them a six pack in good faith.

Good luck!

[MyAngels]

Does your city have an Animal Control (i.e., the "Dog Catcher") office?

Here, if you pet gets picked up by Animal Control you have to pay $100 to get them back, which acts as a deterrent to allowing pets to roam.

[KidGrind]

So most of you know I just moved house and Daycare to a new location.

Everything has been going EXCELLENT!!! Except one thing.

My immediate next door neighbors have a small some-what mean dog that is always out. It comes to my lawn and does it business often and stands at the end of my driveway barking at us.

I have not really said anything to the neighbor other than introduce myself, tell them about my DC and make nice with them. Without judgement, I do have to say that they are very different people, rough around the edges, drink beer about 9am out front of their house during the middle of the week and leave trash. I guess you could say that they are the neighbor that brings down all the value of the rest of the homes on our street.

Sorry I got off track, that really has nothing to do with the issue at hand.

Today this dog was going up to my daycare parent, leaving a short distance and just barking at them like mad. I am scared to death of dogs, I don't care the size.

Well I tried to have my son go over to the neighbors and tell them that there dog was out. They said "Yeah we have a hole in the fence, we got tired of fixing it, so he's always out"............

UGH...........I am so fearful that the dog will bite one of my families, but I don't really know what to do here because I don't want to get into it with my neighbors.

If I call the police what happens? Will the neighbors start a war with me?

What would you do here? I don't know anything about dogs, laws, etc. I just know that I have to do something.

Thanks in advance...

My personality is such I’d just called Animal Control with the description of the animal and give the owner’s address.

If they neighbors asked me if I called, I’d say, “Yes, I addressed my concern about your dog running wild as if a mutant hyena. You didn’t care to fix your fence. I didn’t care to be harassed by Cujo.”

So my advice for you is to try what the previous poster suggested. It’s an excellent idea! It would just get my goat to spend money and time on someone else’s legal responsibility.

Is it Friday yet?

[SilverSabre25]

would you have funds to install (and maintain!) a fence of your own? Perhaps a nice tall privacy fence...that goes all along the property line to the street or the sidewalk or whatever....

[racemom]

Maybe if you approach the neighbors nicely and say something like "I am concerned about your dog being loose because I have children coming and going during the day. If one of the children would scare or hurt your dog and he bit or scratched one of them, it could be a huge liability for you." That way it makes it seem like you care about them and their dog.

[daycare]

Does your city have an Animal Control (i.e., the "Dog Catcher") office?

Here, if you pet gets picked up by Animal Control you have to pay $100 to get them back, which acts as a deterrent to allowing pets to roam.

I don't know, I have never hear of that before, I would have to google it and see, now that I know what that is called I will for sure check

[daycare]

Yes, it will start a huge war! Don't involve the city, police, or anyone else. Just go to Home Depot and buy materials to patch the fence yourself. Or you could just offer to help patch the fence and bring them a six pack in good faith.

Good luck!

I dont have access to the hole, it is a hole in their backyard fence

[daycare]

My personality is such I’d just called Animal Control with the description of the animal and give the owner’s address.

If they neighbors asked me if I called, I’d say, “Yes, I addressed my concern about your dog running wild as if a mutant hyena. You didn’t care to fix your fence. I didn’t care to be harassed by Cujo.”

So my advice for you is to try what the previous poster suggested. It’s an excellent idea! It would just get my goat to spend money and time on someone else’s legal responsibility.

Is it Friday yet?

Cujo? I don't know what that means????

I just worry that if I do call someone to tell them about the dog I will start some problem. I wonder if I can do it anonymously?

[daycare]

I would have to fence my entire front yard and that would cost about 10-+ grand I am sure. There would really not be a way to do that especially because I rent.

[daycare]

Maybe if you approach the neighbors nicely and say something like "I am concerned about your dog being loose because I have children coming and going during the day. If one of the children would scare or hurt your dog and he bit or scratched one of them, it could be a huge liability for you." That way it makes it seem like you care about them and their dog.

This was my thought, but worry that it will still backfire some way. I think I would like to see if there is a way that I could anonymously report the dog.


Also, now I know why there are a ton of little yellow spots on my lawn....

[daycarediva]

I would call animal control. I started a (minor) war with a neighbor two houses down because of their yippy little dog. He would walk up and down the sidewalks and bark at people, houses, cars and pedestrians would have to cross the street to avoid him. By small, I mean smaller than my cat, a Chihuahua mix. I asked her a few times to keep him on her property. I told her that he was scaring people, including children and she said "He's territorial but harmless." (territorial does not equal harmless and the front of MY property is NOT his territory!)

I called animal control 4x in a short time frame. Each time they came out, fined her and finally the last time they took the dog and basically impounded it for the weekend. They made her get a run for her front yard. If the dog is ever loose again, they will remove it from her permanently. She did come down and scream at me, to which I told her that I warned her and if she was going to be a nuisance I would call the cops and have her AND her yippy dog taken away. (she was carrying the dog and had let him down).

Never had another issue again.

Cujo: vicious dog from a Stephen King book made into a movie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grDQCjs3WV4

[coolconfidentme]

My DC neighbor had an aggressive dog that would get out, all the neighbors were afraid of him. Once I said, "Heads up J. Your dog almost bite the boy across the street. I can't let it go that far with the kids over here. I'm sure you understand." I didn't elaborate & I didn't want to go to war. I called animal control from that point on, every time the dog got out. I would also make nice to all the neighbors including him. When he brought up his dog I would say, "It's a big responsibility to have a dog. I completely understand, I have one myself." I left it at that. I wouldn't get into a debate with him. I would just nod in agreement when he talked. Acting concerned seemed to help in my case, even though I was the one calling. The dog finally found a new home & we are friendly neighbors. I got lucky.

[Play Care]

My DC neighbor had an aggressive dog that would get out, all the neighbors were afraid of him. Once I said, "Heads up J. Your dog almost bite the boy across the street. I can't let it go that far with the kids over here. I'm sure you understand." I didn't elaborate & I didn't want to go to war. I called animal control from that point on, every time the dog got out. I would also make nice to all the neighbors including him. When he brought up his dog I would say, "It's a big responsibility to have a dog. I completely understand, I have one myself." I left it at that. I wouldn't get into a debate with him. I would just nod in agreement when he talked. Acting concerned seemed to help in my case, even though I was the one calling. The dog finally found a new home & we are friendly neighbors. I got lucky.

[Second Home]

Most areas have a leash law . Which means a dog must be leashe when off the owners property . Google your county / city laws and see . Call animal control as the police may not do much since it is not their responsibility .

I know that here the first time may be a warning and then you get fined . After that they take the dog and require you to fix the problem of running at large to get your dog back .

I am rural and have had a few lost dogs show up at my house , but none have showed any aggressive actions .

In your case I think many people feel a little dog is no threat ( wrong as more dog bites are from small dogs ) and the dog is most likely behaving this way because he sees your yard as his territory .

Maybe spread some pepper flakes in the area to deter him as most dogs do not like the smell . But definately look up the laws and call animal control.I am sure your dcp are not thrilled with the ankle biter charging them .