Dear Abby...err, I mean Dear DS

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 5:59 pm

Need some advice fellas. No, this isn´t a FloridaGator mushy question. It has to do with a couple neighborhood dogs who fancy my yards for their disposal. I´m thinking you know what I mean.
 
 Don´t get me wrong. I love dogs. I have a 7 year old yellow lab myself. We were having a problem where our dog used to run into a neighbor´s yard to play with another dog. It became a nuisance for us having to run over just about every day to drag her back. Result: We purchased an invisible fence and the rest is history. A great investment.
 
 Here´s the problem. Now, that we´ve got this invisible fence, I´ve become more cognizant of respecting others property. I´ve got to say at least every day, these two dogs (each from a different family) and one in particular crap on my yard. I end up picking up up about a bag and a half of crap (half of which is not mine!). On a couple occasions, I dumped a couple bags of crap on my neighbors yard hoping they´d get the hint. It seemed to work for about 3 weeks or so...then started up again.
 
 My thinking is that I´ll politely write an annoymous note to the two neighbors asking them to take responsibility for their pets. By the way, I should point out one of the dog´s is a golden retriever...the other dog is a german shepard. The wife for whatever reason thinks this is a bad way of going about things....says they will feel everyone is against them. I could care less!
 
 She suggests I ring their door bell, but I´m not the confrontational type so I don´t feel all too comfortable about going about it that way.
 
 So, I need some suggestions. I have a 2 year old who´s going to running all over the yard this spring and myself who likes to work in the yard when the weather is nice.
 
 What would you do in this instance? And has anyone had any similar experiences?
 
 Thanks guys.

cocoman · Post by **cocoman** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 6:09 pm

I have two pit bulls next door that bark as soon as they see a fly...they are always barking. I went over and told them that if they don´t shut the dogs up I would shoot them! I just got out of jail this morning <IMG SRC="images/forum/icons/icon_wink.gif"> Seriously you need to confront them, if I would get a letter from someone I would think they are pussys and ignore them for not having enough balls to come over and tell me...but that´s just me.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 6:13 pm

No, I hear ya Cocoman and I respect your honesty. Confronting them is probably what I should do I suppose. However, in a fit of frustaration on Saturday, I flung a plastic bag of crap on their yard. If I ring their bell, they´re going to know it was me who littered their yard. At this point, I´m starting to not give a crap what they think. No pun intended.

cocoman · Post by **cocoman** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 6:18 pm

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 No, I hear ya Cocoman and I respect your honesty. Confronting them is probably what I should do I suppose. However, in a fit of frustaration on Saturday, I flung a plastic bag of crap on their yard. If I ring their bell, they´re going to know it was me who littered their yard. At this point, I´m starting to not give a crap what they think. No pun intended.
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 ummmmm...I would wait a little bit before going over then. <IMG SRC="images/forum/icons/icon_cool.gif">

krustylew · Post by **krustylew** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 6:35 pm

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pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 6:37 pm

I would shoot or beat the f*ckers on the spot -- the dogs, that is. But then again, I HATE dogs.
 
 In a more diplomatic move, I would definitely ask the neighbors, face to face, to curb their dogs and ensure they s*** in their yard.
 
 No leash law, I take it ... If I had my way, every town would have a noose law for dogs.
 
 Take care,
 PK

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 7:04 pm

The problem may be that the neighbors may not know that their dogs are crapping in your yard.
 
 If you go over there and tell them the situation, they may be embarrased and, hopefully, take care of the problem. If not, throw the crap on their porch, windows, whatever, until the problem is solved.
 
 A neighbors dog ran over to my house one day when I was in the yard with my daughter. The dog growled and barred its teeth at her scaring the crap out of her. I immediately walked over to the neighbor and stated that if that dog came near me or my family again I would crush its skull. The neighbor apologized and I haven´t seen the dog since. Sometimes you have to be a prick about things.

GROGtheNailer · Post by **GROGtheNailer** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 8:55 pm

I would go and s*** on their lawn...then again...i do that to the neighbors now who don´t have dogs.... [ This message was edited by: GROGtheNailer on 22-12-2003 16:56 ]

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:39 pm

>>>I immediately walked over to the neighbor and stated that if that dog came near me or my family again I would crush its skull.<<<
 
 Pete:
 
 Great strategy. There´s a Rottweiler that lives four doors up from me. I carry a 34-inch, 34-ounce Adirondack aluminum bat with me whenever I walk with my kids past that house.
 
 The owners are forced to restrain the dog by lashing it to the basketball goal pole with a heavy-f*cking-gauge chain. The dog has escaped before and menaced the neighborhood. Unfortunately, the owner is one of those idiots who claims the dog would hurt no one. Of course he doesn´t hurt you, you stupid f*ck, because you feed and shelter the piece of canine waste.
 
 If that dog got within 10 feet of my kids, wife or I, I seriously would beat the piece of s*** until it looked like a dog pelt over tomato puree and then tell the owners, "Oops, sorry, the dog got a little frisky with me."
 
 It´s animals like that piece of s*** that convince dogs simply are pets with a missing "s" -- PESTS.
 
 On another note, my wife, who likes dogs, took other neighbors to town court to get a restraining order on their stupid-f*ck dog. This dog bit my wife twice while she was walking our kids in a baby carriage.
 
 The judge gave my wife two options: To order the family to keep the dog restrained at all times or to have the dog destroyed. My wife chose the former, the kind soul. I think you guys know which option I would have took ... <IMG SRC="images/forum/icons/icon_smile.gif">
 
 Out,
 PK [ This message was edited by: pk500 on 22-12-2003 17:41 ]

matthewk · Post by **matthewk** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 10:21 pm

We had a similar problem at our last house. I KNOW the owners knew about it, because the guy would be standing in his yard tokin´ up a cigarette while they did it. During the winter when the snow got too high for the poodle (I hate those things), it would just walk down the sidewalk and s*** right in the middle.
 
 After running over some with the mower one day I had enough. I scooped up all the crap and left it in a pile on the front doorstep. The crap stopped for a while after that. If resumed a a few months later, and I finally had to ring the door bell and tell them to stop letting the dogs crap in our yard. At first they came back with the "Are you sure it´s our dogs?" response, at which point I pointed out that both my wife and I witnessed it, and next time we´d be calling the cops over. Then it stopped for good. I hate being a prick, but sometimes that´s the only thing true pricks will repsond to.
 
 -Matt

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 10:24 pm

Yeah, the sad part about most stupid, ill-mannered dogs is that they´re mirrors of their owners.
 
 Take care,
 PK