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What is a 3-5 policy?

3-S policy here is "Shoot, Shovel, and Shut up"

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Are you going to try calling AC?

Non-existent around here. .22 cal is animal control.

The only way something would get done is if someone was actually hurt. Everybody was unscathed.....today.

You have a PD, right?

I'd make a "report-only" complaint to your PD. The point of this is not to start a war with the neighbor but to document the situation in the event it happens again. And since we all know that the dog will bust through the fence, the odds are pretty good this will happen to someone else. Maybe they won't be as lucky as you and Turbo were.

You may not have leash laws or containment laws in your area but that doesn't mean that folks on walks with their dogs and kids can be attacked. I don't have any patience with people like this and I will be damned if I am forced to avoid a section of my road because of their stupidity and negligence.

Just my cranky .02

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... I'd make a "report-only" complaint to your PD. The point of this is not to start a war with the neighbor but to document the situation in the event it happens again. ...

VERY good suggestion. Document document document.

I'd write down what happened, when you spoke to them, what they said, etc.

I'd write down how you felt in danger, and I'd include that in the PD report.

I'd always have a camera around, pocket and home, because photos of a loose dog off his property are invaluable.

Good news!

A couple hours later they knocked on the door.

While I am not a fan of these fences, they admitted to only having it on half power. They are going to crank them up and also shrink the zone that they have to roam before stimulation. It should pretty much keep them from seeing the front of the house.

This is definitely something to work with. I was happy to see them approach me willing to do something.

During the conversation their outline for how they taught the place command to be cued by the doorbell showed me they've got a little something up top.

I think with a little work they can greatly help this mild dog aggression.

My dog didn't get hurt. I didn't think they got it at first, but I guess that the wheels got to turning in the hours before they came up. They got lucky and need to make changes.

Oh yeah. Most importantly have the dogs put up when they aren't there. Not the perfect situation, but a changing one none the less.

What a huge relief -- just that they did stop and think, and then come back to you!

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What a huge relief -- just that they did stop and think, and then come back to you!

Sure was.

Baby steps. I feel really good, after the last conversation, that in the end this will be totally resolved.

They went from almost complete disbelief that something happened to asking for input on how to make this right. What would make me and my family comfortable walking past their house. Talk of containment changes and future training.

Very nice.

My neighbors have two American bulldogs that get into our yard often. My dogs aren't friendly because their last dog (lab/pit) mix used to come into our yard (also invisible fence) and wasn't friendly. Even my lab snaps at them and he's a LAB!

Now, my dogs NEVER go into their yard, but go ape*$@$ when other dogs enter and most are smart enough to avoid them. My dogs do NOT leave the yard when this happens. The thing that makes me nervous is that their dogs are 100+ pounds and someday when they do decide to be agressive, there won't be anything to stop them from ripping my dogs up.

If I didn't have two acres to worry about I'd put up a fence. I got an estimate this summer and am thinking of ways to save up for it, but my husband doesn't want to spend money when our dogs aren't the problem. They just think our dogs should be nice and friendly............sorry they aren't and that won't change. A trainer we know says that we don't have to put up with it and that they just need to keep their dogs in their yard!

So, my neighbors are annoying and they do "try", but their female dog came into are yard the other day and luckily my husband was outside to break up a fight. IDIOTS............... for years and years and nothing seems to change. I feel your pain.

Good news about the neighbors.

Sounds like they are doing the right thing and your approach was good and non-threatening.

AARRGGHH!

Lisa, regardless of the responsibility, I'd fence off an area for my dogs, for their safety.

And I'd document document document, as well as photographing the trespassing events.

You're husband has been forewarned, even to the point of breaking up a fight, and mangled or killed dogs are not going to be better because it was someone else's fault.

And BTW, dogs who are "nice and friendly" when other dogs trespass into their yards are not the usual. Why should they be? Those people are irresponsible morons. In what way do they "try"?