Dog problem

opportunity · #1 02/08/13, 06:53 PM

We have a dog that is an issue we have no idea who owns this dog. Last summer it attacked some people and we were accused as we have the only dog with a similar discription that is licenced with the county as required. We took pictures of the other dog and all they did was drop some of the charges and the fine from about $600 to $75. We also were accused of our dog chasing deer and horses though we had a fenced yard and it was a mostly inside dog.

So we moved about a half mile away and the dang dog is now chasing our calfs and casuing problems with our cows. The person next door claimed it was chasing thier horses.

Animal control thinks it's our dog but the problem dog has a white tip on it's tail and is mean, mine is black with whitechest and feet but very sweet. They are exactly the same size only visual differance is the white tail tip.

So what options do I have with the other dog I'm about ready to buy a gun and shoot it as it's been months with probelms and we have no clue who owns it, as it travels a very large area.

nostawmama · #2 02/08/13, 06:57 PM

SSS

The last one- shush up - is the most important.

Narshalla · #3 02/08/13, 07:25 PM

This is one case where SSS isn't going to work; the OP needs to be able to prove there's two dogs.

If at all possible, I'd get a live trap for it and bait it with something stinky; you might get a bunch of other catches, first, but I think it would be worth it.

opportunity · #4 02/08/13, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Narshalla

This is one case where SSS isn't going to work; the OP needs to be able to prove there's two dogs.

If at all possible, I'd get a live trap for it and bait it with something stinky; you might get a bunch of other catches, first, but I think it would be worth it.

We had pictures with our dog and the other dog both in the same picture, but it's not registered and ours is so they coudn't fine the other owner makes me wonder why I registered mine.

Danaus29 · #5 02/08/13, 07:40 PM

Animal control might be willing to lend you a dog trap. It needs to be trapped and eliminated.

Oakshire_Farm · #6 02/08/13, 07:45 PM

I say shoot it! Call the authorities and show them the dead dog and your dog!

nostawmama · #7 02/08/13, 07:46 PM

I think if the problem dog is gone then the problems would be stopped. AC would stop getting calls and then wouldn't have any reason to think that the dog belongs to the OP.

nostawmama · #8 02/08/13, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Oakshire_Farm

I say shoot it! Call the authorities and show them the dead dog and your dog!

You must not have read some of the stuff going on lately about shooting dogs- apparently it is socially unacceptable to shoot somebody else's dog- no matter what it has been doing!

opportunity · #9 02/08/13, 09:57 PM

Anyone ever paintball a dog? Maybe the owners would think twice if the dog came home a differnt color? But then again might not be soon enough for my cows.
I know it belongs to someone it does have a collar on and looks well feed. So far it has only been running then not good but it hasn't eatten one yet.

Hears The Water · #10 02/08/13, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by opportunity

Anyone ever paintball a dog? Maybe the owners would think twice if the dog came home a differnt color? .

Well at least if you paint ball the dog, then it won't look like yours any longer.

God bless you and yours
Deb

unregistered65598 · #11 02/09/13, 09:50 AM

I don't paintball dogs as I have not had them in my yard, but I do get the cats and most of them won't come anywhere near my yard anymore.

Narshalla · #12 02/09/13, 05:20 PM

A bunch of good solutions, but even if it never comes back to her yard, her dog still gets stuck with a reputation for running animals and she gets stuck with the reputation for being a bad dog owner and a bad neighbor.

I think she needs to catch the dog alive and turn it over to Animal Control. It's the only thing that's going to do any good, I think.

Otter · #13 02/09/13, 06:00 PM

Paintballing a dog is an awesome idea, and here's why;

First, most folks aren't blase enough to know that their dog is out chasing livestock and just think "Whatever, not my problem" (not saying it never happens) Most people are thinking 'My Cujo's a GREAT dog! You must mean some other dog! Cujo is always in the yard!" ~ and so Cujo is; when they get up in the morning, when they come home from work, when the kids get home from school, when they call him for dinner - it's the other 18 hours in a day that he's a problem.

Now, when you SSS - they don't think "Well that cow chasing mutt got what he deserved, guess we'll just not keep a dog again."
No.... they think "Oh, no! Our poor heroic Cujo must have gotten killed chasing off those coyotes" or something like that, and then they get another dog - a bigger dog, usually, or maybe 2 dogs this time - and start the cycle again.

When you paintball, it does several things; 1) paintballs hurt, and sending Cujo yelping home may just be enough to solve your problem
2) Now the owners know without a doubt that Cujo has annoyed someone enough to take a shot at him, and he was well in range
3) Whether or not they believe that he was roaming or think you shot him while he was innocently in his yard, they're going to keep him up.

Paintballing gets the owner thinking about where their dog is and what it's doing whether they want to or not.

And last, as someone smart said to me - you can't divorce your neighbors. I'll take a LOT of steps before I shoot a dog. Me, and my dogs, and my kids and my livestock, are planning on being here a while and I'm not going to start playing Hatfields and McCoys unless it is totally unavoidable.

BlueCollarBelle · #14 02/09/13, 06:17 PM

Otter, that was a well reasoned and clear post! I feel the same as I am a dog owner and would be mortified to find my dogs were annoying others off my property. I will defend SSS in some cases but your solution sounds like a great one in this situation.