Neighbors dog

[tinahenry]

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[tinahenry]

Sorry don't really know to use this app yet? But I have a question about my neighbors dog? It has bitten three people in the past it is very territorial and it is starting to wander onto our yard and I have small children what are the laws in Manitoba what can I do about this dog we try talking to the neighbors about it and they just don't care. Does anyone know what the law's are in manitoba ?

[Zimobog]

I would follow the Three S rule in that particular case: shoot, shovel, and silence.

[Solar Geek]

Here is a link to the general Manitoba laws disallowing dogs roaming onto your property. But your municipality, town, city or village may have other laws or regulations.

http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/ccsm/a095e.php

[Paumon]

Manitoba has Dangerous Dog laws. The law everywhere in Canada is that it is against the law for a dog to wander at large. There are fines and jail terms for dangerous dog owner offenders, a second offense can be $1,000 up to $10,000 plus up to 6 months in jail. A 3rd offense is $10,000 plus one year of jail and the dog is supposed to be put down. The dog has already commit 3 offenses and that also makes the owners guilty of 3 offenses IF IT CAN BE PROVEN. Maybe you should tell your neighbour that and ask them to control the dog or you will have to report them. That could cause hard feelings and a vendetta though.

Personally I wouldn't bother speaking to the neighbours again because they obviously don't care. If you want to stay strictly within the law I would suggest you contact the Animal Control Officers that have jurisdiction in your community. Tell them that a dangerous dog that has a known history of biting, having previously bitten 3 people, is wandering at large on your property threatening you and your family and you want it to be removed and impounded. Be sure to tell them that the dog is acting in a territorial and threatening manner and if they ask you if the dog has growled or snarled and bared its teeth at you say yes. Tell them who the dog belongs to. Let Animal Control take on the problems of dealing with it.

Or - if you want to risk taking the law into your own hands and can be quiet about it you could do what Zimobog said: SSS = shoot, shovel and shut up. If it's possible for you to make the dog permanently disappear without the neighbours or anyone else finding out what happened to the dog or who did it then that would save everyone a lot of trouble. But you will have to keep it a secret, not even your children and friends can know what happened, otherwise word will get out one way or another to the owners of the dog.

[alan cox]

cheap trail camera. cheap fence on your property. just something to show the boundry. that works wonders. the dog has no clue. give him one. create a low spot. put the camera there. if it decides to go past the line and it is easy to do. that is where the dog will do it. camera will do the rest. then you do the rest.. gotta man up on this or it will continue to continue.. a bit kid is scarred for life and your time is way to precious to fool with this kind of thing.
they wouldnt fool with you. just pretend you are them. and go for it.

[tinahenry]

Thank you for all your input! I really feel I shouldn't have to be scared on my own yard. I really like the idea but the SSS but I could not do it, but them again! He bite me ones what's stop him for biteing me again! The worst of it all is for my children I'm scared for them.

[GREENCOUNTYPETE]

call your sheriff or RCMP what ever your local law enforcement is explain what has happened and your concern and ask what they need for evidence to remove the dog , maybe it is a picture of it wandering into your yard and they can charge with dog at large


otherwise good fences
2 unprovoked bites in most jurisdictions is a lethal injection , but I have no idea the laws in manitoba

I suspect there is the way it was always just taken care of and what is legal

[BlackFeather]

Most places, a dog owner gets one free unprovoked dog given bite, (provoked is ok as the dog is defending his owner or house) but once their dog is know to bite they are responsible for any other infractions. Either they put the dog down after the first bite, or keep him restrained, else they are responsible and can be sued. Stems from the verse in the Bible that talks about a bull goring someone, if the owner knows his bull is violent and it kills someone he is responsible. (my personal opinion this should apply to judges and parol boards too, concerning criminals) We had a male cat who came around, he attacked our cats, even our dog, I do love a 22 short, so quiet no one would notice, the cat is pushing up daisies now.

[R&M's BB Farm]

We too have stray dogs roaming onto our property. Nothing is more frustrating than a pet owner that won't be responsible for their pet. We started open carry on our property for protection. I had 2 dogs come at me one day, and I fired a warning shot in the ground next to them, can say I haven't seen them again. Bottom line, you Must feel safe on your property.

[Wolf mom]

Good fences make good neighbors.

You kill one dog, what happens to the next dog/threat that comes into your yard? I really agree with the poster that said the dog doesn't know the boundaries. Not his fault. Why kill him for not knowing.

Call Animal control.

Get a paint ball gun - shoot him with that - I bet that warning will wake up the neighbors.

[Paumon]

Originally Posted by Wolf mom

Get a paint ball gun - shoot him with that - I bet that warning will wake up the neighbors.

LOL. I bet that would be a wake up call for the dog too and discourage the dog from coming around again.

[AmericanStand]

Originally Posted by Wolf mom

Good fences make good neighbors..

VERY VERY good advice.

Originally Posted by Wolf mom

You kill one dog, what happens to the next dog/threat that comes into your yard?.

YOU KILL IT!

Originally Posted by Wolf mom

I really agree with the poster that said the dog doesn't know the boundaries. Not his fault. Why kill him for not knowing. .

Cause he is a danger to those you value more than him.

[Danaus29]

A dog that is a known biter (BTW, were these bites reported? If not, they never happened) is too dangerous a creature to be allowed onto a property with small children. You kill dangerous dogs to protect your children, end of story.

But, if you just absolutely won't shoot it, or you are inside city limits, you might consider carrying pepper bear spray or wasp spray. Supposedly either will get a dog to run off. Better with bear spray because then the dog runs home and the owners get a dose too.

[Wyobuckaroo]

It seems to take a multiple level of actions to get action from any form of authority....

Put up some kind of fence.... Trail cam pictures with time and date... And for every time date picture a DOCUMENTED report to authorities to back it up... Also keep a spiral bound notebook of time, date, picture, 911 documentation..

Unfortunately none of this may be enough to prompt a response from authorities, or be in time to prevent an attack on you or your family...

However... The more documentation, and the longer the trail of documentation the easier to prevail in a case against the irresponsible owners...

Your circumstances and results can and most likely will be different than so many other incidents that have been documented... But to prevail in the quest to get the potential danger contained.....

Good luck....

[Crisste]

A simple electric fence wire would probably do a fine job of keeping the dog away.

I have a Zareba electric fence charger designed for farms with 100 miles of fence wire. It runs to my garden which is about 100 yards away.

I have never had any problems with deer and my 100 lb dog touched it just once and won't go within twenty feet of it anymore.

But don't wimp out when you buy the charger. If it doesn't put out 15 joules or more at around 10KV, it isn't going to put the fear into the animal.

Electric fences are legendary at controlling animals of all types.

[highlands]

Originally Posted by alan cox

a bit kid is scarred for life

Bogus. I was severely bitten on the face as a child. I love dogs. Don't exaggerate or over generalize.

[Rustaholic]

Originally Posted by highlands

Bogus. I was severely bitten on the face as a child. I love dogs. Don't exaggerate or over generalize.

Yup My dog loving daughter was three or four when she was face bit.
Now at 20 she wants to open a dog palace to care for peoples dogs when they take trips.

[dizzy]

I was bit right under my eye by our dog when I was a kid. Don't recall now how old I was. And, that isn't the only time I was bit. I can recall 4 other instances, and there may have been more that I just don't remember. Currently, I'm dogless, but that's by choice. I just don't have the time to spend on training a dog and I will not get one just to have a dog.

[CraterCove]

Originally Posted by Wolf mom

Get a paint ball gun - shoot him with that - I bet that warning will wake up the neighbors.

This is considered abuse in many places and thus a crime.