They let their new puppy outside without a leash and it just comes over to my property and gets into my things that aren’t confined to my fence and scares my ducks. This puppy is a pit and is going to get huge. I’m afraid it’ll get to my birds or dogs.
How do I tell the super trashy people that own the dog to tie it tf up? I don’t want to make enemies with these people, but they need to get their shit together.
They’re the only people on the street who don’t have their dog fenced in or on a time-out/leash. The road is incredibly busy so the dog is liable to get hit really quick if it decides to run into the street.
Tell them to keep it off your property and if it happens again, the ol’ “rat poison in a sausage” always works.
Advocating poisoning puppies now?
Classy.
A untrained, unfenced, and unsupervised pit bull is a massive public safety concern. I guess OP could just call the cops to shoot it though.
How about you don’t suggest poisoning puppies?
What’s your suggestion then?
I’d suggest therapy.
For the dog? That doesn’t sound like a great use of resources.
“Please keep your dog off my property”
When that doesn’t work, contact animal control? I love dogs but a pit running loose is not going to end well for anyone and if they can’t handle their dog then you need to start getting that documented. Just stay polite and try to have empathy for whatever is going on with them to the best of your ability. How sure are you that they are trashy and not just inexperienced with dogs? If this is their first puppy they might just need friendly advice.
It might be easier to build a fence to keep it out if you can’t talk to your neighbours and have them listen.
I just got a good portion of my yard fenced in like 3 weeks ago for my dogs. The portion where the birds are has its own fence, but it’s only chicken wire. A large adult dog could easily get through it if they really wanted to.
Good fences make good neighbours.
But the question is why do they make good neighbours?
Just ask yourself before you build the the fence what you are fencing in or fencing out.
If there’s an unleashed pit in my yard I’m calling animal control every time. They’ll get tired of paying the fines.
A $20 Wyze camera with pet detection helps keep an eye on things.
Learn how to have a neighborly conversation without letting them know you think they are “super trashy”. You have legit reasons; your pit is going to get huge and you want to protect your ducks (and protect tiny puppy from angry ducks for now). It is to their advantage to protect their puppy just as much as it is for you.
I think this is solid advice. Butter them up by calling their puppy cute and then point out you’re an animal lover too that doesn’t want anything to happen to your ducks.
Pick up the pup, love on it, take it home, and express your concern about it getting lost or hit by a car.
As a person with trashy neighbours who think they own the street, study how they talk to each other when they want something done then talk to them like that.
I tried being civil with my neighbours, but nothing, then one day I had a shitty day and had enough, walked to the edge of my drive, looked directly at their house and screamed " GET YOUR FUCKING SHIT OFF MY SIDE OF THE STREET OR ILL MOVE IT INTO THE FUCKING RIVER!" walked back inside and about 30 minutes later everything was moved, they behave most the time now, but whenever they try shit again I just do the same thing.
If they’re also really loud and you can hear general conversations, make sure to repeat something they know they’ve said, let’s them know you know more about them then they do about you.
that aren’t confined to my fence and scares my ducks. This puppy is a pit and is going to get huge.
Don’t care about the people. Instead, take this chance to teach that dog!
Teach him to love and obey you.
Teach him to stay away from certain parts of your property.But in the long run, you are going to need a fence somewhere.
Befriend dog, ignore humanity.
Based on this post and (especially) your response to ultranaut, there probably isn’t anything you could say that would make them give a shit. In fact, it sounds like approaching them at all could start a fight if you aren’t diplomatic.
Does your town/county have laws about keeping pets on a leash or within a fence? Make it animal control’s problem. Call them whenever it happens. The fact that these people have established themselves as troublemakers might end up working in your favor.
Depending on how strict/responsive animal control is, fencing in your yard might turn out to be the only effective solution. No, it isn’t fair that you should have to shoulder the costs, but that might be your only choice.
I plan on contacting my local dog warden. We have very strict regulations on dogs, and the landlord of that house might not even allow pits. I know a lot of home insurances around me don’t cover people who own pits.
If you can, get pictures of the dog running unleashed and try to make sure the picturea don’t come from an angle that makes it obvious it was taken from your yard.
Taking photos from the street will give you some enhanced credibility and anonymity while also making the authorities think this is more than a neighborly dispute.
Tell them you keep used antifreeze in open containers and that you’re worried the puppy might accidentally get into it.
I could do that. I could also say that the puppy could also get terrible parasites if it goes around my birds. Which is 100% true. My dogs are on hardcore worm preventatives because I drug whipworm in on my boots once and my puppy got super sick from it.
The truth is even better! Yeah, just go let them know the risks. That’s a good way to see how trashy they really are.
(I come from trash, so I’m allowed to say it! 😜)
