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we recently moved . We are more in the country and have 9 acres. We have a neighbor who has a beagle terrier mix. He has aright away to his home through our back yard. We fenced in about 2/3 of an acre. We have a pond. The girls love the pond and jump in when ever they get a chance but that's another thread. Anyways the new neighbor believes that collars and being restricted is unfair to the dog he has. Ive had to step in when ever he wants to mix his little girl w/ our three. I keep saying all three extreme prey drive she weighs 10 lbs. bad idea. On the 4thhelet off fireworks as did the whole area. our son and his buddy joined and left off some too. His little dog took off into the woods. my husband helped look as I did and by Friday night she had not returned. On Saturday the neighbor stopped in because after he had stopped at a house to ask if they had seen his dog they remembered another neighbor who had found a little beagle down the road. It was his dog. Later that day as it was hot and the girls hadn't been in the pond in a while we put them on long leads and let them play for awhile. meanwhile his dog is out running around, no collar and my dogs are watching. Husband says lets put them back in the fence which means they cant finish their swim. I emphatically said no. I'm real tired of not being able to walk my dogs after 10:00am b/c he lets his dog run on my property and I don't want a problem. I just cant believe he still doesn't have a collar and tags or a microchip on her. I per my husband ticked him off when I suggested he do something like a microchip. I also think working on recall might help. I on Saturday afternoon lost it . He may have heard me over his mower and unfortunately I did not chose to be G rated. I bought property in the country so I wouldn't be in the burbs with people who don't understand that coyotes and traffic kill dogs especially little dogs they cant see on the road. Being a hothead I suggested a microchip and maybe some training or an invisible fence. I want to walk my dogs w/ out being boogied by a little terrier. I'm working through our own pack issues and I'm not up to making the little one
a part of the pack. I need to set some boundaries w/ this guy re his dog and I'm worried she's going to end up dead. I cant believe he adopted and no one questioned the lack of collar or fencing. So any suggestions on how I handle this re the neighbor and what can I do to make things easier for our three. I kind of feel I'm being held hostage by his unwillingness to restrain her .I also know if I go hardline my dogs if they get loose will pay a much stiffer penalty if they are on his property then his dog running around on my property. Any feedback is appreciated.
a part of the pack. I need to set some boundaries w/ this guy re his dog and I'm worried she's going to end up dead. I cant believe he adopted and no one questioned the lack of collar or fencing. So any suggestions on how I handle this re the neighbor and what can I do to make things easier for our three. I kind of feel I'm being held hostage by his unwillingness to restrain her .I also know if I go hardline my dogs if they get loose will pay a much stiffer penalty if they are on his property then his dog running around on my property. Any feedback is appreciated.