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Hi Everyone,
I really need some advice here... I am not entirely sure what to do about the people in my small town that have no clue as to what being a responsible dog owner means..
This town consists of maybe 250 people and just but everyone has a dog.. The problem is that they do not respect the by-laws.. Most of them let their dogs run loose or do not tie them or have any fencing.. Even when they are walking their dogs, they are not on a leash.. We are the only family in town that has GSD's .. There are alot of small dogs.. I respect the laws and have my property fenced in,( which they did not like.. saying that it was not "small town" behaviour), my dogs are always on a leash when not on my property and are never outside alone..
Everyone it seems thinks it is okay to have their dogs run loose, chew your garbage, chase the kids or adults that are walking their dogs , dig up your garden or just come onto your property and do their business or growl or snarl while you are trying to get into your car.. It is ridiculous..
Friday, I had Brya outside and this guy was walking his aggressive dog off of a leash and he just kept walking as his dog was going after mine.. When he was told to put his dog on a leash .. he told us to kiss his ^%$#.. NOT GOOD..
Our close neighbour has little dogs that they allow to run loose and they always come over here and when our gate is open for our vehicles, they will come onto the property and do their business while my guys are getting ready to go through the window.. We have two Brazillian Mastiffs next door that are constantly barking and are tied out without supervision.. whenever someone walks by, the dogs will run and charge at you.. their little clothes line leash reaches the road.. I cannot count the amount of times, this person's dogs has charged mine while walking.. thank god mine are trained to ignore and keep going..
Most people are afraid to walk their kids by that house due to the dogs not being in control.. they also sometimes let them loose.. They also got onto my property while I was not there .. A friend had seen them here and was too afraid to approach them.. I got home to my house being covered in soil from the plants at the window and my book case that was there was used as a standing pad for my big guy.. My lamp was busted and even my window got scratched.. This person's dog was up in my window sill.. I could tell by the prints in the snow and on the window.. I was so mad..
When I have approached people on their dogs running loose, they tell me that if it causes a problem, then kill it.. no matter.. big deal..
We have a so called dog catcher that lives 25 minutes away so that is not helpful.. I went and got the dog by-laws and have a copy of it but I am not sure what to do with it?? Do I attempt to make copies and hand them out? Do I try to post it and hope that no one rips it down?? There are a couple of responsible dog owners here that will walk their dogs holding sticks or canes to prevent their dog being attacked while walking.. It is really crazy..
We were walking our big guy and this woman was walking in town with her little dog loose and it started to approach our guy.. She was yelling at her dog but it just kept on coming.. thankfully , we had our guy under control and distracted him and kept going.. Does this woman understand that if we did not have our guy trained that her dog would end up as a mid day snack?? Has anyone else come across this total lack of consideration not only for neighbours but for their dogs?? I am so frustrated..
I got angry at a dog owner when she allowed her dog to approach the fence and have a fit at mine.. when I told her that she should not allow her dog to get into that high state of anxiety, she told me that it was none of my business.. That night, my solar lights disappeared and ended up at her house.. It is so nutty...
I have lately become tempted to release mine when another dog is on the property but I cannot.. It is not the dogs fault but the owner's.. The by-law says that if you have a strange dog on your property and it is acting aggressive to your dog and your dog kills it then that is okay.. it is a mitigating factor and your dog will not be classified as aggressive .. It also states that there are fines for all of the things that I have talked about but no one to enforce it.. The by-law officer has a large area to cover and the workload is too much to enforce simple dog matters?? what is the point of having by-laws?? So the advice I need is ... what do I do?? Is there any suggestions on what I can do?? I would love to be the one to give fines out...lol.. People are not very receptive to any type of responsible dog ownership at all.. If they were to get fines, then it would cost money and then they might be apt to follow them... I have stopped leaving my gate open for the vehicles.. I have cut back on the walking in town due to the worsening conditions..
The walk is not enjoyable anymore.. you are constantly on alert to see what dog is charging you next.. There are other people in this town that are going through the same as I am but are not willing to do anything about it.. They say that they have to live here and do not want to make enemies .. I on the other hand don't care if they like me or not.. I just want the kids and the responsible dog owners to feel safe when they are out walking in town, and also know that there will not be multiple piles of dog business on our lawns along with the garbage that they have torn to pieces.. Or maybe get into our cars without being growled or snarled at... Last year, there was a severely aggressive dog in our town .. This dog tried to attack one of my girls.. i called the by-law officer and he told me that he would look into it.. this dog had gone after children also.. He called me and told me that he had left messages in their door to contact him,,, then he called and got no response... Then one day, the dog loose again went after a child and the police were called.. when the officer got there, the dog attempted to attack the officer.. The officer had no choice but to shoot the dog.. I got a phone call from the by-law officer saying that I wouldn't have to worry about this dog because it was dead now.. What about the other dogs??
Sorry this is long but I really wanted to give you the full picture.. Please give some advice as to what I should do?? Thanks..
I really need some advice here... I am not entirely sure what to do about the people in my small town that have no clue as to what being a responsible dog owner means..
This town consists of maybe 250 people and just but everyone has a dog.. The problem is that they do not respect the by-laws.. Most of them let their dogs run loose or do not tie them or have any fencing.. Even when they are walking their dogs, they are not on a leash.. We are the only family in town that has GSD's .. There are alot of small dogs.. I respect the laws and have my property fenced in,( which they did not like.. saying that it was not "small town" behaviour), my dogs are always on a leash when not on my property and are never outside alone..
Everyone it seems thinks it is okay to have their dogs run loose, chew your garbage, chase the kids or adults that are walking their dogs , dig up your garden or just come onto your property and do their business or growl or snarl while you are trying to get into your car.. It is ridiculous..
Friday, I had Brya outside and this guy was walking his aggressive dog off of a leash and he just kept walking as his dog was going after mine.. When he was told to put his dog on a leash .. he told us to kiss his ^%$#.. NOT GOOD..
Our close neighbour has little dogs that they allow to run loose and they always come over here and when our gate is open for our vehicles, they will come onto the property and do their business while my guys are getting ready to go through the window.. We have two Brazillian Mastiffs next door that are constantly barking and are tied out without supervision.. whenever someone walks by, the dogs will run and charge at you.. their little clothes line leash reaches the road.. I cannot count the amount of times, this person's dogs has charged mine while walking.. thank god mine are trained to ignore and keep going..
Most people are afraid to walk their kids by that house due to the dogs not being in control.. they also sometimes let them loose.. They also got onto my property while I was not there .. A friend had seen them here and was too afraid to approach them.. I got home to my house being covered in soil from the plants at the window and my book case that was there was used as a standing pad for my big guy.. My lamp was busted and even my window got scratched.. This person's dog was up in my window sill.. I could tell by the prints in the snow and on the window.. I was so mad..
When I have approached people on their dogs running loose, they tell me that if it causes a problem, then kill it.. no matter.. big deal..
We have a so called dog catcher that lives 25 minutes away so that is not helpful.. I went and got the dog by-laws and have a copy of it but I am not sure what to do with it?? Do I attempt to make copies and hand them out? Do I try to post it and hope that no one rips it down?? There are a couple of responsible dog owners here that will walk their dogs holding sticks or canes to prevent their dog being attacked while walking.. It is really crazy..
We were walking our big guy and this woman was walking in town with her little dog loose and it started to approach our guy.. She was yelling at her dog but it just kept on coming.. thankfully , we had our guy under control and distracted him and kept going.. Does this woman understand that if we did not have our guy trained that her dog would end up as a mid day snack?? Has anyone else come across this total lack of consideration not only for neighbours but for their dogs?? I am so frustrated..
I got angry at a dog owner when she allowed her dog to approach the fence and have a fit at mine.. when I told her that she should not allow her dog to get into that high state of anxiety, she told me that it was none of my business.. That night, my solar lights disappeared and ended up at her house.. It is so nutty...
I have lately become tempted to release mine when another dog is on the property but I cannot.. It is not the dogs fault but the owner's.. The by-law says that if you have a strange dog on your property and it is acting aggressive to your dog and your dog kills it then that is okay.. it is a mitigating factor and your dog will not be classified as aggressive .. It also states that there are fines for all of the things that I have talked about but no one to enforce it.. The by-law officer has a large area to cover and the workload is too much to enforce simple dog matters?? what is the point of having by-laws?? So the advice I need is ... what do I do?? Is there any suggestions on what I can do?? I would love to be the one to give fines out...lol.. People are not very receptive to any type of responsible dog ownership at all.. If they were to get fines, then it would cost money and then they might be apt to follow them... I have stopped leaving my gate open for the vehicles.. I have cut back on the walking in town due to the worsening conditions..
The walk is not enjoyable anymore.. you are constantly on alert to see what dog is charging you next.. There are other people in this town that are going through the same as I am but are not willing to do anything about it.. They say that they have to live here and do not want to make enemies .. I on the other hand don't care if they like me or not.. I just want the kids and the responsible dog owners to feel safe when they are out walking in town, and also know that there will not be multiple piles of dog business on our lawns along with the garbage that they have torn to pieces.. Or maybe get into our cars without being growled or snarled at... Last year, there was a severely aggressive dog in our town .. This dog tried to attack one of my girls.. i called the by-law officer and he told me that he would look into it.. this dog had gone after children also.. He called me and told me that he had left messages in their door to contact him,,, then he called and got no response... Then one day, the dog loose again went after a child and the police were called.. when the officer got there, the dog attempted to attack the officer.. The officer had no choice but to shoot the dog.. I got a phone call from the by-law officer saying that I wouldn't have to worry about this dog because it was dead now.. What about the other dogs??
Sorry this is long but I really wanted to give you the full picture.. Please give some advice as to what I should do?? Thanks..