I've got to vent here......... Like dogs, in fact I like all but one of the dogs here, but I unfortunately in my many years of experience living among dog owners, about 50% are mindlessly inconsiderate thoughtless ********!!!
I always have at least one neighbor who lets their dogs run free, usually more. One in particular, who's family I've been friends with for 35 years is an especially egregious offender. It's a tiny rural town, unincorporated, with of course no leash law..... or any other ordinance. This particular neighbor allowed his dogs to run loose, killing cats and rabbits, and anything else they could catch, until I finally made it clear in no uncertain terms that I was going to shoot his dogs next time I had to drive them off a cat. That was a year ago, and he went out and installed an invisible fence.
His dogs are loose when he's working outdoors, and they are more or less under his control........ That's OK. They've stopped killing cats, and rabbits because there are none left to kill. First thing in the morning he turns off the fence and kicks the dogs out to come crap in my yard, and they are allowed to run unsupervised for an hour or two........ THAT'S NOT OK.
The attitude seems to be that if I don't want his dogs in my yard, and they do cause several problems other than their morning deposits, it should be up to me to build a fence to keep them out. The dogs frequently are out chasing cars, and people, and roaming around stirring up the dogs that are fenced in....... like a little kid dragging a stick against the fence. The result is constant barking and chaos in what should be a nice quiet town.
It's kind of like having a teenager move in next door and practicing on his drum set all day long, or living in the city and putting up with the constant blare of boom boxes, etc. This is unfortunately a typical dog owner attitude. My friend in town who has a business and home next to a large gas station / convenience store has a constant problem with dog owners. I've watched dozens of times when travelers get out and walk their dog into her front yard on a leash to crap. Visiting my mother in Portland, I've watched people walk down the street and do the same, and even allow the dog to dig in her flower garden.
If I cannot eventually correct the dog owner, I'll find the opportunity to kill his dogs and end the problem......... I like both dogs and get along with them well, but I'm sure I'd like them better dead at this point.
The cities tend to have a better dog owner culture as a rule. It is not politically or legally correct to allow your dogs to roam. Most dog owners in the city scoop up after their dogs when they walk them........ generally on leash for fear of being ticketed. Out here unfortunately that culture does not exist. I once had problems with a neighbor's dog destroying my garden by romping through it daily, and when I complained she said "Montana is a "fence out" state"....... Meaning it was your responsibility to fence the neighbor's animals out of your property, not theirs to fence the animals in. Completely untrue in the present day. My response was...... "Then I'll fence with lead". Another friend killed one of two dogs from a local ranch when she caught them in her sheep...... They had killed two sheep and torn up several more. The dog owner called the sheriff and complained, and threatened a lawsuit against the sheep owner!!
Please work harder as dog owners on promoting RESPONSIBLE DOG OWNERSHIP CULTURE. I'm a responsible gun owner, and take care not to endanger anybody with my firearms, though I killed 31 raccoons and 14 skunks last spring and summer...... right in my yard. I may soon add one or two dogs to that tally!!
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