Keep it clean - I'll try

[JustDave]

Well I'm not about to shoot the dog in anyway, but last night after a few brews I had an idea.

Can you guess what it was?

OK I'll share it with you all. I decided to use the dog to teach the owner a lesson.

I took several months worth of kitchen grease that we pour into an old coffee can after cooking and poured it on the ground on my property. I watched the dog eat it up this morning just before they left for work. They keep the dog in the house when their gone.

I hope they don't own a mop and carpet cleaner.

I'm still going to have to come up with a permanent solution, because these people don't care about the neighborhood.

I think that's a terrible idea.

Not only have you given an innocent animal diarrhea and god knows what else, but unless you attached a note to the dog's collar, how is this going to teach them a lesson???

Talk to the owners. If that doesn't work, talk to them again.

If that still doesn't work, consult an attorney or the police or something.

 

[Soulive]

I like the idea of bagging the sh!t and dropping it on their doorstep after a few weeks. Nobody gets hurt and it makes the point clearly. I might even bag it and then dump it all over their lawn...

 

[Evan!]

I like the idea of bagging the sh!t and dropping it on their doorstep after a few weeks. Nobody gets hurt and it makes the point clearly. I might even bag it and then dump it all over their lawn...

heh, yeah..."I think you may have misplaced this, so I'm returning it to its rightful owner..."

 

[EdWort]

I like the idea of bagging the sh!t and dropping it on their doorstep after a few weeks. .

+1 Bag it for a week and leave it on their doorstep.

If that does not work, then video tape the pooch sh!tting on your lawn for a week and present that to the cops and have him cited.

 

[Chriso]

I took several months worth of kitchen grease that we pour into an old coffee can after cooking and poured it on the ground on my property. I watched the dog eat it up this morning just before they left for work. They keep the dog in the house when their gone.

Now THERE'S a creative solution! I know how much dogs love grease.... in the middle of winter when our scrappy lil' Terrier needed something to help keep warm, we'd pour a little bit of extra bacon grease (warm, not hot) over his dry food. He L.O.V.E.D. it. Sh!t was messy tho.

And I dunno if this applies to all dogs, but our terrier never seemed to mind the diarrhea. He was just glad we were giving him greasy meat juices. He loved them meat byproducts, mm mm good!

 

[bradsul]

That's a different story all together. Loose dogs chasing livestock, not good. Farmers are well within their rights to protect their animals.

That happened up here a while back and got into the paper. I can't remember all the details but some big-city people brought their dog up into the country and it ended up being shot by a farmer for running his livestock. It made it into the paper and everything and responses in the city were that the farmer should be charged etc. They didn't even understand why it was a law that farmers COULD do that. They don't seem to realize how much a cow costs and what its death means to the farmer.

Too many people are way too disconnected from their food sources these days. I'm one of them now (used to work on a farm when I was a kid) but I at least understand what goes into getting my steak on the table.

 

[Desert_Sky]

Ive always had a dog. Ive had my dogs get out of the fence, and crap and get ino neighbors trash. Well when that happened Im always over there to clean up after my dogs. Thats my responsibility. I expect the same from my neighbors.

I normally dont have a problem with dogs roaming, even if once ****s in my yard. Thats what dogs do. Im cleaning up **** once a week anyways, whats one more pile to scoop? However.....Ive walked out on a chow and a pit on two separate occasions. Both were busy marking their territory in my yard, and they actually had the balls to turn aggressive on me when I walked out. Growling or any signs of aggression calls for the paintball gun. And believe me, a semi auto 16 ball per second blast will send any aggressive dog hauling ass home.

Sorry if that offends any of you, but I have kids and a beautiful chocolate lab who dont need the neighborhood bullies stirring up problems.

 

[Bernie Brewer]

Ive always had a dog. Ive had my dogs get out of the fence, and crap and get ino neighbors trash. Well when that happened Im always over there to clean up after my dogs. Thats my responsibility. I expect the same from my neighbors.

I normally dont have a problem with dogs roaming, even if once ****s in my yard. Thats what dogs do. Im cleaning up **** once a week anyways, whats one more pile to scoop? However.....Ive walked out on a chow and a pit on two separate occasions. Both were busy marking their territory in my yard, and they actually had the balls to turn aggressive on me when I walked out. Growling or any signs of aggression calls for the paintball gun. And believe me, a semi auto 16 ball per second blast will send any aggressive dog hauling ass home.

Sorry if that offends any of you, but I have kids and a beautiful chocolate lab who dont need the neighborhood bullies stirring up problems.

Doesn't offend me in the least. If a strange dog gets aggressive on your property with no owner in sight, you do what you have to do.There's a big difference between protecting your own and shooting a dog for fun (which is essentially what our now-banned ******* did).

 

[the_bird]

There's also a big difference in shooting a dog with a paintball gun and shooting it with a .45.

 

[Soulive]

I am 100% comfortable with the action I took.

I'm 100% comfortable with the action the Mods took...

 

[the_bird]

You know, there are times when it feels REALLY good to bring out the ol'

 

[EdWort]

I like the paintball idea.

 

[Beerrific]

There's also a big difference in shooting a dog with a paintball gun and shooting it with a .45.

Yeah, no joke. The paintball gun is a good idea for that situation, IMO. It motivates the dog to leave and let's the owner know someone is not happy with where the dog has been.

 

[Orfy]

Imagine the owners face when the dog runs home whimpering with a green ass.

LOL

 

[bethlehembrewer]

Ive always had a dog. Ive had my dogs get out of the fence, and crap and get ino neighbors trash. Well when that happened Im always over there to clean up after my dogs. Thats my responsibility. I expect the same from my neighbors.

I normally dont have a problem with dogs roaming, even if once ****s in my yard. Thats what dogs do. Im cleaning up **** once a week anyways, whats one more pile to scoop? However.....Ive walked out on a chow and a pit on two separate occasions. Both were busy marking their territory in my yard, and they actually had the balls to turn aggressive on me when I walked out. Growling or any signs of aggression calls for the paintball gun. And believe me, a semi auto 16 ball per second blast will send any aggressive dog hauling ass home.

Sorry if that offends any of you, but I have kids and a beautiful chocolate lab who dont need the neighborhood bullies stirring up problems.

Im not offended. Deff not since the dogs turned aggressive. I also doubt a paintball gun it going to do super bad things to a dog. I can say as a loving and caring dog owner, I totally agree with your approach.

 

[Willy Boner]

This just happened here in Oregon. A guy shot the neighbors dog. They took him off to jail. It's not over yet, as he says the dog was chasing his chickens. But I think the cops could have resolved this had the guy called them. At least they could have told him what he could or could not do.

 

[buckeyebrewer]

Put 2 cougars in your yard.....he won't poop there anymore. DOGS HATE COUGARS!!!!

 

[ohiobrewtus]

Put 2 cougars in your yard.....he won't poop there anymore. DOGS HATE COUGARS!!!!

Ya, but if you put cougars in your yard, then you'll have a RichBrewer problem that you'll have to deal with.

 

[brett]

When I was a kid, we had a German Shepherd. Great dog, super smart, and very gentle with people. We kept him on the property with an invisible fence, but while an invisible fence will keep YOUR dogs IN, they will not keep OTHER animals OUT.

We lived in the sticks, and a lot of wild life would pass through. Our dog was security for our property, and he took his job very seriously. You know how I said he was very gentle with people? Well the opposite was true for small, unfamiliar animal trespassers. Baby rabbits, birds, woodchucks, rats, possums, he killed them all. He even once killed a chicken that accidentally got loose from the pen.

But we really needed him to do that job. Coyotes ran THICK, and once when we took our dog on vacation with us, we came back to find all of our chickens dead. Coyotes got into the pen because the dog was off-duty with us at the beach...

Anyways, one day my dad comes home from work to find a small terrior dog that had apparently been running loose and ventured onto our property. The poor thing didn't stand a chance...

We all felt really bad, but to our dog, that terrior was no different from a possum looking to steal eggs or a coyote.

Keep your dogs on your property. Even if your dog is the nicest dog in the world, and means no harm, there are a million things that can happen and your dog might not come back.

 

[Desert_Sky]

Imagine the owners face when the dog runs home whimpering with a green ass.

LOL

the paintballs were actually pink which made it even better

 

[zoebisch01]

Hmmm, I might run the paintball idea by my neighbor. If that dog harms one of my kids on my own property, the stuff will hit the fan.

 

[Desert_Sky]

depending on how bad the dog is, there is this alternative. Not only does it get hit by a paintball, but this will surround the dog in a cloud of Capsaicin II (chilli-pepper). But then again, it may be overkill being that paintballs alone will most likely keep that dog from ever coming back

http://www.pepperammo.com/paintball-pepperammo.php

 

[Homercidal]

I say, put yourself in the position of the dog's owner. If your neighbor came over and told you, repeatedly, that your dog was crapping in their yard, what would you do? Say your sorry, then continue to let it out without containment? What if it was (playfully) knocking kids down? Pet ownership is a responsibility. If my neighbor came to me, repeatedly, to tell me that my dog was crapping in their yard, and I did nothing, I would certainly expect to come home one day and find my dog dead or missing. Take care of your dog, before someone else does!

I'm not thrilled with the paintball deterrent method. Have you seen pictures of people getting hit in the face with one of those? You could easily pop that dogs eye out with a poor shot.

Just deal with the neighbor politely, then ask animal control to step in when the dog is in your yard again. You may not have a right to shoot the neighbors dog for crapping inyour yard, but you do have the right to have him removed, and his owner reported.

 

[EdWort]

I say, put yourself in the position of the dog's owner. If your neighbor came over and told you, repeatedly, that your dog was crapping in their yard, what would you do?

I have 3 dogs. We let them out and watch them. If I had a huge dog, I would not let it out to wander on someone else's property. It would be tethered or I would have a fence.

This owner is downright irresponsible and shows a complete lack of courtesy towards his neighbors by allowing his k9 to leave elephant sized loads on their property.

If he cannot handle the responsibly of dog ownership then he should not have one.

 

[Yuri_Rage]

Sure, vengeance feels good, and it's possible that a negative experience will deter a dog from the repeating the behavior that resulted in pain, but someone else hit the nail on the head earlier:

You have a problem with the owner, not the dog. Shooting paintballs at the dog, feeding it grease, or otherwise messing with the dog is human behavior that is ultimately about YOU, not the dog, and probably won't address the real issue - the OWNER. You need to address the issue with your neighbor. Ask politely, demand sternly, pile the dog's $hit on his doorstep, warn him that you'll call the cops, follow through with the cops, etc, etc, but quit messing with the dog.

 

[zoebisch01]

I'm not thrilled with the paintball deterrent method. Have you seen pictures of people getting hit in the face with one of those? You could easily pop that dogs eye out with a poor shot.

Yeah this is true, although you can dial down the pressure. After thinking about it, it is indeed the fault of the owner. However, what do you do when they don't take matters into their own hands. I shouldn't have to build a friggin fence for their dog. And to make matters worse, they are your neighbor. Aside from moving an incident can have long reaching consequences.

All that being said, I see it probably on the humane scale as a shock collar (the paintball that is) so I don't really think it's as bad as it sounds. I have been nailed with paintballs before. A sting on the rear end one time may be enough of a negative experience to put a stop to it. This is my kids we are talking about folks.

 

[Chriso]

Also make sure shooting paintball isn't illegal in your town/city/etc. Here it counts as "Discharge of a firearm w/in city limits" even though it's CO2 powered.

Why counter a barely-illegal act with a more-illegal act?

 

[Reverend JC]

To play the tough guy card or for shock value. I'm with Ed on calling BS on him. If he really did do that and it were my dog, I'd take a .45 to his kneecaps...

He was from Texas though. Do you guys remember the audio of the dude calling 911 cuz he saw people robbing his neighbors house? He ended up shooting them and killing one and he got away with it. this was in the last 8 months i think.

only in texas.

edit:

I just thought of a story about my neighbor and the guy to his west. the guy to his west had a dog that would periodically be let out to frollic. It would inevitable end up crapping in my neighbors yard. after a year of this he gave the dog some kind of treat with a laxative (yes non chocolate). Well, one day the guy to the west was complaining to him about how his dog must have eaten something outside when he wasnt watching and now had crapped all over his living room carpet. He has since kept a close eye on the dog and no poop has made it to my neighbors yard in months.

 

[Bernie Brewer]

Maybe rather than piling the dog's sh!t at the doorstep, he should scatter it all over the owner's lawn where it should have been dropped by the dog in the first place. In picking it up and leaving it in the bag, you're doing the dog's owner a favor.

 

[Alamo_Beer]

He was from Texas though.

Sure us Texans like firearms but come on man.....we all don't run around 'solving' problems with them....