I've Got A Pit Bull Problem...

[941Punk]

Funny that other thread popped up for me today. I never had to deal with this so I figured I would ask the RDP brain trust.

I recently moved and my new neighbors that share a fence behind us pit bull and my lab I guess didn't get along through the fence. My lab is over it and doesn't even give the dog the time of time when she's out there now. Today the pit has broke through the fence and ended up in my yard.. Twice. Luckily, my dog and grandson were inside. Now the little bastard is trying to dig his way in. I told my wife I would add more wood to the fence tomorrow, but I think it's time to meet the neighbors!

The last thing I want to do is do something bad to the dog if it attacks somebody in my yard, but ya know, what do ya do??

What would you guys do?

 

[RiverDave]

I’d tell the neighbor to figure out his dog problem regardless of breed


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[fat rat]

Talk with owners and notify them next time legal action will be taken, ie Animal Control, local PD, and whatever source is available.

 

[941Punk]

I think you guys are right, I'll talk to them, then call animal control and report a pit bull loose that is showing aggressive behavior. I'm sure they would be all over it.

 

[NicPaus]

Now that it has got through it will continue. Buy a electric fence and turn it on high.

 

[MOUZER]

im not sorry but that dog would dissapeer first time it gets in my yard..........if he attacks he gets shot...not risking my family or my dog over some pit bull.

 

[941Punk]

Under Florida law you can shoot a dog if it is causing harm to other animals on your property. I just don't want the trouble.

 

[Yellowboat]

An aggression in my yard it would be shot.

 

[TPC]

You can’t reason with a pit bull (and a Ford 6.0 ) owner.
In Cali most counties now one complaint gets it removed.
The abandon truck or dog.

 

[was thatguy]

How'd the dog get back home after getting in your yard?

 

[941Punk]

How'd the dog get back home after getting in your yard?

Back through the fence. Neighbor came out and tried to fix the issue. Must of done a shitty job, dog came back over.

 

[Sunset]

Bear spray?

 

[fat rat]

Under Florida law you can shoot a dog if it is causing harm to other animals on your property. I just don't want the trouble.

Same here.......we had a rabbit fox and I ask local PD if I can shoot it. His responce was that it's illegal to discharge a weapon in a residential area, I asked him again and requested a yes or no. He never did respond to the question.

 

[NicPaus]

You can’t reason with a pit bull (and a Ford 6.0 ) owner.
In Cali most counties now one complaint gets it removed.
The abandon truck or dog.

I almost posted in the other pit thread. Owners remind me of my friends that own ford trucks.

 

[941Punk]

Bear spray?

Was thinking pepper spray.

 

[GRADS]

You tell the neighbor next time the dog is in your yard you will shoot it.

 

[was thatguy]

This explains the logging chains...

 

[Enen]

Shoot the dog and throw its body back over the fence.

 

[Classic Daycruiser]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...d-face-criminal-charges-shooting-dog-eye.html

 

[RVR SWPR]

Tomorrow afternoon could be too late.First thing tomorrow morning before your kid sets foot in your back yard handle this problem.WTF you waiting for

 

[Waterjunky]

Things like this need to get handled ASAP! Your children and dog are not safe in your own back yard, this is unacceptable. Go have a calm, rational talk with the neighbor but make it clear that if this happens again in any way, shape, form, or timeframe animal control will be called to "dispose" of the animal. they need to do a real repair or replacement on the fence. how they do it is irrelevant, but it must happen and happen now. Not in a month or two, now.

if they don't, a picture or two of the "aggressive pit" in your yard and a call to animal control will rectify the issue permanently.

Out where I am, strays better stay very friendly and move along or they get shot. On the other hand I had two pigs in my yard a few months back. I think the neighbors (1/2 mile away) FFA / 4-H projects got lose. I just shooed them out of the yard once I realized they were project pigs. When they walked up wanting to be scratched it was a tip off......

 

[Gelcoater]

Funny that other thread popped up for me today. I never had to deal with this so I figured I would ask the RDP brain trust.

I recently moved and my new neighbors that share a fence behind us pit bull and my lab I guess didn't get along through the fence. My lab is over it and doesn't even give the dog the time of time when she's out there now. Today the pit has broke through the fence and ended up in my yard.. Twice. Luckily, my dog and grandson were inside. Now the little bastard is trying to dig his way in. I told my wife I would add more wood to the fence tomorrow, but I think it's time to meet the neighbors!

The last thing I want to do is do something bad to the dog if it attacks somebody in my yard, but ya know, what do ya do??

What would you guys do?

You say your Lab is a she.
What sex is the PB?
Is it possible he's just a horny lil bastard?

 

[was thatguy]

I had a neighbor who's dog kept digging under the fence.
I helped him dig a moat under the fence and we filled it with redi mix. It worked. Took a couple days.

 

[Morehart]

 

[RiverDave]

about 15-16 years ago I had picked up my son (he was about 6 yrs old) was getting my keys out too unlock back door when two pitbulls suddenly appear and are about 25 feet away from us snarling growling very aggressive, I was able to get door opened got him inside, Grabbed my 22 Mosseberg carbine stepped out the door( they were about 30 yds away, dropped them both, one dead finished the other with 22 pistol ( I hate to kill or make an animal suffer) I had a large lot over an acre and over 1/4 mile open area behind my lot on a grade so no way any strays (bullets) could leave my property. It was fully fenced all the way around, but my neighbor had a vehcile near the fence, and I suspect they were his dogs and got in that way, My daughter was around 10 at this time as well, althought we monitored our kids very carefully my thoughts were playing outside 5 minutes of inattention could have resulted in a dead or maned child, plus I was furious when these dogs threatened my son en I.

I don't want to be the guy to shit on your story.. but there's some pretty glaring problems with the story.

Dogs were 25' away.. Then were 90' away.. Dropped one, finished off the second one with a different gun..

c'mon man..

RD

 

[GN22]

I have been in the same situation but my dog was the one going through the neighbors fence. Neighbor had a pet rabbit and my dog broke the fence to get through. Luckily nothing happened. I reinforced the fence on my side as well as the neighbors. The dog got through that also. Once they get through they will keep on doing it unless you put a block type wall with a footing so they cant dig under also. Needless to say I gave the dog to a friend because i did not need issues from the neighbor if the dog were to hurt someone or another animal.

 

[was thatguy]

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Cute kid!

I'm a gambling man too.
If I lose it usually costs me a little bit of money.
If you lose what will it cost you?

 

[Yellowboat]

I would not let any dog next too my infant. The breed has nothing too do with it.

 

[milkmoney]

Dave dogs were right at the edge of my reardeck when they first started being aggressive, when I got the rifle they were more to the back of my lot, the distance is approximate, could have been 60-70 feet away perhaps less, they were running across lot, I fired ten rounds at them, both were down rifle was empty, I went in the house got my 22 pistol it was loaded, and went out to see if they were dead, one was still alive, so I finished him with a shot to the head as I said don't want animal to suffer. Not fabricateing anything just ballparking distances

Really at the end of the day , u don't need any justification to anybody on this planet for protecting your family and property.
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[jetboatperformance]

Armed citizen here and Gun advocate/proponent , I also live in the country so rules are a bit lax with life in general especially relative to issues such as described here ... That said a firearm should be your very last option or resort when you perceive eminent danger or peril , shooting the neighbors animal will bring a shit storm down on you that you need to consider and be prepared for , Recommend you work "the system" ASAP , Video the fence and area and the aggressive dog , alert Animal control or Sherriffs dept/LEO (and be persistant ), , send a formal letter to the neighbors putting them on notice ,CC the your Atty and the appropriate authorities ..... We had a pair of roving large dogs last year kill our cat @ 3 AM below our front porch I chased them away in my skivies with a lawn chair long before I could react otherwise (find a real weapon) ...with several calls and conversations Animal control rounded them up and fined the owner , then when they got out a second time they picked them up altogether (gone)

 

[DrunkenSailor]

I have had dogs my entire life. Never had one turn on me. Not trusting your dog with your kids is crazy to me. From 2005 - 2016 392 Americans were killed in dog attacks which works out to roughly 35 a year. 254 of those or 22 a year were pitbulls. There are 78 million dogs in this country. Even if you multiply the attacks by the average life span of what 10 years? The odds work out to .005% that your dog will kill you or someone you love. Remove the pitbull from the mix and now your talking about 138 in a 11 year period or 12 a year. I would trust my dog with my kids way more than I would trust my kids with my neighbors.

To the original point of the thread I would definitely work with your neighbor to secure the fence and be reasonable. It's a dog it got out help him fix it so that you know that your yard is secure for your own dog. Unless my dog is attacking them somebody takes a shot at my dog they are gonna get the shit beat out of them. Then they are going to have to tell my crying kids why they thought it was ok to kill their dog. Then they are gonna go with me down to the breeder and stroke a check to replace the stupid dog that my wife had to have and I spent thousands of dollars on.

 

[RiverDave]

Dave dogs were right at the edge of my reardeck when they first started being aggressive, when I got the rifle they were more to the back of my lot, the distance is approximate, could have been 60-70 feet away perhaps less, they were running across lot, I fired ten rounds at them, both were down rifle was empty, I went in the house got my 22 pistol it was loaded, and went out to see if they were dead, one was still alive, so I finished him with a shot to the head as I said don't want animal to suffer. Not fabricateing anything just ballparking distances

The original post just read really weird is all.

 

[HighVoltage329]

We had a similar problem. Fixed the fence with plywood. Problem solved.

 

[MOUZER]

I would not let any dog next too my infant. The breed has nothing too do with it.

story.....friend had a pit from a puppy it was about 3 yrs old when they had there kid..at 1 yr old the kid fell on the dog dog put about 20 stitches in the kids face.....he had it put down...he said he woulda bet the farm his pit was a gental dog....

 

[Sharp Shooter]

Leave your side gate open and the pit will disappear. No drama, no mess to clean up.

 

[JDKRXW]

. Unless my dog is attacking them somebody takes a shot at my dog they are gonna get the shit beat out of them. Then they are going to have to tell my crying kids why they thought it was ok to kill their dog. Then they are gonna go with me down to the breeder and stroke a check to replace the stupid dog that my wife had to have and I spent thousands of dollars on.

The original post was about a pitbull that was breaking out of the owners yard and getting into the OP's yard.
If your dog (pit or not) is getting into somebody else's yard -- the only one going to be in trouble is you... no matter what happens, PERIOD.

 

[wzuber]

It sucks when a neighbors dog is aggressive, not to mean viscous specifically, but intent on being a free animal to "socialize". Depending on the situation it often times requires us as responsible people to do work and spend money we weren't planning on or wanting to do but it's just seems to be a part of life in today's society. Some things I've done successfully to help others as both a fencing contractor and friend etc. is, in your type case, install some 11 gauge, galvanized steel expanded metal screen just below grade down about a foot (example..screen dimensions: 1'x8'/10' etc. post center dimensions). You can have it sheared to size or cut with a skill saw and fiber reinforced blade. Be certain to attach well at posts/footings with concrete anchors (or similar) and fender washers etc..It will last the lifetime of multiple animals. For dogs jumping over the fence we fabricate and lag bolt (or weld to steel fence line post if that's the case) a small standoff bracket comprised of 1/8" flat plate and 1", 16ga. square tube with a 1/4" hole drilled 1" back from end (extended end) that extends out from the post surface about 8-10" and run parallel to the fence line. This is installed about 1' down from the top of the fence. This prevents a dog from being able to jump up to rigid fence top and pull itself over the fence. I have yet to hear this has not been effective. I hope some of this is useful to some/all.

 

[t&y]

Funny that other thread popped up for me today. I never had to deal with this so I figured I would ask the RDP brain trust.

I recently moved and my new neighbors that share a fence behind us pit bull and my lab I guess didn't get along through the fence. My lab is over it and doesn't even give the dog the time of time when she's out there now. Today the pit has broke through the fence and ended up in my yard.. Twice. Luckily, my dog and grandson were inside. Now the little bastard is trying to dig his way in. I told my wife I would add more wood to the fence tomorrow, but I think it's time to meet the neighbors!

The last thing I want to do is do something bad to the dog if it attacks somebody in my yard, but ya know, what do ya do??

What would you guys do?

A talk with neighbor first. A shotgun second.

 

[t&y]

I have had dogs my entire life. Never had one turn on me. Not trusting your dog with your kids is crazy to me. From 2005 - 2016 392 Americans were killed in dog attacks which works out to roughly 35 a year. 254 of those or 22 a year were pitbulls. There are 78 million dogs in this country. Even if you multiply the attacks by the average life span of what 10 years? The odds work out to .005% that your dog will kill you or someone you love. Remove the pitbull from the mix and now your talking about 138 in a 11 year period or 12 a year. I would trust my dog with my kids way more than I would trust my kids with my neighbors.

To the original point of the thread I would definitely work with your neighbor to secure the fence and be reasonable. It's a dog it got out help him fix it so that you know that your yard is secure for your own dog. Unless my dog is attacking them somebody takes a shot at my dog they are gonna get the shit beat out of them. Then they are going to have to tell my crying kids why they thought it was ok to kill their dog. Then they are gonna go with me down to the breeder and stroke a check to replace the stupid dog that my wife had to have and I spent thousands of dollars on.

Actually what's going to happen is You will have to explain to your family and kids, that becuase you lacked the ability to secure your pet, you got your ass kicked. So while they are crying about their dog you'll then have to ask them get you a bandaid, or call the amberlamps. Then you'll have to explain to them that they don't get that super cool drone for christmas because you had to go down to the breeder and buy another dog that will more than likely ruin christmas again unless you get smart enough to secure it in the backyard.

Now lets step down off the tough guy pedestal. I had this exact problem with an agressive pit next door. Talked to the owner and made it clear if it got in my yard I wasn't waiting for it to attack anything. The dog was going to die. We spent the next six month replacing mesh on the fence, then the block wall went in. I have to thank the dog for actually forcing their hand on the wall. They would have rather spent it on old beat up cars than upgrading anything at their house.

Now we actually have a mutual understanding and respect as neighbors should. Interestingly enough, not once did he question my intention of killing his pit. Just got to work making sure it was secure instead of blaming me for bringing it iup.

Funny story about that pit. It was a beautiful gray, about 70 lbs. Mean as fuck around any other dog... actually cost me a few hundred bucks on stitches after biting my dog through the fence. Anyways... One night I go outside and see all my neighbors looking around. That should have been the first clue... but I'm a white guy, so I go into the scary house after the voices warn of death.. lol. So I walk around the corner to see if something is going on at the side of the house and see nothing. But then I hear the click of toe nails on concrete and turn around. The gray pit was charging full speed at me. My neighbors just watched. So it rushes up, sits down, and just looks up smiling like they do. I grabbed it's collar and walked it back to the neighbors house. They had no idea it was out of the yard. As soon as it went back in the backyard it was a mean s.o.b. again. No clue how close it was to eating a bullet, but I'm glad I didn't kill it that night.

 

[Morehart]

Cute kid!

I'm a gambling man too.
If I lose it usually costs me a little bit of money.
If you lose what will it cost you?

She grew up. I'm not a gambling man at all. Also don't live in a cage. Old thread, but never saw this response?

 

[Instigator]

An aggression in my yard it would be shot.

Agreed

 

[was thatguy]

She grew up. I'm not a gambling man at all. Also don't live in a cage. Old thread, but never saw this response?
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Good for you.
Hey, they’re your kids.
Do what you want with them.

See you in another 5 years?

 

[Morehart]

Ok

 

[wzuber]

She grew up. I'm not a gambling man at all. Also don't live in a cage. Old thread, but never saw this response?
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Beautiful pitbull...cute kids. In my experience, having a couple pits thru the years your kids couldn't be any safer. As with any dog they need to be managed so as to not get too excited and inadvertantly/accidently do harm while playing or otherwise.
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This is my current meatball, he's 93# and very mellow, gentle and happy. We take him everywhere with us. He goes to the dog park daily. All the people @ the dog park love him and say he's the best behaved dog there. People are drawn to him everywhere we go. People marvel at his muscularity, size and good looks, he just loves the attention. Like any dog, their only as good as their leaders. (Kinda like kids eh?) It's my job to keep him safe and not put him in a position where he feels he needs to defend me or himself. As consistantly good as he is, he's still an animal and can react and do harm. I make certain he never has to. Too many pet owners don't understand that simple responsibility and create all the problems in all breeds of dogs.

 

[Not So Fast]

You know and i know that if you shoot the dog you will have legal problems plus neighbor problems, thats no good for either party. Talk with the neighbor first and state your worries about your pet and CHILDREN!!! Ask him/her to fix the problem nicely, but keep a keen eye for any potential problems and if possib;le take pictures!!! No warning about what you will do either. Too many have knee jerk reactions and now you are in trouble if you make a threat right.
Mean dogs are a problem and that includes all makes, animal control should be called if nothing is done but for you to take the law into your own hands is not the answer. JMHO
NSF
PS I did that to an animal control officer and got that same warning so let them handle it if possible, of course if you witness aggressive acts then so be it, protect your own

 

[boat527]

My 20 yr old son brought a pitty home ( against my wishes) a few years ago.
I spent tons of $$ and time securing MY yard.

Ive ended up loving the mutt..

Just like your kids, it all starts at home, raise them right and they are a great dog..

 

[COCA COLA COWBOY]

I'd talk to the neighbors, but I would also buy a good BB gun. The new pellet guns are pretty amazing and a great buy for about $100-120. I had an issue with coyotes until I didn't.

 

[C-Ya]

My wife law firm currently has a pit bull case……..

This unfortunate woman is jogging in her gated community. One of her neighbors invite their relatives over, who own a pit bull. Soon as the pit bull gets out of their vehicle, it instantly attacks the women jogging in her own private gated community. Medical bills are now north of 500k and climbing. Months in hospital. The Pit bull owners have no money whatsoever. Believe it or not, they are claiming it’s the joggers fault, since their beloved dog wouldn’t hurt a fly. They have also filed for bankruptcy. The jogger is going after the homeowners insurance of the relatives that invited them into gated community.

The above is far from unusual. There is a REASON why pit bulls have gotten the reputation they have. OWN A PITBULL AT YOUR OWN RISK…….. I hope you have insurance! (many insurance companies won’t even insure a home with a one of the breed of dogs that are listed on the vicious breed list.)

 

[Wicky]

I'm just here for the comments. 10,000 emergency visits for labrador retriever dog bites in a year, but we get the bad rap. Think about it. If the media can make Trump look bad and Biden look good....Yeah, $500k for one situation that ended up bad. What about the cost of 10,000 Emergency room visits? Many of those 10,000 visits had huge lawsuits, as well. Hundreds of thousands....more like millions.

 

[MPHSystems]

Beautiful pitbull...cute kids. In my experience, having a couple pits thru the years your kids couldn't be any safer. As with any dog they need to be managed so as to not get too excited and inadvertantly/accidently do harm while playing or otherwise.
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This is my current meatball, he's 93# and very mellow, gentle and happy. We take him everywhere with us. He goes to the dog park daily. All the people @ the dog park love him and say he's the best behaved dog there. People are drawn to him everywhere we go. People marvel at his muscularity, size and good looks, he just loves the attention. Like any dog, their only as good as their leaders. (Kinda like kids eh?) It's my job to keep him safe and not put him in a position where he feels he needs to defend me or himself. As consistantly good as he is, he's still an animal and can react and do harm. I make certain he never has to. Too many pet owners don't understand that simple responsibility and create all the problems in all breeds of dogs.

Your dog is upside down.