Hell, I shoot the damn things with a scoped .308. But then again, we live in an unincorporated area where it’s allowed…
Well, if a dog digging at your Rose bushes is your biggest problem then you should (a) be gratefu and (b) leave the damn dog alone. You don’t need those fucking rose bushes anyway. I hope you shit in your pants.
What is wrong with you and Derleth anyway?
While I in no way condone giving a dog a laxative, why shouldn’t the OP be upset that an animal is destroying his property?
Look, I have 4 dogs of various shapes and sizes and while I prefer them to most of the people I meet , I also understand it’s my job and my job alone to make sure that the dogs behave properly and stay here where they belong.
What I don’t think that either of you really get is that dog owners who genuinely love their dogs and care about those dogs well being will make sure that those animals are properly trained and contained.
We’ve spent a lot of time running hot wire along our main fences to ensure that the mutts don’t travel because dogs in the country that roam run the risk of getting shot or runover.
It’s that simple-you care about your dog, you keep it home.
Not to side track from the OP, but what if the animal was a cat tearing up your bushes and shitting in your yard and you had spoken to the owner? Would you change your course of action?
I live in a relatively low socioeconomic area. There are about 7 dogs in my street that often wander around the neighbourhood. None of them are registered (the law is that they must wear a collar with the registration tag), two of them are rottweiler crosses and do not approach in a friendly manner, at least 4 of them have been in my garden. I have a dog too - my dog is my responsibility, she is fully vacinated and registered, she is never allowed to wander. I do not want other dogs on my property, or roaming the street uncontrolled and fouling the footpath. I have the pest control officer on speed dial - they will come within the hour if I call, but I have to keep the offending dog enclosed and haven’t managed to do this yet. Pest control now patrol our area.
My elderly parents have a dog that is an escape artist. About once a month he manages to find a new way out. Luckily, their neighbourhood, including the dog catcher, know him and return him. I think this is slightly different.
If the owners don’t obey the law, the dogs should be removed. Only problem is, they just get more dogs!
I think it’s perfectly reasonable to be frustrated, as you are the one being wronged here. A few comments, though:
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By leaving hamburger in your yard, you just trained that dog to come back later to check for more treats. Sort of stupid. A sprinkler with a motion sensor would be a lot more effective.
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Since you’re new to the neighborhood, it might be worth the time to go the extra mile and be the nice guy. Go door to door and tell people that someone’s dog has been running loose and damaging your property. If you find the person who’s dog it is, ask them nicely to keep it under control. Don’t threaten. If the dog keeps getting into your yard after that, go back and be more insistent. If you have to, get the law involved, but try to avoid it if possible.
Not fighting with your neighbors is worth way more than rose bushes, especially if you plan to live there for a while.
Assuming the dog is wearing tags as well as a collar, I’m in favor of astro’s idea. Of course, I’ll play along with anything astro wants to say if he’ll make me the chief cook in his post apocalyptic mutant army.
I really think feeding the dog laxatives was a bad idea, especially if it’s a small dog. The animal is just being a dog, and there is really no sense in making the poor thing sick. A call from the pound, and attendant fine for failure to restrain the dog, might be just the thing to teach the owner that keeping the dog on a leash would be a good idea.
BTW, I have no problem with a farmer or rancher shooting dogs that threaten their livestock. 240 stitches into a valuable sheep sounds like a serious veterinary expense and I hope that, on top of shooting the dog and giving the collar and tags to animal control, aruvqan sent the vet bill to the dog’s owner as well.
I love my cats dearly, but if, say, they were to get out of the apartment and invade someone else’s patio and kill their pet rabbit or bird (cats can be quite clever at opening cages if they want to get at what’s inside badly enough), I don’t think I would get too bent out of shape if they killed my cats. I would probably sink into an incurable depression, but I can’t blame a pet or livestock owner for defending what’s his.
Ohh fuck off. The animal is a nuisance, the owner is a nuisance. We have the same problem with our neighbours massive pride of cats, they chase off the birds, leave dead mice everywhere, dig up our plants and shit everywhere.
There used to be a time when our garden was filled with birds, now there aren’t any. Our garden often stinks of cat piss and shit etc. If it was legal to shoot them, we would.
Oh-for-the-love-of-fuck. Ya, there are bigger problems in the world.You should be inside wringing your hands watching CSPAN
Agreed, what is the use in even having rose bushes?How dare you for even entertaining the thought of having something you enjoy on your own property.If you even dream of doing trying shit again, you had better wake up and apologise!
I suggest you go buy yourself a sturdy pooper-scooper from the local try-and-save. Maybe erect a sign that reads: “spineless doormat lives here. please shit on me” or perhaps " please sodomize me sideways with a blowtorch as I will not stand up for myself under any circumstance"
My dad had troubles with dogs a while ago, he got those live (“Humaine”) traps from the RM, and what do you know, they didn’t work, either the dog would come back after a few days, or they would stop getting caught.
But it’s amazine how fast the negligent owners (I would describe the level of financial prosperity these people usually seem to enjoy, but then I would get flamed for being less than kind to people whom my tax dollers support) shape up when fido collides with a fast moving bullet. Since he started shooting them, he hasn’t had to shoot very many dogs after the first few weeks.
BTW this was to protect dairy cattle.
I remember reading a quote that went something like: “The further one is removed from the farms the more likely he/she will become a vegitarian/whatever” I don’t remember the exact wording, but it applies here. Those damn PETA people would have all farmers go out of business protecting vermin.
I have nothing to offer the OP though. Sorry
Well, I hope you shit in your pants too. Fucking dog Nazi.
With the exception of astro’s post and giraffe’s suggestion of a motion activated sprinkler, there has been precious little halfway decent suggestions in this thread. Nay, not even little. None.
Since you’re not a farmer, you can’t shoot the things. Rose bushes don’t count as livestock and you’ll only end up being sued. What you need is a repellant. There are several brands of chemical repellants on the market, but to be honest, I haven’t come across any that work very well.
I suggest something ultrasonic. I haven’t seen anything made for the express purpose of guarding rose bushes, but with slight adaptation, a product like Bark Free might work. Shoot, with a little creativity you could hook a dog whistle up to an air pump. Anyway to produce an ultrasonic racket should keep the dogs out.
Oh my fuckin’ dog. You’re serious! ROFLMAO.
Can I have that for a sig? I’ve been called many a things,never a dog nazi.
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Years ago, some dogs came into an inclosed area of our back porch and tried to eat one of our cats. Fortunately, the cat was so fluffy, so the dog just sort of “gummed” on its fur until we got there to chase it away. There is no doubt, however, that had we not come when we did that the dog would have killed our cat.
The next day the dogs came back. We were prepared. My sister had an insulin injection (she’s a diabetic) ready and she shot one of the dogs with it. We have every reason to believe that this shot killed the dog.
Sorry, no tears for me for the dog. If I have a choice between someone else’s out-of-control dog and my cat, I choose my cat. The dog was loose and we didn’t know who owned it. (We assumed it was some neighbors, but there were no identifying tags that I can remember.) We weren’t going to wait around until after the dog had killed and eaten some of our cats to find out who owned it. The dog was simply removed as a threat.
It’s a little more touchy when it’s not another animal’s life but rose bushes at stake. I support some of the more benign suggestions given here. While the laxative thing does make one giggle a little at first, it really isn’t probably the best way to go in the long run.
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The next day the dogs came back. We were prepared. My sister had an insulin injection (she’s a diabetic) ready and she shot one of the dogs with it. We have every reason to believe that this shot killed the dog.
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Your sister got that close? Seems the dog wasn’t much a threat.
My dad helped control the dog while she administered the shot.
Besides, it was the cats that the dogs were trying to kill, not my sister. And this happened on our property. Basically on our back porch.
It seemed like one of the animals was going to end up dead, one way or another. We decided that it was more appropriate that it be the dog that ended up dead, since it had already tried once to kill our cats and had returned in with the desire to finish the job.
Like Thea said, if any of our cats were on someone else’s property and were trying to kill one of their animals, I could not hold it against them to protect their animal, even if it meant killing our cat. I would be extremely sad to lose the cat, but I could understand the reasons for it happening.
Sure, no problem.
You sir are my hero. 
Poor dog owner, cares so much about his animals he lets them run loose. I’d love to see video of this case getting laughed out of court “yer honor, I know I’m an irresponsible dumbass and all but that motherfucker shot my dawg…”
I forgot to mention in my rant in the other dog thread (not gonna look it up right now) that this happened to me once. I was driving along, in those same side streets in Baltimore that I used to ride my bike through, often being chased by stupid animals owned by stupider people. I was trying to enjoy my newfound automotive capabilities. My mom was with me. I was a young and inexperienced motorist though. Suddenly, a dog darted out in front of the car. I swerved and hit a telephone pole. Luckily, I was only going about 30mph and had decelerated to maybe 5mph by the time I tagged the pole. The car, a Dodge Omni, was totalled. My mom recieved a large bruise where the seatbelt had caught her. It could have been much worse if we hadn’t been strapped in. The dog, unfortunately, got right up and ran away after I hit it. Almost certainly it lived to terrorize yet more motorists.
As far as the OP: I have a suggestion. This works against raccoons too BTW. Take some Tabasco sauce and put it in a spray bottle with water. Maybe a couple Tbsp of Tabasco and the rest water. You want it to atomize freely. Spray on anything you think the mutts might bother. They will get a nose full and run away. They hate the stuff.
So you poisoned the dog, your some sick fucks, you know that? Unlike sheep or rosebushes, you could have taken your cat indoors. Instead you ambush an animal that was no threat to you and HOLD IT DOWN to adminster something dangerous for the dog. What was wrong with calling animal control? Do you know how Inhumane it is to poison something when you don’t know what a lethal dose is? I wonder how long the dog suffered from your familys actions.