# I may have just gotten my neighbor's dog killed, and I don't feel even a little guilty. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 11, 2009, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-just-gotten-my-neighbors-dog-killed-and-i-dont-feel-even-a-little-guilty/502704 "2009-07-11T20:02:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-just-gotten-my-neighbors-dog-killed-and-i-dont-feel-even-a-little-guilty/502704/61 "2009-07-13T12:04:13Z")
> [@Contrapuntal](#): > > [Some dogs are sneaky though.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n058ZFNQosg) Sneaky??? That is one determined little Beagle! I’m surprised he didn’t break his fool neck! ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-just-gotten-my-neighbors-dog-killed-and-i-dont-feel-even-a-little-guilty/502704/62 "2009-07-13T12:15:33Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > And if you can’t legally install a fence more then 6 feet high AND your dogs regularly jump a 6 foot fence and bite people…you need to look at other options. Dog on leash ANY TIME it’s outside, move somewhere else, train the dog better or give it up to a rescue that can properly place it. > And while you’re right, most dogs can’t jump a 6 foot fence, remember that after a long cold winter with no above freezing temps, that 6 foot fence can turn into a 3 foot fence if the snow drifts back into a corner. Or a kennel with a fence along the top and a concrete floor. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-just-gotten-my-neighbors-dog-killed-and-i-dont-feel-even-a-little-guilty/502704/63 "2009-07-13T12:54:18Z")
I have zero tolerance for menacing dogs. They are _terrifying_ to me. Tough shit if she already has issues pending with her dog. She didn’t care enough to control the dog’s activities and now she has to pay the price. I have no sympathy for her. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-just-gotten-my-neighbors-dog-killed-and-i-dont-feel-even-a-little-guilty/502704/64 "2009-07-13T16:55:03Z")
People ought to be able to prove they know how to care for a species before they’re allowed to adopt a member of it. News flash, moron Rhymer Neighbor: **dogs aren’t people**. Now the poor animal will probably be killed and she’ll just get a new dog to fuck up all over again. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-just-gotten-my-neighbors-dog-killed-and-i-dont-feel-even-a-little-guilty/502704/65 "2009-07-13T17:13:27Z")
> [@Shot\_From\_Guns](#): > > People ought to be able to prove they know how to care for a species before they’re allowed to adopt a member of it. News flash, moron Rhymer Neighbor: **dogs aren’t people**. Now the poor animal will probably be killed and she’ll just get a new dog to fuck up all over again. I strongly disagree. How does a person who wants a dog but hasn’t had one ‘prove’ that they know how to take care of it. Everyone needs to start somewhere - and in parenting and pet ownership, that means taking a big risk. But MOST of us manage to do a serviceable job. Now, once you’ve managed to screw up in multiple ways (and this woman has at least two strikes - the dog is aggressive and the dog is not properly contained - either one of these - depending on the neighborhood - might be OK, but both of them are right out pretty much anywhere in the U.S.) I’m not sure she should be permitted ANOTHER dog. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-just-gotten-my-neighbors-dog-killed-and-i-dont-feel-even-a-little-guilty/502704/66 "2009-07-13T17:17:42Z")
> [@Dangerosa](#): > > I strongly disagree. How does a person who wants a dog but hasn’t had one ‘prove’ that they know how to take care of it. I’m sorry, you seem to have mistaken hyperbole for an actual position. I’ve also been known to rant that they should license people to breed. The arbiter in all of these cases is, of course, intended to be **me**. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-just-gotten-my-neighbors-dog-killed-and-i-dont-feel-even-a-little-guilty/502704/67 "2009-07-13T17:49:59Z")
> [@Shot\_From\_Guns](#): > > I’m sorry, you seem to have mistaken hyperbole for an actual position. I’ve also been known to rant that they should license people to breed. The arbiter in all of these cases is, of course, intended to be **me**. Sorry, its hard to tell hyperbole in writing…and I had a bad experience trying to adopt a dog from a rescue agency who held that very position - since I hadn’t owned a dog in fifteen years, I wasn’t a proven dog owner and wasn’t worthy to adopt one of their dogs. We adopted a dog from another rescue agency, but the position left a bad taste in my mouth. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-just-gotten-my-neighbors-dog-killed-and-i-dont-feel-even-a-little-guilty/502704/68 "2009-07-13T18:28:20Z")
Eh, I think they should just strap people down and make them watch a full season of _The Dog Whisperer_. ---
**Author:** ![Dobbs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Dobbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dobbs)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-just-gotten-my-neighbors-dog-killed-and-i-dont-feel-even-a-little-guilty/502704/69 "2009-07-13T22:42:27Z")
A friend of mine tells the story of one of his neighbors who had a dog that they wouldn’t control. The dog wasn’t aggressive, but it would crap all over my friends yard. Discussions with the neighbor were not fruitful. My friend started dripping a little bacon grease on the doggie droppings. After a few days, no more dog crap in the yard. When the neighbor was told ‘by the way, a dog will eat _anything_ with bacon grease on it’ and how dog turds were being treated in my friends yard, the neighbors found the willpower to keep the dog in their own yard. ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-just-gotten-my-neighbors-dog-killed-and-i-dont-feel-even-a-little-guilty/502704/70 "2009-07-14T00:08:18Z")
> [@Dobbs](#): > > A friend of mine tells the story of one of his neighbors who had a dog that they wouldn’t control. The dog wasn’t aggressive, but it would crap all over my friends yard. Discussions with the neighbor were not fruitful. > > My friend started dripping a little bacon grease on the doggie droppings. After a few days, no more dog crap in the yard. > > When the neighbor was told ‘by the way, a dog will eat _anything_ with bacon grease on it’ and how dog turds were being treated in my friends yard, the neighbors found the willpower to keep the dog in their own yard. See? Recycling pays. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-just-gotten-my-neighbors-dog-killed-and-i-dont-feel-even-a-little-guilty/502704.md?page=3)