Neighbor dog problem

[Nehmo Sergheyev]

- Mike Cummins -

- Nehmo - You carry a dog repellant device in your pocket? Are you *that* afraid of dogs?

[Mike Cummins]

[KRusso6984]

I am not a crabby "benzo addict." My other neighbors can attest to that. I've never exhibited violent behavior - ever. Not even in private. All I wanted was some suggestions on how to handle this situation, & I'm accused of being a drug addict capable of violent behavior, etc. BTW, I don't work for DCF anymore : )))

[KRusso6984]

Mike, pls tell me more about the device. Thanks.

[Jim Yanik]

"Nehmo Sergheyev" wrote in news:pj2yc.10807$ [e-mail]:

Why take any chance? Dogs are unpredictable,and territorial. After you get bit is too late.

[indago]

040610 1905 - Jim Yanik posted:

You can bet they are. More and more people are being attacked and killed by dogs every year. You just never know when the neighborhood dog will suddenly take a notion that you are prey and just tear you all up.

[Stormin Mormon]

Jesus said to turn the other cheek if thy neighbor smite thee. Not seven times seven.....

I'm a believer in go talk to the neighbor. I liked the other one about feeding the dog yummies, and making friends. A box of kibbles and bits might go a long way to smoothing things over. Also, many dogs like catfood, too.

[Stormin Mormon]

What happens if you return the favor, just drop trou and bombs away?

[Stormin Mormon]

Well, not quite silent. But I can't make the noise into a NG message.

[Stormin Mormon]

If you throw a cat outdoors every time it scratches, doesn't it learn that the signal for "I WANT OUT" is to scratch the couch?

[Stormin Mormon]

Hmm. Dog sick. Got to get another dog in the meantime.

[Stormin Mormon]

This post proves that I'm right cause you're a total idiot, and completely moronic. I know that I'm right cause I'd never call someone an "ad hominem" unless I really knew he was one of them hominems. I mean, you can carry name calling too far.

(we learned about Ad Hom arguments in school, and I just wanted to try one out. I so seldom use ad hom arguments. Only on total losers. Sorry, it slipped. But it feels so good once in awhile.)

[Stormin Mormon]

I must gently disagree. They are just as likely to buy yet another yippy dog to replace the last one. They seem to like the present yippy dog, why not get another?

[Stormin Mormon]

You, I like! My kind of approach!

[Stormin Mormon]

She changed it last week. It's 1465.

[Nehmo Sergheyev]

- KRusso6984 -

- Nehmo - I'm in downtown Kansas City, Kansas. Every morning at about 4:30 for I don't know how long, some low-flying fighter planes cross over. Millions of people across the world live next to industry or highways. A lot of Chicago is within ear-shot of the el. Much of the world (even right here) hears gunshots so often, they are ignored.

Many people *wish* they had your problem. A non-crabby person would have a good-natured attitude about it. Look at your original post; what's the tone of it?

Klonopin makes you crabby. It's better to admit that to yourself and then with precaution, watch your own behavior accordingly.

- KRusso6984 -

- Nehmo - Well, you *are* a drug addict. There's no getting around that. You can live with that if you want, but there's no point in being dishonest to yourself about it.

As for violence, I don't know. But I do know that benzos make many non-violent people violent. The first step to keep yourself from going that way is to watch your own attitude. If you get mad as somebody, exercise restraint. Perhaps simply tell yourself to not be mad.

- KRusso6984 -

- Nehmo - Excellent! Excellent! The turnover there is pretty high. Like a lot of people, you probably didn't know what you were getting into when you hired on.

[Richard J Kinch]

Jesus reviled dogs. Matthew 7:6. "Love your neighbor" refers to *people*, not canines.

[George]

Some people don't have any idea about manners. I also agree that the first approach would be to talk about it. A family moved in behind us and bought an Irish setter. They have a lattice enclosed porch and simply decided to keep the dog on the porch all day. So the dog barked day and night. That ended quickly when the dog chewed through the wood and died because of the wood splinters. Within a few months 2 dogs appeared. A little yippy one and a big lab. They started putting them in the yard early in the morning and would bark for 2~3 hours. Then there would be another barking session from

6~9 in the evening. Initially I thought they would catch on so I didn't say anything. Then one morning we were awakened with the barking at 5:30 AM.

I got dressed and went over and knocked on the door. I asked if he realized how loud the barking dogs were and they just woke us up. He replied "my dogs are INSIDE dogs!". I then apologized for bothering him because I didn't realize they were someone elses dogs. From that day on the most we will hear is a few minutes of barking.

[Jim Yanik]

indago wrote in news:BCEE6A5E.1494% [e-mail]:

Yes,once the "alpha dog"(owner) is not around,then the behavior can change. So many dog owners claim "their dog is not like that around their family",that's because they are around,when they *aren't* around,the dog's behavior changes.(around strangers)

[KRusso6984]

Ok, for the final time, I hope, I've had this same personality since I was a kid - I'm 43 now. It's not the Klonopin, trust me. And for your information, the dog barking bothers my husband too, only not as much as it bothers me - he's not on any meds & is the most calm & even tempered person you could ever meet in your life.