Neighbor problem - dog mess

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LOL!

You'd have us believe that you can tell the poops from 150 lb dogs and 100 lb dogs!

If I were defending that a dog's poop wasn't my dog's poop, it would be more along the lines of:

1. My dog doesn't get out because I take xxx percautions against that.
2. When I walk my dog, I watch and scoop it up each and every time.

That you're nattering on about dog sizes and poop sizes tells me you don't do either 1 or 2, so you're trying to figure out which is yours and which isn't, and you should buck up and deal with your dog poops.

Banty

He's gotta be shittin' us.

Like others have said, try talking to him first.

If that doesn't help:

Do you have a fenced back yard, garage or somewhere you could hold the dog while you call animal control to pick him/her up as a stray? If the dog is in your yard unattended, bait it in with some tasty, smelly morsel of food.

After the owner has to take a couple of trips to the dog pound and pay the fine he may keep a little closer eye on the mutt.

DJ

G Henslee wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@individual.net:

The "return their crap" method is vandalism.

Then you videotape it,and call the police and have him cited for vandalism. If necessary,it's great evidence for a restraining order.(both human and dog) The videotape is also useful for the "that wasn't MY dog" excuse.

"SteveB" wrote in news:MuXte.2706$Lr4.136@fed1read03:

Vandalism. It doesn't matter if it's his dog's crap.

what GOOD advice;to lie to a police officer. Making a false statement is a crime.

"AllEmailDeletedImmediately" wrote in news:jOZte.793$ snipped-for-privacy@monger.newsread.com:

This is why I suggest videotape. Positive,legal proof.

Banty wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@drn.newsguy.com:

I've seen cocker spaniels that have turds bigger than some large dogs.

And what do you do if their dog has diarrhea? B-)

(faint attempt at humor)

One last note;the "return the owner's crap" method involves you,a non-dog owner,in cleanup of someone elses dog crap.

Richard wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

One other thought;if you have the person on videotape leaving the crap on your property,it's a powerful tool to SHOW the person,and tell them you will show it to police or a judge as proof of vandalism of your property;that alone may make them stop.

You also have solid proof of exactly -who- is doing it. No mistakes,no doubts.

Allowing the neighbor to see you videotaping would send the message as well. Actually it's too bad and can be kind of sad when this 's*it' happens between neighbors.

One approach- BB gun, shoot the dog in the ass whenever you see it in your yard. It'll quickly learn to stay out.

snipped-for-privacy@compuserve.com wrote, a little heartlessly, perhaps:

Or, more humanely, try one of these ultrasonic gadgets that send out a noise above what humans can hear, but it drives dogs mental. I had great success with this, with a dog next door that barked annoyingly: it soon learned, and the people who leased that house have left now, thank Gawd.

"Jim Yanik" wrote

Oh, I see. I'm going to get into trouble for returning something that belongs to the neighbor? It's not a crime for them to allow the dog to defecate in my yard, but a crime for me to return it? Is that what you're saying, Bunkie?

Again, the dog was on MY property. And you say that I'm going to get into trouble because the dog was agressive on MY property? It's my word against the dog's. No crime can be proven. Now, THAT'S good advice.

Have a nice day. Keep taking those meds. Doctor dispensed, over the counter, and street purchased.

Steve

One word ........... Fi-shock

Put a metal garbage can in your yard for a week. Let the dog urinate on it. Put it up on something that will insulate it from the ground like plastic tupperware containers. Hook up the juice. The next time he urinates on it, he won't go near a trash can in his lifetime, let alone come into your yard.

Can be found at Google. Does no permanent harm to the animal. Costs about $25. Hilarious as hell if you happen to be watching. Good for all sorts of critters. Legal to use on private property. One time is all it takes to completely solve the problem.

Steve

Not to mention it'll keep the homeless from going through your trash can too!

"G Henslee" wrote

As I said, good for all sorts of pesky critters.

Steve ;-)

May feel good at the moment, but that is vandalism. Bad advice.

Find out what the local law is. If leaving droppings is against the law, take a picture and file complaint with animal control. I called animal control here, about a neighbor with 125# dog which had attacked other dogs twice. Neighbor is in condo, is a bit of a lunatic. Had screen stapled over outside of front door, and it was the only means of restraining a dangerous animal. They had previously gotten a letter about keeping it under control at all times. They said they had no authority about the screen, but would speak with them. It worked. Small kids in condo pass within 10' of the door.

Dog poop on the lawn is not worth worrying about, unless they are large piles. Being seen doing vandalism will not establish your status as a good neighbor. It only escalates a silly issue.

Only if you're too big a woos to toss the crap back where it belongs. This advice is only meant for vertabrates.

And it sends a message that you won't put up with crap from a dog or a neighbor. A good neighbor doesn't get this started in the first place, and if it is started, they will take steps to reign in their animal. If they don't, then, it's a man's world. Returning property to its owner is being a bad neighbor?

Steve

My father did something like that 50 years ago, he just wired the hot

Exactly right; it's the same principle that what a thief steals from you, you cannot steal back. Welcome to Big Brother.