nancys
09-08-2007, 02:32 PM
Hey everyone -
I have a 5 year old yellow lab & cocker spaniel mix named Jake. He is a very friendly dog who loves to jump on people. I got him for my son when he turned 13 and now even though my son no longer lives at home I still have Jake the dog.
The problem is I live close to a family that has 2 Rotweiller mix & 1 German Shepard that they allow to run all over. Yesterday I was out running errands and one of the neighbor dogs came in my yard & attacked Jake [B]AGAIN! This makes the 3rd time that their dogs have attacked him. About a month ago I had taken Jake out for a walk - we were about a block away from home when these dogs ran across the street and latched onto Jake's ear & neck. I ended up having to take him to the vet because the gash on his neck got infected. I was talking to some other neighbors the other night & they told me that the night before the dogs attacked Jake, a girl was walking her dog (a small dog) past the "neighbors from hell's" house and their dogs also attacked her dog. Three years ago they attacked and killed a pet rabbit, clear over in another part of town.
Yesterday the dog got ahold of Jake on the same spot on his neck - when I got home Jakes neck was bleeding and he was so scared. Last summer the dogs came right up on my porch and attacked Jake.
When Jake was still pretty much a puppy one of these neighbor's kids shot him with a beebee gun. Jake still has the mark on top of his head where he was hit.
All of my neighbors have had bad experiences with these people & their dogs. One family that lives across the street from the "neighbors from hell" have called & complained because the dogs bark all night.
To top it all off the female rotweiller mix keeps having litters of puppies. At one time this family actually had 15 dogs (including puppies) in their yard.
Their have been so many complaints and calls to the police department about this family and their dogs. I called yesterday after my neighbor told me that one of the dogs had attacked Jake again - when the police officer came to my house I told him that I had been gone when it happened, but my next door neighbor had seen it. He went over to talk to her - she told me that he said that their (the police dpt.) hands are tied for some reason - they can't do anything. This family has gotten fined for several times, but they are allowed to pay their fines off in a small amount each month.
Has anyone else ever had an experience like this & if so, how did you resolve it? My sister told me last night that I might be better off having Jake put to sleep than letting him be beat up by these viscious dogs. I can't do that though, and while I really can't imagine myself shooting a beebee gun, sometimes lately the thought is tempting.
:(
I know I probably shouldn't use the term "neighbors from hell". but couldn't think of anyother way to describe them.
I have a 5 year old yellow lab & cocker spaniel mix named Jake. He is a very friendly dog who loves to jump on people. I got him for my son when he turned 13 and now even though my son no longer lives at home I still have Jake the dog.
The problem is I live close to a family that has 2 Rotweiller mix & 1 German Shepard that they allow to run all over. Yesterday I was out running errands and one of the neighbor dogs came in my yard & attacked Jake [B]AGAIN! This makes the 3rd time that their dogs have attacked him. About a month ago I had taken Jake out for a walk - we were about a block away from home when these dogs ran across the street and latched onto Jake's ear & neck. I ended up having to take him to the vet because the gash on his neck got infected. I was talking to some other neighbors the other night & they told me that the night before the dogs attacked Jake, a girl was walking her dog (a small dog) past the "neighbors from hell's" house and their dogs also attacked her dog. Three years ago they attacked and killed a pet rabbit, clear over in another part of town.
Yesterday the dog got ahold of Jake on the same spot on his neck - when I got home Jakes neck was bleeding and he was so scared. Last summer the dogs came right up on my porch and attacked Jake.
When Jake was still pretty much a puppy one of these neighbor's kids shot him with a beebee gun. Jake still has the mark on top of his head where he was hit.
All of my neighbors have had bad experiences with these people & their dogs. One family that lives across the street from the "neighbors from hell" have called & complained because the dogs bark all night.
To top it all off the female rotweiller mix keeps having litters of puppies. At one time this family actually had 15 dogs (including puppies) in their yard.
Their have been so many complaints and calls to the police department about this family and their dogs. I called yesterday after my neighbor told me that one of the dogs had attacked Jake again - when the police officer came to my house I told him that I had been gone when it happened, but my next door neighbor had seen it. He went over to talk to her - she told me that he said that their (the police dpt.) hands are tied for some reason - they can't do anything. This family has gotten fined for several times, but they are allowed to pay their fines off in a small amount each month.
Has anyone else ever had an experience like this & if so, how did you resolve it? My sister told me last night that I might be better off having Jake put to sleep than letting him be beat up by these viscious dogs. I can't do that though, and while I really can't imagine myself shooting a beebee gun, sometimes lately the thought is tempting.
:(
I know I probably shouldn't use the term "neighbors from hell". but couldn't think of anyother way to describe them.