[ZIDouglas]

I used to live out in the middle of nowhere with my mom her husband n my sibs until I graduated last yr. One of the closer neighbor they have absolutely hates APBT's and any dog for that matter but especially APBT's. My mom would have to keep him and the other dogs in sight whenever the guy was out plowing the fields that were next to our house. He told her that the dog might be nice now but they get vicious when they get older so if it ever gets in his way to not expect to see it again alive. Since I've moved I wont let my dog stay with my mom when my bf and I go out of town, Its sad because my mom has a golden retriever and an old lab that my dog adores. Does anyone else have problems with neighbors like that? what can i do so that my dog can stay with my mom and be safe? keep in mind the dogs are country raised so they are free roaming and usually stay on the property.

[Henldyhl]

what can i do so that my dog can stay with my mom and be safe?

with neighbors like that this is the only way in hell i would let my dog stay there
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[wowwieholmes]

Sounds like a hopeless situation. If the dogs are free roaming at your mom's, the neighbor could get away with shooting your dog iif it went on his property. Not worth the risk.

Unless your mom is willing to change the free roaming policy, but I know how it is out in farm country.

[ZIDouglas]

I wish it werent hopless. My dog acts really depressed when he is chained or locked in. She has a small dog run and he really hates that.

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thank you for the link budboy my boyfriend is good with making all sorts of stuff and when we get our own place in the middle of nowhere we will definately be using restraints. Lots of wildlife to hurt and be hurt by.

[OpVJokl8]

Sounds like a hopeless situation. If the dogs are free roaming at your mom's, the neighbor could get away with shooting your dog iif it went on his property. Not worth the risk.

Unless your mom is willing to change the free roaming policy, but I know how it is out in farm country.

It depends on where you live, in Tn it is very illegal to kill someone elses pets. My co worker killed a dog b/c every week it would get into his trash and mess up his property and the owner didnt care. So he killed it one day mid-trash duty and the owners called the sheriff and he was arrested served 5 days in jail and 2 years probation.

[wowwieholmes]

Well what's the alternative, when you "go out of town" (and do you have to do that often)?

If your mom is willing to keep your dog in the run, he would still probably be happier and safer there than in a boarding kennel if that is your only other alternative.

Or, just stay home or go on trips where you can take your dog?

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It depends on where you live, in Tn it is very illegal to kill someone elses pets. My co worker killed a dog b/c every week it would get into his trash and mess up his property and the owner didnt care. So he killed it one day mid-trash duty and the owners called the sheriff and he was arrested served 5 days in jail and 2 years probation.

Well here, the dog has to be on your property and I think it also has to be a threat to people or animals too. And, you better have all your gun permits in order because they will come and investigate.

Here, the garbage gets put out on the curb which is public property, so maybe that's how it happened with your co worker, I don't know.

[ZIDouglas]

I hate to admit this but wyoming has pretty much nothing to protect dog owners. I could tell you so many stories that would push your buttons. and I take him everyhere I go because he is the most well behaved and can handle the stress of travel. He took a two day drive there and back with us when we went to Cali for 2 weeks. I was suprised that we could find a hotel tht let us have him there.

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If my dogs are on a leash and someone elses dog attacks it my dog gets in trouble because he must have provoked it. If your dog kills someone elses loose pet on your own property then your dogs get the hammer. A couple months ago a cop shot a pit bull type dog in cheyenne on the persons property while it was almost in the 17 yr old owners hand.

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Theres pretty much nothing that would be done if something were to happen so i'm on thin ice everywhere I go.

[wowwieholmes]

http://www.dogfriendly.com/

I like La Quintas

I am researching dog friendly hotels so I can take my dog on sales trips with me (in the cooler months; in the warm months it won't work because he has to stay in the car for up to an hour at a time while I visit accounts).

[ZIDouglas]

we stayed in La Quintas when we went i didnt expect them to be so nice!

[drislerfottor]

i had a neighbor like this one time, always threatened the dogs. even threatened that he would poison em cuz they bark so much.
i told em that if anything happened to my dogs.......... he moved 2 months later!

[MegaJIT]

I have a neighbor up the road from me a little ways, that has already said if any dogs come onto his property, he would shoot them. I never let my dogs outside of the fence unless they are on a leash. Bella will probably end up being a fence climber, so she is always watched when she goes outside. Odd thing is, he lets his Jack Russel run loose all the time, and the dog is always in the street, peeing on my trees I just planted, and trying to get to the female Beagles in heat down the road...

[ZIDouglas]

Some people ya know. They just cant let anything alone.

[Leczyslaw]

If my dogs were on someone elses property and they shot them, that would be MY irresponsibility that caused it as far as I'm concerned. I don't understand why people who live in the boonies think it's ok to let their dogs roam free. There is livestock to worry about, highways, wild animals, etc... I think whether you are in the city or the country, properly confining your dog is a must. If the dog is all ''depressed'' about being confined, too bad for the dog IMO. Better that than shot or squished on the road. Create a positive association with the confinment so they grow to see it as a good thing.

[cristmiff]

I have to agree with Zoe.

People around here let their dogs run loose. I keep mine secure for several reasons, 1) I don't want them to hurt the other dogs, 2) I don't want anyone to hurt them, and 3) there are some many things that could hurt them, as Zoe said, cars, people who are afraid of them, etc.

[VtLe67WR]

I see no reason to shoot a dog on my property... unless the dog is threatening me or mine.... but if that is the case the dog goes down...
now the dog owner is a different story....
tresspassing in Texas can be VERY dangerous....

[Ruiptuptubre]

.... keep in mind the dogs are country raised so they are free roaming and usually stay on the property.

I'm with Zoe here. Use what ever means necessary to keep the dogs on their property. Country raised does not have to equal free roaming and usually stay on the property.

I did have a neighbor who reacted at least somewhat like the person you describe, when we first moved where I am now. Sure, he hated pit bulls and pretty much any other dogs for that matter. Sure, he shot his mouth off to the wrong person right off the bat - saying he would shoot our dog if he ever got in his yard, etc. He came about things the wrong way, but in the end, he was just being protective of what was his. He turned out to be one heck of a great person and one of our best neighbors. Never did really care for our dogs, but frankly, I really don't care if people want to be friends with my dogs or not.

[robstamps]

I see no reason to shoot a dog on my property... unless the dog is threatening me or mine.... but if that is the case the dog goes down...
now the dog owner is a different story....
tresspassing in Texas can be VERY dangerous....

I agree.

[Corporal White]

Right after we had FIRST moved into the neighborhood, one of the men way down the street told my husband one day that he would shoot Mikey if he ever saw him running loose.

At that time, yes, Mikey would escape and run down the road with somebody chasing him immediately. He NEVER got out that we didn't know it immediately.
He never attacked or hurt anything and the whole incident only ever took 5 minutes.
But this had only happened a couple of times when the guy told my husband that he would shoot Mikey.

My husband told him he needed to go get some body bags then because that guys dogs were in OUR yard continuously and if he wanted to play that game then so be it.

I FINALLY got it across to my kids that the door had to be watched like a hawk and that we couldnt take chances like that EVER and we got into a routine of SAFETY, but you know what?
That dudes dogs X 3 are STILL running loose and none of mine EVER are.

[steevytraunse]

I would say really long chain setup...they can play on a 100ft setup as well as any other dog

[Qdcqxffs]

If you are out in the country on a lot of property, build a nice big yard with a nice big fence. The dog should be able to enjoy living in the country. For me, it is THE priority. I'll do without a lot of other stuff...I have dozens and dozens of chain link panels that I haul with me when I move. I make my own yard + smaller kennels....my house is always surrounded by fencing so the dogs can be let out with no problem and are always contained if they slip out the door. Also, being in Wyoming, you can find places where you don't HAVE neighbors. That's what I've done. It's really the most problem-free way to go with these dogs.

I've always lived out in the country (Wyoming and Colorado) and that's what I did.

Carla

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I would say really long chain setup...they can play on a 100ft setup as well as any other dog

If a dog is not raised on a chain, they are often somewhat inhibited about running around on one. They don't understand they are free to run around because they ARE being held.

No matter how you look at it, dogs cannot enjoy themselves on a chain like they can a big yard where they can be at liberty.

Carla