Holy Shit!

[SacDuc]

Do you have a local animal control office you can call?  They might be either willing to talk to your neighbors about proper care or certainly would be equipped to take the unleashed dog away.  The most useless people too often have big dogs.  Sadly, it ends up being the dogs and other people who pay for their laziness and stupidity.

Hey! I'm useless, lazy, stupid and have big dogs. I'm offended! 

sac

[DCXCV]

Hey! I'm useless, lazy, stupid and have big dogs. I'm offended! 

sac

oh, sorry, I thought that would go right over your head

[cyrus buelton]

+1

Call Animal Control or the Police whenever the dog is spotted off leash.

It will set up a pattern and the Animal Control Department will handle.


Does your complex have a rule about all animals must be leashed?

[The Bacon Junkie]

Z-
Sorry to hear about your nephew's dog.

I'm going to refrain from any pitbull comments, as I'm sure anything I have to say about that will certainly get the thread locked.     

Here's to your dad's speedy recovery...  I hope he comes out of it okay. 

[cyrus buelton]

To the poster who manages the apartment complex with the dog issue,



If you have a handgun and you enjoy sitting outside, I wouldn't hesitate to have it on me.


Zltful's Mom's style................

[somegirl]

Actually, you should contact the police (non-emergency) AND animal control EVERY time you see the pitbull unattended outside of its yard. You need to start establishing that it is a pattern of behavior and a regular occurrence. Tell all of your tenants and neighbors to do the same and provide them with the phone numbers.

I had to do this once with a neighbor's dog, years ago.  They had 2 labs and let them wander all over the neighborhood.  One of them attacked Watson while my dogs were on-leash, she went submissive (belly-up) and it took a bite out of her chest.

I confronted the neighbors, asked them to pay the vet bills (which were surprisingly not too bad and which they did eventually pay), and asked them to confine their dogs.  They said they would try but it was pretty difficult.  Sure enough, they kept wandering the neighborhood.  I started calling the police every time.  I only saw them out 3 more times, and then they somehow managed to keep them confined after that.

In the interim, I carried pepper spray every time I walked my dogs.

[Pip]

I've got a full blooded, 55 lb. Pittie. She's an angel, and very good with people, and animals after supervised socialization... I let her play with my mom's teacup applehead chihuahua (4 lbs) all the time.

That being said, I understand the breeding, history, and reason for their being. Needless to say I am VERY careful when I open doors or windows (even though she never bolts, or even moves towards them without my approval first...) She is a fighting breed, but not a fighting dog. Her history is peaceful, but her breed's... not so much. It is an overwhelming responsibility, but reaping the rewards of her affection is indescribable.

I'm sorry about your Father, the Dachsie and the Pittie, ZLTFUL. I hope everything works out the best that it can, given the dire situation. 

[ducpainter]

You could hire ZLTFUL's mom.   

sac

I would

[Popeye the Sailor]

I would

For dog protection.....?

[ducpainter]

For dog protection.....?

not exactly the direction I was coming from...

[SacDuc]

ZLTFUL,

How is your dad doing?

sac