Off leash dog

[Anonymous]

If you can’t catch the dog, take a picture of it in your yard.

[Anonymous]

That dog weighs just a few lbs more than my cat!
Must be a fearsome sight indeed!
Will be eaten soon by a fox or something else! Problem solved.

[Anonymous]

In MD? DOgs are not allowed off-leash.

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Anonymous wrote:There are some neighgbors 4 houses down who have a 2 year old dog.
They used to keep it in their fenced in really nice yard. Slowly over time they just let it out the door and not into the yard. THe dog used to stay on their property but now is running all over the neighborhood. This dog poops in our lawn and has scared our kids. The dog is about 20 lbs i would say.
I talked to the neighbor and asked them to keep their dog in the back yard or on a leash. They did for 3 days now it is back to normal. During the winter it wasn't so bad but now that kids are outside again it is not ok with me.
How many chances would you give before calling animal control or someone else (who?)

I'd bring it back to their house and tie it to a tree in their yard. Every time. And bring back any dog poop from your yard and leave it on their stoop. If more neighbors join in, the problem will end.

The problem is i can't catch the dang thing. It runs and runs. It will jump on the kids, bark to play and run around and then come back. I have tried to lure it with food but it is a smart dog and won't come near me. The dog does seem nice and is super cute but is just annoying to have in our yard and on top of my kids everytime we are outside. it will take popsicles out of their hands and scratch at them to play.

You need to tell all of this, exactly like this, to your neighbor. And say next time it grabs things out of your kids hands with its teeth or scratches them and you can't catch it, you're going to pepper spray it.

Please don't do that. None of this is the dog's fault. I agree if you detail what the issues are which sound really unacceptable maybe the neighbor would listen. I can't imagine letting a dog roam free when there is a fenced yard option.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are some neighgbors 4 houses down who have a 2 year old dog.
They used to keep it in their fenced in really nice yard. Slowly over time they just let it out the door and not into the yard. THe dog used to stay on their property but now is running all over the neighborhood. This dog poops in our lawn and has scared our kids. The dog is about 20 lbs i would say.
I talked to the neighbor and asked them to keep their dog in the back yard or on a leash. They did for 3 days now it is back to normal. During the winter it wasn't so bad but now that kids are outside again it is not ok with me.
How many chances would you give before calling animal control or someone else (who?)

One. And that is not because I care about the owners, but it is for the safety of the dog. The dog is going to get hit by a car or run off, eventually. And also the safety of the neighbors, if he were to bite someone or be aggressive with another family's pet (not saying that is the case here).

You keep taking the dog to AC or calling them. Eventually, they'll get tired of bailing out the dog or getting citations or the visits.

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Anonymous wrote:OP again.
Listen, i LOVE dogs. Ours recently passed a couple of years ago and we will likely get another when the kids are a bit older.
However, i hate feeling like we can't be outside in teh front yard on riding toys as the dog is almost always out.
They must work from home now because before COVID the dog would come out in the evening and weekends. But now it is all hours of the day.

So why haven't you talked to your neighbor? Last time it worked for 3 days. Then they started up again. This time, speak up again but be more firm. "I didn't mean for just a few days- I mean I do not want your dog running into my yard unleashed ever again because it's dangerous and it scratches my kids/ steals their food. I'm sorry if I wasn't clear."

I plan to this weekend. I wanted to see if i was way off base here or it is reasonable that a dog shouldn't run free around neighborhoods with no owner in sight. I wanted to clarify that i will call animal control if it happens again but didn't know if that was too harsh.

I would say just that.

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Anonymous wrote:You’re scared of a 20lb dog?

Seriously?

Not the point. But my preschooler would be, if it ran up to him while he was in his own yard, yes.

In fact, my child has been attacked by a "super friendly!" off leash dog before while he was minding his own business walking down the sidewalk reading a book (not even making that part up). So with that experience in mind, if an off leash dog came into my yard, I'd pepper spray it and call animal control.

+1. Our neighbors have a nasty JRT and that POS comes over and growls at me all of the time in my own yard because they won't fence and it digs into yards that do. I'd call AC.

All unleashed dogs are dangerous and small dogs can still do a lot of damage. I don't understand why it would be downplayed-it's still a risk of scarring and nerve damage at a minimum. It's 20lbs but still a predator and if it runs and jumps on you-even an adult-it can knock you over and bite you on your face and throat.

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Anonymous wrote:OP again.
Listen, i LOVE dogs. Ours recently passed a couple of years ago and we will likely get another when the kids are a bit older.
However, i hate feeling like we can't be outside in teh front yard on riding toys as the dog is almost always out.
They must work from home now because before COVID the dog would come out in the evening and weekends. But now it is all hours of the day.

So why haven't you talked to your neighbor? Last time it worked for 3 days. Then they started up again. This time, speak up again but be more firm. "I didn't mean for just a few days- I mean I do not want your dog running into my yard unleashed ever again because it's dangerous and it scratches my kids/ steals their food. I'm sorry if I wasn't clear."

I plan to this weekend. I wanted to see if i was way off base here or it is reasonable that a dog shouldn't run free around neighborhoods with no owner in sight. I wanted to clarify that i will call animal control if it happens again but didn't know if that was too harsh.

I would say just that.

Just call. Seriously, the dog risks getting injured, too. They know what they are doing and doesn't seem to be an accident. We talked to our problem neighbors about their dog a couple of times-"Here's [dog name] back. We'd really appreciate if you kept her in your yard/out of ours." and they threatened to physically harm us. I wouldn't even try talking to them if you have more than once. Most AC have an email you can just send things to and they'll send someone to the area after a chat with you on the phone rather than in person due to COVID.

[Anonymous]

Trap and rehome the dog?

Seriously OP, you are not in the wrong here.

[Anonymous]

Passed a young man walking a beautiful Doberman yesterday morning, right past DOT HQ on M street. Dog was not on a leash but you could absolutely tell it had been trained big time. Very focused. I complimented him. and the owner!

The problem with off-leash dogs is when owners are morons and dont think they need serious, serious training to be at that point. And never without an electronic collar.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Passed a young man walking a beautiful Doberman yesterday morning, right past DOT HQ on M street. Dog was not on a leash but you could absolutely tell it had been trained big time. Very focused. I complimented him. and the owner!

The problem with off-leash dogs is when owners are morons and dont think they need serious, serious training to be at that point. And never without an electronic collar.

Doesn't matter how well trained it is, it's still a dog and the chance exists for it to break training. There is zero excuse for walking an unleashed dog in a populated area. Arrogance and selfishness.