Neighbor threatening neighborhood dogs with large (over 5') stick

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe a walker can't remember who has an electric fence - and who doesn't. When a dog charges at you, people get tense whether there's an electric fence or not. Maybe the fence won't work. They don't always work.

If the guy with the stick is crazy... well, he's crazy - sorry, mentally ill - it's a mental health problem, not a problem with manners.

+1

Maybe he's been attacked before. Maybe he has a fear of dogs. If the stick makes him feel safer, leave him be, OP. You can't dictate the behavior of everybody walking down your street.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dogs have been known to go-thru an electric fence.

You are correct! Dogs whose property does NOT have an electric fence, who illegally crosses onto another dogs' (or any) property - will cross an electric fence.

What is your point? You hate dogs? People? Yourself?

What? You don't even make any sense.

Dogs leave their electric fences. It happens. It just does, whether you like it or not. Some people are scared of dogs. He has every right to use a stick to protect himself. I've seen two service people wave a stick at my own dog on our property. My dog is a friendly, but gigantic, guy, would never hurt a fly. But he will run up, enthusiastically, to anybody on our property. And he's huge. People who fear dogs might see that as a threat. I get it. As long as they don't actually hurt my dog, I'm OK with that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dogs have been known to go-thru an electric fence.

You are correct! Dogs whose property does NOT have an electric fence, who illegally crosses onto another dogs' (or any) property - will cross an electric fence.

What is your point? You hate dogs? People? Yourself?

What? You don't even make any sense.

Dogs leave their electric fences. It happens. It just does, whether you like it or not. Some people are scared of dogs. He has every right to use a stick to protect himself. I've seen two service people wave a stick at my own dog on our property. My dog is a friendly, but gigantic, guy, would never hurt a fly. But he will run up, enthusiastically, to anybody on our property. And he's huge. People who fear dogs might see that as a threat. I get it. As long as they don't actually hurt my dog, I'm OK with that.

Presumably the service people have been requested to visit your property? i.e.: you are expecting them, they have been given permission, and the service men are not trespassing and/or insane?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dogs have been known to go-thru an electric fence.

Another dog trainer here. You know how the electric fences work, right?

[Anonymous]

He didn't hit your dog. what is the big deal if he had a stick? a 5' stick sounds like a walking stick to me, lots of people use them for support when walking/hiking. It's a perfectly legitimate thing for a person to have. I have two handmade ones in my basement that were given to me as a wedding gift. You need to chill out, and install a real fence because those invisible fences suck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He didn't hit your dog. what is the big deal if he had a stick? a 5' stick sounds like a walking stick to me, lots of people use them for support when walking/hiking. It's a perfectly legitimate thing for a person to have. I have two handmade ones in my basement that were given to me as a wedding gift. You need to chill out, and install a real fence because those invisible fences suck.

And send you the bill, PP, because you are taxing, to say the least.

I would be insulted if someone gave me a stick as a wedding gift. Just saying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He didn't hit your dog. what is the big deal if he had a stick? a 5' stick sounds like a walking stick to me, lots of people use them for support when walking/hiking. It's a perfectly legitimate thing for a person to have. I have two handmade ones in my basement that were given to me as a wedding gift. You need to chill out, and install a real fence because those invisible fences suck.

He didn't? Were you there?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He didn't hit your dog. what is the big deal if he had a stick? a 5' stick sounds like a walking stick to me, lots of people use them for support when walking/hiking. It's a perfectly legitimate thing for a person to have. I have two handmade ones in my basement that were given to me as a wedding gift. You need to chill out, and install a real fence because those invisible fences suck.

Yes, especially for an elderly gentleman who may not be as steady on his feet as a middle aged person. An elderly person cannot run away quickly if a dog were to come after him; at least the walking stick can give him some measure of defense if he is attacked until help can arrive.
And, yes, those electric fences do not appear to be terribly secure, so I can certainly understand an elderly person feeling nervous when walking by a house where a dog is only restrained by such a "fence."

In many countries, elaborately decorating walking sticks is a lovely folk art. They are quite beautiful and usually come from a culture that values hiking and the outdoors.

[Anonymous]

Course of action is simple...



F___ the cameras, f___ calling the cops, f___ trying to catch him in the act - knock on his f___ing door and when he opens it commence to ass whupping.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He didn't hit your dog. what is the big deal if he had a stick? a 5' stick sounds like a walking stick to me, lots of people use them for support when walking/hiking. It's a perfectly legitimate thing for a person to have. I have two handmade ones in my basement that were given to me as a wedding gift. You need to chill out, and install a real fence because those invisible fences suck.

Yes, especially for an elderly gentleman who may not be as steady on his feet as a middle aged person. An elderly person cannot run away quickly if a dog were to come after him; at least the walking stick can give him some measure of defense if he is attacked until help can arrive.
And, yes, those electric fences do not appear to be terribly secure, so I can certainly understand an elderly person feeling nervous when walking by a house where a dog is only restrained by such a "fence."

In many countries, elaborately decorating walking sticks is a lovely folk art. They are quite beautiful and usually come from a culture that values hiking and the outdoors.

would this be the hippy culture?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Course of action is simple...



F___ the cameras, f___ calling the cops, f___ trying to catch him in the act - knock on his f___ing door and when he opens it commence to ass whupping.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dogs have been known to go-thru an electric fence.

Another dog trainer here. You know how the electric fences work, right?

I think most people know how they work. What's your point?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dogs have been known to go-thru an electric fence.

You are correct! Dogs whose property does NOT have an electric fence, who illegally crosses onto another dogs' (or any) property - will cross an electric fence.

What is your point? You hate dogs? People? Yourself?

What? You don't even make any sense.

Dogs leave their electric fences. It happens. It just does, whether you like it or not. Some people are scared of dogs. He has every right to use a stick to protect himself. I've seen two service people wave a stick at my own dog on our property. My dog is a friendly, but gigantic, guy, would never hurt a fly. But he will run up, enthusiastically, to anybody on our property. And he's huge. People who fear dogs might see that as a threat. I get it. As long as they don't actually hurt my dog, I'm OK with that.

Presumably the service people have been requested to visit your property? i.e.: you are expecting them, they have been given permission, and the service men are not trespassing and/or insane?

Correct. Now, how does that relate to OP's story? There's no trespassing involved in OP's story from what I can tell. OP is the insane one.

OP hasn't mentioned WHY the man waves the stick. Did he/she ask the man? Is he antagonizing the dogs? Have the neighbors asked the man to stop? And if the man is in fact insane, wouldn't the compassionate thing to do be to have a talk with him? Why all this crap about lawyers and police and SPCA?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dogs have been known to go-thru an electric fence.

Another dog trainer here. You know how the electric fences work, right?

I think most people know how they work. What's your point?

Not the PP, but I think the point is that they are not a true barrier. Lots of ways they can fail: the collar battery can be weak, the underground wire can break. A dog that wants to get out of the yard can get out, there is nothing physically holding him back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He didn't hit your dog. what is the big deal if he had a stick? a 5' stick sounds like a walking stick to me, lots of people use them for support when walking/hiking. It's a perfectly legitimate thing for a person to have. I have two handmade ones in my basement that were given to me as a wedding gift. You need to chill out, and install a real fence because those invisible fences suck.

Yes, especially for an elderly gentleman who may not be as steady on his feet as a middle aged person. An elderly person cannot run away quickly if a dog were to come after him; at least the walking stick can give him some measure of defense if he is attacked until help can arrive.
And, yes, those electric fences do not appear to be terribly secure, so I can certainly understand an elderly person feeling nervous when walking by a house where a dog is only restrained by such a "fence."

In many countries, elaborately decorating walking sticks is a lovely folk art. They are quite beautiful and usually come from a culture that values hiking and the outdoors.

would this be the hippy culture?

Actually, countries like Germany, Switzerland, and Scotland are a few that come to mind. Hiking is a popular pastime in Europe, and it is very common for hikers to carry walking sticks.