Dogs Problem!

[Number1]

Originally posted by: Canun
Contact your city council to get a law put in effect that would require pool owners to have a fence. That would fix one part of the problem. Aside from that, you never mentioned if you have a fence? If not, get one. It would eliminate the threat of the dog running after the neighbors.

Or worst case scenario, invite the neighbors over and let them get to know the dogs. I find running with a dog much easier to do.

I do have a fenced in area for the dogs in the back yard. The problem is when opening the fron door of the house.

 

[Number1]

Originally posted by: Baked
Divorce your wife and marry the dogs.

No, I want both.

 

[Number1]

Originally posted by: Raduque

Originally posted by: Number1
I think a responsible pool owner should have a fence around his pool for safety.

I think a responsible dog owner should have a fence around his yard.

I do have a fenced in area in the back yard for the dogs. I can't afford to fence in my entire property (2 acres).

 

[Gooberlx2]

shock collar/fence? Walk them around the perimieter, and intentionally get them to try and come through, thus being shocked in the process. They'll learn their boundary pretty quick. It won't stop them on a full sprint in predator/prey mode, but it'll give them something to think about the next time they feel like trying to go for a jog.

Secondly, put a note on your neighbor's door calling him a sally-skirted a-hole and to grow a pair.

 

[Gooberlx2]

Originally posted by: Raduque

Originally posted by: Number1
I think a responsible pool owner should have a fence around his pool for safety.

I think a responsible dog owner should have a fence around his yard.

Not all HOAs allow for fences.

I've lived in many subdivisions that specifically disallowed fences, UNLESS there was an in-ground pool, where usually they were REQUIRED to have a fence for prevention of wandering children/pets falling in.

 

[Number1]

Originally posted by: mattpegher
In ground electric fence should keep them in the yard. The neighbors pool should be fenced for the safety of all, I can't believe that your local ordinance don't require it. Where do you live? For a less expensive approach, shock collars can be used when needed (on the wife ;-) .

One of my neighbor had an in ground electric fence and it did not keep his dogs in the yard.

 

[So]

Originally posted by: Raduque

Originally posted by: Number1
I think a responsible pool owner should have a fence around his pool for safety.

I think a responsible dog owner should have a fence around his yard.

QFMFT. If they had invited the dog over, it would have been both your and their responsibility for it to not drown. Since it was trespassing, if that dog had drowned it would have been nobody's fault but your wifes.

Honestly, it sounds like your wife is the real problem here. Give away two of the dogs, since she can't seem to handle three even if you can.

 

[Number1]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
:music: Did anyone tell you I'm your hero :music:

In the Province of Nova Scotia it is a legal requirement that a building permit be obtained prior to any type of construction. Whether the project is a large hospital or school, a new home, addition or repairs to an existing building, conversion of a building to add apartments, etc.,
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Every swimming pool, in-ground or above, which has more than two (2) feet of water is required to obtain a permit for its installation and for a fence to enclose the pool."

Halifax is in Nova Scotia, right?

Hopefully, that site isn't mixing local laws with province laws...
here

I don't live in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. The municipal office here tels me that there is no law that forces pool owner to have a fence around their pool in my county. I need to contact the town planner next week in order to get that changed.

 

[Brutuskend]

You might want to give one of those invisible electronic fences a shot.

 

[newmachineoverlord]

You need a fence. Get a real fence, ten feet tall with with spikes and barbed wire around the top. Put in the post holes yourself, but remember to call before you dig.

 

[0roo0roo]

your dogs are like cats or something. when i tell my dog to stay even if the door is open, he doesn't go.

 

[gsethi]

Originally posted by: Number1

Originally posted by: Baked
Divorce your wife and marry the dogs.

No, I want both.

well, in that case, keep the wife in the kennel and the dogs in your bedroom

 

[mattpegher]

Originally posted by: Number1

Originally posted by: mattpegher
In ground electric fence should keep them in the yard. The neighbors pool should be fenced for the safety of all, I can't believe that your local ordinance don't require it. Where do you live? For a less expensive approach, shock collars can be used when needed (on the wife ;-) .

One of my neighbor had an in ground electric fence and it did not keep his dogs in the yard.

Try the shock collars they can be adjusted for the size of dog and level of disobedience and can come in handy elsewhere. BTW did you see the episode of Breaking Bonaduci where it put it on himself then his three year old ran away with the remote shocking him as she ran.

 

[Codewiz]

You and your wife are IRRESPONSIBLE dog owners. NO dog every should be allowed to roam freely. Your actions create problems for ever dog owner out there. If ever met your wife, she would get an earful from me.

 

[Number1]

Originally posted by: mattpegher

Originally posted by: Number1

Originally posted by: mattpegher
In ground electric fence should keep them in the yard. The neighbors pool should be fenced for the safety of all, I can't believe that your local ordinance don't require it. Where do you live? For a less expensive approach, shock collars can be used when needed (on the wife ;-) .

One of my neighbor had an in ground electric fence and it did not keep his dogs in the yard.

Try the shock collars they can be adjusted for the size of dog and level of disobedience and can come in handy elsewhere. BTW did you see the episode of Breaking Bonaduci where it put it on himself then his three year old ran away with the remote shocking him as she ran.

I am going to look into that. No, I did not see the episode.

 

[Number1]

Originally posted by: Codewiz
You and your wife are IRRESPONSIBLE dog owners. NO dog every should be allowed to roam freely. Your actions create problems for ever dog owner out there. If ever met your wife, she would get an earful from me.

Do you own a dog and if so do you live in a rural setting?

 

[Soccerman06]

Im too lazy to read this whole thing, so try gettin an electric fence.

 

[Codewiz]

Originally posted by: Number1

Originally posted by: Codewiz
You and your wife are IRRESPONSIBLE dog owners. NO dog every should be allowed to roam freely. Your actions create problems for ever dog owner out there. If ever met your wife, she would get an earful from me.

Do you own a dog and if so do you live in a rural setting?

I own TWO dogs.

Dogs should never roam freely regardless of where they are at. In rural settings, you dogs should never leave your property and you should ensure that is the case.

 

[MrPickins]

Originally posted by: KB
Make her pay the fines. Paying big money should convince her.


And who can be afraid of those dogs? Cute!

Dogs don't bite unless provoked or trained to.

Tell that to the spaniel/bulldog mutt that took a chunk out of my leg when I was 8. All I did was make eye contact and try to walk away after I realized it was growling.

Even in a rural setting, dogs shouldn't roam freely. They tend to form packs, and kill things for no reason. Often other dogs, but sometimes young livestock.

 

[DaiShan]

You need to have a fence around your yard, that way your dogs can run around outside and you won't be fined. It will probably be cheaper for you than to continue getting $200 fines...

 

[mattpegher]

Actually if you live in a rural area your probably luck that your neighbor didn't just shoot your dog, all he would have to say that it was on his property and it got aggressive which in most jurisdictions allows a home owner to exterminate it. And the most he might get is discharging a firearm in a residential zone ticket. And no court is going to hold him responsible for your loss. Not to mention the liability you have if the bite someone, and don't tell me their not biters all dogs are biters, thats how they say NO. Eventually something will happen and you will be held responsible. A dog bit my daughters face and although minor the cosmetic result may require further surgery in the future, your talking the possibility of 100k in medical and legal (insurance administrative) fees, luckily my neighbor is insured because we are good friends.