[justjim]

It seems to me you are down to just a few options. Unless the dog bites you, probably the sheriff or animal control will do nothing. You have already gone the sheriff route and animal control will have to catch the dog out of his yard. I hate to get pepper spray but did several years ago because the person I was dealing with was unreasonable and sounds like you are dealing with the same type person. Lastly, you can just take your dog somewhere else via car or golf cart until things change with this situation. If by cart, I would have the pepper spray handy. If the man is not well, things could change sooner instead of later.

[paulandjean]

I vote for pepper spray....

[kgentile1010]

I think you could still walk in your neighborhood and train that dog to leave you alone. There are some dog repelent sprays out there that say they are humane. It might be nice to try one of those first. I know it's easy to feel mad at the dog, but it's really his human who is wrong. I googled and found two products that may work. One was at PetSmart called DirectStop Animal Diterrent Spray. There was another one on Amazon.com called SprayShield Animal Deterrent Spray. I'm sure Pepper Spray would work, but it could injure the dog.

[Bryan]

You can report him to Deed Compliance, in writing. His dog is required to be leased when outside. Invisible fences don't count.

[Markam]

Originally Posted by Bryan

You can report him to Deed Compliance, in writing. His dog is required to be leased when outside. Invisible fences don't count.

I suggest you take a few pictures of the unleashed dog and send them with the letter - along with the testimony of a neighbor or two to back you up.

Good luck.

[goodgrief]

Call animal control. There are leash laws in effect. The owner is no exception to the rule. I don't cut anyone slack in this area. Laws are laws.

Sounds like this is pure negligence on the owners part. If you have no intention of taking care of your animal then its time you put it up for adoption or give it away to someone who will take care of it.

Leaving a dog act like this will bring harm to the dog or someone else and in both cases the animal will likely be removed anyway.

[paulandjean]

Vote no on driving my dog to a park. I bought here and am not going out of my way because someone is doing the wrong thing. Pepper spray.

[mac9]

We had a former neighbor who walked her boxer on a very long lead. The dog would growl and bare teeth upon occasion. Several of us tried to talk to her, but she felt "safe" with the dog and would not listen. The short of it is that it finally bit a neighbor on the arm and leg. During the attack, she could not control the animal. The next day she had a muzzle on it. But it was too late. The bit neighbor called animal control (as well as the ER reporting the dog bite). Final result was that the dog had already bitten someone else and was euthanized. All because she was too dense to realize that the animal could and should have been trained. This happened in NJ, not TV.

[GeoGeo]

I believe you said your dog weighs 16#. That would be a little heavy for a lot of people to carry...I don't you know you personally. But have you considered walking your dog, but carrying him/her past the person's house that has the loose dog, then setting your dog back down once past there and continuing with your walk. I have had to do that with my 15# dog in the past. Just a suggestion.

[Rebel Pirate]

There are no irresponsible dogs…only irresponsible dog owners. You shouldn’t have to pay the price for an owner who knows his dog is a threat to his neighbors. Since I don’t really live at TV yet, I’m unfamiliar with local laws. However, I had a similar experience in Virginia. I “let it slide” the first time and did not report it even though my dog was bit by the other dog. (No lesson was learned by the other dog owner.) About a year later the incident was repeated with the same dog and owner. This time I called Animal Control who sent an officer to investigate. The investigating officer asked if I wanted to press charges and since this was a repeat offense I did. I went to court and so did the owner. The judge asked us both to speak. I said that my only concern was that since it happened twice it might happen a third time…and I wanted it stopped. If it had been my wife walking our dog, she likely would have been bit since she would not have been able to pick up our dog as I was able. The judge put the fear of the law in the owner and assessed court costs but no fine. That got the owners attention and from then on they did not let their dog go without a leash in their yard. And, oh…it turns out that I was in violation of the law by not reporting the first incident during which my dog was bit; the county ordinance requires a report to animal control whenever a dog actually bites another pet or human. Again, I don’t know what local TV laws require, but I do know it’s important to comply with local laws. We’ll have to learn about those laws when we move to TV full time.

Does anyone know...in TV, do laws governing pets vary by county?...so that there are three different laws governing TV? If yes, can anyone on the forum provide a link to county pet laws? Thanks!

[sueandskip]

Originally Posted by KayakerNC

Pepper Spray.

LIKE !

[sueandskip]

Originally Posted by hillyridge

I am a dog and cat owner and love my pets. Several times a day I walk my small (l6 pound) leashed dog through the neighborhood. I always carry a pick up bag for droppings. I have a neighbor who lets his dog loose in his yard and when I walk by (opposite side of street) the dog attacks my small dog. I have confronted this person several times and he continues to completely ignore the leash requirement. Several other neighbors have experienced the same thing walking their dog by his house. I even reported this person to the sherriff's department and they told me the owner is old and not well. What should I do?

Where does it say you don't have to abide by the rules if you don't feel good ?

[old moe]

most of the posts are giving the loose dog owner the RIGHT here, rediclous!!! The guy walking his dog ON LEASH is doing the right thing. He need not take a different route, or go to a park, etc. The owner of that loose dog needs to learn to LIVE WITH OTHERS AND OBEY THE LAW. He is not special. Call animal control and get something done now before someone gets hurt. Its not the dogs fault either, its the owner who could care less about other people,shame on him. I too am a dog owner ,old and sickly but I don't infringe on other peoples RIGHTS.

[paulandjean]

Poster says the dog attacks her small dog. maybe time to put the dog down. sounds very aggresive.

[Cisco Kid]

I vote for pepper spray for the owner of the dog.
He needs to learn how to play with others.
The Dog will say on the leash if he had on.