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Thread ID: 139023 2015-02-25 07:35:00 Neighbours bloody dog! hueybot3000 (3646) PC World Chat
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1395077 2015-02-25 07:35:00 Our neighbour at the end of the street...5-6 houses down....has a dog and they seem to let it take itself for a run. The house is fully fenced but they pretty much always have their gate open.

It seems like a nice enough dog but a few times a week it knocks over the wheely bins and makes a mess until I go motivate it to leave. I have yet to approach the neighbour as I'm not sure they are the reasonable type. The houses down the end do have a history of mental outpatients etc which are generally pretty friendly but I've been told they can be unpredictable.

Is there any way I can prevent this without confronting them? I am big enough to handle myself but I don't want to start any drama if I can avoid it. My past experiences with the SPCA leaves me no faith in them so is there any other contacts that might pay attention? Like I said the dog seems friendly and it clearly knows it's not allowed to be on our property but that doesn't stop it. I don't think the dog is the problem anyway!

Cheers in advance! Btw I'm in Chch.
hueybot3000 (3646)
1395078 2015-02-25 07:40:00 Council dog warden gary67 (56)
1395079 2015-02-25 07:52:00 Get pic's and times(get a time stamp on pic's) if your camera/phone is capable,takes a few complaints to council to get any real action and usually from more than one person

Don't get yourself involved with the owners in case it goes pear shaped

I know someone who is a master of this(not me)
Lawrence (2987)
1395080 2015-02-25 08:02:00 Killed a couple of mutts who had attacked my chooks. Bit grisly though used speargun and shovel both both making nice daisys now on my lawn. prefect (6291)
1395081 2015-02-25 08:52:00 Maybe attach the wheelie bins to something........... so they cant be knocked over? bunjy cord then together or to the fence etc???? beetle (243)
1395082 2015-02-25 09:38:00 Spray round the outside of the bins and the lids with fly spray. zqwerty (97)
1395083 2015-02-25 09:43:00 Tell the council. Dogs are not allowed on the street unless on a leash. There is quite a hefty fine for having a dog running loose. mzee (3324)
1395084 2015-02-25 11:32:00 What about cats? They are equally annoying, messed up the rubbish bags on rubbish collection days; and garden flower / vegetable beds. bk T (215)
1395085 2015-02-25 18:13:00 My past experiences with the SPCA leaves me no faith in them so is there any other contacts that might pay attention? .

The SPCA only deal with animals that are being mistreated....and then they have a process, can't just enter properties and take it without the legal steps.

You need animal control.
Chances are the animal control person won't be around when the dog goes walkies....you could trap it.
We did this years ago to catch a particular nasty dog. We ended up catching another 14 or so - but not that one....animal control loved us.
I let one go home, the rest got taken in.
The dog we tried to catch ended up strangling itself on it's own fence not long after.....
pctek (84)
1395086 2015-02-25 18:32:00 SPCA is a waste of time, they give cats or dogs preference over people.
Perhaps if you got a sign saying "Taxidermist, subjects wanted" on your front fence the pet pests might just be kept in their own place. Alternatively, you could make and sell dogskin gloves and real fur Davy Crockett hats. Advertise them as free-range winter wear ;)
R2x1 (4628)
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