Re: Dumb neighbor?

Posted by rumplestiltskin on June 19, 2008 at 11:11:23 from (192.88.212.32):

In Reply to: Re: Dumb neighbor? posted by Mark-Mi on June 17, 2008 at 21:05:15:

Hi, Mark.

From what I've been told (haven't researched it, though), Michigan has a state law that all dogs must be on leashes or in enclosed areas -- with certain exceptions such as when they're used for hunting. If this is the case, a call or two to Animal Control may make Mr. Mutt go away for good.

My experience is that it usually does no good to talk -- no matter how nicely -- to owners who let their dogs roam. They just seem to lack the capacity to understand why you (1) keep your own dogs under control, and (2) don't appreciate their dogs crapping on your porch and eating your dogs' food. This attitude is especially common among former city folk who ruin two acres by plopping down a cracker-box house and then think they're living "in the country" so anything goes.

Some control methods I've heard of (but haven't tried, of course) include:

1 - Capturing the dog and anonymously tying it to the door of the Animal Control office so it's the first thing the employees see when they show up for work Monday morning. Good deal for them; they can write their first ticket before 8:30!

2 - Discreetly stimulating the dog's private parts with high-velocity BBs. Start low, and increase the power until Fido understands. (Pellets would be good too, but they retain more rifling marks.) Then the conversation would go something like this:

Dumb Neighbor:

"Somebody shot my dog in the [your choice of location] with a BB gun!"

You:

"Holy cow! You mean, somebody went on your property and shot your dog?!"

Dumb Neighbor:

"Well, no; he was out running around."

You:

"Oh, well."

Personally, I've never found it necessary to try to kill a dog, as with a rifle or shotgun. But if a dog (or anything else) were directly threatening my family -- well, let's just say that's a foregone conclusion.

Mark W. in MI

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