What are the Odds Part Deux

[Conan71]

Gun cleaning on the back porch is not a bad deterrent.

[Rowdy]

What's brandishing a firearm mean then?  I am sure someone has a right to whip out a rifle and clean it on the backporch but what about running around crazy-like waving it in the air?

[RecycleMichael]

I think you should get something bigger to eat his dog when it comes over the fence...maybe an alligator or a bengal tiger.

...nothing like the food chain to solve a problem.

[South_Tulsan]

Sad situation. Whatever you do, don't poison the dog.

If it were me, I'd put my house on the market, or pony up for the privacy fence.

[TulsaFan-inTexas]

quote:Originally posted by recyclemichael

I think you should get something bigger to eat his dog when it comes over the fence...maybe an alligator or a bengal tiger.

...nothing like the food chain to solve a problem.

Gotta love that idea. I hear that tigers like dog meat. A snack of rotweiller or pit bull would last a tiger for a couple of days.

[Conan71]

quote:Originally posted by Rowdy

What's brandishing a firearm mean then?  I am sure someone has a right to whip out a rifle and clean it on the backporch but what about running around crazy-like waving it in the air?

Running around crazy-like with a gun works even better than cleaning it, unless your neighbor has a bigger gun and is crazier.

I don't have anything against pit bulls, just rednecks with pit bull mentalities that train them to be aggressive.

My next door neighbor has a big, gentle mutt dog which obviously has some pit in it.  I Never have a problem with it other than it barking all night if the owner goes out of town.  I mentioned the problem to her in a rational way several weeks ago.  

Her solution was to give us a box of the Benadryl strips that dissolve in your mouth.  Now when it happens, I wrap one up in a piece of shaved ham or cheese and go give him a treat.  After about 30 minutes the barking stops and both the dog and I get a good night's sleep.

[Rowdy]

quote:Originally posted by Conan71

quote:Originally posted by Rowdy

What's brandishing a firearm mean then?  I am sure someone has a right to whip out a rifle and clean it on the backporch but what about running around crazy-like waving it in the air?

Running around crazy-like with a gun works even better than cleaning it, unless your neighbor has a bigger gun and is crazier.

I don't have anything against pit bulls, just rednecks with pit bull mentalities that train them to be aggressive.

My next door neighbor has a big, gentle mutt dog which obviously has some pit in it.  I Never have a problem with it other than it barking all night if the owner goes out of town.  I mentioned the problem to her in a rational way several weeks ago.  

Her solution was to give us a box of the Benadryl strips that dissolve in your mouth.  Now when it happens, I wrap one up in a piece of shaved ham or cheese and go give him a treat.  After about 30 minutes the barking stops and both the dog and I get a good night's sleep.

Oh my gosh, now that is hilarious. At least they ok you doing that!

[Tulsa Twister]

Sorry youre havin to deal with this again........

But next time the dog charges the fence while youre in your backyard, as soon as the charge ensues, drop everything youre doing, and employ an aggressive look of your own and charge in his direction and while in mid-stride yell something like "Ill meet ya halfway, man-to-dog" and we'll settle this once and for all. Once you've decapitated the dog, or viciously disemboweled the varmint, as soon as the neighbor comes out, calmly rise to your feet, dust yourself off, and remove from your hip-pocket the sign that says "Beware of Man". As you depart, pause, then look over your shoulder and wipe your mouth and muster up a look that says "Im ready to do this again, if necessary".

[Rowdy]

quote:Originally posted by Tulsa Twister

Sorry youre havin to deal with this again........

But next time the dog charges the fence while youre in your backyard, as soon as the charge ensues, drop everything youre doing, and employ an aggressive look of your own and charge in his direction and while in mid-stride yell something like "Ill meet ya halfway, man-to-dog" and we'll settle this once and for all. Once you've decapitated the dog, or viciously disemboweled the varmint, as soon as the neighbor comes out, calmly rise to your feet, dust yourself off, and remove from your hip-pocket the sign that says "Beware of Man". As you depart, pause, then look over your shoulder and wipe your mouth and muster up a look that says "Im ready to do this again, if necessary".

Very poetic and something to consider.  I did have a nice-sized knife out there just in case.  The dog did give me the look and it wasn't to  dance.

[AMP]

I have trained and had German Shepherds for pets and protection, but they were all professionally bred and trained.  Having such an animal without proper obedience training is a recipe for disaster.

Always raise your arms over your head and become as large as possible when confronting an animal.  They see size and typically will turn and run if another being rises up much higher than they.  Not sure if it works on Alligators or Sea Creatures, but most land based Mammals other than Grizzley Bears, I trust.  

Ammonia and or household Bleach sprayed along the fence line will keep them from marking that spot and they will be more inclined to move to the front portion of their property boundaries. Remember dogs have a tremendous sense of smell, so any type of chemical such as that is a major issue with their smellers.  

Call a few dog obedience training schools, I would think they would also be a wealth of information regarding your situation.

[Rowdy]

quote:Originally posted by AMP

I have trained and had German Shepherds for pets and protection, but they were all professionally bred and trained.  Having such an animal without proper obedience training is a recipe for disaster.

Always raise your arms over your head and become as large as possible when confronting an animal.  They see size and typically will turn and run if another being rises up much higher than they.  Not sure if it works on Alligators or Sea Creatures, but most land based Mammals other than Grizzley Bears, I trust.  

Ammonia and or household Bleach sprayed along the fence line will keep them from marking that spot and they will be more inclined to move to the front portion of their property boundaries. Remember dogs have a tremendous sense of smell, so any type of chemical such as that is a major issue with their smellers.  

Call a few dog obedience training schools, I would think they would also be a wealth of information regarding your situation.

Thanks for your input on the subject.  I just don't see anything out there that can stop an angry purebred pitbull that simply wants to attack what it sees and the only thing stopping it is some waist-high chain link.