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Post by twistedscissors on Apr 14, 2015 4:01:12 GMT
Temporarily put up some of that orange or black plastic snow fencing around your yard until they get used to doing their business elsewhere? And spray the crap out if it with that cayenne pepper and vinegar mixture! Or, sit out on your porch with your hose and a bunch of pennies in a pop can. Wait for the dogs to come around, shake the can loudly to get their attention and spray the heck out of them with the hose. They don't like the noise and would be repelled by the water. Along more devious lines, maybe you could buy some of that deer pee scent that hunters use to mask human smells and spray some of that on the dogs that you see in your yard with a squirt gun or spray bottle. I don't think it would hurt the dog, but it sure would annoy the owners when their nasty skunky smelling dog comes home! Might make them think twice about letting their dogs run loose and unsupervised. I hope you can figure out something that works! We have dogs and wouldn't ever consider letting them run loose in the neighborhood. I did consider a paint ball gun. Send them home with polka dots. Lol
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Post by PLurker on Apr 14, 2015 4:05:48 GMT
I got nothing, but that would suck. I live on acres and the dog runs free, but it is a old farm- lots of land so no one to bother. Dog is trained to "go" out in field etc (not yard area). After a bunch of snow, long winter were it was hard to get to field, dog has to be "reminded" where not to go after a couple spring mistakes. It's MY dog and I can't stand THAT- I feel for you- yuk, to the yuk, YUK!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2015 4:53:52 GMT
Get the motion sprinkler. You also need to wash your porch with something to get the itinerary smell out
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2015 5:12:38 GMT
Call your sheriff's office? I can't believe there are no laws and no recourse for this situation.
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Post by gracieplusthree on Apr 14, 2015 12:35:12 GMT
put up a line of electric fencing,down maybe10inches or so of the ground..it'd be cheaper than any other traditional fencing,but would certainly work--I live on a dairy farm and we can keep feisty teenage beef cattle in the field with a line of electric fence,it works on dogs too)..
plant some painful shrubbery,hedges along the perimeter of your yard,not sure if this would be any cheaper than a fence though,and would take some time for them to grow and be big enough to form a good barrier.
There are various types of deterrents that you can buy and spray/sprinkle, I think lots of them are like bobcat urine and such.check out your local farmers co-op, thing is you'd have to re-do it after a rain as I'd imagine it would wash away,but still cheaper than a fence. I dont know if they work,but only one way to find out.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2015 13:09:36 GMT
I'm sure your town has an animal control department. If the city police don't, then the county sheriff should. I would be calling all local law enforcement departments and inquiring about animal control and leash laws. There is no way there isn't some sort of law or coverage. You need to call them and find out who would be in charge of animal control. If the wandering animals continue to be an issue, they will pick up the stray dogs and contact the owners.
When we lived outside the city limits, we were still covered by the local police's animal control department. It just took them longer to respond to us. Any other calls were usually handled by the county sheriff department before the city police.
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Post by bigbundt on Apr 14, 2015 13:15:00 GMT
Get the motion sprinkler. You also need to wash your porch with something to get the itinerary smell out I agree. I wouldn't do anything that harms the dogs like paint guns because people are crazy about their dogs. I would totally pick up all the poop and distribute it to the owners in a, "your dog left this on my property" way. I doubt it would do anything though, most people who live in rural areas like it because they let their dogs go free. It is going to be up to you to do something to prevent them from coming on your property. I know growing up my grandma was always chasing dogs off her property with, "Git! You git now!". Of course my dad would also shoot them with BB guns if they didn't stay away. Not a good idea these days though.
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Post by gailoh on Apr 14, 2015 13:23:42 GMT
Poor dogs, their owners don't seem to care for their well being...
Not the dogs fault but it is certainly the owners...but owners are hard to deal with at times so I hope you can try and really talk to them.
I would clean around my home with a strong cleaner with no ammonia in it...maybe scrub with soap and water then use a scent they my not like to smell...maybe a citrus kind of smell or maybe a pet store will have something you can put around...
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Post by melodyesch on Apr 14, 2015 13:37:20 GMT
When we were younger, I swear my Dad had some sort of sonic device that he attached to the carport that produced an ultrasonic sound for X number of feet that only the animals could hear. That stopped the dogs and cats from getting into our yard. I did some brief googling and saw some for use when out walking and you're approached by a dog, but I imagine you could find one that you attach to the house. Only if you yourself do not have any animals.
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Post by ScrapsontheRocks on Apr 14, 2015 13:58:32 GMT
I have no advice, only commiseration. My property is the only free-standing house around here; we are surrounded by cluster complexes (nice, but with small bits of garden each) and our garden (walled!) seems to be the adventure playground for the space-deprived cats. I am starting to develop a hatred for one of them in particular so I get it, I really do. I might try that pepper for the paws trick, thanks anonrefugee
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Post by freebird on Apr 14, 2015 16:06:00 GMT
If my area had a no kill shelter (we do) I'd pick up every dog I could catch and take it to the pound. The owners will find it and then have to pay $80 to get their dog back. That happens a couple times and they'll start paying attention to where their dog is.
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Post by ljs1691 on Apr 14, 2015 16:09:50 GMT
I can't believe no one has mentioned a pellet or BB gun. You can sting them without causing permanent damage or death. We opened our back door one afternoon and a dog we had never seen ran into our house. DH shot it in the butt with a pellet gun after we got it out of our house and he didn't come back. We know he was fine, he was apparently a neighbors new dog. He thankfully stays in an invisible fence now.
Of course since there are so many, I would certainly try something to repel them first. You shouldn't have to break the bank to get rid of them though.
BTW, we live in a similar area to yours, but over the years the dog problems are much better. Living out of the city limits has a list of pro/cons.
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Post by myboysnme on Apr 14, 2015 16:13:32 GMT
You have no dog so your house is neutral territory. It might help if you could borrow a dog that can establish your house as its territory, or maybe even a recording of a large barking dog.
See at this point they have all marked your yard so it's theirs now. Somehow you need to establish that it isn't.
There may be some kind of grass/lawn stuff you can spread or spray to remove their scent.
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Post by Fidget on Apr 14, 2015 16:13:59 GMT
I'd be at the next city council - village council whatever type of governing body your city falls under meeting demanding that they institute a leash law for areas such as yours. Take photos and go back to EVERY meeting until they do something, it's not that hard for them to pass an ordinance.
Leash law or not, those animals are trespassing on your property and it is their owners responsibility to keep them under contral which they are clearly not doing.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2015 16:18:10 GMT
I can't believe no one has mentioned a pellet or BB gun. You can sting them without causing permanent damage or death. We opened our back door one afternoon and a dog we had never seen ran into our house. DH shot it in the butt with a pellet gun after we got it out of our house and he didn't come back. We know he was fine, he was apparently a neighbors new dog. He thankfully stays in an invisible fence now. Of course since there are so many, I would certainly try something to repel them first. You shouldn't have to break the bank to get rid of them though. BTW, we live in a similar area to yours, but over the years the dog problems are much better. Living out of the city limits has a list of pro/cons. Really? I'm sorry but you can kill with pellet or BB guns. I don't think shooting them should ever be an option.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 14, 2015 16:20:48 GMT
Really? I'm sorry but you can kill with pellet or BB guns. I don't think shooting them should ever be an option. Plus I wouldn't want to get sued when they figure out who shot their dogs.
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Post by freebird on Apr 14, 2015 16:26:10 GMT
Really? I'm sorry but you can kill with pellet or BB guns. I don't think shooting them should ever be an option. Plus I wouldn't want to get sued when they figure out who shot their dogs.
In our area if a dog comes onto your property you have the right to shoot it, especially if it ran into your house. HOWEVER, shooting with a pellet gun is VERY dangerous. It could break the skin easily (probably) and cause the dog a long cruel infection. A bb gun would be more like a bee sting. I don't like the idea of shooting an animal if it's not being aggressive or dangerous.
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Post by MizIndependent on Apr 14, 2015 16:28:14 GMT
Shoot the dogs...? Joking, honest! I'm almost not jokingly considering it. This has went on for a while. I complained to one neighbor and he chained the beagle for one day. Wow, a whole day? It's not the dogs fault. It's the owners. All of them. The thing is, though, without any enforceable leash laws, the ownness is on you to protect your property. You want to keep them out? Fence your property.
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Post by tincin on Apr 14, 2015 16:36:47 GMT
Try putting some rat traps out. It worked for the cats who used my flower beds as litter boxes. I would set them and when the cats would trip them that SNAP would send them flying out of there. Put them right in the path you think the dogs are taking. I would put a few in choice spots and see if they are being set off. If not, move them around until they are tripping them. Scare them a few times and I'd bet they will find better places to go.
I also used mouse traps in my trash cans to train my dogs (when I had them) to stay out of them. They would poke their nose in and set off that trap. That trap would snap and those dogs would be running as fast as they could to get out of the bathrooms. It is too small to fit over their nose and they were too quick for it to really get them but it worked like a charm. It was the noise that scared them half to death. It only took a couple of snaps and they stayed far away from those cans.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2015 17:40:05 GMT
In our small town, we call the police for loose dogs. There's an animal control officer who works over a bunch of towns (they each pay a part of his salary.) The police have him come by and pick up the animal. The dog is put into a kennel, and the owner has to pay to get it out. I know this because I had to pay $35 to get my dog sprung from doggie jail when she ran away during a thunder storm.
It's a private kennel, not a shelter. If the dog isn't claimed, they'll eventually take the dog to the nearest shelter. But it's out of your hands at that point.
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Post by gailoh on Apr 14, 2015 17:45:17 GMT
I can't believe no one has mentioned a pellet or BB gun. You can sting them without causing permanent damage or death. We opened our back door one afternoon and a dog we had never seen ran into our house. DH shot it in the butt with a pellet gun after we got it out of our house and he didn't come back. We know he was fine, he was apparently a neighbors new dog. He thankfully stays in an invisible fence now. Of course since there are so many, I would certainly try something to repel them first. You shouldn't have to break the bank to get rid of them though. BTW, we live in a similar area to yours, but over the years the dog problems are much better. Living out of the city limits has a list of pro/cons. Really? I'm sorry but you can kill with pellet or BB guns. I don't think shooting them should ever be an option. You CAN hurt animals with this kind of gun like the other poster says, she is right
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Post by georgiapea on Apr 14, 2015 17:48:01 GMT
Get enough devices to keep the dogs away from your house. Less expensive than fencing.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Apr 14, 2015 17:56:34 GMT
I have no advice, really, but are you sure they all belong to someone, or are some of them strays that just hang out together?? Our previous subdivision was on the outskirts of town, and there were a few strays that came around occasionally.
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Post by ljs1691 on Apr 14, 2015 18:10:56 GMT
Sorry guys but I have small kids, the dog (we didn't know) ran inside my home. I'm not talking about a small dog here. I have lived here 18 years and only had to resort to this once. When you live outside the bounds of leash laws and animal control it can be very difficult to get results from irresponsible pet owners.
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Post by Dori~Mama~Bear on Apr 14, 2015 18:47:02 GMT
If you have talked to the neighbors about it take pictures of everything every time you see something a dog did.
Call the animal control.
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Post by gritzi on Apr 14, 2015 19:12:03 GMT
Having my neighbors' dogs congregating to poop/pee on my property would not bode well with me. I would call the sheriff's dept to ask what are your options for stray dogs constantly being on your property plus pooping & peeing. Do you not have a county animal management service?
I would become the mean, bitchy neighbor lady!
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Post by boxermom73 on Apr 14, 2015 19:27:15 GMT
I feel you 100%!! My neighbor has 5 dogs that he barely takes care of... He has a small dog on a giant chain that would bark non stop all day and night.. I had a new born and it would drive me insane!! I talked to the neighbors and he " asked" the DOG if it wouldn't mine stopping... REALLY!!! I dreamed of killing that dog!! We have a bayou next to us that sometimes have a gator in it I hoped it would come up missing one day!! It took it being taken to the pound once and when it got back it didn't bark hardly at all anymore ... Guess it was scared straight I'd call the police everyday till they did something!!
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Post by hop2 on Apr 14, 2015 21:26:43 GMT
I really wish someone could invent a reverse invisible fence. Lol
If I could buy a device that would lightly zap my neighbors dogs when they come on my property. My DH jokes that we need a heat seeking laser taser.
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Post by Rhondito on Apr 14, 2015 21:39:27 GMT
I can't believe no one has mentioned a pellet or BB gun. You can sting them without causing permanent damage or death. We opened our back door one afternoon and a dog we had never seen ran into our house. DH shot it in the butt with a pellet gun after we got it out of our house and he didn't come back. We know he was fine, he was apparently a neighbors new dog. He thankfully stays in an invisible fence now. Of course since there are so many, I would certainly try something to repel them first. You shouldn't have to break the bank to get rid of them though. BTW, we live in a similar area to yours, but over the years the dog problems are much better. Living out of the city limits has a list of pro/cons. I grew up in the country and this is what my dad did. I wouldn't do it now though... I guess now we are just more aware of what is and isn't animal abuse? This was 30 years ago in rural south Mississippi - no one thought twice about it back then.
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