Here's another vote for a baseball bat and a little quality time. I have had neighbors in the past who did not control their dogs.
First I try to ply them with treats thru the fence, not over. Over just teaches them to jump and nip. Through a knothole in the fence teaches them to sit nice and nibble.
If they get in the yard and are still aggressive, then break out the bat. Do not hit him in the head, or midsection, unless you are WANTING to kill him. Several decent cracks to any muscled up part of his body (shoulder or hip section) will smart enough to make him think twice about coming after you.
When my damned Dawg, who followed me home from the lake, decided he was king of all he surveyed a couple of really solid ass-whippings, and handfeeding taught him pretty quick the error of his ways. He is laying here in my lap snoring, as I type.
We have a fence that is kinda ratty on one fence line. It is between our house and what used to be a rental. I'm saving money to replace it but there are two problems -- one the neighbor has a tree so close to the fenceline it has actually pushed the solid concrete border into my property. They won't cut the tree down and I can't legally. Two, their ratty-ass dog digs at the fence trying to get to my dogs and destroys the fence panels pretty quick.
He's a cute dog but for some reason when he gets in my yard he thinks it's smart for his 8-pound ass to take on my 90-pound GSD. Nero was used to socialize new litters at the kennel he came from so he's gentle as can be but the last straw for him was when Outlaw bit him on his man parts. I honestly though Nero had killed him when he grabbed him and shook him like a rag doll but he only drew a little blood from a puncture wound on Outlaw's shoulder.
I've gone to keeping my two in the house unless I can be out back with them because I'm afraid next time Outlaw won't be so lucky, and I can just hear the wailing and gnashing of teeth if the unthinkable happens. I LOATHE having neighbors but me convincing the old man to move out of town is not happening.
First I try to ply them with treats thru the fence, not over. Over just teaches them to jump and nip. Through a knothole in the fence teaches them to sit nice and nibble.
If they get in the yard and are still aggressive, then break out the bat. Do not hit him in the head, or midsection, unless you are WANTING to kill him. Several decent cracks to any muscled up part of his body (shoulder or hip section) will smart enough to make him think twice about coming after you.
When my damned Dawg, who followed me home from the lake, decided he was king of all he surveyed a couple of really solid ass-whippings, and handfeeding taught him pretty quick the error of his ways. He is laying here in my lap snoring, as I type.
We have a fence that is kinda ratty on one fence line. It is between our house and what used to be a rental. I'm saving money to replace it but there are two problems -- one the neighbor has a tree so close to the fenceline it has actually pushed the solid concrete border into my property. They won't cut the tree down and I can't legally. Two, their ratty-ass dog digs at the fence trying to get to my dogs and destroys the fence panels pretty quick.
He's a cute dog but for some reason when he gets in my yard he thinks it's smart for his 8-pound ass to take on my 90-pound GSD. Nero was used to socialize new litters at the kennel he came from so he's gentle as can be but the last straw for him was when Outlaw bit him on his man parts. I honestly though Nero had killed him when he grabbed him and shook him like a rag doll but he only drew a little blood from a puncture wound on Outlaw's shoulder.
I've gone to keeping my two in the house unless I can be out back with them because I'm afraid next time Outlaw won't be so lucky, and I can just hear the wailing and gnashing of teeth if the unthinkable happens. I LOATHE having neighbors but me convincing the old man to move out of town is not happening.
