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10-06-2009, 09:55 AM | #1 |
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| Help! New Neighbors are Pit Bulls! In 6 years Daisy and Teddy have never had a dog living next door until now. Two pit bulls have moved in next door and charge the fence when Daisy and Teddy come outside. Daisy and Teddy charge and run up and down the fence barking like crazy too. I know those two pits could easily jump the fence but so far we have been lucky that the owners 'usually' come out and force them to leave the fence. After we remove all 4 dogs from the fence, they go about their business in the yard and leave each other alone for several minutes but they keep a careful watch on each other. Sometimes one of the dogs will run and charge and bark some more and it starts all over again. Sometimes the pit bulls will sit at the fence and stare at our babies with growls in their throats (very scary). The fence is only slightly over 3 feet tall. Even though the owners said they are very friendly dogs, I'm sure if they jumped into our yard our yorkies would try to attack them. I don't even want to think what would happen if they did. Do you think it would be a good idea to try to socialize them and let them meet so maybe they will not be so aggressive? Or should be continue to try to train them to leave the other dogs alone? The new neighbors are very cooperative and I'm sure will go along with whatever we want to do. They have been great neighbors but I just worry about having pit bulls so close. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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10-06-2009, 09:58 AM | #2 |
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| Fence get a bigger / taller fence, NEVER trust a pit never, never, |
10-06-2009, 10:04 AM | #3 |
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10-06-2009, 10:14 AM | #4 |
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| If it were me, no way would I trust those dogs not to jump the fence! Nor, would I try and have my dogs be friendly with them. It's nice your new neighbors are friendly but to trust two strange pit bulls with two Yorkies is asking for trouble, IMO. A three ft fence is not going to keep those dogs from jumping over it either. Believe me, Buddy can jump a 32" gate with no problem. I would be very concerned if I were you. When your pups are in the yard I think you need to be with them. It's too bad and really stinks that they may have lost their freedom from running and playing in their own yard. This would really upset me. No matter how friendly these pit's are remember they are still dogs and your Yorkies don't stand a chance if they are attacked by them. |
10-06-2009, 10:14 AM | #5 |
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| Thank you for reaffirming what I was already thinking. The neighbors told us that they were going to put up a privacy fence as soon as their old house sells and they can afford to do it. We will have to continue to keep them separated until they do. I think I will sit outside with long leashes on them so when the pits come out they will hopefully learn not to run to the fence for now.
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10-06-2009, 10:22 AM | #6 | |
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10-06-2009, 11:33 AM | #7 | |
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Can you make an agreement with the neighbors on what time they let out their dogs and what time you let out your dogs.
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10-06-2009, 11:38 AM | #8 |
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| Legally, you can make your neighbors put up a taller fence. Contact animal control in your county. They will come to your house to access the situation. That happened to me a long time ago, but the problem was the fact that it was my fence. At tje time I didn't have a dog, but one of my neighbors had a pit and a rottie. They had to put up a fence, I think minimum of 6 ft to contain their dogs...within 30 days!!!!
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10-06-2009, 12:01 PM | #9 |
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10-06-2009, 12:15 PM | #10 |
♥Tiny Tia my Furbaby♥ Donating Member | Without a doubt I would go out yesterday and get a higher fence myself so as to protect my babies. Is there no way you can extend the existing fence with maybe a trellis? I'm sure your neighbours would understand with them being so nice but if they didn't then tough lol
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10-06-2009, 12:38 PM | #11 |
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| Trying to extend the height of the existing fence might be the best option for now because my husband's job is moving to another state in about a year and we can't afford the expense of putting up a new fence right now. We are not sure if we are taking the move or not at this point. There are a few good things that I can tell you though. After dark they always turn on the back light when they let the dogs out so if I see the light on I don't let ours out. The bad news is that they sometimes let their dogs out while we are already out with ours. Then it's chaos. They also have flexible schedules and work some daytime hours as well as some evenings. This is a little inconvenient though because I never know if they are home or not. If I see that both cars are gone I can feel free to let ours out for awhile. The bad thing is that I have to walk all the way to the back of our yard to see if their cars are home. It's a real pain. The city I live in welcomes pit bulls and will not do anything about fences, in fact a while back they told us that fences over 3 feet are not allowed in our city. I think that has changed somewhat and you can have privacy fences with some limitations. Our city's view is that it is legal to have any kind of dog here and they are not breaking any laws having pit bulls so we have to learn to live with it.
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10-06-2009, 01:57 PM | #12 |
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| try to put up a binder a piece of pastic that you weave threw a chainlink fence or attach to a picket fence to make it impossible to see threw (a tarp works to) maybe if they cant see each other they will forget about one another and life will be easier
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10-06-2009, 02:07 PM | #13 |
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| In my years working at vet offices I've seen quite a few small dogs come in torn up by pit bulls. One case I remember clearly because the dog (a 5lb maltese) was a regular of ours, he boarded frequently and came in weekly for baths... The pit owner was walking his dog on a leash down one side of the street while the maltese was being walked on a leash down the other side of the street. From a distance the pit saw the maltese and immediately charged. By the time the owners got the small dog out of the pit's mouth the poor maltese was in very bad shape and both owners had been bitten several times. Another one I remember that was very similar involved a goldendoodle puppy, that one didnt make it. With both dogs we stitched and stitched and stitched trying to get them closed up. I wouldn't ever try to introduce them, these little dogs just seem to set something off in these pits. Both of the pits I've just mentioned had good owners that swear the dogs had always been completely gentle, even with children. (got to chit chat with them a bit when they came in to pay the bills $$$$). The owners were horrified at what their dogs had done and very upset about the conditions of the little dogs. If I were you I would talk to the neighbors and see if they would split the cost for a higher fence or a privacy fence... ~Angela |
10-06-2009, 02:11 PM | #14 |
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| I wouldn't trust them since they're already charging the fences, etc. That doesn't sound very safe to me. I do think it would be good to try to get them friendly with each other (on leashes) with supervision, just so they know each other. I know at my dad's house, the dogs will bark through the fence at other dogs walking by but once they get to know each other outside of the fence, they're fine, no more barking. But wouldn't trust them in the backyard by themselves! That's a shame.
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10-06-2009, 02:37 PM | #15 |
YT Addict | honestly i think the dogs need to meet i have 4 very tiny dogs no bigger than 3 pounds and are next door neighbor has a very large pit and my dogs would charge the fence and get him worked up and he would start to go crazy the thing was is my dogs can fit through the fence if they try. And the pit can jump a 6 foot fence if he wanted. i put up a smaller fence up along the big fence for my dogs could not go through but i got sick of the barking and it scared me every day. i would schedule a time to let the dogs meet. Put your dogs in a secure cage where they cant put their paws out and stuff. and have the owner or the pit put his dogs on leashes or the other way around whatever works. it will be crazy and scary the first few minuets but it is worth it. after all the excitement of meeting each other is gone they calm down. And now i do not have problems with them barking and charging the fence anymore they get along very well and even if the dog some how jumps the fence or gets out and gets them in the front yard or something since they met a few times im not as worried he is going to kill my dogs he seems to really like them actually. its just the excitement of wanting to meet. your always going to worry about it if you don't try and let them meet it will ease your mind it did mine. because if they do meet with him from like jumping the fence or something without you being right there in a controlled situation it most likely will go bad. yorkies are great at picking fights i really think you should let them meet a few times to calm that anxiety down for you and the dogs. your going to worry about it every day if you dont try and let them meet even if it doesn't go great the first time i would keep trying. they are your neighbors and that dog is not going anywhere. everyday will be a scare if you dont try something. Last edited by inabowbina; 10-06-2009 at 02:39 PM. |
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