[Siana11]

Originally Posted by QuickSilver

To the OP, what was your neighbor's justification for your dogs not being safe in your yard? Do they just think that dogs like to hunt small things, so there is nothing to be done? Are the dogs rescues, so the neighbors believe they can't be trained? Do they keep their own dogs on leash, so they think everyone should do that?

Maybe there's some insight into the problem that way. The thing is, if they've indicated that they think their dogs are dangerous, and they don't care, even if they do agree to training, can they be trusted to follow through?

There was no verbal justification made from the neighbor in regards to why my dogs wouldn't be safe in my own backyard. It was insinuated by the dog's actions with the dog-walker followed by the phone conversation with the owner. To be honest with you, the manner in how the two dogs acted is enough justification for me! This is a touchy subject because I recently moved in. I moved into my cousin's house that she and her husband own and these are their neighbors. (There have been prior incidents regarding my little cousins and the pit-bulls so this is where my concern really started to stem up. This isn't just a recent incident with my dogs.) I really don't know much about the neighbor's dog's history besides the stories I have heard from my cousin & my great yorkie neighbor on the other side. I only know that they started off with the black lab then brought home the first pit-bull a few years later and many neighbors were immediately concerned (especially after it got out numerous times & was growling at people). Some time later they brought home a second pit-bull and here we are. Their dogs are on a leash when the dog-walker walks them but there is a privacy fence that begins where the original incident occurred straight back between our backyards so I do not know if they are unleashed in their own yards. I have to assume they are unleashed since they have gotten out a few times.
According to my cousin and the concerns of fellow neighbors, they apparently have had or still have a dog trainer. I do not know if personally this is true, but I do know those dogs lack training and fear has been instilled into our surrounding neighbors. I want to get rid of the fear and be able to protect my dogs and my family. It's not fair to the people in the community.