I agree with Taylor. An anonymous complaint might help...and at the very least, at least something is on file so when there's an incident in the future, they know it isn't the first one. Animal Control may come out and talk to them and wake them up...although it doesn't sound like it since the dog has several strikes against it and they continue to let it run wild.
I have a can of the pet deterent spray...I assume it's pepper spray. I hope I never have to use it. It will probably get in both my eyes and my dogs eyes as well as the attacking dogs eyes, and it could just make the dog more mad. I am always worried about it accidentally going off too.
I AM thinking about getting one of those super loud canned air horns. I think those might be more effective and more safe to use...along with an umbrella or walking stick etc etc.
I feel for ya with the bad neighbors. I have some of my own. Last year, my neighbors next door didn't live at their house. Instead, they just kept their 2 dogs there and they came over ONCE a day to feed them and let them out, so you know those dogs were pooping and peeing everywhere in that house. They didn't keep any windows open in the sweltering heat of the summer. I am seriously surprised the dogs didn't die of heat stroke.
They moved in at the end of the summer and said the dogs did thousands of dollars worth of damage to the inside of their house. Well, of course they did. They were locked up in there 23 hours and 50 minutes of every day. They said they were going to get them neutered and they'd found a rescue that would take and place them. I was SO excited when the dogs left to find their new loving family....only to find them back at their house a week later
They pretty much stay outside all day. They NEVER get walked. If they do let the dogs out of the backyard, they poop in my yard and the owners leave it.
Anyways...so you can imagine how "thrilled" I was to see that they'd gotten a new german shepard mix puppy a week ago. They don't even take care of the dogs they have and now they just brought home another dog...a big powerful breed that needs lots of discipline and attention that they aren't going to give it. Sigh....I just hope it doesn't kill anyone's pets in our neighborhood, as there are lots of small dogs on my block and in our neighborhood in general.