[yorkietalkjilly]

That's a huge relief to know the dogs aren't neglected and that the people see they were wrong but the sad thing is, sounds like the dogs are having bad separation anxiety and nobody is helping them. So sad. Hopefully, they will soon settle into their new routine and sleep while their owners are away, owners who will build a good, new, sturdy, escape-proof fence. But both dogs need help with their anxiety and that attack dog needs help and quick. He's a bomb waiting to go off. Training and rehabilitating him could make him over unless he's brain-damaged or ill.

So the city officials require you all to abide by the letter of the law for tags but apparently won't enforce any stronger safety rules or give a warning ticket to the owner of a dangerous dog for the protection of innocent neighborhood pets and kids, huh? That out-of-control, prey-driven dog may attack again, given the chance; and from the way you describe it, it's just itching to do just that. As far as the dog is concerned, it's his job to go after prey and attack it. He doesn't know why. He's just got very strong, prey-drive bred into him and just cannot help himself. Any dog who leaves his own yard to jump a fence, attack and maim another dog to the point of death has dangerous prey drive, poor baby. It will one day get him and his prey into more terrible trouble if no one takes control of him and lovingly works to rehab him into a submissive, happy pet with control of his baser instincts.

Nice work if you can get it for those city officials, collecting their taxes faithfully but rendering little help to people like you or your neighbor by requiring extra high and sturdy fencing for people with big, powerful dogs who have proven themselves dangerous to others.