[paulapoo]

Yesterday, I heard my dogs barking out the front window. Then I heard the neighbors dogs barking in their back yard. I go look out the window and there is an UN-Neutered black lab in my back yard. My back yard is fenced and gated. The gate is always closed because my Otis is a runner. This dog jumped over my fence and was marking all over my backyard. Here's the deal.... This is about the 4th time this dog has gotten in mine or my neighbors back yard. I jumped in my car and was going to go down the street to where he lives. His owner was coming down my street as I was leaving. I yelled at the guy that his dog was in my yard. I've never met him but seen him searching for the dog many times. It makes me sick to think of what might have happened had my boys been out in the yard when he jumped over. I blessed this man out. I told him I have 2 dogs under 10 pounds and his dog has not been neutered. The idiot said "he wouldn't hurt them". I told him that they would protect THEIR yard and probably go at him and who knows what his dog would do if threatened. So.... Should I call animal control. They obviously have a problem keeping him in their yard. There are times when I let the boys in the back yard without staying out there. Only for a few minutes at a time but it would only take a minute. For reasons similar to this I already don't walk them in my neighborhood anymore. There are a couple dogs that are not kept inside or leashed and one of them came across the sidewalk on 3 consecutive walks. After that I just gave up. With so many attacks lately, I can't believe I;ve had to give up walks and be concerned about having my dogs in my own, fenced in, back yard. I'm furious....can I have some advice? The owner obviously doesn't really care.