Ever since my husband and I moved to our house, we have been having issues with our neighbor. We bought a parcel that is 8.06 acres and is situated inbetween 2 other parcels. His house is past ours, so we are required to allow him 50 feet of right a way, which is our long lane leading to our driveway. We have had issues with his friends speeding down the road, flying up on our bumpers...etc, etc, etc. We have spoken to them, and worked out, and we were standing on the same page.....
Well, apparently, not only does our neighbor have beagle hunting dogs that he keeps in a huge runner kennel, (which is bigger than half his yard, he takes extremely good care of them from what I have seen.) he has 1 pug, 1 jack russell terrier, and 1 boxer. The pug, the terrier and the boxer are left out in the yard to roam free, which is fine. I have seen the pug in my front yard, but hes pretty shy, and if you go neat him, he tends to race back home.
I have an almost 2 year old siberian husky/lab mix (a trip to the vet confirmed that he is ¼ lab.) named Bjourne. He doesnt have alpha male tendencies, hes hyper, and stubborn, and fiercely protective of me if he thinks I could be hurt....found that out when a coyote ventured into the yard, and an opposum.
Other than that, Bjourne is pretty well behaved.
Yesterday, my husband calls to tell me that the neighbors terrier and the boxer showed up in our yard. Bjourne sniffed them, and walked away. The terrier started barking, and Bjourne really doesnt like the high pitched bark they make, and he gave a warning bark. Both the terrier and the boxer left the yard. My husband told Bjourne to conduct his business so they could get back in the house. As they were walking up the sidewalk, the boxer comes racing back into the yard and pounces on Bjourne. I guess that was all it took. Bjourne turned around, and nipped for the boxers throat. Then the fight broke out. My husband managed to pull Bjourne off of the other dog and get him in the house with the boxer still following him. He then took the boxer by the collar and walked the dog back to our neighbors. He gets down there, and the pug and the terrier are laying on the porch, AND THE NEIGHBORS WERE NOT HOME.
There are probably about 58 things wrong with that whole situation, but I will not list them all here....because other than the fact that this dog attacked my dog...they leave 3 dogs outside all day in the heat, and dont have them on any type of tie down. Now we live in the middle of woods, and the nearest highway is at least a mile, but a dog could travel that, and the road we live off of is a gravel road, but its a busy road. And boxers arent usually aggressive dogs, they are friendly and very energetic...so I am suprised that this happened anyways.
But I am really upset that these dogs are outside. I understand that not everyone chooses to have inside dogs...I do, because Bjourne will break any tie down and lead we put up, and he is capable of jumping a 6 foot fence, so he stays in the kitchen when I am at work (to avoid any naughty chewing...on my couch!!) but that really bothered me.
Neither dog was injured in the fight. I definitely intend on letting my neighbor know to try to keep his dog in his yard.
Thanks for letting vent!
Well, apparently, not only does our neighbor have beagle hunting dogs that he keeps in a huge runner kennel, (which is bigger than half his yard, he takes extremely good care of them from what I have seen.) he has 1 pug, 1 jack russell terrier, and 1 boxer. The pug, the terrier and the boxer are left out in the yard to roam free, which is fine. I have seen the pug in my front yard, but hes pretty shy, and if you go neat him, he tends to race back home.
I have an almost 2 year old siberian husky/lab mix (a trip to the vet confirmed that he is ¼ lab.) named Bjourne. He doesnt have alpha male tendencies, hes hyper, and stubborn, and fiercely protective of me if he thinks I could be hurt....found that out when a coyote ventured into the yard, and an opposum.
Other than that, Bjourne is pretty well behaved.
Yesterday, my husband calls to tell me that the neighbors terrier and the boxer showed up in our yard. Bjourne sniffed them, and walked away. The terrier started barking, and Bjourne really doesnt like the high pitched bark they make, and he gave a warning bark. Both the terrier and the boxer left the yard. My husband told Bjourne to conduct his business so they could get back in the house. As they were walking up the sidewalk, the boxer comes racing back into the yard and pounces on Bjourne. I guess that was all it took. Bjourne turned around, and nipped for the boxers throat. Then the fight broke out. My husband managed to pull Bjourne off of the other dog and get him in the house with the boxer still following him. He then took the boxer by the collar and walked the dog back to our neighbors. He gets down there, and the pug and the terrier are laying on the porch, AND THE NEIGHBORS WERE NOT HOME.
There are probably about 58 things wrong with that whole situation, but I will not list them all here....because other than the fact that this dog attacked my dog...they leave 3 dogs outside all day in the heat, and dont have them on any type of tie down. Now we live in the middle of woods, and the nearest highway is at least a mile, but a dog could travel that, and the road we live off of is a gravel road, but its a busy road. And boxers arent usually aggressive dogs, they are friendly and very energetic...so I am suprised that this happened anyways.
But I am really upset that these dogs are outside. I understand that not everyone chooses to have inside dogs...I do, because Bjourne will break any tie down and lead we put up, and he is capable of jumping a 6 foot fence, so he stays in the kitchen when I am at work (to avoid any naughty chewing...on my couch!!) but that really bothered me.
Neither dog was injured in the fight. I definitely intend on letting my neighbor know to try to keep his dog in his yard.
Thanks for letting vent!