I have two dogs that are indoors, but when they need to go out we have a cable tie out for them. We also have a cat who prefers to be outdoors at all times. We put food out for her several times a day. She stays either in our yard or our neighbors' (they're fine with her being there as she catches moles and mice)
There is another family up the street who also has a dog. I'm not sure if he's primarily indoors or out, but he's always running the neighborhood. He comes into our yard and pesters our dogs. I've talked with the owner about this twice. They tell me that he gets out when kids come and go and that they can't keep in their (fenced in) yard.
Today, I put food out for our cat. The food had been out for maybe 5 minutes when our dogs start going crazy. The neighbors dog had come up onto our porch and was eating our cat's food. I went to the neighbor and told her what had happened, that I wasn't really happy. She said the same thing her son told me last time "You're the only person to have a problem with him. He gets along with everyone else."
I told her that this is an ongoing problem, that the dog is in our yard 2-3 times a week. She makes more excuses as to why the dog is always out. I'm sick of not being able to put my dogs out (our yard isn't fenced in yet) without this dog being in our yard, and I can't afford to feed him on top of our animals too. Should I call animal control since this family doesn't seem willing to do anything to ensure their dog isn't a problem? I really don't want to, but I'm getting sick of him being in our yard all the time.
There is another family up the street who also has a dog. I'm not sure if he's primarily indoors or out, but he's always running the neighborhood. He comes into our yard and pesters our dogs. I've talked with the owner about this twice. They tell me that he gets out when kids come and go and that they can't keep in their (fenced in) yard.
Today, I put food out for our cat. The food had been out for maybe 5 minutes when our dogs start going crazy. The neighbors dog had come up onto our porch and was eating our cat's food. I went to the neighbor and told her what had happened, that I wasn't really happy. She said the same thing her son told me last time "You're the only person to have a problem with him. He gets along with everyone else."
I told her that this is an ongoing problem, that the dog is in our yard 2-3 times a week. She makes more excuses as to why the dog is always out. I'm sick of not being able to put my dogs out (our yard isn't fenced in yet) without this dog being in our yard, and I can't afford to feed him on top of our animals too. Should I call animal control since this family doesn't seem willing to do anything to ensure their dog isn't a problem? I really don't want to, but I'm getting sick of him being in our yard all the time.
