Unleashed/unsupervised dog

[WILWRadio]

Originally Posted by Wilson513

No one like an anonymous letter. Its a chicken**** thing to do. Call the police non emergency number they will handle it.

Well, I tried the route you suggested with the guy that broke into my cellar and had the natural gas meter installed and got nowhere.

I don't see it as being chicken poop but giving the jerk an opportunity to fix things without having to resort to taking more drastic measures. But if the guy reacts the way I outlined to an anonymous letter about an issue he clearly must know is a problem to everyone in the neighborhood then yes, getting Animal Control will be the only way to handle it.

[Sarah Perry]

Wilson is right, there's an overwhelming chance the reaction to any anonymous letter is going to be anger. Seriously, you can't just go ring the people's doorbell (assuming you can get past the dog), introduce yourself, and courteously explain the dog is causing a problem? Then if that gets no results, I personally would get more aggressiveon my own with something like pepper spray or a hard whack with a baseball bat. I don't favor mistreating any animal, but you may need to take training the mutt into your own hands, so it will turn tail and run when it sees you.

I'd be surprised if calling any city department if in the City of Cincinnati gets any results on this. They're woefully understaffed and have bigger fish to fry. If it's a town with an actual functioning government, then yeah, maybe.

[Ohky0815]

Call SPCA and they will go out and check out why the dog is getting out.

[WILWRadio]

Originally Posted by Sarah Perry

Wilson is right, there's an overwhelming chance the reaction to any anonymous letter is going to be anger. Seriously, you can't just go ring the people's doorbell (assuming you can get past the dog), introduce yourself, and courteously explain the dog is causing a problem? Then if that gets no results, I personally would get more aggressiveon my own with something like pepper spray or a hard whack with a baseball bat. I don't favor mistreating any animal, but you may need to take training the mutt into your own hands, so it will turn tail and run when it sees you.

I'd be surprised if calling any city department if in the City of Cincinnati gets any results on this. They're woefully understaffed and have bigger fish to fry. If it's a town with an actual functioning government, then yeah, maybe.

That's my point. Sending a letter to the offending party and simply saying that you live in the area and there is a problem is non confrontational. Mail it. Don't hand deliver it.

[Wilson513]

Cincinnati is s complaint driven city. Complaints get results. They don't do much else right, but they respond to complaints.

[Liberty_420]

You should talk to the neighbor first, thats actually the most polite thing to do IMO. If that doesnt resolve it then you need to call the shelter and have him/her picked up. Ifs not fair to the dog, you, your dog or your neighbors. Further, if the dog is wanted a quick fine will change the undesired behavior pretty quick..

[cbr11]

I generally think dealing with neighbors face- to- face is the best way to handle issues. However, I NEVER see these people. No car in the driveway or garage. A lack of patio furniture, wreath, or anything denoting that the house wasn't vacant entirely. These neighbors have already shown their lack of respect or concern for everyone else on the street by not being responsible pet owners. I have my doubts as to how effective a talk would be, assuming I was even able to reach them at home. I sent the note via mail. I'm going to give it a couple of weeks before I try to walk down there again so they can either try or not try to contain their dog. If I see the pooch out again after that, I'm calling SPCA/Animal control. Thanks everyone for your input-- it's good to get everyone's opinions.

[WILWRadio]

Originally Posted by cbr11

I generally think dealing with neighbors face- to- face is the best way to handle issues. However, I NEVER see these people. No car in the driveway or garage. A lack of patio furniture, wreath, or anything denoting that the house wasn't vacant entirely. These neighbors have already shown their lack of respect or concern for everyone else on the street by not being responsible pet owners. I have my doubts as to how effective a talk would be, assuming I was even able to reach them at home. I sent the note via mail. I'm going to give it a couple of weeks before I try to walk down there again so they can either try or not try to contain their dog. If I see the pooch out again after that, I'm calling SPCA/Animal control. Thanks everyone for your input-- it's good to get everyone's opinions.

This is the appropriate way to handle the matter. If you were dealing with someone you have known for a while then yes, an anonymous letter would be the wrong way to handle the problem. But since you don't even know these people it is best to be cautious first and see if they will get the hint from the anonymous letter that they need to make some changes with the dog during its leisure time.