I know this isn't a pitbull website.

[baby83]

First I know this isn't a Pitbull website.  But I figured since there's some smart people on here they could give me some suggestions.  I have 2 Pitbulls they're friendly dogs unless they're being teased of course.  We got these new neighbors whose back yard is separated by a fence from our back yard.  They was cleaning their house yesterday and their 13 year old son was in there back yard teasing my dogs from 10:00 to about 5:00.  He was doing it so much I had to put my dogs in a couple of times.  He would run up to the fence and lunge at my dogs then take off running away.  Then I caught him trying to swing a broom at my dogs.  When my dogs would bark at him he would go call his mom and tell her my dogs weretrying to attack him.  So she would come outside and try to get onto my dogs.  As long as he wasn't teasing them my dogs was fine with him.  I thought about talking nicely to his mom about him teasing my dogs.  If that didn't work then call the police to have the issue resolved.  So if the kid gets bit from teasing them at least I have some kind of report or evidence that the kid had been told not to tease my dogs.  But I figured the kids mom would say that her son was just playing in his back yard. And stand up for him. I told the kid not to be teasing these dogs. And I was nice about it.  But, he is a kid and when no one is around he'll probably do it again. It's not so much I'm worried about what's going to happen to my dogs if they bite him.  I don't want the kid getting bit.  What should I do?? This goes to show maybe all the cases you hear about on the news is true.  How the kid was just walking minding his own business and the dog just attacked him for no reason.  That may be the case on some attacks but surely not all. Of course the kid is going to say he didn't do anything to provoke the attack.

[Junya7]

the best thing i can tell you to do about this, is to do like i did when i tried to tell my neighbors the same thing and also that their children were throwing trash in my yard.  After contacting the police and trying to have a civil conversation with their parents didn't work, i resulted t getting video cameras put around my house.  the next time they were doing it, i took video  to police station nd filed report and i mailed a copy of the tape to my neighbor so they could see what their kids were doing.  3 weeks later, they moved.

[cannon_fodder]

Not that the author is still around, but from a liability perspective videoing the teasing would be important.  You are much less likely to be liable for an attack if the animal was teased.  Evidence of teasing in the past and a copy of letter relaying your concern to the parents would be invaluable should anything ever go wrong.

That said, as much as I love dogs, some breeds have been bred to fight.  A well trained pitbull can live its first 10 years as a loving member of the family, and then something can set off its instinct and an attack ensue.   Of course, the leading cause of problems is irresponsible owners.  Not that you are, but in my experience most people that have no business owning a dog and treat animals poorly think they need a pitbull.

So my question would be, what drew you to this breed?  Knowing full well that they were bred to fight bulls and/or other dogs and they are responsible for some 75% of dog attacks as well as the additional insurance you pay to keep them. I've always wondered that.

[jdb]

Picket fence, put a cam on it until then.

Maybe flip a special biscuit in the yard for the kid.

jdb

If the kid was 4, I'd say shoot the dogs, but at 13 it's a different story.

[Porky]

quote:Originally posted by baby83

First I know this isn't a Pitbull website.  But I figured since there's some smart people on here they could give me some suggestions.  I have 2 Pitbulls they're friendly dogs unless they're being teased of course.  We got these new neighbors whose back yard is separated by a fence from our back yard.  They was cleaning their house yesterday and their 13 year old son was in there back yard teasing my dogs from 10:00 to about 5:00.  He was doing it so much I had to put my dogs in a couple of times.  He would run up to the fence and lunge at my dogs then take off running away.  Then I caught him trying to swing a broom at my dogs.  When my dogs would bark at him he would go call his mom and tell her my dogs weretrying to attack him.  So she would come outside and try to get onto my dogs.  As long as he wasn't teasing them my dogs was fine with him.  I thought about talking nicely to his mom about him teasing my dogs.  If that didn't work then call the police to have the issue resolved.  So if the kid gets bit from teasing them at least I have some kind of report or evidence that the kid had been told not to tease my dogs.  But I figured the kids mom would say that her son was just playing in his back yard. And stand up for him. I told the kid not to be teasing these dogs. And I was nice about it.  But, he is a kid and when no one is around he'll probably do it again. It's not so much I'm worried about what's going to happen to my dogs if they bite him.  I don't want the kid getting bit.  What should I do?? This goes to show maybe all the cases you hear about on the news is true.  How the kid was just walking minding his own business and the dog just attacked him for no reason.  That may be the case on some attacks but surely not all. Of course the kid is going to say he didn't do anything to provoke the attack.

Sounds like your practicing your story on us before you go in front of the judge.

There is absolutely no place for dogs like pit bulls in a community. If you want to raise those types of dogs, move to the country.

[jdb]

If you want to raise those types of dogs, move to the country.


Same issue out in that community. Maybe worse.

Thing is they have to handled and "kept" like dangerous weapons: lock and key, close eye, never drop your guard, big chain, tall picket fence with hotwire, plan of action in case of emergency....hmmmm, doesn't much sound like a happy puppy on the back yard anymore...

It is just as easy to love a Beagle.

[ttownclown]

My suggestion is to get rid of your dangerous pet.   Go to Google News, type in Pit Bull and there are hundreds of very recent articles about this bread.  I don't think that it is a coincidence that none of the articles are talking about how great of pet they are. All you see is attack after attack after attack.

Go ahead stick your head in the sand, give the same standard line "it's not the bread, it's the owners."  - If this is the case, there sure are a lot of bad owners out there - Hey, that gives me an idea - Let's ban the owners!