let's say my neighbors are...

[jyro]

just go ask her if your dog bothers her, tell her your son saw her spraying the dog and ask her why. maybe she hates dogs, maybe the dog barks at her all the time. just go ask nicely and find out. be a good neighbor.

[lincolnboy]

good thing it wasnt your kid being hosed. you wuss

[racrguy]

From the guys own comments the dog isn't play barking since he's afraid it will go over the fence. That is a whole other level and takes it to aggression.

He's worried the dog is going to go over the fence because the neighbor is spraying it with water and it's going to piss the dog off. Where'd you learn to read?

[4eyedwillie]

The dog does just fine. He is well behaved and obeys our nine year old as well as the rest of our family. What I am saying is getting sprayed down while he is in his back yard, his territory is akin to having rocks thrown at him and then not understanding why the rock throwers got bit. Not a pit or a yorkie. He is a lab mix. He knows his place but I am sure getting sprayed with water while in his place isn't something you would stand for for your animals.

If he's constantly barking at your neighbors he isn't well behaved.

If my dogs were barking and being aggressive then they would deserve getting sprayed. If he's not being aggressive then why are you so afraid of him going over the fence? Your trying to portray him as innocent but he's the one barking at your neighbors.

[4eyedwillie]

So dogs never bark at people when they want to play, their own yard or not. News to me.

From the guys own comments the dog isn't play barking since he's afraid it will go over the fence. That is a whole other level and takes it to aggression.

[racrguy]

Without provocation it is. And the neighbor being in their own backyard is not provocation. Especially since he thinks the dog will go over the fence.

So dogs never bark at people when they want to play, their own yard or not. News to me.

[TexasT]

Pit? If you seriously think that your dog is that out of control that he would go over the fence then he better be in a covered run. If your dog came over the fence at me I would own everything you have especially with him showing a history of aggression (which barking is). Again a SERIOUS lack of training and a irresponsible owner. The original fault is your dogs for barking uncontrollably the neighbor spraying the dog is a response to that and a minor one.

The dog does just fine. He is well behaved and obeys our nine year old as well as the rest of our family. What I am saying is getting sprayed down while he is in his back yard, his territory is akin to having rocks thrown at him and then not understanding why the rock throwers got bit. Not a pit or a yorkie. He is a lab mix. He knows his place but I am sure getting sprayed with water while in his place isn't something you would stand for for your animals.

[4eyedwillie]

Well, play tit for tat. Go over there and tell him to knock it off. If he doesn't, call the cops and start a paper trail that way if your dog does there's recorded history of harassment.



Uhhhh, barking isn't a sign of aggression by itself...

Without provocation it is. And the neighbor being in their own backyard is not provocation. Especially since he thinks the dog will go over the fence.

[racrguy]

It isn't going to be minor when he goes over the fence and inflicts damage that dogs do. That is what I am trying to avoid. Trained or not, when provoked he is still an animal and becomes unpredictable when pushed.

Well, play tit for tat. Go over there and tell him to knock it off. If he doesn't, call the cops and start a paper trail that way if your dog does there's recorded history of harassment.

Pit? If you seriously think that your dog is that out of control that he would go over the fence then he better be in a covered run. If your dog came over the fence at me I would own everything you have especially with him showing a history of aggression (which barking is). Again a SERIOUS lack of training and a irresponsible owner. The original fault is your dogs for barking uncontrollably the neighbor spraying the dog is a response to that and a minor one.

Uhhhh, barking isn't a sign of aggression by itself...

[4eyedwillie]

It isn't going to be minor when he goes over the fence and inflicts damage that dogs do. That is what I am trying to avoid. Trained or not, when provoked he is still an animal and becomes unpredictable when pushed.

Pit? If you seriously think that your dog is that out of control that he would go over the fence then he better be in a covered run. If your dog came over the fence at me I would own everything you have especially with him showing a history of aggression (which barking is). Again a SERIOUS lack of training and a irresponsible owner. The original fault is your dogs for barking uncontrollably the neighbor spraying the dog is a response to that and a minor one.

[4.6coupe]

You got a yorkie?!

[TexasT]

Only untrained dogs. Your neighbor has the right to enjoy being in their backyard without being barked at. If they come into your yard then the dog should bark, not till then. If your dog is preventing this then it's your fault. Him getting sprayed with water is pretty minor.

It isn't going to be minor when he goes over the fence and inflicts damage that dogs do. That is what I am trying to avoid. Trained or not, when provoked he is still an animal and becomes unpredictable when pushed.

[TexasT]

I can be referred to as pwt, white trash, redneck, whatever you please but spraying a dog through/over a fence is just asking for problems. I haven't received a knock on the door, a nice letter asking for the dog to have its behaviour modified, or a visit from an officer of the law. It has gone straight to pissing the dog off.

I just want to know what you would do if your neighbor took this approach to your family pet. Like I said above, busting this old biddies mate's chops really isn't the way I want it to go down.

[krazy kris]

Knock on thier door and when they answer it spray them down with the water hose.
Flaming bags of dog shit on thier doorstep is always funny.

[4.6coupe]

When my neighbor's dog is out, he won't ever shut up. When my dad lived here, he stuck his head through the fence and snapped at my dad. 2 days later my dad caught him mouth open and maced the shit out of him. He acts much better now.

^^^^Nice^^^

Sometimes you gotta do what ya gotta do. I prolly woulda done the same thing.