Dangerous dog, advice needed please

[Jasandjules]

OP you do understand that your dog is "out of control" in that it is barking at next door? If someone was standing the other side of a fence and threatening you (which is what your dog is doing) what do you expect to happen?

Unless of course your dog is sweet and innocent until the other dogs start attacking the fence?!?

But if your dog goes out barking his head off, he is starting things off...

[Bigends]

Jasandjules said:

OP you do understand that your dog is "out of control" in that it is barking at next door? If someone was standing the other side of a fence and threatening you (which is what your dog is doing) what do you expect to happen?

Unless of course your dog is sweet and innocent until the other dogs start attacking the fence?!?

But if your dog goes out barking his head off, he is starting things off...

Weve had recent Home office guidance at work - if a dog bites through a fence causing injury offence is made out and Police should record

Edited by Bigends on Tuesday 18th November 20:58

Edited by Bigends on Tuesday 18th November 21:46

[Amused2death]

Jasandjules said:

OP you do understand that your dog is "out of control" in that it is barking at next door? If someone was standing the other side of a fence and threatening you (which is what your dog is doing) what do you expect to happen?

Unless of course your dog is sweet and innocent until the other dogs start attacking the fence?!?

But if your dog goes out barking his head off, he is starting things off...

I sort of agree with that, but our dog comes to recall as required which would suggest that at the very least we have control of our dog. However it wasn't my dog that was attacked. Our dog cannot get out of our garden. I'm bothered about next doors dogs getting in our garden and the possible consequences if my daughter is playing there.

Perhaps I shouldn't allow my daughter out to play?

Irrespective of whether or not we have a dog, the neighbour has dogs which are now known to be aggressive, that bothers me because of reasons already outlined.

[catso]

Not sure if things have changed since but I called the Police regarding a dangerous dog locally and they weren't interested, told me to contact the local council/dog warden. This was several (10?) years ago though so maybe things have changed?

[StuntmanMike]

Prof Prolapse said:

Have you actually spoken to the owner to calmly voice your concerns yet?

You'll be a long time waiting for the police or others to do this for you. You may even find all is not as it appears.

That said, I don't think you can do anything. You can't kill an animal legally or otherwise because you think it's a threat. It would be a much sadder world if you could.

No he would rather panic and act like a Daily Mail reader, the BM hasn't harmed anything, the lab killed his friends dog, bit it is the BM he has the problem with.

[gavsdavs]

Amused2death said:

Jasandjules said:

OP you do understand that your dog is "out of control" in that it is barking at next door? If someone was standing the other side of a fence and threatening you (which is what your dog is doing) what do you expect to happen?

Unless of course your dog is sweet and innocent until the other dogs start attacking the fence?!?

But if your dog goes out barking his head off, he is starting things off...

I sort of agree with that, but our dog comes to recall as required which would suggest that at the very least we have control of our dog. However it wasn't my dog that was attacked. Our dog cannot get out of our garden. I'm bothered about next doors dogs getting in our garden and the possible consequences if my daughter is playing there.

Read what he wrote. A yappy, 'lemmatem' yorkie is inciting a fight. Terriers often do. If your small dog is behaving agressively it's part of the scenario.

A large dog is more capable of causing hurt, but it is unusual for them to be the primary agressor. Terriers often exhibit small-man syndrome.

The dangerous dog you have near you is the lab, not the BM. The BM is the more potent, but the owner is at the root of their problems. Poor dogs. I've never encountered a genuinely agressive lab.

[Wings]

Jasandjules said:

OP you do understand that your dog is "out of control" in that it is barking at next door? If someone was standing the other side of a fence and threatening you (which is what your dog is doing) what do you expect to happen?

Unless of course your dog is sweet and innocent until the other dogs start attacking the fence?!?

But if your dog goes out barking his head off, he is starting things off...

^^^^exactly what i said to the local council's dog warden, for when a neighbour with a yapping Yorkshire Terrier, reported my GSD for confronting the terrier. The terrier had previously entered my garden with no report to the dog warden, but reverse the action and the terrier's owner is on the phone complaining.

[MikeyMike]

StuntmanMike said:

No he would rather panic and act like a Daily Mail reader, the BM hasn't harmed anything, the lab killed his friends dog, bit it is the BM he has the problem with.

Apart from the bit where it joined the fatal attack on the elderly dog you mean? Look, I can absolutely understand your frustration about the demonizing of certain breeds, but given the account provided by the OP (which is all we have to go on), it would seem highly likely that both the Labrador and the Bull Mastiff are dog-aggressive and poorly trained.
Unfortunately aggressive and ill disciplined dogs do tend to be those breeds which have a more menacing appearance and reputation as sadly that often attracts the wrong sort of owner. I'm a dog owner and I'm well aware that any dog is potentially dangerous. I've met several Mastiffs over the years all of which have been lovely dogs, but given their size and strength I'd be far more wary of a Mastiff than a Lab, its human nature.

OP, I'm afraid that beyond making your concerns clear to the authorities, all you can really do is make every effort to ensure that your garden is secure. I feel awful for your neighbour whose dog was killed, terrible thing to witness.

[CMYKguru]

I know how you feel.

One of my neighbours had the same type of dog, never walked it and I rarely even saw it out in their massive back garden.

Which was a surprise considering it appeared they never worked a day since they moved in.

Anyway it must have went to the big dog kennel in the sky.

Then the other day I noticed them carrying a pup into their house.

Another dog which will be bouncing off the walls and never be walked.