Help, Advice, Dog Problem

[jim stone]

Re-order of events:

1- Do nothing. (Shovel the poo as needed.) (you already tried this, neg. results, right?)

2- Talk to my neighbor, and risk the relationship. (yep, that's next step. If you can't handle this, then keep shoveling.)

3- Call county animal control. (only remaining option that couldn't get you in trouble in some way.)

Dumping poop in neighbor's yard, while morally fair, is littering and trespassing, if not some other crazy NC State Statute. Pelleting the dog, while effective, would be cruelty to animals, and extremely embarrassing if this all came to a head at some point. If you look at it from other person's perspective: What would you do if you saw someone shooting pellets at your dog? I'm not a violent person, but that kind of thing would provoke an aggressive response in the most passive of people, myself included.

3 stages of dealing with the neighbor:

ask them- (talk nicely)

tell them- (fix this or I will call AC and prosecute)

help them- (call AC and DO prosecute, following through to the end)

(ref: I work directly with the ACO's where I live, unfortunately I live in VA, so I can't/don't have the resources or contacts to be of more help.)

Excellent!

[jasonluckydog]

I would secretly bag the poo and leave it on her porch with a bow and put her dogs name on it...she will get the message.

[Matt Foley]

You could pull a Me, Myself & Irene and dump on her lawn yourself

[njpanther]

Give the dog some ex lax

[Hotsauce]

Your neighbor is being an irresponsible owner. You need to address this with them. Its not the dogs fault, the dog is supposed to be guided by the owner, this isnt happening. That is your problem, you must talk to them.

[dimbee]

Get drunk and go have a talk to your neighbor's dog

[Wither]

Call county animal control.

Talk to my neighbor, and risk the relationship.

The only real options ^.

I'd talk to the neighbor and then call animal control if they do not do anything about it or get angry.

[cdandi1]

Option 1) previously stated...drop a big ole steamer in her front yard.

Option 2) use an airsoft gun. If the the dog has any time of furr it won't hurt much and be just an annoyance. Just don't aim at the face. I personally would set up a sniper nest at the peak of an attic window. Use local fauna to camoflague the outside and bitch urine to lure the dog. You could also use bitch urine to lure the dog back to the owners property.

Option 3) scatter the poo for fertilizer, works wonders on a struggling yard.

[mytheory]

do you need creative advice?

have you tried to call dog trainer? You should then be able to train the dog not to poo on your area.

[TarPanther9180]

[Doyle]

Well for starters you must be smarter than the dog.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

You could pull a Me, Myself & Irene and dump on her lawn yourself

That sounds like something you people would do.

[PanthaSan]

A bowl of anti-freeze can be your friend....

[Kettle]

talk to the neighbor. if it doesn't work shovel the poo onto their property. and that will be most effective if it is placed where they have to avoid it. sidewalks, steps, etc.