A few recent animal related issues

[Justin]

Issue one:
There was a run off rabbit in my neighbor. The darn one ate just too much of my plant babies off. I seriously considered keeping it, calling animal control, poison, or deadly trap. Then I put an owl statue to scare it off. I thought it worked. But later one of my neighbor told me that she took care of that rabbit by calling animal control. Somehow, I felt so down, even though I wanted it to be gone too.

Issue two-1:
Only small dogs are allowed in my community. A couple weeks ago, as I was taking a morning walk, I was scared by a neighbor's dog. It was big and appeared to be strong. It was unleashed. Maybe it was one of few mistake by the owner. Apparently the owner has been successfully hiding it indoors. Since than, I had to alter my walk route in fear of any harm the dog might do on my dog(small one.) I am still considering three options; Leave it alone, notify the community manager, or confront the dog owner.

Issue two-2:
There is another neighbor who keeps a large pit bull against community rule. I know it's vicious because it could have attacked me if the lady wasn't holding the leash tight. Of course, the lady is hiding the dog indoor too. She said she is only caring it temporarily, but it has been months. I might be one of only few person who found the secret through morning walks at dawn while most people are sleeping. I have same considerations with issue two-1.

Issue three:
Couple weeks ago, a nametagless dog with an unhealed facial scar visited my home on a weekend morning. The dog came indoor and stayed whole day. I left door open but it didn't leave. It ate and played with my dog. I was gonna first try to find its owner but really wanted to adopt it if unsuccessful, of course legally through animal control. Culturally, being visited by a stray dog is considered to be very lucky. But it left my home later that night. I thought it went back to its home.
Then a week ago, my wife encountered a neighbor lady walking that dog, leashed. Apparently, that dog didn't/couldn't go back to its home and visited the neighbor's home too. And the lady is not going to let it go.


What would you guys do in these situations.

[cavyinhawaii]

You could leave and anoymous call or note to your property manager.

[piggly wiggly]

i think if the dogs have good homes and are not hurting anybody, you should leave it alone. There are enough dogs looking for good homes, and if these dogs are fed and cared for, they should stay where they are. It may be against management rules, but what they don't know won't hurt them. If you report the owner to management, the dogs will be taken away and could be put down. You say the pit would have attacked you if the lady did not have him on leash. Well 1, he WAS on leash, so you can't hold it against him, and 2, you can't say for sure he would have attacked you, if he was barking that does not always mean aggression.

[Justin]

Piggly wiggly: I knew you would say that. And now you know why I returned to the pit bull thread and was so obsessive about it. I was looking for my personal answers there.

[Cosmictadpole]

In the third situation, could the dog have belonged to the nieghbor lady in the first place? Or do you know that she didn't have a dog before that?

[Justin]

Originally Posted by Cosmictadpole

In the third situation, could the dog have belonged to the nieghbor lady in the first place? Or do you know that she didn't have a dog before that?

No. She also has her own dog too. So she has two dogs now. And my wife asked her. She said the dog just visited her home and made itself comfortable. Just like it did at my home. Difference from me is that she has imprisoned the dog.

Given situation that it had been straying for several days, and had an unhealed facial wound, there is a big chance that the dog is either abandoned or doesn't want to go back to its home. I feel so robbed.

[Cosmictadpole]

Yeah, that sucks. But the lady probably didn't even realize that you were hoping to take the dog in, and maybe it's just as good of luck that the dog visited you and now has a good home, even if it's not with you.

[aqh88]

It's not really imprisoning the dog to keep it from running off. It's no different than what you do to your own dog. Not letting it wander. Personally I do not let a stray dog just go find it's own way home. I confine them to my yard, a room in the house, or a leash and then try to find the owners. The dog could be lost or even if it knows it's way home could be injured before it makes it home. The facial wound could even have happened since it wandered from it's home. Also if the owners aren't going through the effort to find their lost dog they probably aren't responsible enough to have one anyway so in that case I don't want it to find it's way home but rather into a better home.

As for the large dog in number two what was so scary about it? Yes it should be on a leash just in case and I might say something to or leave a note to the owner about it especially if I see it more than once but you seem to be overly nervous about other dogs unless they are a small breed with a good rap. Many people cross the street to get away from my giant scary akita (80lbs and growing) who is usually hiding behind my leg grumbling at them cause she thinks the people are scary. She wouldn't hurt a thing but she looks scary and has a big bark. Which she uses when she thinks someone else is scary. She plays with cats, small dogs, and children all the time and even loose wouldn't hurt anything but small prey animals like rabbits or mice. However silly people think big dogs are dangerous and overreact about my harmless akita. Some will even pick their children up and run off the path. It's pathetic.

[Ziggy&Herald]

I agree completely with piggly wiggly. Leave it be. Seems to me you have more time on your hands then you need. I think you should quite worrying about your neighbors.

[Justin]

Originally Posted by aqh88

It's not really imprisoning

Yeah. I got confused of vocabulary with inspirational books that say; "How to liberate cash, imprisoned in your client's bank account."
Anyway, I think the lady might give a better home to the dog.

[babybunny]

Personally I believe rules should be followed. In the case of you living in a community that has rules, they should be followed. People who live there made a conscious choice to live there and should abide by the rules they agreed to. It doesn't matter if they are scary or non aggressive. Also, people trying to lay guilt on you for you wanting to inform the management of the rule breakers is silly. These people knew the rules, and blatantly are disregarding them. They made the conscious choice to do so, not you. You shouldn't have to live/walk in fear because of 1 or 2 people who want to live above the rules.

Also, as far as the neighbor having the dog, sometimes such things are a blessing in disguise. It sounds like it has a good home now, thats whats important. It is easy for animal lovers to want to take in the strays or unwanted, however, sometimes they end up being more work than one can expect. If you really want another dog, then its best to make a prepared, family supported decision about whether its the right time to do so.

[cavyinhawaii]

I hope she takes the dog to a vet and get it scanned for a microchip.