Neighbor/dog issue, need advice

[alkemyst]

A fence is shared.

Neighboring dogs should be socialized.

fail on both sides of the fence.

a 50/50 split is indeed fair.

 

[DrPizza]

Yea do NOT pay if its their fence that is the weak link and their dog came into your yard.

Now if your dog got into their yard and did that then i say pay 100%.

Agreed. You owe them nothing. There are quite a few dogs in my neighborhood that frequently roam loose. 2 in particular have never been on a leash as far as I can see (or in a fenced in area.) If they come into our fenced in area, one of our dogs (and I plan on getting a couple more of that breed) will tear them to shreds. I'd feel absolutely no remorse. I have livestock & the number one danger to them is not coyotes, or foxes, both of which are in our area in large numbers, but rather, roaming dogs. I've seen several cases where 2 or 3 dogs have done 10's of 1000's of dollars in damage in a short time.

 

[alkemyst]

Agreed. You owe them nothing. There are quite a few dogs in my neighborhood that frequently roam loose. 2 in particular have never been on a leash as far as I can see (or in a fenced in area.) If they come into our fenced in area, one of our dogs (and I plan on getting a couple more of that breed) will tear them to shreds. I'd feel absolutely no remorse. I have livestock & the number one danger to them is not coyotes, or foxes, both of which are in our area in large numbers, but rather, roaming dogs. I've seen several cases where 2 or 3 dogs have done 10's of 1000's of dollars in damage in a short time.

perhaps a better fence would be the answer?!?

 

[Capt Caveman]

Would Home Owner's Insurance cover this?

Try and watch your insurance company drop you in a heart beat.

 

[waffleironhead]

perhaps a better fence would be the answer?!?

I'm not sure what DP raises besides goats, but livestock fencing is designed to keep animals in, not dogs out, that kind of fencing would be prohibitively expensive for ag uses. Another instance is you dont fence in free range poultry. I had a neighbor dog come in and take out 5 of my layers. Thats quite a loss of production, considering I needed to raise replacements.

 

[MJinZ]

A fence is shared.

Neighboring dogs should be socialized.

fail on both sides of the fence.

a 50/50 split is indeed fair.

Fences aren't shared unless they are right on the property lines. You can have a fence of your own.

 

[DrPizza]

perhaps a better fence would be the answer?!?

Dogs dig under fences. Some dogs can climb over fences. Our fences keep our dogs and animals in. My responsibility ends there. However, I doubt they'd bother a little shit dog that wasn't bothering our livestock. But if it was a big dog that was chasing our animals, well, past tense: "was a big dog." I should point out though that it doesn't mean I'm unconcerned with our neighbors animals - just that I won't feel guilty if something happens to their dog. As it is though, I've helped out neighbors quite a few times. We saw one of our neighbors dogs about a mile away, wandering down the highway. We picked it up, brought it in our house for a few hours til they were home, then drove it over to their house.

 

[MrMatt]

OP, kudos to you and your wife. You owe those people nothing I'd say, but your willingness to help with the bills shows that you're great neighbors. I hope when I get my house I end up with neighbors like you

 

[alkemyst]

Fences aren't shared unless they are right on the property lines. You can have a fence of your own.

you missed the point...usually neighbors don't build there own.

You don't hear of this kind of crap in upper scale areas...it's disgusting people brag about their killer dogs and why the government is so close to pulling the trigger on some major breed bans.

 

[coloumb]

Eh - I wouldn't offer to pay for any part of the vet bills. The fence is on their property so they are at fault for not keeping it maintained. Offer to HELP [not pay] to fix the fence so it doesn't happen again - but that's about as far as you should help.

Ask yourself this - would you feel the same way if a stranger decided to cut through your back yard and was injured? Would you pay for that person's medical bills?