poochmad Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 (edited) Our neighbour is irresponsible and allows their aggressive blue heeler bitch to roam freely. The problem is the dog is unsocialised and dog aggressive; she regards the back alley (where our house backs onto) as her patch and will frequently go down the lane and bite at dogs behind their fences. (The neighbour across the lane has two chi's and she bites the fence trying to get at them, so much there are bite marks on the palings.) We have a 7 month old pup who is very inquisitive and friendly. Whenever she is in the laneway, he sticks his nose under the gate and she then rushes at him biting and growling...he then pulls back sharply (so I know she's there) and she then puts her mouth under the gate snapping and growling. This has been going on for a while now. Am I right to be worried that one day my pup won't be fast enough to remove his head and will get his nose bitten? Or is the blue heeler playing a game and if wanted to, could have bitten him already? I have tried spraying the area with the 'leave it' spray, but it doesn't seem to work. Both dogs ignored the spray. Should I condition the dog to staying away from the fence by spraying it with water everytime it sticks its head under the fence or should I just leave it and if she wanted to bite him, she would have by now? All advice/suggestions welcome. Edited January 9, 2009 by poochmad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekhbet Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 call the ranger when it is at large and barricade any gaps you have. This dog needs to be controlled and the owner fined. Gaps under gates can be fixed with rubber sheeting screwed into the gate (acts in a similar fashion to those draft stopper strips for doors) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claireybell Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Totally agree with Nekhbet. The ranger needs to be called to this dog. the owner's may pay attention to what they're dog is actually doing then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 This is a job for council. Simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmaci Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I agree. Call the council before someone gets hurt (both animal or human) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poochmad Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 Thanks all. I have contacted the council and submitted a formal complaint. Thanks Nekhbet, I will get some 'gap filler'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poochmad Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 The council advised that the owner has admitted that the dog bails people up, has bitten and is roaming free. (!) (The council advised they've had several complaints about the dog, not just mine regarding it roaming free.) The good news is that it's going to be restrained while they fix the fencing issue and are aware that the issue will escalate if it escapes its yard. Phew! My pup's nose is safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyliegirl Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 that is good to hear, however if it has been known to bite people shouldnt it be considered as dangerous? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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