| Re: Dog Fight!
a few possible solutions:
- ask landlord permission if you can put up a temporary fence that you can take down if/when you move
-always keep your dog with you and supervise her when she must go out, as well, you will be taking her on alot of long walks this way
-look for another place to live with fenced facilities that will keep your dog safe, and if someone else's animal gets in, oh well, for them. i do not believe that you should have had to pay the vet bills at all. it does not matter who's animal comes in, why did the landlord not keep his at home! just because he is a landlord or because he always lets his dog run at large. i have no respect for that either.
-i have 4 rottees running my huge yards, of course i am on my own acreage, but my neighbours have 2 dogs that come right up to my chain linked fences and torment my dogs. oh well, if they get in. it is the neighbours responsiblilty to keep their dogs confined, just as i have to. i firmly believe that if you have any type of pet, the proper facilities should be there in order to keep them safe from other animals, and especially other people who let their animals run at large. if your dog stays home and is in her own yard, but the yard is not fenced, you are looking at problems for sure anyway. it is your total responsibility to make sure that your animals are safe and protected. that gives you all the leverage you need. i always protect my dogs, always.
-i would not take responsibility for some one else's ignorance or irresponsibility for their own pets.
-your dog was just protecting her own territory. it is just too bad you did not take the appropriate precautions to setting up a safe temporary fence for your own pet. without your own well fenced protective yard for your dog, you are not taking full responsibility for your own pet and best friend. we have had rottees in our family for about 100 years and i have really not known any other breed except for bull mastiffs.
-please for your pets sake and yours, fence your yard to keep pets in and outsiders out!!!!  |