Discouraging dogs from entering yard.

whisky_galore

Neighbour's two dogs, little awful irritating yappy things, like mini Dobermans, having been coming into our yard since neighbours moved in. Occasional shyte left after them. Have cats so I guess they enjoy annoying them.
I surprised them one day and gave chase, they panicked as they thought I couldn't move that fast and gave one of them a not too hard tap on the arse as a reminder not to come back.
Well, they're back at it after a few months of staying away, only this time yapping from the road where they can make an easy escape back to their own place. We tried reminding the neighbours to keep them in from the outset but they don't take any notice. Barking is really annoying, don't want to be running out every 20 mins to shut them up or shoo them off. Any ideas?

Cherry Blossom

Have you tried ringing the dog warden?

hetuzozaho

Just become friends with them. Problem solved and two loyal new friends.

Car99

Start feeding them, fatten them up good and big, get them to like you more than the neighbours .

ganmo

Inform your neighbour that you've some rat poison down in your yard.

That or get the dog warden, if they have Doberman in their breeding they come under the restricted breed law which has bigger fines than the control of dogs act

Cherry Blossom

The OP didn't say they were dobermanns they said they were little yappy things. They are probably Dachsunds or Manchester terriers or just black and tan mutts.

Truckermal

Lidl had one of those ultrasonic animal deterrents for sale this week... I have no idea if they are successful though.

DBB

Cherry Blossom wrote: »

The OP didn't say they were dobermanns they said they were little yappy things. They are probably Dachsunds or Manchester terriers or just black and tan mutts.

I'm guessing they're Miniature Pinschers? They've become quite popular in recent years. And yappytastic!

Cherry Blossom

DBB wrote: »

I'm guessing they're Miniature Pinschers? They've become quite popular in recent years. And yappytastic!

I knew I was forgetting one, just couldn't think what it was

em_cat

DBB wrote: »

I'm guessing they're Miniature Pinschers? They've become quite popular in recent years. And yappytastic!

Snap! One of my aunties rescued a min pin years ago, jeez I’d say she may be 12 or 13 years and still going...

Graces7

ganmo wrote: »

Inform your neighbour that you've some rat poison down in your yard.

That or get the dog warden, if they have Doberman in their breeding they come under the restricted breed law which has bigger fines than the control of dogs act

Years ago I had problems withe a neighbour letting her dog poop on my lawn. I called her, saying how worried I was as I had put strong weedkiller down.... She slammed the phone down and never a worry after that. I bet the poor dog got scrubbed head to foot.

whisky_galore

em_cat wrote: »

Snap! One of my aunties rescued a min pin years ago, jeez I’d say she may be 12 or 13 years and still going...

Yes. One of those.

Oh ****, is that how old they get?

em_cat

whisky_galore wrote: »

Yes. One of those.

Oh ****, is that how old they get?

I think it depends on their genetics and how well they are cared for, but yep the smaller the longer I’m afraid. TBH the neighbor is not being responsible as they obviously don’t train or have them under control. I would definitely phone the warden if talking to the neighbor fails to work.

whisky_galore

Ok, it's escalated.
Chased them out of my yard only to be roared at by neighbour for trying to "hurt" his dogs. Shouting match ensues for 5 mins.

Worried ringing warden may only rack things up to all out war being declared.

CelticRambler

Sounds like you need to be catching them, not chasing them. I had that problem once with a regularly-wandering staffie coming into the garden and chasing my daughter. Caught the fecker, put a collar and lead on him and called the police. Owner turned up in the meantime, lost her rag, called her dad and he ended up being arrested, charged, fined, slapped with a restraining order and ordered to pay damages. No-one in the village ever had any more trouble with that dog. :pac:

whisky_galore

CelticRambler wrote: »

Sounds like you need to be catching them, not chasing them. I had that problem once with a regularly-wandering staffie coming into the garden and chasing my daughter. Caught the fecker, put a collar and lead on him and called the police. Owner turned up in the meantime, lost her rag, called her dad and he ended up being arrested, charged, fined, slapped with a restraining order and ordered to pay damages. No-one in the village ever had any more trouble with that dog. :pac:

Too fast, nearly impossible to catch.

People and their fücking dogs...

em_cat

whisky_galore wrote: »

Too fast, nearly impossible to catch.

People and their fücking dogs...

I think you may have no other option but to phone council warden, they have many options from talking to neighbours reminding them of the owners responsibilities to fines, seizing and enforcement.

Another thing as they are renters, you could see if the property is registered with the RTB, if so file a complaint, the landlord is legally bound to address the issues and it well could be that they are not allowed pets.

Although we have dogs I would be really irritated if neighbours dogs kept wandering into my garden, but as well I’d be irritated if people’s cats roamed into my garden......mostly because I’d quite possibly become the village animal hoarder

whisky_galore

Ok, if they're not bothered keeping them in, I'll keep them out. Some chicken wire did the trick.

Now hoping they cross paths with a silage trailer...