Apparently you need to be the only one in authority here
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Originally Posted by labman
''Letting a dog run loose is illegal in most places and is irresponsible everywhere.'' This quote is from one of the best publications on dogs I have ever read. Unfortunately, being the puppy training manual from a dog guide school, its wealth of information is not available to the general public. There are exceptions, but very few people live where they should let their dog run loose. Cats are less of a problem, but nobody should be expected to put up with the problems I see here. If reasoning with owners if you can identify them, and making your yard unattractive to them doesn't work, I see no problem with sending them to the animal shelter. Owners are responsible for their pets, not the pets for the owners. Try to be as humane as possible to the animals, but go ahead and rid your self of the pests however you have to.
As for ladyandjan, I am not going to return your personal attacks. I have extensive experience, reading, and training from some of the best in the dog area to base my opinions on. What qualifications do you have to base your opinions on?
I was not attacking you. But just to point out that when someone offers an opinion or help you pooh pooh them as being not having any kind of smarts at all. Maybe we do not train dogs but have the knowledge of owning dogs for over 25 years does provide a person with insight in dealing with different things with their own animals. I'm sorry you feel personally attacked but you shouldn't attack others by referring to them as know nothings or stupid in other words. Not everyone knows every thing about every subject but we should all try to learn from one another not put anyone down who might gain more knowledge by the people here who I thought were trying to help one another.
Read closer--not a personal attack
Michelle, my post was not meant as a personal attack on you, gut on the prevalent attitude of pet owners who le their animals roam. It's great that you have the property to let them out (do they actually stay on it?), but most people don't.
I know who owns better than half the visitors in my yard and they are all fixed, but not one is going to keep their cats in, and for sure no one has offered to come and scoop the neighborhood litterbox. Not one of them intends to keep their cats indoors.
I intended only to express my frustration, and until you walk a mile in my mocassins, I wish you would refrain from calling me part of the problem.
Have strays picked up by ASPCA
Okay, so I'm new to this board and will try to refrain from putting my foot in my mouth, BUT, in my never to be humble opinion, I think it's okay to have the ASPCA come and pick up strays. If they are someone's pet and that pet owner takes care of their animals on a regular basis, then wouldn't that pet owner automatically go to the ASPCA to look for their animal when their animal disappears for more than a day? Animals don't get put down or put up for adoption the day they are brought in so as long as the pet owner comes looking for his/her pet within a day or two after disappearing than it's okay. I think this is more humane than allowing them to roam and possibly get hit by a car, get in a fight or be taken away by a stranger. At the ASPCA they'll be safe and fed. My chow got out once after a bath so she wasn't wearing her i.d. collar and was taken to the ASPCA, I got her the next morning safe and sound. Besides, I have problems with a stray cat who has decided to crawl under my house every night. All night all we hear is "Yowwwwwl!" for two weeks now. Not fun when you're trying to keep your 18 month old from waking up every time. We can't figure out how the heck this cat is getting under there, we've closed the entrances and then open them reluctantly for fear she may die under there if not let out. Even if cats covered up their poop, the smell of their urine is ferocious! Don't really appreciate that.
Tootles,
Mom in Cali :eek:
