Sooo Mad!! (What Would You Do?)*Long*

[moonchild1970]

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I had my two pups out in the yard on their 6 ft leashes, and Poppy was pooping so I was following along behind him, erm, picking it up, and Pepper was off to the side.

Well the little boy next door comes out and stares at us.

The whole family is Russian and they hate dogs. More from fear than anything else.

Well here he comes into the yard now, lunging at them and barking and growling at my pups. Right in front of his lazy no good mother who does NOTHING!!!

So I just ignored him and then the third time just looked at him, as I was after all, trying to pick up poop and was thinking now what?!

So as he did not get a reaction from the two pups, he runs at Pepper and kicks her!!! She just got spayed on the 23rd!!!
Man I blew up!!!

This is the second time he has done this- only this time he got her, and so she came running to me. So I told him if he ever did it again he was going to be in a world of crap coz I'd kick his butt!!

Then, I looked up and the mother was sitting there watching and yet, did nothing!!! She only called him back.(Now if the grandma had been there she would have kicked his butt).

Now I have to tell you a couple things. This neighbor kid is only 4. He has teased our neighbor's dogs through the fence to the point now that they go after my son when he walks by with me and they used to like him!! The neighbor's are at their wit's end with it also. They have also tried talking to the parents but to no avail...

Oh- and the first day we got Pepper this kid attempted to kick her when we were all out in our yard and she was only 8 weeks old. He missed however.


Now I let it go due to his age, but the neighbor's last week asked me how I am dealing with it and I told them my pup's are never off leash in the yard or alone so I don't really have a problem.

That's when they told me they have had to report him to animal control a few times. They told me if he gets reported one more time they are going to remove him to a foster home. Didn't know they could do that! They also told me that they would love to let their dogs run loose and bite him! Although I told them, that they better not bite my son who also plays out there sometimes(if the bully isn't out as he also beats on the others kids bloodying them up).

Anyhow talking to the mother gets me nowhere. She just stares at me.

Calling police got me laughed at.

Now, I am to call animal control tommorow, as today is a holiday.

But man what happens if he does it again and Pepper (or Poppy)bites the brat?! I just got her over her fear of him!! It took me a month as his going after her on day one pretty much set Pepper against him from the start!!

But this brat actually runs up to the dogs and trys to hit them when they are on leash with me!!

I don't want to lose me dogs if they bite him. This doesn't seem very fair...I mean I can't swat him if he does it again- and trust me I AM sooo tempted!!!


~Phew~
Sooo anyhow, what would you do?

 

[Bailey+Ralph]

Wow.
I really don't know what to suggest, other than what you have already tried.
This kid is coming into YOUR yard/garden right??
I mean isn't there some sort of law against Tresspassing? Even given his age?
All the feelings you have just boiled up in me reading that post!!
Your poor puppies!
To think that he is capable of making nice dogs (your neighbours) nasty too.........wow he seems like a real peice of work this kid.
I hope that you get somewhere with the pet control.
Good luck and give your babies a hug from me

 

[Ashlea]

Personally I would carry marbles and lob them at the little sh*t!!!!!!!!!

 

[PWCorgi]

Personally I would carry marbles and lob them at the little sh*t!!!!!!!!!

Time to break out the pepper spray!

 

[Brattina88]

You said something about the child's grandmother... maybe you could talk to her ??
There's something wrong with a 4yr old who doesn't know its wrong to hurt a puppy. This is not an accident. If what your nieghbors say is true, then maybe it'd be best to report if not this time, then next time for sure. There has to be another reason if the child is going to be pulled into foster care. There parents must not be doing something right . . .

Edit: Invest in a water gun!

 

[Julie]

I think the marbles should be lobbed at the mother......not the kid.

If my kid did that........(right or wrong on my part) he would be getting a good ole fashioned whoopin.

Just this morning I had to yell at some kid that was going into the middle of the road picking up small rocks.....and throwing them directly at the windows of a neighbors house. How dumb is that.

 

[Meggie]

Can you put up a fence? Not necessarily a big one, just something to mark where their property ends and yours begins. Definitely call and report the kid, his parents need a wake-up call before he does that to a less-than-patient dog. I'd also report it to the police, even if they don't take you seriously your call will be on record.

If I were you I'd also take my dog to the vet to get her checked out, then march on over to the kid's house and present them with the bill. They won't pay it, but I'd suck up the cost for the sake of a point.

Ok, and my totally unrealistic reaction on first reading your post was to put in an invisible fence and slip the collar on the kid. More realistic would be to not be so dilligent in your scooping. Maybe after tracking some through their house a few times the mother would get the idea that him coming onto your property is not such a great idea?

 

[casablanca1]

Since your Animal Control appears to be more useful than most, use them. And no matter how much the cops laugh at you, continue to call them. It's a hassle, but if your dog does end up biting the kid, you want a solid official record that there's a reason. File a complaint against your neighbors for trespassing, and report them to AC for animal abuse, and call the local child welfare authorities about neglect - the kid's obviously going to get bit, and at that age and height, it could be fatal.

 

[Kase]

Thats terrible, I can't believe the mother did nothing. I hope you can get it sorted out.

 

[laneyandme]

i agree. usually kids are acting out something when it comes to violence like that. poor kid (though i feel very sorry for your poor pups). he shouldn't be allowed into your yard again. talking to the grandma might help... leaving the poop and stopping the kid at the gate might help. good luck !!

sounds like his mom doesn't give a sh**... maybe he's acting out to get her attention. firm boundaries are what he needs. and someone who cares!

 

[filarotten]

I would call animal control and complain. It is abuse to an animal.
If you can't afford to put up a fence...You can always run an electric wire between the property. Getting zapped might keep the little monster at home.

 

[Zoom]

Since your Animal Control appears to be more useful than most, use them. And no matter how much the cops laugh at you, continue to call them. It's a hassle, but if your dog does end up biting the kid, you want a solid official record that there's a reason. File a complaint against your neighbors for trespassing, and report them to AC for animal abuse, and call the local child welfare authorities about neglect - the kid's obviously going to get bit, and at that age and height, it could be fatal.

Good advice!

I also like the idea of the water gun, except I would add a bit of food coloring to the water, so it was abundantly clear who's yard he had just been in. Maybe have your neighbors do the same, so when the kid walks around looking like Rainbow Ralph from "Death to Smoochy", it'll get some attention.

 

[moonchild1970]

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Exactly what I told my husband!! I can see it coming!

Mass murderers start out this way!! Seriously. They pick on the weaker, kids or animals and then move up for there, if not stopped.

So now I just have to figure out how to keep my pup's safe.

FYI guys- I have tried walking away and that is when he becomes more aggressive!! He's like a dog. He WILL chase you!! Unreal eh?

One day, my hubby went nuts and bellowed at him and that worked good...lol.

I loved the look of shock on his face but hey- he quit freaking out on our son whom he was trying to push around and tell to go away.

Well my husband walks over there and yells,

"NO! HE LIVES HERE!!!"

Man that kid jumped.

PS
You should see how he treats his sibling when his parents let him wheel the baby carriage around the yard- UNSUPERVISED!!!

The baby is under 1 year old and they let him run the carriage everywhere around the yard and into walls, tipping it over!!! It's nuts.

Also, this kid is unstable. The more I move toward him the more aggressive he gets. He just ISN'T normal. Trust me I've tried getting in his face.

now, the animal control has been over there and said it all. They don't care- that's the problem. Let them lose their kid- they deserve it in a way. They just stick him outside and ignore him anyhow.
Sorry to sound like a witch but there it is. They've been warned a bunch of times in the past two mos.

The funny thing is I have yelled but then got an ashtma attack(figures). Plus I don't have that big, scary manly booming voice.(*****!*)

My husband hit the nail on the head, when he said, this kid doesnt respect women. Except for grandma who literally will kick his butt. I've seen her. But she is never there when he is like this.

As for letting him play with the dog we tried that. They were fine with them when they were littler(except for the boy kicking Pepper on day #1) and then the pups grew and now they are scared of them and hate them. They run screaming when we go outside. I am at my wit's end.

Plus the parents donot want the kids near the dogs. Ignorence and fear is taught in the home. And good luck overcoming it. I can't..lol.

Trust me I have tried being them all; nice, understanding, firm, mad- I've done them all.

This kid is just pure evil. He threw a full soda through my daughter's screen all over her bed last week!!!!!!

Fencing isn't worth it due to two reasons. I won't leave these pups out alone anyhow due to too much interest out here in them, and the theft rate for pitbait is very high in this area.

I've already had some problems with men being overly interested in buying my pups to the point they got aggressive when I said no. I don't like Spokane very much at all.

Also we are looking into moving. We want to buy a house when my husband's land sale comes in, by fall 06, so until them it isnt worth fencing here.

Now, when we get our own place in a nicer area we want to fence.

 

[moonchild1970]

Hhhhmmmm... good idea!! There is no law against squirting the little sh!t with water now is there? Tee-hee! ~Evil grin!~

 

[moonchild1970]

PS I am calling animal control in about a half hour when they open.

 

[Zoom]

One other thing you might do is try and get a videotape of the boy's actions as further proof.

 

[moonchild1970]

good idea. Thanks!

 

[Renee750il]

Glad you are calling animal control. Even if nothing is accomplished, you will have started to establish a record of what is going on, that way if your dog does bite the kid (who will richly deserve it), you have a defense.

And be sure to keep a journal of what is going on . . . dates, times, descriptions of the incidents, who was notified, who you talked to at animal control, police, etc. And be sure to request a copy of the report. If they know someone will be asking for a copy of the report they'll be a lot more likely to do it.

 

[nikkichan]

It does seem strange that the kid would get taken off to foster care for something like this, but it obviously shows that there is a bigger problem with the kid. Something perhaps happening behind closed doors.

Besides, isn't hurting small animals at a young age, generally a sign of some sort of mental issues? (grows up to be a serial killer?)

 

[moonchild1970]

Yeah a neighbor told me that AC said to her that if they get one more complaint of animal abuse on the kid he is out of there. No clue about why or if it's true.

Now I just called AC, and they will be out shortly to take a report and so I can press charges.

Now I'm not proud to be doing this but I know it is the right thing to do as this isn't the first, second, or even third time this has happened.

I just keep telling myself, most importantly, this can prevent more animal cruelty in the future- as this kid has some real problems brewing that need to be stopped.

It does seem strange that the kid would get taken off to foster care for something like this, but it obviously shows that there is a bigger problem with the kid. Something perhaps happening behind closed doors.

Besides, isn't hurting small animals at a young age, generally a sign of some sort of mental issues? (grows up to be a serial killer?)

Yes it sure is and this is what I keep telling myself. I need to stop this kid before he really hurts someone- animal or human.