My family and I own, 3 dogs. None of them have ever bothered this woman, nor her animals. Our past dogs might have, but not these.
A few minutes ago I herd someone shooting. So I walked out on porch and sure enough there she was aiming at our dogs or at least trying to scare them away. This has happened numerous times and since we live in a very rural area, there is no animal control. Nor, do the police care.
I went back in the house and told my parents. After that I walked back out on the porch and herd her say, "Next time you come in my yard, you'll be a dead dog!!". I mean, this woman is in her 70's. She has about two dozen cats and god knows that our dogs would NEVER bother them.
The last real problem we had out of her (or at least suspected her) was 4 of our dogs died. They were antifreeze poisoned and we strongly believed and still believe that it was her. This is beginning to be a problem and I, myself, can't solve it. Does anyone have any suggestions? It would be much appreciated.
Also- The gun she was shooting with was not a BB-gun.
I used to live in a very rural area where people tended to take things into their own hands like this old lady seems to have done instead of involving authorities. We had dogs who we let roam because we had a very large yard and they usually stayed around the house.
The most you can do in this situation is keep your dogs on a leash when they are in the yard and hope that she will realize that she has nothing to complain about. If at all possible make sure that there are never any containters or food products out there that she couldn't have planted with any kind of poison each time you let them outside. And, whenever possible go outside with them to make sure they aren't doing anything at all to upset her.
I know they probably don't do anything anyway, and the lady is quite crazy, but you have to go through these kind of things since no one seems to want to help you.
Where I used to live, there was no police, but there was a guy who acted as animal control. Are you absolutely sure there isn't an animal control in your area? If not, then try to contact an animal control around you, and see if they can help you in any way. Contact humane societies or shelters to see if they can offer any advice. Even calling a vet might get you some good advice as to what you can do in this situation.
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Thank You for the advice! =]
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