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This Problem Can't Be Ignored Any Longer.
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.
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Steal her cats and then send her ransom letters. Tell her that if she doesn't stop being an insufferable old hag, she will never see darling Mopsy again.
She is an angry old hag and often the less they care. You have to make them care. It can be like reasoning with a child, and if a child misbehaves, their toys are taken away.
If I were her neighbor, it would be bye bye kitties.
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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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If your dogs were not under your control on your property by a chain or a fence you would be breaking the law, and I doubt the police would be on your side. From now on, do everything in your power to keep the dogs on your property so they can't use that against you.
If she poisoned your dogs she was breaking the law. If she shot at your dogs on your property and they did not threaten her in any way, she is breaking the law once again.
If these scenerios are true, demand to file a police report. If the officer tells you no, go to the chief of police or the sherrif. Tell them you are not only afraid for your dogs, but you are afraid for your life and the life of any children that may get caught in the crossfire. God, I'd hope they would listen to that reasoning!
It is not normal for anyone to handle this situation with a gun, and she fired it! I would say that this woman may have some type of dementia which sometimes causes paranoia. You won't be able to reason with her. The fact that she has so many cats may also be an indicator of this. Call social services and demand that they do an evaluation, she is a danger to society and most likely a danger to herself. Keep a written record of everything that has to do with her, write down dates and times too, and any witnesses. You may be able to present this to the social worker, and it could be needed in court.
Most of all be persistant, but also be sure you are doing everything legal.
Best of luck!
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that's horrible. and i'm really, really sorry. but like the other person who responded said, the police might care about the woman's mental health if they don't care about your dogs.
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WOW!
im soo sorry:- but i can relate..we had this psycho neighbor who did the same thing and my dad went and talked to her and it turned out she had issues and needed help so we called this mental place and they got her outta there..so i would recomend talking to her and if she dosent do anything then i would deffinatly call the police, i mean you say they dont care but they might actually care..
mucho love
lila
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