I hate stray dogs  

I agree with you. They always want us to catch them and pin them up. First of all I'm not going to risk getting bit by an animal that I have no idea how its temermant is. Second of all we have no where to pin them up. I live in the country and we always have dogs running around.

You can usually rent traps from Animal Control and trap them yourself . . don't know how big they are, but you can try trapping them and bringing them to Animal Control yourself. Or if you have a local humane society (not a county run animal control) you can call them too.

I dont blame you, how scarey. Maybe get a hose and try and scare them away with water.

I completely agree with you!

If it makes you feel even a little better, you aren't alone. I am also very displeased with our Animal Control.

We had a neighbor that lived across the street from us (sorta) and they had a medium sized dog that would run wild on our street. The owner could not control this dog at all. It did not listen to him or respond to him in any way. I almost think the dumb dog was taunting it's owner by the way it would look at him and then as if smiling, he would run away down the street so the owner couldn't catch him. The thing is, the owner would keep his side garage door open and his big garage door open so of course the dog was going to get out from the backyard! If you know your dog doesn't listen, then you keep the door that leads from the back into the front CLOSED so the dog can't get out but the owner was apparently as dumb as the dog.

Anyhow, this dog would come into my yard and bark at ME! What the heck! Anytime I opened my front door, he would run over and bark at me like he owned the street. I started running after the dog and it would scare him away but he still kept coming back. One time my husband had our garage door open because he was doing the yard work and the dog came into our garage and started barking and growling at my husband. We love dogs, have 2 of our own, but my husband would have kicked that dog if he could have.

We have alot of people in our community that like to walk and there is one woman that walks her baby up our street often. One day she was carrying the baby in her arms and going for a walk when the dog ran up and jumped on her trying to get to her baby! The owner was standing right in his front yard watching and didn't do a thing or say a thing. I called animal control so many times and nothing ever happened. I finally yelled across to the owner that if he didn't get control of his dog, I was going to do something about it. All he could say was "I can't control him". I finally got tired of it and one day I brought out my more protective dog who could take this mutt on. I had control over her but I brought her out enough so the other dog could see her and maybe realize that our home had a dog. It worked, he ran the other way and didn't come around as much to my yard.

I think they finally got rid of the dog but then they got a little chihuahua that wasn't any better - so it was clearly the owners that were the dumb ones because both of their dogs were not trained. I'm glad they moved!

I'm sorry to hear about your cat. Is there a way you can get a garden hose that will reach out to where the tree is? I would take the hose, turn it on and then spray the dog until it ran the other way. I'd probably find a metal bucket or something to bang as well.

I hate stray dogs!

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You'd think that's what they're for. After all, their title is ANIMAL CONTROL. You definitely should not have to be afraid to go outside. It's sad to say, but if someone were to get bitten by those dogs, animal control would be out there in a heartbeat. But it shouldn't have to come to that. I think you should call them several times a day, and tell them each time that these animals are very aggressive and that your cat has been scared and possibly hurt because of them, and that you are basically afraid for your life and well being. Keep calling them until they finally send someone out. I hope this gets resolved for you soon hon.

You'd think that's what they're for. After all, their title is ANIMAL CONTROL. You definitely should not have to be afraid to go outside. It's sad to say, but if someone were to get bitten by those dogs, animal control would be out there in a heartbeat. But it shouldn't have to come to that. I think you should call them several times a day, and tell them each time that these animals are very aggressive and that your cat has been scared and possibly hurt because of them, and that you are basically afraid for your life and well being. Keep calling them until they finally send someone out. I hope this gets resolved for you soon hon.

To bad I wasnt there I would help you. I am very good at catching stray animals. I would call the humane society and see what they have to say. They should send someone out. Other wise call the cops and ask them for help. They can get the humaine society and animal contol in gear!! I hope your cat is ok and I hope you get help soon!! Best of luck!

Stray dogs are a risk to everyone. Recently 8 stray dogs tore a 3 year kid to pieces in a city in India. They are a menace.

If animal control doesn't help you, call the cops and say you are affraid of leaving your house because of some stray dogs. Also metnion how they always growl at you when you try to go see if your cat is okay. The cops should also help because it is a concern for you safety. If the animal control and the cops don't help, this world needs hlep...

at first.. i want to advise you to give those stray dogs a chance to live.. but now.. it seems like they're really bothering you.. i do pity those dogs.. as they don't have owner.. and in my country.. they catch stray dogs and kill them.. i feel it's very inhuman to do so.. eventhough sometimes stray dogs threaten the safety of the neighbourhood.. i think they're fierce because someone did something bad to them before.. and now.. those dogs can't differentiate the good and the bad anymore.. anyway...i agree with you that animal control should take care of this problem for you.. that's the purpose of that agency in my country =)