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MelissaP1 (Alabama)
Posts: 13,836

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Follow up on the animal situation in my new neighborhood. I previously posted that there was 3 options when find a pet loose. 1. Post to find the owner. 2. Put up a fence. 3. Call animal control.

It looks like someone took my advice. They called the police on a neighbor. One that dogs does have a history of escaping. (The owners have taken steps to prevent it but dog learned to dig...) Anyways, they do not have grass in backyard due to bad sod we all got. So they will wash their dogs out front and then put them in the garage or tied up in front yard while they dry. They are chained to their yard. Sometimes put into a crate.

Well we got a big storm. The dogs were tied up in their garage with door open. The owner was cleaning a pet's cage inside. Dogs were in the garage drying off. Someone decided to call the police on them!

Now I am not a fan of tying up or putting a dog on a chain etc... However, these dogs were IN their house garage! They were not being nuisance or out of their yard. Now IMO this is a bit too far to call the police to report. Is that just me?

It doesn't look like the police took any action. Just came by to talk to them. So it does look like the advice to contact authorities worked. However, it really crazy how little it takes for someone around here reacts to contact authorities...

Former HOA President

BillD16 (Texas)
Posts: 973

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Posted By MelissaP1 on 06/16/2023 5:36 AM
Follow up on the animal situation in my new neighborhood. I previously posted that there was 3 options when find a pet loose. 1. Post to find the owner. 2. Put up a fence. 3. Call animal control.

It looks like someone took my advice. They called the police on a neighbor. One that dogs does have a history of escaping. (The owners have taken steps to prevent it but dog learned to dig...) Anyways, they do not have grass in backyard due to bad sod we all got. So they will wash their dogs out front and then put them in the garage or tied up in front yard while they dry. They are chained to their yard. Sometimes put into a crate.

Well we got a big storm. The dogs were tied up in their garage with door open. The owner was cleaning a pet's cage inside. Dogs were in the garage drying off. Someone decided to call the police on them!

Now I am not a fan of tying up or putting a dog on a chain etc... However, these dogs were IN their house garage! They were not being nuisance or out of their yard. Now IMO this is a bit too far to call the police to report. Is that just me?

It doesn't look like the police took any action. Just came by to talk to them. So it does look like the advice to contact authorities worked. However, it really crazy how little it takes for someone around here reacts to contact authorities...

What amazes me is that your police actually responded. The police in Austin are 'finicky'.

(Briefly: they're sore about 'defunding')

Bill

HOA Board ex-President
Austin, Texas USA

“You can’t put too much water in a nuclear reactor”

CathyA3 (Ohio)
Posts: 6,299

Posted:

The police in my area usually respond as well. We have a leash law in the township as well as (I think) vicious dog ordinances.

What really gets everybody's attention around here are cows that escape from the slaughterhouse. We're all on Team Cow, and folks have been known to help the escapees evade capture. The longer the cows remain loose, the more enthusiastic people get - and back when we actually had printed newspapers, this could be front page news.

Years ago in my hometown, a few cows got out of their fenced field one summer night and were sleeping in the middle of the road. The entire police force was involved in trying to herd the cows back to the field, and the cows weren't having any of it. People who had the proper equipment were able to listen in on police calls and were giving their neighbors running commentary on what was happening. Kept the entire town enthralled for hours. You just can't find that sort of entertainment these days - on the other hand, this would totally be on YouTube now.

MelissaP1 (Alabama)
Posts: 13,836

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Funny story Cathy. When I was a teenager I lived in the city. However, at the end of our street there was still a small farm. They had a few cows on it. One day the bull got loose. It was running through our alley ways and street. They called the police. It was so funny to watch these city cops chasing a cow through the streets! Finally think they got some "cowboys" with ropes to wrestle it in. I died laughing so hard at the site. Knew they needed to call in the "Calvery".

My original post. The dogs were leashed and no laws were being broken. Just the weird perceptions my neighbors have on what is "Okay" when it comes to dogs or animals. I swear they watch every dog's butthole or watch them squat anytime you walk them. I rarely ever walk mine in my neighborhood because of these people... Who knows my having a "Blue" leash on a "Girl" dog will send them to the social media...

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LetA (Nevada)
Posts: 2,679

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I'm surprised the police didn't kick it to AC. I had a visit from the police and AC, someone complained I was murdering my dog in the back yard.
They reported hearing blood curdling screams. At the time I had two dogs, one was s Husky throwing a tantrum because I was brushing the other dog and not him.
I demonstrated to the police what prompted the blood curdling screams, they just rolled their eyes and said have a nice day.

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