BB/Pellet Gun for Dog Control

[Andrew Rothman]

Oh for Pete's sake, people! Does everything need to be solved with projectile weapons?

(I guess it's true: When all you've got is a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail!)

You say you know who most of the owners are. How `bout -- i dunno -- talking to them, neighbor-to-neighbor?

Remind them there's a leash law. Remind them that the pound will charge them a bundle to spring their dogs. Then politely encourage them to keep their dogs in their own yards.

Then, if you keep seeing the same dogs, call Animal Control. That's what you pay them for.

Be a man, a good neighbor, and a good citizen.

Shooting is a last resort, remember?

 

[FRIENDLY]

dogs

I have said this before and it is still valid- obtain one of those super soaker pump water rifles fill it with a weak solution of chlorine or ammonia detergent and icy cold water - end of problem. NO dog or cat will stay around for a second shot

 

[JohnKSa]

The owners will get the idea after paying to retrieve the dog from the pound a time or two.

BE SURE to specify that you do not want the dog released to the owner without a fine being paid. A lot of times the animal control folks will waive any fines and penalties in the interest of reuniting a "lost" animal with its "family."

 

[MassHunter2190]

1.
A. If you know the owner(s), confront them about the problems and tell them if they don't take care of the situation themselves, you will.

B. (Assuming plan 1.-A. doesn't work) Pick up all the dog crap, put in paper bag, place on door step, set on fire, ring doorbell, run.


2. (Assuming plan 1.-B. doesn't work) Buy a paintball marker, some bright paint, (you can dip the paint in whatever smelly substance if you want to), shoot dogs a couple of times, hope for the best.

3. (I think you get it by now) Buy a low powered BB gun, maybe one of those single pump Daisys, hit them a couple of times with that. (you could move up to a higher powered pellet gun if you wanted to)

4. Contact Animal Control and tell them about the situation, ask about live traps.

5. Try trapping them yourself. You could try using ur garage as mentioned above, or anything else you can think of.

6. Tell owners, (assuming you know who they are), that if they do not retrieve their dogs within 24 hours or they will have no dogs.

7. Bust out the 12 gauge.


(If it was me I'd switch #7 and #3 around)

 

[Greg L]

Peet has a good idea for an inexpensive start to the solution.

My neighbor's dog was constantly getting into my trash & spreading it around the yard. After I peed on the cans he would stay away & leave them alone (at least until the next rain storm).

It sounds like you are in a fairly densely populated neighborhood. You may want to mark your territory after dark .

 

[Kestrel]

Thanks for all the ideas.

As for traps... hmm... I remember seeing some in the movie, "The Green Berets", that would probably work...

Well, I've had a couple of successes, so far. I spoke to the neighbor up the street with the unpleasant, stalking chow-mix. The guy wasn't pleasant either, but the dog has not been on the streets since.

I also spoke to animal control this morning about one of the addresses (I didn't have the other addresses, yet). They sent an animal control officer to their house and I haven't seen their german shepard out since (he's usually out a LOT). I feel sorry for this particular dog. They got him at a pet store, so I'm sure he's from a puppy mill. He'll most likely be retarded and dragging his rear end when he gets older. They keep him in a dog crate ON THEIR BACK DECK, while they're gone. Pouring rain or storm - he's out there.

I wonder if something like a ball of raw ground beef left in the yard, with a habanero in the center might discourage some of the others in the meantime? Mix garlic powder in it, so the dog wouldn't smell the habanero? Of course, if I forgot about it's location and my dog found it when I was walking him, I guess I would have to listen to him whine for a while...

I like the idea of trapping the dog in the garage and calling animal control. That is probably the best idea. That way I can have a face-to-face conversation with them when they pick up the dog - make sure they realize this has been an on-going problem, so they don't release the dog to the owner without taking it seriously.

Thanks again... Time to clean up the street...

 

[Harry Paget Flashman]

When I lived in Hawaii in 1980 my neighbor's dog, a 30lbs mutt named "Bear", used to terrorize my 2 and 3 year old daughters whenever they went out in the back yard. The neighbor insisted the dog was harmless and refused to restrain the dog. I fed him pieces of hotdogs over a period of a few days and when the weekend came around the kids and I lured "Bear" into our car with more hotdogs and drove to MacDonalds in Wahiawa in the middle of the island. "Bear" enjoyed the ride and the kids shared their Happy Meals with him. Before driving home we opened the car door and had "Bear" fetch a french fry.

My kids still remember that episode and I think it gave them confidence in problem solving. "Bear" never found his way home.

 

[Malamute]

Someone mentioned a clean simple way to give you leverage. Camera.

If you have pictures of the dog(s) taking a dump in your yard, and you know where that dog lives, you can provide the animal control folks with pictures and where to go talk to people.

I've had problem dogs hanging around causing trouble. One wouldn't leave, and was acting aggressive to me and my dog. A 30-30 round into the ground with the muzzle under his belly convinced him to leave. It was someones lion dog that got out of range on a hunt.

Sounds a bit extreme to poison or shoot a dog just becaus it's wandering around loose, IF it's not acting aggressive. Don't be surprised if someone takes it personal.

I knew a guy in Fairbanks that kept a BB gun to run moose out of his yard. Worked pretty well.

 

[Stand_Watie]

This will cost you 30 or 40 bucks at the home depot, won't get you into trouble with the animal cruelty laws, and will work 24/7

http://www.safepets.com/fidoshock.html

You don't need to fence your entire yard, just run strategic hotwires that you know the dogs will touch.

 

[Ridge]

I have to say...

I know a bit about electric fences(I use to fence in our backyard garden) after leaving the fence on when I wasn't tending the garden the dogs and cats that liked doing their business there stoped.

I've also had to take care of dangerous and troublesome animals, the troublesome dogs and cats I didn't shoot with my usual weapons (Shotguns,pistols,or rifles) I took care of them with a crossman pelet rifle I would only use BB's and pump it up three times for dogs and 0ne or two times for cats.

The dangerous animals were taken care of with a 22. Rifle or a shotgun.

The best bet for your situation would be to use a pump BB gun if all else fails.

 

[rugerman]

Several years ago we had a problem with a group of deer hunters who ran deer with dogs. They had a small piece of land that they leased next to several other peoples land and they would let their dogs out so they would run the deer off our land and on to theirs then the dogs would be out for days and mess up our hunts. One neighbor shot a few and hung their collars on a post at the dog hunters parking area that caused a lot of problems. So when I found out that the local dog pound had a night holding pen we would catch as many of the dogs as we could, drop them off at the pound with collars attached and the pound would call the hunting club and charge them $25 a head to pick them up. After about the third trip they kept their dogs off our land. rugerman

 

[Tinker]

One of my dogs came in to season last year. She went in the kennel. Her scent didn't. Came home there's 3 males hangin' around and fighting each other over the caged lady. I just left them alone becuase they weren't hurting anything or getting her pregant. Changed my mind at midnight went the sounds of the them scrapping was keeping me awake on a work night. Just happened to have my brother's semi-auto paintball rig. Loaded it with balls and CO2 and cleaned house. I've been shot in the belly with this same gun, so I know why they didn't come back.

 

[YodaVader]

Paintballs...hard to say what they (authorities) might think of it, their reaction could range from cruelty to "who cares", it's a crap shoot on possible consequences

One guy here in town had a problem canine that continued to show up at his place and he tattooed the dog several times with his paintball gun - and he is a policeman!

A lot of responses have mentioned contacting the dog's owners first. Well , that is fine if you know who the owners are. A lot of times I am sure the "victims" have no idea who the dog's owners are.

 

[Kestrel]

Harry - that's a great story. A friend of mine did the same thing years ago. There was large dog that kept coming in his yard and neighbors' yards and it was unfriendly to the kids. He lured the dog into the back of his SUV and took a drive. The dog never came back. The neighbors all seemed pleased he wasn't around any more.

Does anyone know if there is any difference in quality, between the Crossman and Daisy pump-up ari rifles? I shot someones Daisy pump a while back and it had a HEAVY trigger. They weren't that way, when I was a kid. Is the Crossman better?

Thanks.

 

[Bullet Bob]

A Golden Retriever with an unpleasant disposition? Now I've heard everything!.

 

[MassHunter2190]

They keep him in a dog crate ON THEIR BACK DECK, while they're gone. Pouring rain or storm - he's out there.

Now that right there just p*sses me off.

As for trapping, maybe 5 years ago we had a pitbull running around our farm with no collar or anything. I was able to get close to it withing a month of feeding and gently talking to it, getting closer and closer each day while making sure to try to read how it was reacting to invoid an attack. (Yes, I was armed when I did this.) Anyway, just a couple days before I was planning on trying to put a collar on it and bring it home to find it a good home, a cop shows up and drops it with a 12 gauge. Ohhhh man, now THAT got me going, almost all the way to jail.

So if you have time and patience, it is possible to tame most any dog. Just make sure to be careful.

 

[JohnKSa]

Just make sure to be careful.

Also make sure it doesn't hurt anyone else or damage any property in the meantime...

 

[Combat-wombat]

I will also support the paintball idea. Paintballs hitting at 300 fps stings but doesn't injure. Also, as previously mentioned, it marks the dog. Paintball guns can be had for little money, especially if your only use is keeping the neighborhood dogs under control.

http://www.actionvillage.com/is-bin...a8FS4a6cU=?ProductID=dLasFAY7XxMAAAD3q8ClA_2s

 

[entropy]

Here's how to get rid of the dog poop in your yard. Pour bacon grease over it. It won't be there long, and it's kind of a funny way of recycling. (I'm assuming you don't have dogs.) I've never used anti-freeze, but I know someone who has, and it is effective. When a neighbor's German Shepard killed my next door neighbors rabbits, I drew a bead on him with a .410 while he growled at me, but since he didn't attack me, I didn't shoot. His owner saw the blood all over him and figured it out. Never saw him again.

 

[Whatsit]

Umm..squirt gun? Why go to extremes? most dogs don't like a squirt in the face. If they are friendly dogs, they probably won't be aggressive and just leave.

 

[Gunsnrovers]

First thing I would do is try to track down the owners.

Yes it's your yard. However you live in a nieghborhood. Talk to your nieghbors. If you don't know the owners, maybe someone does. Ask other dog owners in your area what they now.

If you're in the sticks, it's one thing, but if you're in a community you don't live in a vacuum.

Part of being in a "community" is working with your nieghbors.

Doesn't mean you have to roll over and take it. It does mean you have an obligation to take the higher road. One day the shoe may be on the other foot.

 

[3006mv]

call animal control, trap the dog, call animal control, talk to the owners. does kidnapping a dog seem a little mean? what is the difference between that and idiots dumping/abandoning their own dog somewhere far from home? the dog does not know where it is, then it tries to get back home, if it is lucky it will not be hit by a car, poisoned, abused, starve, get attacked by other dogs, attack other dogs etc, end up biting a kid or someone trying to help it. if you really think about it it is not the dogs' fault it is their owners' and sometimes some dogs are real escape artists but it is still up to the owners to try everything {i.e. buy and build a covered (to prevent climbing) dog kennel on a solid pad (to prevent digging)} to keep their own dog safe in their own yards. trapping animals is kinda fun actually, paintball may be even more fun though.

 

[Geronimo45]

One word. Airsoft.

Yes! Airsoft guns can be pretty cheap. Get a reasonably priced electric model. Load with 20, 30 plastic BBs. Hit dog. Dog should scram with no injury. Most of the electrics have a full-auto option.

 

[Rugerman99]

For the other dogs i would like many others suggest an air soft gun there cheap, will leave no permanent injury to the dog, quiet, most likely legal and those little bbs sting like hell the dog will get the message very quickly. IMHO

 

[tasco 74]

Talking To The Owners Works........

i was in my garage casting bullets a couple of years ago when i heard this low growl and i turned and saw two of biggest dogs i'd ever seen standing in the door looking at me and growling........ i yelled at my wife to get my handgun and call 911... imade a quick move toward them at about the time she got the .357 to me and they ran off...... i dropped in 158 gr jsps and waited ..... the sherrif showed up in about 5 minutes and i was standing in my drive with the handgun..... i told him they come back i'm taking em out.... he said i see that..... then he said did they scare ya? i said d^mn right they scared me ... he said take em out........ i found out who's dogs they were and went over for a visit..... the girl came to the door and i said you have two big dogs? (they were bull mastiffs)... she said yes why? then i told her the deal and said if they come back to my place i'm taking them out... she said you can't kill my dogs... so i replied yes i can..... then she said are you threatening me? nope i said.... you're threatening me! she said nope i replied i'm not i'mjust trying to tell ya what's going to happen...... if they come back to my place they'll be laying in a pile.... about that time her black boy friend stepped out and said if you have trouble with me or my dogs you go to the cops.... i said i've done that now i'm telling ya......... i walked off the porch....... i haven't seen the dogs since........ yep talking to folks helps......