[Mrs. Frogjerk]

I know what the person in the article is talking about in regards to it being a problem with the owners and not the breeds.

I live accross the street from some boobs who would let their dog roam the neighborhood unsupervised. It would chase my cat(it has a license), crap on my lawn as well as other neighbors lawns, dig holes on my property, and basically just run around my yard like it was its own yard which would piss me off to no extent!

I finally had a confrontation with the owner and was basically told that we(neighbors) were blowing it out of proportion, that her dog should be allowed to roam my yard because my cat had killed a bird on her lawn, and that she saw no difference between a cat roaming the neighborhood and a dog roaming the neighborhood.

You can kind of get the calibur of people I am dealing with here. You know, low lifes.

I can see how this kind of stuff happens in a neighborhood, and it is mainly because of the derelict owners. The bitch(no pun intended) never walks the dog and just basically locks it up in the back yard(torture for a dog) and wonders why it breaks free. Sometimes they even just open the door and let it out.

Its a damn disgrace!

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

That just makes me mad when I read your post. I have a pupster and she is like my child. I know everyone doesn't feel that way about their doggie, but they should at least be responsible.

[Amelia]

I finally had a confrontation with the owner and was basically told that we(neighbors) were blowing it out of proportion, that her dog should be allowed to roam my yard because my cat had killed a bird on her lawn, and that she saw no difference between a cat roaming the neighborhood and a dog roaming the neighborhood.

I don't think cats should be allowed to roam the neighborhood either. If you're going to have a cat in a neighborhood, get a litterbox and keep it inside.

Our neighbor's cats scratched our cars when they climbed on them, pooped in the flowerbeds, killed birds at our birdfeeders and were generally a nuisance, but our neighbor, like you, didn't see a problem.

[kanawa]

Are there no law in your community against free roaming dogs?
If so, have you reported the problem?
If you have reported it, why are the laws not being enforced?