My cat just went missing and my family seem convinced that coyotes took him. I’m not so sure. I live in northern california in a rural area on about 15 acres of land, we have neighbors but few and far between. I heard coyotes were noisy, and living here for 8 months I have never heard them even once. Also I have read that they prefer living on the outskirts of suburban areas because there is more food. My neighbor has had a free-range peacock for years and its been unharmed.
It seems unlikely to me, but some feedback from experience would be helpful.
In case I do have coyotes, I have a couple big protective neutered male dogs, around 100lbs each that I keep outside during the day time. Could I walk them around my property to pee on things as a scent deterrent? Or can coyotes not smell how big a dog is by its urine? The last thing I want is to attract some more to kill my other cats.
How could I personally see if I have any on my property? I was just thinking of parking my car in the field at dusk and sitting there with the engine and lights off on a sort of ‘stake out’ to see if I can spot some.
If I find that I have them, could I put food in a clearing and sit there at night like a statue waiting for them to show and then kill them with a .22 rifle? Would I probably need a license or something?
One more question, are they dangerous to my dogs. I know that my two dogs are much bigger and one of them at least is pretty aggressive, but I also know coyotes hunt in packs.
I have a neighbor who is not rational. He turns a blind eye every time his dog comes onto my property to do his business. I have a small child and don’t need this in my yard. We are unable to build fences in our neighborhood otherwise that would be the first thing I would do.
I can’t talk to him because he is not the friendly type. He screams at his family in front of the neighborhood and has a short fuse.
Is there a deterrent I can use that someone has had success with that would keep this dog out of my yard? Any type of sonic device, powder, etc.?
Any help would be appreciated.
We live in a rural area – no leash laws.
I have been listening to my neighbor’s dogs bark for 2 hours straight now and I am getting desperate. Has anyone tried these products that emit a high pitched sound when the dogs bark? I have heard mixed reviews and they are expensive, so I thought I’d get a couple of opinions/recommendations before I spend .
Also – for the record – I am a dog LOVER. I have a (very well behaved and QUIET) German Shepard. I like my neighbors, so I don’t want to do anything like call the cops or start an argument over this. I just want a little peace and quiet. I bought my house because of the back yard, and ever since these dogs moved in next door, neither me or my dog have been able to enjoy it.
I don’t want snakes near my home or in my yard. My neighbor just found a 3 foot rattler and killed it. Many other neighbors in my suburban spot have also found snakes in their yards. I am not about to kill anything- because I would never even get that close-and I am not the killer type… but I would love to know if there is a simple, easy, natural SAFE way to deter snakes from my yard. I have kids & dogs, so it has to be safe for them too. I saw some pellets, but I don’t knwo if that is a gimmick or if anyone has tried them and they really work…THANKS!!
Okay, to some of the posters below: I said I do not like snakes, but I would NEVER kill one and I’m looking for a HUMANE option to deter them. Please answer with intelligence and relevance to the question.
Alright, I just received a call from a past client. She has a kennel run for both her dogs, but one has started to guard the housing unit of the kennel, and the other dog won’t stop barking and whining because he can’t get inside, and her neighbor is complaining.
Another issue is that the kennel is about 100 yards from their house on the back side of their property so getting to the dogs in enough time to correct the behavior when it is happening is impossible for her, and I do NOT make 3 am. house visits to clients. She put an ultrasonic bark deterrent in the kennel run portion, and that has worked to cease the dog’s barking, HOWEVER, the dog with the guarding issues needs to be corrected, and the issue resolved. We’ve already removed one source of contention between the two from the kennel, but the fact still remains that there are 2 dogs in 1 kennel that is too small for the both of them.
I suggested the dogs be crated within the housing unit of the kennel so as to avoid the guarding issue, and that worked for a few weeks before the client explained that she had relented, and let the dog out because she could hear the dog whining and barking over the baby monitor she’d set up in the housing unit.
We’ve tried crating one, and leaving the other free, but that is still an issue. Because the one dog has issues being separated.
I recommended crating the dogs inside the house, but she is completely against that idea due to the inconvenience of having to fold away the crates every morning.
My most recent recommendation was to give the dog’s a freedom trial run. The dogs have a dog door that leads into the house’s attached garage, and I recommended leaving the kennel door open at night so the dogs could go in there, or into the garage. Our only concern with this is that the dogs may bark out near where the neighbor lives and cause her to complain again. (dogs are contained by an invisible fence.)
The fact the dogs are soo far removed from the house, and the client is borderline unwilling to adhere to my suggestions in regard to this issue is a bit of a challenge here, and I’m starting to run out of ideas that don’t include bark collars (I hate them, but the husband is thinking about using them)
I’m beginning to think that it would be best to use an e-collar on the dog guarding the kennel when he’s guarding it because the e-collar would offer the correction from a distance, but at the right time. Now, I would only instruct my client to use the pager setting, and the shock button would be taped off so there wouldn’t be any mistakes there, but I don’t really like this idea, and it’s a last resort sor of thing.
If any of you have any recommendations as to how to handle this I’d be grateful. I’m trying to offer them a cost effective solution, but I’m thinking their best bet would be to put in a second dog door on the housing unit of the kennel, and divide the kennel run with a fence so the dogs have their own housing unit and kennel run.
It is extremely irritating to try and help someone whose dogs are so decidedly removed from the family, and all the dog’s want is to be near said family. The dogs do well in the house, but the owners insist on having them outside at night. This is something I have told them repeatedly I’m not a fan of, but hey, that’s how they want it.
If it matters at all, the dogs are both 9 mo. old adolescent, altered males. One is a Catahoula mix (the one with guarding issues), and the other is a hound/lab mix.
They’ve done well with all the other training, but this one issue has just recently reared it’s ugly head, and I’m at a loss.
Hate to say it DOG, but you really should read the entire thing because if you had…you would know I’ve already, REPEATEDLY told them to do so, and they won’t.
I’m pet sitting for them on Saturday, and we’re going to schedule another session to "talk". I’m basically going to kindly put the hammer down on them, and let them know what needs to be done. After the initial training the way they’ve got the dog’s living is basically undoing all the work we’ve done.
Ironically, I’ve told them they need to walk the dogs, but they argue that the dogs get enough exercise running their three acre yard. I host pack walks around town, and have even invited them to join…offering to assist if need be.
It is becoming clear that they feel I haven’t done anything for them…in this area. Well, frankly, as you all know, I can’t do anything if they won’t listen to reason. SOOOOOO, the hammer will be brought!
Sorry to the animal lovers, but it is very annoying. If you have an animal, have respect for your neighbor’s. I’ve bought the whistle, the ultrasonic bird house, called the county . Nothing seems to help. Love some sound advice.
Several of my neighbors have cats. These kitties have taken to digging around in my flower beds. My dog offers them no deterrent as she likes to "play" with them.
I’ve heard that pepper spray and even just sprinkled peppercorns can deter some animals. Is this a safe option? I’d rather not resort to chemicals or stand guard over my plants and asking neighbors to keep their cats under control is just silly. Are there better options?
I also have a neighbor dog that constantly escapes and knocks over the garbage cans in the alley. I was considering spraying the cans and the surrounding area with it too.
I’m not going to spray the ANIMALS! I’m going to spray the ground and plants! This isn’t the kind of pepper spray used for self-defense. Did you read my question. Obviously, I’m looking for a safe option.
The section they have been digging is full of daffodils. lol!
Assume 1 or 2 dogs, probably no more than 3. I have to be able to spend about 1 hour in one spot, one location (digging, recovering burried gold). The neighbor has dogs when last checked. I have not done any reconosance as the property is about 3,000 miles away. I just have to get in and get out.
It would seem to make sense that if it were difficult to break into your home a thief would rather break into your neighbor’s home instead.
One of my aunt’s hubby layered a perimeter of a hedge in front with razor wire, cactus & sharpened steel spikes and assorted shrubs & flowers (to conceal the traps from the house’s view). They don’t like having dogs gallivanting on their property. Their front gates are electrified. My dad likes to say "at least they haven’t put in a moat with alligators – . . . yet".