I'm not one to normally ask random people for advice, but I wanted a completely non-biased opinion so here it goes.
I live in town and my neighbors (of 6 years) share a fence which is theirs and on their property. We've never had any issues with these neighbors and have always been friendly to each other. That's about the extent of our "relationship".
They have 3 small dogs, terriers I believe, and I have 2 big dogs 1 lab and 1 lab/shepard. The dogs always bark at each other through the fence, normal dog things. My wife and I do my best to discourage this (as do the neighbors) but their dogs and they do this. Nothing has ever come of this really.
2 years ago one of their dogs decided slip through a crack in their very poorly maintained fence and get into our yard, our dogs didn't really do anything other than chase it around since it was dark and when the dog got in, it was apparently so scared it just ran all over the yard until I managed to contain my own dogs. Neighbors got their dog, and I took a large stone slab and propped against the fence where the dog got through. That slab is still there to this day.
Fast forward to today, this same dog got into my yard again today, through a different hole this time, however, since it was on the other side of the fence already barking at my dogs, they were right there. When the dog got through (I was outside and saw the whole thing) my biggest dog (120lbs or so) and most protective got a hold of it and shook it pretty good before I could get across the yard to stop it. He dropped it as I was yelling at him and stood over it until I pulled him away, while my other dog chased it. I managed to get my other dog by the collar and hauled them in the house.
In the meantime I yelled to my neighbor that his dog was in my yard as I'm wrangling my dogs up, to which he replied that his dogs were in the house (in other words he had no idea where his dog was). I told him there was definitely a dog that came from his yard in mine so he ran over to get it. The dog was walking around, but very visibly shaken, and I didn't want to pick it up because who knows what the dog would do to me or itself if I did. When the neighbor picked it up it was bleeding pretty good on it's belly.
They apparently took him to the vet since they're not home now but I wanted to go over and talk to them when they are home. I apologized and feel pretty bad, but I'm kind of worried something might happen with this I'm not going to like.
My wife and I thought we could at least offer to pay 1/2 of any vet bills they have. Does that sound reasonable?
Cliffs:
Neighbors dog slips through neighbors shitty fence into my yard
My dog which is 10x the size of said dog, grabs dog and shakes pretty good
Neighbor gets dog takes it to the vet
My wife and I feel terrible
I live in town and my neighbors (of 6 years) share a fence which is theirs and on their property. We've never had any issues with these neighbors and have always been friendly to each other. That's about the extent of our "relationship".
They have 3 small dogs, terriers I believe, and I have 2 big dogs 1 lab and 1 lab/shepard. The dogs always bark at each other through the fence, normal dog things. My wife and I do my best to discourage this (as do the neighbors) but their dogs and they do this. Nothing has ever come of this really.
2 years ago one of their dogs decided slip through a crack in their very poorly maintained fence and get into our yard, our dogs didn't really do anything other than chase it around since it was dark and when the dog got in, it was apparently so scared it just ran all over the yard until I managed to contain my own dogs. Neighbors got their dog, and I took a large stone slab and propped against the fence where the dog got through. That slab is still there to this day.
Fast forward to today, this same dog got into my yard again today, through a different hole this time, however, since it was on the other side of the fence already barking at my dogs, they were right there. When the dog got through (I was outside and saw the whole thing) my biggest dog (120lbs or so) and most protective got a hold of it and shook it pretty good before I could get across the yard to stop it. He dropped it as I was yelling at him and stood over it until I pulled him away, while my other dog chased it. I managed to get my other dog by the collar and hauled them in the house.
In the meantime I yelled to my neighbor that his dog was in my yard as I'm wrangling my dogs up, to which he replied that his dogs were in the house (in other words he had no idea where his dog was). I told him there was definitely a dog that came from his yard in mine so he ran over to get it. The dog was walking around, but very visibly shaken, and I didn't want to pick it up because who knows what the dog would do to me or itself if I did. When the neighbor picked it up it was bleeding pretty good on it's belly.
They apparently took him to the vet since they're not home now but I wanted to go over and talk to them when they are home. I apologized and feel pretty bad, but I'm kind of worried something might happen with this I'm not going to like.
My wife and I thought we could at least offer to pay 1/2 of any vet bills they have. Does that sound reasonable?
Cliffs:
Neighbors dog slips through neighbors shitty fence into my yard
My dog which is 10x the size of said dog, grabs dog and shakes pretty good
Neighbor gets dog takes it to the vet
My wife and I feel terrible