Neighbors wont keep their dog on a leash?

I assume you live in the city limits. In that case, by all means, call animal control. Take photos of when the dog is on your property, some zoomed-in so they can make out the dog, some zoomed-out so they can tell it's your place.

And as for putting a fence up? I wouldn't. It isn't your responsibility to keep foreigner animals out, it's the responsibility of the animal's owners to keep them contained within their own space.

And the guy that said "shoot them?" You can't do that in the city I'd imagine, and if you have animal control to assist you I wouldn't anyway. If there are legal options available, always do that. However, people in the county like me do often-times have to resort to such things, because there is no animal control. I once called the sheriff around here and asked, they said "if it's in your yard and you think it's a danger, do what you have to do." That was the SHERIFF'S words (or one of his deputies). That suits me just fine, I let my children play in the yard & I shouldn't be compelled to keep them inside--on our OWN property--because people are lazy with controlling their own animals.

I was raised in the county myself and my mother did not mess around, any stray dogs on our property she couldn't trace to whoever, she killed it. She could shoot it between the eyes from 100 yards with a 2" barrel .32 S&W Long revolver! I have no qualms about doing likewise if dogs come in my yard and don't seem particularly friendly. Some people act as if shooting someone's dog is like raping a 10 year old girl, I don't see it that way at all. The way I see it: humans are more important than dogs, and on my property I have the right to expect it to be free of foreign invaders. If you like your dog alive, keep it out of my yard and I'll be more than happy to leave it 100% alone. But fail to control it and allow it to trespass into my space and frighten my children, and you have no right to complain if it later turns up full of lead. Especially when the sheriff's office, no less, told me that's their recommendation.

I would be contacting animal control. Not only are the causing a danger to you and your ani,als, they are @ danger as well. I grew up down a country road, one where you would think it would be safe, but local teenagers sped through the road like it was a race track, not to mention trains and other wild animals. We also had a neighbor who was a little gun happy and would shoot anything he thought might be thinking of comming on his property. So though you may not be the one to shoot them, there are probably some that will. So you see, contacting animal control would be watching fo the dogs safety as well as your rabits. Or you could sue him @ small claims court for the remainder of the rabbits.Even if you don't want monetary compensation, have the reward or whatever be that he must keep his dogs confined. Maybe if the courts say something he will do something about it.

Call animal control and tell them what is going on. I wouldn't leash it because they could always say you coaxed it into your yard also if you take any kind of pic. make sure the pic. shows it in your yard otherwise could be any yard. If it keeps up call the police because if you have a leash law they are breaking the law if you call enough times they will get a ticket.

Call animal control. Or if your yard is fenced in, put your dog inside and open the gate. If that doesnt work, the next time its in your yard, load it up and take it to a no kill animal shelter and tell them you keep finding him in your yard. If they arn't going to be responsible about their dog, I doubt they'll even go looking for it.

Pictures are just as good as having the dog be there.

Have you considered a fence? You might let them know that you are going to call Animal Control before you do it. Sometimes the threat alone is enough to get peoples attention.

yes you should call them!

or you could just put up a fence! maybe you could get your neighbours to pay for half of it!

or you could just put up a temporary fence, like a old piece of wood, so that the dog gets used to going in its own garden, then you can take it down, and the dog will be used to using its own garden !

If you tie it up the neighbors can say you are trying to steal it. Get your cell phone out and take pictures, let the wardens do the rest

Video tape and photograph with dates and times any time you see their dog loose. Provide that information to animal control as evidence. They'll take it much more seriously if you can back up the accusation with evidence.

if you tie it up in your yard, you could get in trouble for stealing it. video tape it or start calling the animal control. they will prob. give them a warning, then start charging them fines.

if you have a leash law by all means enforce it if you have to, call the dog pound