Landlord has mean dog on property. What do I do?

Call animal control or call the non emergency number for local police department - keep in mind this may strain your relationship with the owners.

Carry an umbrella with you and pop it open when the dog comes near - this is usually enough to scare the dog away - if not you can at least shield yourself from the dog. You also have the right to carry some pepper spray and spray the dog should it come too close and threaten you again. It will temporarily hurt the dog but not leave any long lasting effects (except he may avoid you at all costs in the future).

Other than that you'd have to think about moving. I know its a horrible situation but if the landlords refuse to do anything then you have to decide what you want to do for yourself.

First of all, its a Chihuahua mix, how can you be so scared of such a little dog? I had a JRT charge me one day when I was walking my 2 65-70 lb dogs. I just laughed, out my dogs in a sit and yelled at the owners to get their dog.

There is a Lab on our road that gets out a lot. When he gets out and races up to my dogs, I throw a handful of little tiny dog cookies in his face. That stops him in his tracks, he is so busy looking for cookies, I can finish my walk unnoticed.

You could carry a walking stick and block the dog from getting close to you. The water bottle is a good idea too. Or fill a tin can with some rocks and toss it towards to dog. It will make a bunch of noise and distract the dog.

There are a lot of easy things you can do without calling animal control or making things uneasy between you and your landlord.

sounds you have ground for breaking your lease if you choose so. Otherwise I would try carrying a spray bottle with water and spraying the dog. if that doesn't work try pepper spray, with pepper spray however be careful it doesn't blow into your face.

Since the dog is on the landlords property I doubt you can't do much else unless the dog bites you badly enough to need medical treatment - and you understandably don't want to let it come that far.

Well between the Chihuahua's protective, even arrogant personality (I adore them, I have 3, so don't get on me people :) and the bull dog's good grip when he bites - it's enough to be an annoying combination. I'd worry about my dog being stressed and bothered but I wouldn't be scared. I'd get a little spray bottle mixed with water and a little lemon. If he comes close, tell him to be quiet, put your foot out (but don't kick) and if it doesn't work, spray him a little bit in the face. It sounds cruel, but it's not harmful. Just don't use too much lemon. My neighbor's dog kept trying to get thru our fence to get to our many dogs, cats... etc. They wouldn't even try to train him. When I got fed up I used the "lemwat" thru the fence & heard him sneeze. I only did it twice and it helped enough to keep him away when I was around. But don't be scared, the little buggers sense it. Just keep your dog from getting in a little "tiff". And don't keep complaining because you'll end up looking for a new place to live and landlords don't like pets much anymore.

You can fix this without having to call animal control or carry around a spray bottle on you. All you need to to is intimidate the dog a few times. Do it with your pug next to you and it will learn to do the same to the chihuahua. Don't turn you back on the dog, don't ignore the dog. As soon as you see it move directly towards it and make it turn to run away from you. Keep chasing it away for a while so it learns to run from you. As soon you do this, it is your b***h and it won't attack you ever again.

The dog always needs to be supervised when indoors. Every time the dog goes to the toilet in the house, and he is not caught and corrected, the behaviour is reinforced and he will think it is acceptable behaviour.

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• Take your dog on lead to the area where you would like him to relieve himself

• Use the word “toilet” when the dog is going to the toilet so he learns to associate the word with the action

• Reward with high praise and a treat reward so this behaviour is keenly repeated by the dog

• If the dog tries to jump and play with you ignore this behaviour until the dog focuses on sniffing the ground and starting to cue for the signs of relieving himself

• Remember to be patient – as this may take time

• If consistent, in weeks to a couple of months you should be able to do without the lead and your dog should be able to relieve himself on cue when hearing the command “toilet”

As prevention is better than cure; get in the habit of closing doors and not allowing your dog free access to areas that are unsupervised. NB: Baby dividers between rooms and hallways can be very effective to keep dog out. It is interesting to note that carpeted rooms are attractive to puppies as they hold the scent particularly well.

Make sure your cleaning the urine up completely! There are a number of excellent cleaning products that you can now purchase from pet stores that eliminate the smell of urine or feces. If the pup can smell any urine or feces, remembering it has a much stronger sense of smell than us; it will encourage him to go again on the same spot.

If you are to catch your dog in the act simply give the “a-ah” command. Pick the dog up and place outdoors or on paper so that he can finish his deed there. Remember that if you do not catch the dog within 3 seconds of an undesirable act he will have no comprehension of what you are correcting him for. This may worsen his toileting habits as the dog will learn to be deceptive as he will now want to hide away.

Read your lease agreement. Odds are you can get out of the lease because of this. A loose, vicious dog on the property is grounds for you to get out of your lease.

And if your county doesn't have an animal control, these issues are usually handled by the police.

Get our your lease. Read it carefully looking for phrases like "quiet enjoyment" and any mention of safe and habitable property. Their loose dog violates the lease if that kind of language is in there.

I don't know the law in your state, but in mine, you could notify the landlord in writing that they are in violation of the lease's terms and give them a short deadline to comply with all conditions. If they do not, you can document that, then move out, legally breaking the lease, and they cannot attempt to collect rent from you despite the lease. It's not an ideal situation, since you still have the cost and hassle of moving.

I am sorry that you're unfamiliar and you didn't bother to avail yourself to a wonderful city group called ANIMAL CONTROL. Just put on your big girl pants and call them reporting this vicious, untrained and uncontrolled mutt to animal control which you should have done last summer instead of being a coward. The first time the dog attacked me I would have IMMEDIATELY reported that vicious mongrel to them.

Report the dog to Animal Control. If you kicked the dog and injured it, they'd probably sue you for the vet bill.