Sam Basso
PHOENIX , AZ AREA: (602) 708-4531
OR, if you are out of this area, inquire about a telephone or e-Lesson
Email: Sam@SamTheDogTrainer.com
PHOENIX , AZ AREA: (602) 708-4531
OR, if you are out of this area, inquire about a telephone or e-Lesson
Email: Sam@SamTheDogTrainer.com
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Here’s something you need to know: You have a dog hater near you… someone right now is surfing the internet for a way to kill someone else’s dog. They are seeking a way to commit a crime and get away with it, like all criminals do. That person could be targeting your dog.
Sam’s philosophy on people: One out of a thousand people is absolutely nuts.
I figure there is at least one Dog Hater in every neighborhood or apartment complex. Some are so mentally unbalanced that they will commit crimes against you or your dog. The good thing is that most will have looked on the internet for ideas on how to get away with their crimes, and they commit the same errors other criminals do, so they leave a trail that can be found by the police. Their IP addresses are recorded by Google and their internet service providers, so the police can track them down and put them in prison. Remember this, so you can pursue the ones that are willing to commit crimes so they can be put where they belong… behind bars.
Dog Haters are hateful, sociopathic busybodies, getting into other people’s business. I have found them typically to be obsessively angry people. Small things just irritate them and make them angry enough to break the law.
I generally find these folks get most irritated by:
a.) Barking Dogs: Dog Haters are obsessive about barking dogs. I’m not excusing owners who let their dogs bark and bark all day long. The Dog Haters go wacko if they even hear a single bark out of your dog. I know of one case where the Dog Hater got angry because he could hear the owner’s dog barking INSIDE the owner’s home, which dogs will do from time to time, even though the barking was barely audible, and you had to be outside and very near the owner’s home to hear the sound. This Dog Hating Guy would be found lurking around the side of the owner’s home. This guy wanted to cause trouble.
b.) Dog Poop in the neighborhood. I do believe you should pick up your dog’s poop on and off your property. Dog poop is really irritating to other people, even if they like dogs. But there is a limit. Dog urine on a publicly owned telephone pole isn’t a neighborhood nuisance. Dog poop on your yard isn’t a nuisance to normal neighbors, so long as it isn’t completely unsightly or piled up. Dog poop in public places should be picked up… but sometimes it isn’t feasible to do it, or you have run out of bags to pick the poop up, or your dog had so much diarrhea that you can’t get it all up. Some Dog Haters will make it a crusade to get rid of the dog poop in their neighborhoods. You can get caught up in their obsession, and get unfairly targeted. I know of one case where a nutty woman paid a private detective (figure she was spending at least $250 /hr) to spy on her neighbors to see who was pooping their dogs along the surrounding streets. She even installed video cameras! If you happened to walk by her house with a dog, she would run out at you and start berating you for having a dog. She was nuts. Her husband was also a millionaire, so she had lots of money to burn on this kind of harassment. You could see her part the curtains and peer out at you if you walked by her house, whether you had a dog or not. But, it’s interesting. She also had kids (what man in his right mind would marry a person like this, and even worse, have kids?). And they weren’t allowed to have any friends over to visit, and the kids were over-managed by this crazy woman. These kinds of folks are sick in the head.
c.) Certain dog breeds. Some folks just don’t like certain breeds of dog. And it doesn’t have to be breeds that you might figure they’d hate. No, it can be any type of dog: Boxers, Dalmatians, Collies, Standard Poodles… I’ve seen it all. If these weirdoes find out you have one in the neighborhood, they will find a way to get at you and your dog.
d.) Something else they don’t like about you, so they get back at you by going after your dog. It could be the way you keep your lawn, the fact you have noisy kids, a dispute over a right of way, etc. Could be anything.
e.) Dogs in general. You’ll see these goofy people patrolling the neighborhood, or sneaking around their yards or your yard, sometimes with weapons, just looking for a confrontation with a dog. (You should get photos of them to document these Hate Walks. Keep copies of their hate mail and posters. Do background checks on their past criminal histories – some will have hurt a dog before.)
b.) Dog Poop in the neighborhood. I do believe you should pick up your dog’s poop on and off your property. Dog poop is really irritating to other people, even if they like dogs. But there is a limit. Dog urine on a publicly owned telephone pole isn’t a neighborhood nuisance. Dog poop on your yard isn’t a nuisance to normal neighbors, so long as it isn’t completely unsightly or piled up. Dog poop in public places should be picked up… but sometimes it isn’t feasible to do it, or you have run out of bags to pick the poop up, or your dog had so much diarrhea that you can’t get it all up. Some Dog Haters will make it a crusade to get rid of the dog poop in their neighborhoods. You can get caught up in their obsession, and get unfairly targeted. I know of one case where a nutty woman paid a private detective (figure she was spending at least $250 /hr) to spy on her neighbors to see who was pooping their dogs along the surrounding streets. She even installed video cameras! If you happened to walk by her house with a dog, she would run out at you and start berating you for having a dog. She was nuts. Her husband was also a millionaire, so she had lots of money to burn on this kind of harassment. You could see her part the curtains and peer out at you if you walked by her house, whether you had a dog or not. But, it’s interesting. She also had kids (what man in his right mind would marry a person like this, and even worse, have kids?). And they weren’t allowed to have any friends over to visit, and the kids were over-managed by this crazy woman. These kinds of folks are sick in the head.
c.) Certain dog breeds. Some folks just don’t like certain breeds of dog. And it doesn’t have to be breeds that you might figure they’d hate. No, it can be any type of dog: Boxers, Dalmatians, Collies, Standard Poodles… I’ve seen it all. If these weirdoes find out you have one in the neighborhood, they will find a way to get at you and your dog.
d.) Something else they don’t like about you, so they get back at you by going after your dog. It could be the way you keep your lawn, the fact you have noisy kids, a dispute over a right of way, etc. Could be anything.
e.) Dogs in general. You’ll see these goofy people patrolling the neighborhood, or sneaking around their yards or your yard, sometimes with weapons, just looking for a confrontation with a dog. (You should get photos of them to document these Hate Walks. Keep copies of their hate mail and posters. Do background checks on their past criminal histories – some will have hurt a dog before.)
The typical Dog Hater has emotional problems. These folks are psychologically warped, and they will obsessively and aggressively provoke fights and retaliate against other people. They need to be in counselling, on medication, and behind bars. They are a danger to society, and have personality disorders.
They definitely don’t have a “live and let live” attitude. And are mentally deranged. The type of person I’m referring to isn’t someone that is reasonably upset that your dog is keeping the whole neighborhood up at night because of never ending barking. Or the person that doesn’t like it that you are pooping your dog in their yard and not cleaning it up. Or the person that is justifiably upset that your guard dog is chasing them back into their home, and isn’t kept supervised and behind a fence. I’m talking about a different type of person. The crazy neighbor.
I’m the type of person to leave other people alone, especially neighbors. Let them be. I have my things that I don’t like, and others have the things they don’t like, so I let them do those things that irritate me since I wouldn’t want them to bug me for the things I do… kind of a version of the Golden Rule.
I’ve heard of Dog Haters playing loud music, blaring piercing whistles, search for sound files on the internet that they believe will irritate dogs or people, shooting off guns, running motorized toy cars along fences, making false claims to the police for noise and dog biting incidents, just to start a fight. You name the type of harassment, I’ve probably heard about it. They do this stuff to set your dogs off or to get you in trouble. They are also obsessive about recordkeeping. They will record every perceived rule infraction, and false charge, on a ledger… which they will then turn into Animal Control or your Homeowner’s Association, in order to get you in trouble. Just remember, there are anti-stalking and anti-harassment laws that can put these mental cases in jail. Study your local laws and set them up for hanging themselves.
The worst ones are highly aggressive. They will file lawsuits, get in fights, try to correct your dog when you aren’t around (I won’t mention methods, so as to not give a crazy idiot any ideas), and ultimately kill your dog.
Here is a recent dog poisoning case. You can bet the person who did this is highly disturbed… and a Dog Hater.
Think about it. This Dog Hater is now a criminal. The dogs were a 4 MONTH OLD Boxer puppy and a 2 year old Rottweiler. This kind of person is a danger to the community, not just to the dogs involved. Anyone that would do this is better off behind bars.
Dog owners are sometimes the problem. They need to get their acts together and not irritate their neighbors. Don’t be a jerk to other people. Don’t make your dog a target. Don’t break laws. Don’t soil other people’s yards. Don’t let your dog bark for hours on end. Don’t have an untrained, unsocialized dog. Do your part. Be responsible. Stay out of other people’s business and be a good, mannerly citizen! If you bring this on yourself, because you are a flake, then yeah, it will suck when your dog is dead, or if you are hauled into court by this nasty neighbor… but you provoked it. If you are nuts, you don’t deserve a dog.
On the other hand, we know these dog haters are just plain nuts. You can bet a good number of animal complaints are by Dog Haters. They will sometimes have a history of doing these types of things, which can be useful when dealing with them… more evidence for a court. These folks are dangerous to the community, and they need to be locked away. Maybe in a hospital for the criminally insane.
If you own dogs for enough years, you’ll run across a handful of Dog Haters. You can count on it. You need to be prepared for it. My recommendations:
a.) Stay away from the Dog Haters
b.) Be polite and respectful
c.) Protect your pets
d.) Train and supervise your dog
e.) If the Dog Hater starts going after you: fight back, be proactive, don’t let them build a big case against you. Know your rights. Research the law. Recognize these people have been laying a trail that will lead the police back to them, and they can be sent to prison for illegal acts. Start keeping detailed records, do a better job of managing your dog’s behaviors that might trigger a legal complaint, install videocams and microphones around your property (because you’ll find them lurking around your home, and even trespassing), install a fence, install motion detection cameras, get other dog owners in your community involved, put up a Dog On Premises sign so they can’t claim they didn’t know you had a dog, put up No Trespassing signs so you can get them arrested if they get in too close, inspect your yard and neighborhood for booby traps and turn the evidence over to the police, look if you can see if they have booby trapped their own yard, file a complaint with animal control if this person starts to harass your dog, consider moving to a new place, and be prepared to get an attorney. The fights with these nutcases can evolve into a full blown war with your neighbor, including an expensive civil or criminal lawsuit. You can also be injured… there are a number of news stories every year about highly violent, and deadly, incidents with dog haters.
b.) Be polite and respectful
c.) Protect your pets
d.) Train and supervise your dog
e.) If the Dog Hater starts going after you: fight back, be proactive, don’t let them build a big case against you. Know your rights. Research the law. Recognize these people have been laying a trail that will lead the police back to them, and they can be sent to prison for illegal acts. Start keeping detailed records, do a better job of managing your dog’s behaviors that might trigger a legal complaint, install videocams and microphones around your property (because you’ll find them lurking around your home, and even trespassing), install a fence, install motion detection cameras, get other dog owners in your community involved, put up a Dog On Premises sign so they can’t claim they didn’t know you had a dog, put up No Trespassing signs so you can get them arrested if they get in too close, inspect your yard and neighborhood for booby traps and turn the evidence over to the police, look if you can see if they have booby trapped their own yard, file a complaint with animal control if this person starts to harass your dog, consider moving to a new place, and be prepared to get an attorney. The fights with these nutcases can evolve into a full blown war with your neighbor, including an expensive civil or criminal lawsuit. You can also be injured… there are a number of news stories every year about highly violent, and deadly, incidents with dog haters.
You can’t win with someone who isn’t right in the head. Get away from them. But also, fight back hard and get them tossed into psychological counseling, or even jail, if you have to. They are going for the mental kill on you and your family, to wipe you out. And they are after your dog, to possibly kill your dog. These folks are more common than you might think. Experience tells me that you have a Dog Hater living near you, whether you know it or not.
