Ever have kids tempt your dogs?

So a little while ago, I guess an entire high school emptied. There were some 2,000 kids that passed my house. My dogs are sitting on my bed growling and barking. So then some of them stat banging on the 5 1/2' wooden fence in the backyard. I go out there and tell them to knock their *poop* out. Some laugh and I heard one say 'yes sir', which made me laugh.

So then it gets worse. They kids started yelling and screaming and singing. And one kid thinks its funny to jump up and grab onto the branch of the tree that extends past the fence. At this point I just decided *bad word* it! And I tell Boy to go get the kid. He darts out of the door and jumps onto the fence barking at all the kids scaring the crap out of all of them.

So I decide to just leave him outside and scare the kids. Then I start hearing kids say "throw a rock at the dog". At that point I just had enough. I open the garage door, walk out and just start cursing and threatening the kids. Some were bigger than me, but I didn't care. Threaten to hurt my dog and you're asking for hell. One ended up trying to take a swing at me and I ended up doing one of them karate leg sweep takedowns that I was taught in like 6th grade. The kid got upset and started cussing his head off. And yadda yadda, walked away with the rest of his class trying to act all tough.

I eventually had to sit with the garage open with Blue at my side watching them. Very frustrating. Gagh!

Anyone else have stories?

you my friend are awesome i wish my dog would do that:rolleyes: but hes a lab so all he does it lick everyone:rage:

You just made a fool out of a high school kid in front of his freinds.Watch out,he has nothing better to do and will be back to destroy your property.

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Originally Posted by WickedBalls

You just made a fool out of a high school kid in front of his freinds.Watch out,he has nothing better to do and will be back to destroy your property.

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I was just thinking the same thing...:rolleyes:

me,not really. when my chihuahua barks, they just say "look a dog" and laugh cuz he's small and thinks hes a big dog. my husky on the other hand, he's learned to guard the backyard and ANYONE who passes by, he'll bark like he'll rip your head off (which is unusual for a husky?)

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Originally Posted by RKO

I ended up doing one of them karate leg sweep takedowns that I was taught in like 6th grade.

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karate leg sweep takedowns are crazy awesome! :giggle:

If this "STORY" is true then I would have to say you handled this situation all wrong. And did nothing but turn a, harmless kids being kids situation, into a physical confrontation. One which does nothing for you but add to the fun of these kids every time they pass your house, and cause further problems for yourself. What you should have done was just ignored them while they passed by your house, It sounds like you were inside, So chances are, like with most things kids do they would have tired of what they were doing and moved on. Also going out to confront them and getting into a physical confrontation, when you are supposed to be the ADULT does not look good when police get involved. Especially if one of those kids had gotten injured. I know you said he swung at you first but remember it's your word against his and there were more of them.
I'm the kid and here's my story "Yea Officer we were walking by and we were being loud. And this dog started barking. So we banged on the fence a couple of times. Then this crazy guy comes out of the house and attacks me."
Sorry, Not worth it. In my opinion.

Congrats on the leg sweep. :rofl: Kids can be real dips. Hopefully the butt hurt kid doesn't come back to mess your stuff up. If he does, hopefully he goes in your yard so you can let chopper sick baws. Maybe be ready with a camera tomorrow when they get out of school so you can take his picture. That way if your house, car, dogs or yard get messed up in the next week you can show the po who the likely suspect is.

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Originally Posted by snakecharmer3638

If this "STORY" is true then I would have to say you handled this situation all wrong. And did nothing but turn a, harmless kids being kids situation, into a physical confrontation. One which does nothing for you but add to the fun of these kids every time they pass your house, and cause further problems for yourself. What you should have done was just ignored them while they passed by your house, It sounds like you were inside, So chances are, like with most things kids do they would have tired of what they were doing and moved on. Also going out to confront them and getting into a physical confrontation, when you are supposed to be the ADULT does not look good when police get involved. Especially if one of those kids had gotten injured. I know you said he swung at you first but remember it's your word against his and there were more of them.
I'm the kid and here's my story "Yea Officer we were walking by and we were being loud. And this dog started barking. So we banged on the fence a couple of times. Then this crazy guy comes out of the house and attacks me."
Sorry, Not worth it. In my opinion.

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Nope, I would have done the same thing. Police are quicker to ignore the whining of a punk arse kid, especially in areas like where RKO lives. A cop would be more likely to press charges on the kid to fully negate his story if he tried to make a complaint about RKO here.

Great to know. That makes it all better. Next time some DUMB KID bangs on my fence and I can't control my dog. I'll just go out and kick the kids butt. That will make me a better, more mature ADULT. :gj:

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Originally Posted by snakecharmer3638

Great to know. That makes it all better. Next time some DUMB KID bangs on my fence and I can't control my dog. I'll just go out and kick the kids butt. That will make me a better, more mature ADULT. :gj:

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He didn't say he kicked his butt, he said he put him on the ground after the kid tried to punch him. Kids will be kids, but destroying property or causing harm to a person or an animal crosses the kid being a kid/kid being a delinquent line, and there are consequenses. I would have put the punk down and held him until police got there to take him away. Children might be different where you are in Kansas, but I promise you that plenty of kids here act more like slow thinking, adult criminals than kids. It's a shame, but it's a fact.

Kids can be jerks.

However as adults and dog owners we have to take a certain amount of responsibility. Not to the kids.

To our animals. I would not have let my dogs out there. Regardless of the breed. That puts them in a bad situation. Me in a bad situation and the potential for an accident.

We have a responsibility to act responsible. In other words, when that happens, call the authorities to come out and take care of it. Don't put your dogs, you, or the kids in danger. Don't threaten the kids. It does no one any good.

I don't mean to come off as rude, but I just feel like your situation could have been handled much better.

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Originally Posted by PythonWallace

He didn't say he kicked his butt, he said he put him on the ground after the kid tried to punch him. Kids will be kids, but destroying property or causing harm to a person or an animal crosses the kid being a kid/kid being a delinquent line, and there are consequenses. I would have put the punk down and held him until police got there to take him away. Children might be different where you are in Kansas, but I promise you that plenty of kids here act more like slow thinking, adult criminals than kids. It's a shame, but it's a fact.

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Yea, I read his post, and I don't recall him saying anything about them damaging his property. And all I'm saying is that all he accomplished with his actions was to make a slightly annoying situation, Into what could have been a dangerous situation for himself and his dog. And I can assure you kids here in Kansas are just as stupid as kids anywhere else. It's always better to use your head and think before you act. That's what makes us GROWNUPS.

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Originally Posted by Kristy

Kids can be jerks.

However as adults and dog owners we have to take a certain amount of responsibility. Not to the kids.

To our animals. I would not have let my dogs out there. Regardless of the breed. That puts them in a bad situation. Me in a bad situation and the potential for an accident.

We have a responsibility to act responsible. In other words, when that happens, call the authorities to come out and take care of it. Don't put your dogs, you, or the kids in danger. Don't threaten the kids. It does no one any good.

I don't mean to come off as rude, but I just feel like your situation could have been handled much better.

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To each his own, I guess. When I was a kid being a kid, let's just say that I knew which lawns to keep off of, and it wasn't the ones where the owner put up signs or called the police to tell us to stop. The home owners who came out and psychotically threatened us were the ones who were further left alone.

My brother in law lives in Chicago and had some gangbangers spray paint his privacy fence, so he yelled at them and gave them the option of repainting the fence, staying off that block and washing and waxing my sister's car, or getting beaten into traction. Let's just say that my sister's car was sparkling that weekend. I was arrested for graffiti when I was 11, and since I had tossed the cans and didn't have any paint on my hands, they had to let me go. Realistically, there are few options that will yield any kind of positive result.

Kids aren't just kids being kids anymore.
They are mean, destroy things, hurt people, and animals. They have no respect anymore for anything. I refuse to let my children grow up like that.

By him going out, threatening them, letting his dog outside to scare them, and getting physical with a child (thats right a child and I don't care who swung first, its still a child)
he taught them that is ok to act that way. Great lesson to be learned:gj:

Kids need proper discipline, find out who their parents are, call the school, call the police, but never ever threaten a child. Walk away, property can always be fixed.

I don't blame you. One time, I saw some kids slowly driving up my street (I'm at the end of a dead end- theres a brickwall after my driveway), and stop a few houses down.. Then they started sneaking towrds my car.. And as soon as they went to open my car door- I let Lady, my pit/boxer (looks like a pure pit though) out the front door. My husky wouldent have done anything- but Lady does NOT like intruders! Of course, she scared the hell outta them and chased them to their car (don't worry- she's really a pansy. she wouldent bite- just barks like she'll eat you lol), then they never came back. lol.

Oh, just to add- cops wouldent have been fast enough, and I am one SMALL girl, and they were three BIG teenage boys, and a girl- so I wasnt going out there!!

I would have done the same thing. :D My border collie knows the sick'em command...and I would not want to be on the other end.

Oh and.. I would not have just knocked him on the ground..I would have made it to where he would never come back again.

I don't have kids tempt my dog, but they make a HUGE deal out of how scary her eyes are and how much she looks like a coyote/wolf/etc or about how they hate dogs as they pass me and do a big sissy dance.
I know it's attention-seeking behavior on their part, but it's soooo irritating and they sometimes freak the dog out by being stupid and insult her (even though she could care less). Little do they know this "ferocious beast's" favorite pastime is playing with kittens haha

I have to agree with Snakecharmer on this one. Your dogs were in your house, on your bed. The kids aren't to be blamed for the dogs' barking. Either move and get a larger property with double fencing up so nobody can get anywhere near to your private yard, or train the dogs to bark only when someone actually invades their territory, and learn how to control the barking so that you can stop it once you find out that nothing is actually wrong. Swearing at a bunch of highschool kids because they're loud is, well, over the top to say the least. I could see if they were out at 1am smashing beer bottles in your driveway, but walking down "your" sidewalk in the afternoon, talking in loud voices? If you don't like it, you need to move to a more secluded area. To have your dog "attack" a kid is even worse yet. What if your dog had actually gotten through the fence and attacked the kids, all because they were walking by? You would have a fine and your dog would be in court for being a "vicious dog". Even worse yet, you go out to the public walk and attack the kid. Yes, I say YOU attacked the kid. If I were walking down a public sidewalk with friends, then had some nutjob storm out his door and cuss at us because we were too loud, then tried to have his dog attack us yet, I would defend myself if you came at me too. It doesn't matter if this kid threw the first punch, with what happened, it could be considered self-defense. If some madman came after you, wouldn't you try to keep yourself safe? These kids don't know if you're some crazy psycho on drugs, after all, you did come flying out of your house like one.


As far as other peoples' dogs, if kids are walking by, and you know that your dog goes nuts with people walking by, then training is necessary. If you don't feel like training the dog for whatever reason, then at least bring the dog in if it is creating a scene.

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Originally Posted by snakecharmer3638

If this "STORY" is true then I would have to say you handled this situation all wrong. And did nothing but turn a, harmless kids being kids situation, into a physical confrontation. One which does nothing for you but add to the fun of these kids every time they pass your house, and cause further problems for yourself. What you should have done was just ignored them while they passed by your house, It sounds like you were inside, So chances are, like with most things kids do they would have tired of what they were doing and moved on. Also going out to confront them and getting into a physical confrontation, when you are supposed to be the ADULT does not look good when police get involved. Especially if one of those kids had gotten injured. I know you said he swung at you first but remember it's your word against his and there were more of them.
I'm the kid and here's my story "Yea Officer we were walking by and we were being loud. And this dog started barking. So we banged on the fence a couple of times. Then this crazy guy comes out of the house and attacks me."
Sorry, Not worth it. In my opinion.

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i was going back and forth to my garage from my room. Cleaning and feeding rodents and feeding some snakes.

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Originally Posted by snakecharmer3638

Great to know. That makes it all better. Next time some DUMB KID bangs on my fence and I can't control my dog. I'll just go out and kick the kids butt. That will make me a better, more mature ADULT. :gj:

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I could care less if I am considered an 'adult'. I'm immature and I know it and I am proud of it.

Who says I can't control my dog? I told him to go get the kid and he scared the crap out of him didn't he?

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Originally Posted by Kristy

We have a responsibility to act responsible. In other words, when that happens, call the authorities to come out and take care of it. Don't put your dogs, you, or the kids in danger. Don't threaten the kids. It does no one any good.

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Pfft. The cops around here are lazy fat slobs. I called the cops on a bunch of kids who were smoking weed in a middle school playground. The cops never showed up...

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Originally Posted by Kristy

By him going out, threatening them, letting his dog outside to scare them, and getting physical with a child (thats right a child and I don't care who swung first, its still a child)
he taught them that is ok to act that way. Great lesson to be learned:gj:

Kids need proper discipline, find out who their parents are, call the school, call the police, but never ever threaten a child. Walk away, property can always be fixed.

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I wouldn't call some 5'7" ish person with sideburns like Elvis swinging at me a child. I would call him a threat.

Yes, find out who his parents are. Because I remember when complete strangers asked my name I always told them that.

What should I say to the school "a student attending your school with sideburns like Elvis attempted to physically attack me and was banging on my fence. Go find him and properly punish him."

What should I say to the police? "A punk kid with sideburns like Elvis attempted to strike me. He is among the 1,000+ kids up there. Go find him and properly punish him"

I'm not paying for damages done to my property done by someone else.

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Originally Posted by RKO

Pfft. The cops around here are lazy fat slobs. I called the cops on a bunch of kids who were smoking weed in a middle school playground. The cops never showed up...

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you know what kids now a days need to have the fear of God put in them good job = ]

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Originally Posted by Bettacreek

I have to agree with Snakecharmer on this one. Your dogs were in your house, on your bed. The kids aren't to be blamed for the dogs' barking. Either move and get a larger property with double fencing up so nobody can get anywhere near to your private yard, or train the dogs to bark only when someone actually invades their territory, and learn how to control the barking so that you can stop it once you find out that nothing is actually wrong. Swearing at a bunch of highschool kids because they're loud is, well, over the top to say the least. I could see if they were out at 1am smashing beer bottles in your driveway, but walking down "your" sidewalk in the afternoon, talking in loud voices? If you don't like it, you need to move to a more secluded area. To have your dog "attack" a kid is even worse yet. What if your dog had actually gotten through the fence and attacked the kids, all because they were walking by? You would have a fine and your dog would be in court for being a "vicious dog". Even worse yet, you go out to the public walk and attack the kid. Yes, I say YOU attacked the kid. If I were walking down a public sidewalk with friends, then had some nutjob storm out his door and cuss at us because we were too loud, then tried to have his dog attack us yet, I would defend myself if you came at me too. It doesn't matter if this kid threw the first punch, with what happened, it could be considered self-defense. If some madman came after you, wouldn't you try to keep yourself safe? These kids don't know if you're some crazy psycho on drugs, after all, you did come flying out of your house like one.

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1.) I'm not moving anywhere for quite a while.

2.) Only train the dogs to bark when someone is invading their territory? At that point it can be too late. Someone already hopped my fence one day last year looking to do god knows what and my dogs chased him away before I even knew he was there. They must have heard him hop the fence or something. For all I know, that guy was a child molester and was coming for my little sister.

3.) I wasn't swearing at the kids for being loud. I verbally attacked them because they threatened to do harm to my dog and were screwing with my property.

4.) I did not attack the 'kid'. He attacked me and I defended myself. What's that have to do with my dog being on the other side of the fence and me confronting the 'kids' who threatened to do harm to my dog? I told my dog to get the kid who was climbing the tree. It was a couple minutes later when I heard someone say "throw a rock at the dog".

5.) I didn't come flying out of the house, it was the garage :D

You're right, next time someone threatens to hit my dog with a rock I'll put my dog on a leash and hand them the rocks to peg at my dog.:rolleyes:

Maybe you don't care for your animals like family, but I do. What if you heard someone threatening to hurt someone like your child? Would you react in a calm matter?

"Maybe you don't care for your animals like family, but I do. What if you heard someone threatening to hurt someone like your child? Would you react in a calm matter?"

Would I put my child into a situation where he was in danger of being attacked by kids? No. I wouldn't "sick" my child on a group of kids to get my kicks. I DO see my pets as family, which is why my dogs are 5 months old and properly trained, they don't attempt to attack random children for being near the property. Defending of yourself and your property is one thing, however, you TOLD them to attack children who weren't even on your property. I personally don't see putting a dog into a dangerous situation as caring for the dog as a family member. Really, if you thought these kids were going to cause any harm, would you throw your child out there and tell your child to scare them and settle the score?! What about the danger that the dog may STILL be in? If these kids are half as bad in your neighborhood as you seem to think, what happens when you're not home and they break into your place and kill the dog for paybacks or if the dog is outside and you're not paying attention and someone slips poisoned bait or whatever else? This is all theoretical, though it HAS been known to happen. In my opinion you put your dog into a bad situation because you thought these kids were dangerous.


"You're right, next time someone threatens to hit my dog with a rock I'll put my dog on a leash and hand them the rocks to peg at my dog."

Next time, instead of throwing your dog out as bait, why not train him to stop barking when you command?



Either way, I'm done discussing, we all know how each other feels on the subject now and it's just going back to repeating the same thing over and over again. Hopefully your pets stay safe as well as the children walking on the public walk near your house.

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Originally Posted by Bettacreek

Would I put my child into a situation where he was in danger of being attacked by kids? No. I wouldn't "sick" my child on a group of kids to get my kicks. I DO see my pets as family, which is why my dogs are 5 months old and properly trained, they don't attempt to attack random children for being near the property. Defending of yourself and your property is one thing, however, you TOLD them to attack children who weren't even on your property. I personally don't see putting a dog into a dangerous situation as caring for the dog as a family member. Really, if you thought these kids were going to cause any harm, would you throw your child out there and tell your child to scare them and settle the score?! What about the danger that the dog may STILL be in? If these kids are half as bad in your neighborhood as you seem to think, what happens when you're not home and they break into your place and kill the dog for paybacks or if the dog is outside and you're not paying attention and someone slips poisoned bait or whatever else? This is all theoretical, though it HAS been known to happen. In my opinion you put your dog into a bad situation because you thought these kids were dangerous.



Next time, instead of throwing your dog out as bait, why not train him to stop barking when you command?

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'Kid' dangling on a branch that is connected to a tree that is planted in my backyard on my property. Therefore, yes, he was on my property.

They shouldn't do anything to my dog because my dog did not physically hurt any of them. I know where these 'kids' go to school. It's a good 2 miles away from my house. They were on their way to a field trip, I know this because one of my friends goes to that school, a Catholic school go figure, and told me she passed my house on their way to some art museum.

My dogs know what poison is and know to avoid it. There is rat/mouse poison in the garage and in certain parts of the house. They know to avoid it. Anyone tries breaking into my house they have to get past a Brinks alarm system, which will call my next door neighbor who owns a two barrel shotgun.

If I had a big kid, yes, I would send him out there to scare the other kids. My mom has me check on weird noises she hears outside around her car, does that mean she's using me as bait? And no, I will not teach my dog to 'stop barking'. I'm fine with all of them the way they are. They're the protectors of this home, anyone comes near it, they're locked on them watching their every move.

"'Kid' dangling on a branch that is connected to a tree that is planted in my backyard on my property. Therefore, yes, he was on my property."

So, if your tree was on the border of your property and it was dangling over into your neighbor's yard, according to you, if they were to trim the branches on their side of the fence, that would be considered vandalism, and, believe me, it's not.

"My dogs know what poison is and know to avoid it. There is rat/mouse poison in the garage and in certain parts of the house."

Actually, antifreeze is a very sweet substance, attractive to dogs, and is a common poison. There are thousands of different types of poisons out there, you can't honestly think that the dogs KNOW exactly what is poison and what is not.


Either way, hopefully everyone in this situation and other possible situations stays safe.

You showed him! What pinheads... That really hisses me off.. I hate other teens who are stupid... most of them are.. I can't believe they threatened your dog! I would have made the first swing! Then again I am a girl and my punches arn't like they were when I was a kid * much stronger harder hitting back then* Now if they hit me I sic my Boyfriend and our buddies after them. Creeps.. If they come back you should totally paintball them in the tushy!

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Originally Posted by RKO

'Kid' dangling on a branch that is connected to a tree that is planted in my backyard on my property. Therefore, yes, he was on my property.

They shouldn't do anything to my dog because my dog did not physically hurt any of them. I know where these 'kids' go to school. It's a good 2 miles away from my house. They were on their way to a field trip, I know this because one of my friends goes to that school, a Catholic school go figure, and told me she passed my house on their way to some art museum.

My dogs know what poison is and know to avoid it. There is rat/mouse poison in the garage and in certain parts of the house. They know to avoid it. Anyone tries breaking into my house they have to get past a Brinks alarm system, which will call my next door neighbor who owns a two barrel shotgun.

If I had a big kid, yes, I would send him out there to scare the other kids. My mom has me check on weird noises she hears outside around her car, does that mean she's using me as bait? And no, I will not teach my dog to 'stop barking'. I'm fine with all of them the way they are. They're the protectors of this home, anyone comes near it, they're locked on them watching their every move.

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I agree with him. It was his tree, his yard, his dog, his security that was being invaded. What type of doggie to you have? I believe that a dogs bark is a blessing! It lets you know something is lurking. I would have thrown my pet rock at them if they had thrown a rock at my dog..... But like they said. BE CAREFUL! I really hope nothing happens to you or your dog. I've got my fingers crossed for you!

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Originally Posted by Bettacreek

"'Kid' dangling on a branch that is connected to a tree that is planted in my backyard on my property. Therefore, yes, he was on my property."

So, if your tree was on the border of your property and it was dangling over into your neighbor's yard, according to you, if they were to trim the branches on their side of the fence, that would be considered vandalism, and, believe me, it's not.

"My dogs know what poison is and know to avoid it. There is rat/mouse poison in the garage and in certain parts of the house."

Actually, antifreeze is a very sweet substance, attractive to dogs, and is a common poison. There are thousands of different types of poisons out there, you can't honestly think that the dogs KNOW exactly what is poison and what is not.


Either way, hopefully everyone in this situation and other possible situations stays safe.

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No it would not be considered vandalism because there was no harm to anything. Do you even know what vandalism is?

1. deliberately mischievous or malicious destruction or damage of property: vandalism of public buildings.
2. the conduct or spirit characteristic of the Vandals.
3. willful or ignorant destruction of artistic or literary treasures.
4. a vandalic act

Maybe my dogs are smarter than yours ;)

If someone came onto your property and hacked down tree branches, that would be considered vandalism, because it would technically be destroying your property. The point is that if branches hang over, they technically are not on your property anymore.

"What type of doggie to you have? I believe that a dogs bark is a blessing! It lets you know something is lurking. "

Yes, a CONTROLLED bark is a blessing. According to the story, kids were walking by, the dogs (who were in the house) started barking and growling at them, so, the kids hit the fence. You cannot blame children for walking by your house on a public walk, so, to prevent the issue at the root, you train your dogs to stop barking when you tell them to. This whole issue probably could have been avoided with some simple training.
Our pups are mixies. English bulldog, American bulldog, cockerspaniel and presumably fox terrier. The one girl looks mostly like a bulldog/boxer, the other girl looks like the designer mutt "beabull" (mix between a beagle and an American bulldog). Our pups were trained with commands and praise, not with tools that prevent barking with pain or shock. If they feel they need to, they do bark (ie, Bailey will bark once when someone is at the door, exactly one time, no more than that) but they're not obsessive, and they know when it's ok to bark and how much. I don't allow them to bark and try to attack anybody that walks by, but, yes, they can bark if necessary, and do bark on occasion when they're playing with each other. It's all about teaching your dog boundries (I guess people have to have boundries before they teach their pets boundries though), and how to behave.

Anyways, as I've said before, I think it's wrong to teach a dog that it's ok to "attack" anybody that walks by and touches "your" branches. I also think it's unbelievably wrong to verbally and physically attack children (if they're under 18, they're children, no matter if they're some 400 pound obese child, a 200lb football player or a 4' little shrimp of a child). It could and should have been prevented with simple training and possibly anger management. They're KIDS, they do goof around, and I very highly doubt that kids walking to a field trip were planning on breaking into your house, molesting your little sister or attacking you. Either way, we disagree, can we agree to disagree? If not, well, this discussion could go on for the next ten years if we really felt like it, but, honestly, it's not doing much of anything except wasting time, IMO, as we've gotten our points out and we're obviously never going to agree.

I love the people who say they are not going to post on a thread anymore and continue to do so...

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If someone came onto your property and hacked down tree branches, that would be considered vandalism, because it would technically be destroying your property. The point is that if branches hang over, they technically are not on your property anymore.

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No, that would be criminal damage to property. I know because my grandmother cut some of the neighbors flowers that were sticking through her side of the fence and they called the cops and they tried slapping that charge on her.

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started barking and growling at them, so, the kids hit the fence.

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Is that any reason to hit a fence?

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I also think it's unbelievably wrong to verbally and physically attack children (if they're under 18, they're children, no matter if they're some 400 pound obese child, a 200lb football player or a 4' little shrimp of a child)

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Nope, the State of Illinois will charge you as an adult as soon as you turn 17. I know this because when I was arrested 2-3 years ago I was charged as a minor while my friend was charged as an adult because he was 17 and I was 16.

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I very highly doubt that kids walking to a field trip were planning on breaking into your house, molesting your little sister or attacking you.

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Perfect opportunity to slip away and do whatever they please. Who knows what they were planning. I know if I was their age, which I pretty much am, I sure as heck wouldn't want to go to some boring Art Museum. You must not know 'kids' as much as you think you would like to know. I hear more stories of 16 and 17 year old boys molesting and raping girls now than ever. Even boyfriend/girlfriend stuff, if one does not give their consent, that is rape. Even if you were married, it would still be rape.

Damage to property? Most of the damage to property now is done by teenage 'kids' because they think it's cool.

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Originally Posted by RKO

Nope, the State of Illinois will charge you as an adult as soon as you turn 17. I know this because when I was arrested 2-3 years ago I was charged as a minor while my friend was charged as an adult because he was 17 and I was 16.

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This explains so much. :D See by your profile I thought you were older. I knew you probably weren't 75 but I thought you were at least an adult. Your still just a kid yourself. You'll grow up some day. Until then just be careful. As I'm sure you know kids don't play nice. See when I was growing up you could get in a fight and didn't have to worry about someone pulling out a gun or knife. Natural selection has gotten a lot more dangerous. It's harder now days to do dumb things and still survive. :D

Dear god, I figured he was older as well. No wonder. Lol. I was imagining some idiotic 30 year old beating up on kids.

Believe it or not, but, I'm 20 years old, I'm not some 40 year old who completely forgets what it's like to be a teenager, which is exactly why I was siding with the teens from the school, because I remember doing stupid things like walking down the sidewalk and jumping up to snatch leaves and branches from trees hanging over the sidewalk. Either way, I certainly hope you don't always put yourself and your dog into dangerous situations over something so silly as teens walking by your house. In a few years, you'll look back and blush just thinking about the whole situation. I know I've done things that still embarass me to this day. As Snakecharmer said, until then, keep yourself and your dogs safe.

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Originally Posted by Bettacreek

Dear god, I figured he was older as well. No wonder. Lol. I was imagining some idiotic 30 year old beating up on kids.

Believe it or not, but, I'm 20 years old, I'm not some 40 year old who completely forgets what it's like to be a teenager, which is exactly why I was siding with the teens from the school, because I remember doing stupid things like walking down the sidewalk and jumping up to snatch leaves and branches from trees hanging over the sidewalk. Either way, I certainly hope you don't always put yourself and your dog into dangerous situations over something so silly as teens walking by your house. In a few years, you'll look back and blush just thinking about the whole situation. I know I've done things that still embarass me to this day. As Snakecharmer said, until then, keep yourself and your dogs safe.

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Hey! Are you calling me old? Okay maybe a little old. :D But still alive. :gj:

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Originally Posted by Bettacreek

I remember doing stupid things like walking down the sidewalk and jumping up to snatch leaves from trees hanging over the sidewalk.

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I didn't make you out to be such a rebel.
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Lol. Not at all. I remember when I thought 30 years old was really old, now, I don't even see it as middle-age. Lol. In some ways, I feel like I'm some ancient hag or something, but, then, I'm 20, still (hopefully) have several more decades of clear mentality. I still consider some people as kids even when they're 25.

PythonWallace, I've done some incredibly stupid things that I thought were cool as a young teen, not half as innocent as snatching leaves from trees, but, what I meant by that was that teens do that ALL the time. Watch a highschool once, besides seeing young girls dressed in less clothing than a stripper, you'll also see kids goofing off and jumping around like a bunch of monkeys, it's normal.

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Originally Posted by PythonWallace

I didn't make you out to be such a rebel.
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Oh damn. Pepsi on the computer screen:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl: