Can i kill me neighbours dog if it attacks me or my family

Kenai said:
According to the OP.

Anyone who owns one of these dogs will tell you it's more likely a warning bark (possibly even just excitement) than an aggressive intent to attack and kill his family.
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Indeed, barking is simply a warning. Ddogs barking are just letting you know they are there, are excited, and telling everyone else that it is there territory (and is a sign orf poor training but it can be hard to completely eliminate).

Dogs that are aggressive with intent to harm/kill don't bark. Look for flattened ears, tail between legs, low stable stance, showing of the teach (gums rolled back), and a deep low growl, head low and possibly slow side-to-side movement.

If you don't have bare teach and a deep growl the dog is not going to attack!
 
LOL one can defend themself if they feel that they or their family are in immediate danger... And you guys talk about an alsatian as if its a lion or some unkillable creature... come on a good swing from my trusty garden axe to the back of the head and its lights out for the dog... Although the dog is not to blame...
 
Geekazoid said:
LOL one can defend themself if they feel that they or their family are in immediate danger... And you guys talk about an alsatian as if its a lion or some unkillable creature... come on a good swing from my trusty garden axe to the back of the head and its lights out for the dog... Although the dog is not to blame...
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Sorry but a dog barking doesnt mean anyone is in danger. The dog next to me barks all the time. at no point have I felt in danger, or the need to ask whether i'm allowed to kill it
 
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I must admit I've been through a similar scenario recently with my neighbour having an huge akita for his pet. It was always in the backyard and barked like a flippin fog horn if anything or anyone within a 30 foot vicinity moved. I used to think all sorts - obviously just wanting to protect my two little kids who also quite rightly want to play outside in the back yard.

My advice - Talk to the dog. When it barks like crazy at you - use a stern voice and simply say its name (sure you'll know that by now?). In time it will accept you as part of the 'pack' too.

I used to get complaints from neighbours as I'm also the landlord for the tenants I had in at the time - it's barking was driving them nuts. After about a month or two it chillaxed and got used to the other neighbours (beyond our backyard we have a communal area).

In all honesty (even though I've always been scared like a little girl around dogs) - I miss the dog more than I did the tenants. I came to learn it actually helped protect my family (it used to love the kids and me missus!) - I'd know straight away if anyone was in the backyard (as we used to get allsorts of roughians roaming our communal yard until he came lol!) - makes me want a dog now tbh!

Yes put precautions in place (i.e. sturdy fence) - but don't show the dog your scared and talk back when it 'talks' to you - it'll eventually get the message that your its neighbour too.
 
Sorry but a dog barking doesnt mean anyone is in danger. The dog next to me barks all the time. at no point have I felt in danger, or the need to ask whether i'm allowed to kill it
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I'm not in any way promoting him killing the dog just saying they are animals and can be killed... Many people here are making them out to be face tearing unstoppable machines... i have 2 dogs of my own well behaved and what i can say to the OP is a bark can be interpretable in many ways... My Akita barks at me when he is excited to see me at the end of a working day...
 
Really the only weapon in its arsenal a dog has, is fast speed and a strong bite, and a bit of a head shake. Yes Police use them as does the military, because when you're being attacked by a dog, your focus is on fighting off the dog. So they can shoot you in the process.

A one on one, with a fully grown man, with decent enough aggression (cos half you lady boys just cower up when it all goes off) intent on taking the dog down, will most likely win. Will it be an easy fight? I dunno But i'm twice the weight, can use either foot, either fist, my head and even bite through its leg if need be. Plus i have the ability to grab whatever tool i have within reaching distance, which the dog doesn't have.

It's not a mountain lion. There are many known cases of hikers fighting off mountain lions and winning, which are a lot faster, more viscous and far far more deadly than a dog.
 
While I understand people saying you can't fight of a alsation, simply isn't true it's just knowing how to deal with a dog that is coming at you with the intent of actually attacking. But from reading OP, are you sure this dog would with out doubt only attack?
 
I don't think the people commenting here regarding 'a grown man taking an Alsatian down' have actually been bitten by a dog. I have, by a dog half the size of an Alsatian, and the pain I felt was worse than any I've felt before or since. It wasn't a 'mauling', and only bit once, on my Achilles tendon, but I dropped down like a bag of cement. The dog (my own!) looked sheepish in the corner as I writhed on the floor, God knows what would have happened if he'd have launched a frenzied attack on me. I've also seen some terrible injuries in A & E with grown men close to tears. I'd honestly think long and hard before taking on a dog the size of an Alsatian, it would probably have your 'undercarriage' off as you were raising your arms to hit it.
 
I own a rottie with a lovely temperament but it hates wheels. Iv seen it lift a heavy blue wheely bin off the ground while I was pushing it and taking chunks out of the hard plastic wheels. It smashed my mother arm just playing with it.

Most dog bites are run in nip and run away or a warning bite.

A full in frenzy attack by a German Shepard. Bread standard is around 40kg? Well you might be able to fend it off but it's taking you to the ground where it prob break a few bones and tear a few muscles.
 
Rat poison in some chicken and it's game over. One on one and you'll probably lose the use of some limbs and your face. First things first though, call the council/police.
 
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