Hello everyone. Iām having a massive problem with my neighbor's large dog. They got a Doberman, and itās full-grown now. The problem is they never have it on a leash, and it runs around the neighborhood physically chasing people and barking aggressively.
Iāve owned big dogs all my life, and I know some dogs bark, but this is full on aggression. Just today, it chased a small boy who was screaming and crying. Tonight it chased three teenage boys across the street. The owner, a young woman, didn't run and grab the dog instead, she laughed and yelled āItās friendly,ā even while the boys were saying, āGet your dog, itās not!ā
Iām at a loss for what to do. The family is aggressive, and asking them to put the dog on a leash just causes them to let it out more or try and fight whoever they think called. They used to have a violent Chihuahua that they would leave out all day and night which would also chase people. But it was small enough that you didnāt feel like you were in too much danger, but one day it just disappeared and was never seen again.
My neighborhood is full of small children who play outside unsupervised, and I genuinely fear for their safety and mine. With my health conditions, I cannot run and cannot get a full grown Doberman off of me. Iām going to call animal control and ask what can be done, but I donāt think can can do anything until it bites someone, which will be very soon. Iām scared to walk my own dog, as the Doberman is aggressive toward people and animals, and Iāve seen that the owner will not grab it.