I would start with the dog catcher's supervisor and if that did not work,
then the town supervisor and my council representative.

Somehow I feel this is a trick question, but my point is, I can think of no
reason to kill a dog, unless the dog was placing someone in immediate
danger. As soon as the dog left, or was under control, I would use the
courts to resolve my differences with the owner and/or the town council for
not obeying the laws.


"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
...
The dog catcher's supervisor, or the town supervisor?

"John Smith" wrote in message
news:2bxjc.42680$GR.5971547@attbi_s01...
It seems that you provided your own answer to the question. If you had
talked to the supervisor instead of the dog catcher, it would have
solved
your problem.


"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
...
Actually, one dog catcher was fired several months after my biggest
problems
occurred.


"John Smith" wrote in message
news:qywjc.31332$YP5.2471000@attbi_s02...
Doug,

It makes me wonder if your complaints with the dog catcher were
viewed
as
irrational. Has the dog catcher decided to ignore all roaming dog
complaints or just yours?

To answer your question about what I would do: I would video the
dog
roaming free, I would video the damage the dog has done either to my
garden
or to my carpet when I walked in with dog poo on my shoe. I would
then
file
a complaint in small claims court and seek damages. The dog owner
would
find it is more trouble to go to small claims court than to keep his
dog
from roaming.

As far as the dog catcher, I would contact my local elected
representative
and ask him why the dog catcher is not performing his job. Have you
ever
noticed that other people tend to ignore your complaints or view you
as
unreasonable?



I would use a video to record the dog on my property and the damage
he
did,
"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
...
And if, after perhaps a dozen calls, the dog catcher does nothing,
then
what
would YOU do? To assist you with your answer, I'll point out that
the
word
"you" refers only to YOU, not to some hypothetical person, or
people
in
general.


"John Smith" wrote in message
news:cjwjc.42536$GR.5946965@attbi_s01...
It does appear that we see it differently, but that should not
surprise
either on of us. Neither the dog or the kids belong on the other
person's
property. The correct course of action is to call the dog pound
or
the
police if the dog or kids are coming onto your property.


"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
...
Interesting logic. I see it thusly: Two objects are capable of
causing
harm
or damage: A dog, and a pool. If you choose to allow the dog
to
roam,
then
you will probably not care if a kid falls into your pool.


"John Smith" wrote in message
news:nYvjc.50666$w96.4558920@attbi_s54...
Doug,
It is the law that the owner of a pool should put a fence
around
his
pool.
But, if we followed your logic concerning trespassing, it
would
be
the
pool
owners right to shot any of the kids who came onto his
property,
The
parents of the kids did a poor job of teaching his children
not
to
violate
the neighbor and it will teach the parents and other kids in
the
neighborhood not to step on other peoples property.



"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
...
"DSK" wrote in message
. ..
Dave Hall wrote:
... I guess in his mind, he should not have to be
"burdened" with the chore of constructing a fence to
keep
the
unwanted
out of his garden. He feels that it's everyone else's
responsibility
to keep them out for him.

Still refusing to take responsibility for your actions,
eh
Dave?
Well
a
leapord never changes his spots.

It *is* the responsibility of every pet owner to keep
his
pet
out
of
other peoples' yards.

Same as it *is* the responsibility of every boater to
operate
his
vessel
safely, and it *is* the responsibility of every boater
to
not
create
a
large wake in places where it isn't wanted. Funny how
you
cannot
grasp
the simple principles of responsibility &
accountability.

DSK


It's called "selective personal responsibility". You only
need
to
be
responsible about your dog when it's sunny and you don't
mind
stepping
outside to hook it onto a leash in your yard. But, if the
weather's
lousy,
or there's a football game on TV, it's fine to let the dog
out
the
front
door and wave as it heads toward your neighbor's place.

Hey....here's a question for little Dave: The law in most
towns
says
that
if
you have a pool, you must have a fence with a gate that
locks.
Do
you
think
that's nonsense, and that it should be up to the neighbors
to
keep
their
kids from drowning in your pool?