Oh no Heza.. Sorry to hear this!
You guys sound happy in your home apart from the pet problems on the other side of the fence
I have a Border Collie mix who is VERY easily distracted, so I can only imagine Maddie being constantly pulled to that side of your fence. Our little guy also has aggression issues himself, and trying to get him out of situations is SO STRESSFUL OH MY GOD. It completely breaks my heart to hear that your neighbors aren't being good pet parents.. really.. some people should just not have pets.
Some info: I'm an admin for Animal Control for the city I live in, and we get reports of dog barks/nuisance reports nearly every day. In order for one of our ACOs to come out and investigate a regular barking call, two residents from different households have to sign an affidavit, which means their names would be public record. Then the ACO will act accordingly, but they have us tell residents that "dogs bark, it's what they do."
Sometimes, that's all it is - barking. But more often than not, around here, it's more than that. I hardly ever agree when I have to tell someone all this info. I know what it's like to be woken up at 3 am by a dog being beaten (a few houses down from us one summer night) and I know what it's like to listen to another neighbor's dog basically plead-bark to be let in because there is freezing rain/sleet. It's horrific to listen to and definitely cruelty. :/
That new boxer does sound a bit aggressive. And the doberman doesn't sound too friendly either. Them not being exercised/trained/loved/etc. regularly is probably contributing to that. I can bet that them not being altered is another attributing factor to their behavior (Two intact males together? Not always a good combo) I'm also worried about where that blue heeler went that you mentioned.. ugh. I hope it's in a better place.. wherever that may be.
*Sigh* But I'm just repeating what everyone else has already suggested. Try and contact the right authorities about neglect (which this most definitely is) and while I was also going to say that them being in shelters would probably be better, we have pretty high rate kill shelters around here too. If you called for animal cruelty, however, any Animal Control or ASPCA officerwould should come out and investigate. If you guys don't have an organization or department in your county devoted to animal welfare, you can contact your local police authority to investigate animal abuse/neglect.
Best of luck!
PS: Maddie is adorable ^-^
You guys sound happy in your home apart from the pet problems on the other side of the fence
I have a Border Collie mix who is VERY easily distracted, so I can only imagine Maddie being constantly pulled to that side of your fence. Our little guy also has aggression issues himself, and trying to get him out of situations is SO STRESSFUL OH MY GOD. It completely breaks my heart to hear that your neighbors aren't being good pet parents.. really.. some people should just not have pets.
Some info: I'm an admin for Animal Control for the city I live in, and we get reports of dog barks/nuisance reports nearly every day. In order for one of our ACOs to come out and investigate a regular barking call, two residents from different households have to sign an affidavit, which means their names would be public record. Then the ACO will act accordingly, but they have us tell residents that "dogs bark, it's what they do."
Sometimes, that's all it is - barking. But more often than not, around here, it's more than that. I hardly ever agree when I have to tell someone all this info. I know what it's like to be woken up at 3 am by a dog being beaten (a few houses down from us one summer night) and I know what it's like to listen to another neighbor's dog basically plead-bark to be let in because there is freezing rain/sleet. It's horrific to listen to and definitely cruelty. :/
That new boxer does sound a bit aggressive. And the doberman doesn't sound too friendly either. Them not being exercised/trained/loved/etc. regularly is probably contributing to that. I can bet that them not being altered is another attributing factor to their behavior (Two intact males together? Not always a good combo) I'm also worried about where that blue heeler went that you mentioned.. ugh. I hope it's in a better place.. wherever that may be.
*Sigh* But I'm just repeating what everyone else has already suggested. Try and contact the right authorities about neglect (which this most definitely is) and while I was also going to say that them being in shelters would probably be better, we have pretty high rate kill shelters around here too. If you called for animal cruelty, however, any Animal Control or ASPCA officer
Best of luck!
PS: Maddie is adorable ^-^