Kids teasing dogs. How to stop it?

[sigp220.45]

I'd definitely try the friendly neighbor approach. Unattended dogs in front yards tend to be stolen, let out maliciously, or fed tasty meatballs with fish hooks inside.

Our house backs onto a green space with a walking path near our back fence, which is about three feet high and can't be raised per HOA rules. The moving truck hadn't even shown up yet when Randy the rottweiler jumped the fence and got into a barking match with a lady and her shepherd mix. I wound up putting an Invisible Fence up along with the visible one. It shocks his collar when he gets too close and there haven't been any more issues in five years. I still don't leave him out unattended, though.

Maybe something like that would work - once the little monsters can't get the dogs to come to the fence they'll move on to other wholesome pastimes like smashing bird nests or drowning kittens.

 

[Low Country Man]

My lord, these people are your neighbors, you don't want trouble with them. The last thing that needs to be done is involve the government—the police and animal control have better things to do. Don't hose or harass a bunch of little boys either.

You and your wife cook the family a nice meal and invite them over in friendship and fellowship. Introduce the boys to the dogs. Find out when their birthdays are and go to the Dollar Store and blow a dollar or two on some rubber snakes or spiders or little green army men—all young boys love them. Same at Christmas.

I bet you can turn this into lifelong friendship rather than make a family of enemies. I know I am eternally grateful to the adults that reached out to me in kindness when I was a kid and messing up.

You're out of your effing mind.

 

[peterdeb]

Idiot Father......got one next door. Doesn't teach his kids respect or boundaries. Don't want to hurt the little darlings feelings. I'm afraid this is the new norm.

 

[Maddog 521]

Does your neighbor have a fence you can beat on in the middle of the night?

 

[Alton]

Like some else posted these kids are training your dogs to hate kids. What are you going to do when your pets bite one of your family members? Sooner or later your dogs will find away out and you cannot afford the vet bills to house your animals. My sons neighbor did this to my sons dog, he found a way out and bit the neighbor, it cost my son about $1,000. Plus he then had to rehome the dog since the neighbor wasn't moving anytime soon. Put up a Wyze camera about $25 and record it to have proof.

 

[yaktamer]

Cujo.......

 

[Grayfox]

The problem is that if something should happen, such as one of the little jerks gets bit, the law will almost certainly side with the kids. Your dogs will likely get taken and put down as "dangerous". Plus, you will probably be sued by the parents.
Video the kids in action. Talk to the father again. Stay calm and explain clearly that if something should happen that YOU will seek legal solutions against him. Record this conversation. Call the Police and Animal Control. Get your complaints on record. Simply put, CYA as best as possible. It would be far too easy to paint you as the bad guy here.