My tenant says that I'm "unrealistic".

[wheelgun28]

Don't most leases have two pages of stuff in them, no parties, no guests, no guns, no knives, no sporting goods, no fun, no painting, no drilling holes in the walls, no pets, no plants,

"Fax mentis incendium gloria cultum, et cetera, et cetera... Memo bis punitor delicatum! It's all there, black and white, clear as crystal!"

 

[Kurusu]

The only dog that makes me think "this could go either way" when I look in its face is the Doberman.

I, in spite of liking dogs and dogs liking me. Am able of snuffing a dog, any dog, with my bare hands(never had to do it in earnest, I was just trained to do it, and not in theory only)Tend to agree that the only breed I'm not 100% sure of the outcome is the Doberman.

That said. I have already bitten a Doberman., and have never been bitten by one.

 

[Camster]

It's a difficult situation. Her older sister lives in the other apartment. It's a duplex. Older sister has actually expressed interest in buying the house from me. I just put almost $10,000 into having the two full bathrooms, one on each side, fully remodeled. I told her that I need to get an appraisal. I guess I've been dragging my feet on that.

While I agree about the potential of liability, I'm inclined to keep the bigger picture in mind. Is she a good tenant otherwise, and pays as she should.Period. No bs payment would be at the top of my list in what I would want from a tenant,and I'd be very agreeable about pretty much anything else.. If they're also prime prospects to buy the place, which might suit your desire, don't make an issue over the pup.

 

[washerman]

So you chain a dog to a trailer with a huge chain and then you wonder why a dog would bite you? Don't blame that dog one bit cause you deserve it.....You have the attitude that all Staffordshire terriers should be extinct ? Some humans do really bad things to other people too. Should all humans be extinct too? Its a well established fact that many very bad people are animal abusers before they commit crimes against people. If you put a chain around a persons neck and secure it to a construction trailer, do you think that person might beat the daylights out of you if they get the chance? They should because you deserve it. I'm gonna venture a guess that many dog bites are to people who deserve it.

 

[BigBill]

First it's how we raise them. Next I'd get insurance on that pup Incase it bites someone and raise her rent to cover the cost.

My 145# female Rottweiler was a sweet dog, I took her in as a pup. She became the misses dog. While walking her no stranger could go near my wife. My Rottweiler and my crazy blacklab was great for protecting the house. The Rottweiler would let you know to back off just by her growls.

 

[hoosierone]

She doesn't have a lease. I never renewed it after the first year. It's month to month.

1. Verify that your insurance won't cover the dog. Then tell her the dog must go or you will lose your insurance.

2. Give her 30 days notice to move as you are planning to remodel and sell.

 

[Beemerguy53]

...To be perfectly blunt I have no use for the ankle biter class as most of them are very noisy and bad tempered and love to get behind you and take a chew when you are not watching...

Inspector Clouseau agrees with you!


[ame]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6AN156wkr0k[/ame]

 

[smoothshooter]

We have a pure bred American Staffordshire Terrier... She is the sweetest and most gentle dog we have ever owned. And she absolutely loves our grandchildren!. Don't judge your tenants dog differently than any other dog breed. They are wonderful pets. Stereotypes shouldn't be applied to people either.

Unfortunately for all concerned, breed DOES matter.
If a pit bull-looking dog bites and seriously hurts someone (especially a kid) it's a lead story on the local 6:00 news, and almost certainly one or more lawsuits.
If the biting dog is a border collie, beagle, etc., not so much.
If I were a landlord I would not allow pets of any kind.
The hassles with people over their animals are just not worth the trouble.

 

[Kanewpadle]

So you chain a dog to a trailer with a huge chain and then you wonder why a dog would bite you? Don't blame that dog one bit cause you deserve it.....You have the attitude that all Staffordshire terriers should be extinct ? Some humans do really bad things to other people too. Should all humans be extinct too? Its a well established fact that many very bad people are animal abusers before they commit crimes against people. If you put a chain around a persons neck and secure it to a construction trailer, do you think that person might beat the daylights out of you if they get the chance? They should because you deserve it. I'm gonna venture a guess that many dog bites are to people who deserve it.

And your guess would be dead wrong.

 

[LCC]

A buddy had the sweetest female 'rescued' pit bull towards people that had to be put down after it killed it's second dog over the space of a year. It would literally roll over on it's back to let relative strangers rub it's belly, but the moment it saw another dog, if unrestrained, would launch like a missle straight for the dog's throat, no snarling, no snapping, just straight to a kill clamp.
There's a reason why pit's are the choice of punks and thugs, they are akin to a loaded weapon, with a natural agression that is easily magnified in the wrong hands.
<img src="https://www.dogsbite.org/img-fatality/multi-year-dog-bite-fatality-chart-2005-2017.gif" alt="13-Years of Dog Bite Fatalities from 2005 through 2017"/>

 

[delcrossv]

My next door neighbors have an undersized St. Bernard. I would never turn my back on that dog. It is not the big friendly furball that St. Bernards are considered to be. The son has flat out told me that the dog just is not right. I won't approach this dog, it has to come to me on its own accord. Most of the time I encounter this dog I'm carrying my cane but the dog has never been threatening. It came up to me one time, sniffed my hand and backed off barking like mad. Happily the neighbors are responsible and keep this dog under control.

Where did you get the idea that St. Bernards are considered friendly? They generally aren't.

 

[ladder13]

...........
The hassles with people over their animals are just not worth the trouble.

I'd say 1/3 the cases on Judge Judy, yes I watch it for entertainment , are over dogs and dog aggression.

 

[16thVACav]

I have never been bitten by a Golden, Labrador, Collie, Beagle, etc. etc.

The biggest risk with a Golden Retriever is being licked or wagged to death.

 

[ColbyBruce]

In the eight or nine years I have had access to a friend's 250 acre horse farm I have dispatched seven marauding dogs which were chasing horses, burros, goats, and Doc's daughters in a Yamaha Rhino. Five were pits or pit crosses, one was a red Doberman and the other thing was a wolfhound/Mastiff looking creature. One of the pits had been kicked by a horse during it's attack. It had a broken shoulder and likely a few broken ribs but was not deterred. That wolfhound/Mastiff critter was run over by the Rhino but got up and resumed the chase. An animal in attack mode isn't going to give up.

Such an animal on a rental property could cost the property owner everything they owned.

 

[pawngal]

I have never been bitten by a Golden, Labrador, Collie, Beagle, etc.

The only dog bite I ever had was by a Collie.
My current dog is a Lab/Norwegian Elkhound cross, not sure, but she might bite under certain circumstances.

 

[Muss Muggins]

And another 1/3 are rental housing disagreements . . .

I'd say 1/3 the cases on Judge Judy, yes I watch it for entertainment , are over dogs and dog aggression.

 

[ladder13]

And another 1/3 are rental housing disagreements . . .

True, tenant vs landlord.


Then probably something motor vehicle related.

 

[Kurusu]

A buddy had the sweetest female 'rescued' pit bull towards people that had to be put down after it killed it's second dog over the space of a year. It would literally roll over on it's back to let relative strangers rub it's belly, but the moment it saw another dog, if unrestrained, would launch like a missle straight for the dog's throat, no snarling, no snapping, just straight to a kill clamp.
There's a reason why pit's are the choice of punks and thugs, they are akin to a loaded weapon, with a natural agression that is easily magnified in the wrong hands.
<img src="https://www.dogsbite.org/img-fatality/multi-year-dog-bite-fatality-chart-2005-2017.gif" alt="13-Years of Dog Bite Fatalities from 2005 through 2017"/>

All dogs big enough to "erase" other dogs can behave like "killers" of it's own species. Seen it happen more than once with several "large dog" breeds. Said dogs could be very gentle with people.

 

[Farmer17]

Big dogs can be very sweet to everyone and other dogs and the good news is, they will also instinctively protect their owners. The bad news is, they will instinctively protect their owners. My buddy who's a banker bought a Rottweiler for his wife to protect her while he was gone or while she was out walking the neighborhood. One evening he decided to go with her when she walked the dog and he was holding the leash. A little kid strangely ran up to the dog and started yelling and waving his arms like he was trying to scare the dog. My friend said it took every bit of his strength to hold that dog back and keep it from mauling the kid. He said if that would have happened any other time there is no WAY his 110lb wife could have held that dog back and prevented him from tearing that kid apart. They didn't have the dog much longer and got a Chihuahua.

 

[Jack Flash]

I'd say 1/3 the cases on Judge Judy, yes I watch it for entertainment , are over dogs and dog aggression.

And another 1/3 are rental housing disagreements . . .

Add the final 1/3 that are gifts which magically morphed into loans when lovers split up and you have 99.9% of JJ's shows.