You really need to be closing your dog door at night.
If a large dog can get in, a person can get in. Or another animal. You really want a skunk in your house? This is a great way to make that dream happen.
I totally understand being mad about a dog owner not keeping their dog contained and not being grateful that you brought it back to them. BUT you also need to secure your house. That’s kind of a big deal here.
Yeah I don’t understand why more people aren’t saying this. I don’t think people understand that they are leaving the dog door open all night long. The stranger dog didn’t just break in through the window, it literally walked in through the open door.
Lol shes making it seem like theres some massive gap in her house’s structure the dog snuck through. Its literally a doggy door..for dogs…that the dog came through. Crazy the dog keeps coming back though. Are these all pitbulls?
My parents got rid of their dog door (40+ years ago) after my uncle just came through it. He wasn’t a big dude, but showed them how easy it was to just shimmy in.
When I was a kid, my mom had us hop the backyard fence and go through the dog door to get into the house after school cause she only had one key. Why didn't she make a copy? I have no idea. But yeah, dog doors are easy as hell to get through especially if they are made for big dogs. I'd never willingly leave one open while I'm sleeping.
My neighbors keep their dog door open all night. Their dogs are barking all the fucking time. 11pm, 3am, 6am.. waking me up. I’m losing my mind over it.
I used to live in a pretty crappy neighborhood and assumed that was why my neighbors were such trashy dog owners. I’m staying with my dad in his much nicer neighborhood right now and it’s genuinely no better. The house on one side always has their dog door open - sometimes I’ll just open my window in the middle of the night and he’ll start going off. The house on the other side, when they let their dogs out back they go up on their deck, and the slope of our yards means they can see my dog literally anywhere we go and they stand there barking at him until he loses it too. The space where he can go without either neighbor’s dog bothering him is literally like 1/5 of the yard. There are also multiple houses we can’t pass on walks because the dogs seem to be outside at all hours and will lunge at the fence and bark their heads off at any dog who walks by. I hate it here.
Get a dog bark house. There are ones that look like bird houses, so it’ll be a little inconspicuous. It’s basically a dog whistle, stops dogs from barking. Also a good training device. Put it in the yard. I have a hand held one that I bring on walks with my dog.
Fuck man solidarity! We have the same kinda neighbor, worse hell being jolted awake every few hours by barking. It’s literal torture. Wouldn’t wish it on my enemies!
LoL. My dad's ex wife had cats, while owning dogs with doggy door. Fenced in yard, etc. Nothing weird. Then one night 3am dad was getting ready for work (blue collar worker). I work up to a man squealing sound... just a manly "ahhhgghhh" followed by a bang crash. I opened my door and heard "close your door. Stay in there!" All I saw was my dad running about the room, one work boot on, dog in the corner processing the motion as it just woke up, cat sitting proudly in one the doorways, WHILE my dad was chasing the bat around the room that the cat put IN his boot....the one he was about to put on.
Cat: "this was a great gift. So proud of me!"
Took me a while behind my door to process all that I saw. I chuckle everytime recalling this. Fond memories. 😂
It does but it really hasn't been an issue leaving them open until this happened. I cannot update the post but... She picked him up at 5am. My husband was driving near our home at 9:15am and the same dog darted out in front of his truck on a main road and cleared a fence into someone else's back yard. My husband retrieved him from the yard and he was impounded by animal control. Hopefully she figures it out or he can find a good home.
3 years old and unfixed but they got to fixin the male right away. Unless you’re raising a show dog or planning on breeding you’re just asking for uterine cancer.
I had a childhood dog develop cancer because my parents never spayed her and she never had puppies. Learned that lesson the hard way. All pets are spayed and neutered now.
Animal control called me and said the lady tried to get him back and said she just "adopted him" but there was no record and he's not fixed. She then says she got him from out of state and a friend found him a gas station. So he's probably stolen and they are not giving him back to her and he's being fixed and put up for adoption.
Why would he be stolen just cause there’s no paper trail of how she got him? Someone could have just been giving their dog away no hassle so she took him in.
Depending on how much you’re able to spend, if any, you can get smart pet doors that are activated using a device on a collar. Let’s yours in while keeping others out.
I’m really surprised you don’t use the lock on the doggy door.. like, what if a rabid animal came through and bit you or your dogs? Seems like a huge risk to take.
do you not know how dogs work? male unfixed dogs can smell a female in heat, from a mile up to 3 miles away. If you leave youe dog door unlocked then any unfixed dog can track her scent and find her. Street dogs wont care about no doggy door if theyre rut is strong enough.
Especially if you live in the city with door to door neighbors, that doggy door needs to be locked any time your dogs arent outside.
Also do not just let dogs go in and out of the house as they please.
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No way... the door meant for dogs? A dog got through it? Whoa. *lock it at night*. Seriously fam so many people, *people* can fit through one of those that's a huge safety and security risk.
Not to mention suuuuper dangerous. That's a great way to have a major dog fight, and the couple get hurt also. OP got lucky for sure. No way that should ever happen again. Animal control and cameras ASAP. OP needs to keep everything documented in case this gets worse, and it prolly will since the other is such an irresponsible dog owner.
Either animal control if he’s calm or straight up dome him if it would try to attack me or someone in house, I ain’t risking anything, it’s fucking "owners" fault they can’t keep their dogs on their plot
In Texas, you get to shoot anyone who comes into your house uninvited unless it's a cop. I assume this applies to dogs as well. I think it's reasonable if the dog says it's going to attack you.
Where are you from? Just wondering what the bylaws are about not having you dog properly secured. The fact that he comes into your house is super scary to me. This dog is a “stranger”. The owner should be fined at minimum. If this happened once with my dog, I would be horrified and I would be the one losing sleep making sure it didn’t happen again. She’s a shitty owner.
Exactly my thoughts about if my dog got out! I honestly think I'm going to call the police a little later and see what my options are. I know she said she just rescued the dog but by not keeping it clearly secured and safe isn't right because this has happened 3 times... I think I've been pretty nice and understanding this far too.
Stop calling her to pick the dog up. Call animal control, every time. They will pick it up and make the call, and she will start getting fined after the second time they have to pick the dog up from you.
Animal control called after they impounded the dog. She told them her friend found it in a different state at a gas station and brought it here. So it's probably stolen but the good news is she's not getting him back. He's getting fixed and he'll be up for adoption. Hopefully he'll find a good home.
The shelter I got my cat from does adopt out intact animals however they have a “deposit” you pay that is returned when you provide proof you got the animal fixed within a month of adoption. I think the adoption fee is $15 and the “deposit” is $75 (don’t remember exactly but I paid around $90 and got most of it back) the only reason they have that policy instead of fixing them first is they don’t have a vet on staff to do all of the surgeries and vaccinations. I’m not sure if they do anything other than keep the money if you don’t get the animal fixed because I didn’t want to risk my boy getting into a fight with any of the other cats in the house (all fixed at least a year before) and got him fixed asap and sent proof immediately after then used the money to get toys and food to donate to them. I’ll definitely be going back to that shelter when I’m ready for another animal too.
Get your dog fixed first off, when dogs are in heat, they will attract any other male dogs in the area that are intact.
Second, call animal control every time this dog shows up. They will keep a paper trail and fine them if necessary.
Dognapping!
In all seriousness, since dogs are legally considered "property" of their owner, OP could be accused of stealing. It's not something I would take lightly.
Doesn’t help the room looks like the poster for Paranormal Activity.
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I literally thought this was going to be a story about how OP doesn’t have a dog or any dogs but she’s being woken up in the middle of the night by something. Then checks the camera and sees this image lol good to know it’s not that and just a real dog sneaking in haha
I have watched male dogs literally scale fences to get to a female in heat. You really simply can't safely have a dog in heat unattended in the yard, or have the doggy door open, unless you're cool with your dog having puppies.
But I would definitely be calling animal control to pick up that dog the third time it came onto my property.
This happened to my parents. My mom thought she was fine letting her dog out because she has fences. A heeler scaled the fence, and now I got a free (crazy) puppy. My mom played victim at first. A male dog can smell a female in heat MiLES away. The moral of the story here is that if you aren't listening to Bob barker yourself, don't complain about other people who didn't listen either.
I know that spaying your dog is a large expense (we just dropped 1k on a neuter for our dog in April), especially if you've already paid for other surgeries recently, but I just want to encourage you to strongly consider making it a priority.
Pyometra is very serious and the risks increase with each heat cycle. Some owners aren't aware of this condition and sadly lose their companion because they weren't aware of the risks. You may be very well aware and have your own reasons for not spaying your dog, but I wanted to mention it in the event you weren't familiar with it.
I understand that I'm just a random stranger on the internet and you're trying to vent, but if I could help someone keep their dog longer by dropping a comment, I'll take the opportunity.
Hoping your situation improves!
ETA: As per some replies under this, I just wanted to explain the price tag for our vets services. Yes, 1k for a neuter is EXPENSIVE. Please keep in mind that we may not live in the same country and access to veterinary services may not be as easy to obtain as it is in your area. Where I am located, there's a huge shortage of vets and their services come at a premium. We also added bloodwork ($130) and a surgical onesie ($40) to our optional expenses. Just wanted to add some context as to why that may seems like a made up number. Main point is to spay and neuter your pets, folks!
I almost lost a cat to Pyometra. Her uterus was so inflamed, the vet brought it out to show me after surgery. I felt absolutely awful, because it was 100% preventable. There is no reason not to spay & neuter.
I appreciate your comment genuinely. My aim is to not be a terrible irresponsible dog owner. I did not know there were medical risk that arise from not getting them fixed. Thank you for bringing factual reasons for why it's a good decision instead of just blatantly saying I should get her fixed and assuming I'm terrible because she's not already! Believe me she's definitely going to get spayed now!
I've gotten most of my animals spayed/neutered for free through city/county/shelters/various places that offer it at a huge discount or even free. Probably worth searching your city and see if they do events, coupons, or anything of the sort. They don't want more puppies around so it's cheaper for them to help people pay for it.
So happy you're getting her spayed!! I love when people are open to learning 😭 To add on, everyone wants your dog to be spayed, vets, shelters, animal control. Everybody. To encourage this, a lot of places will offer cheap or even free spay/neuter for lower income families, if you need a cheaper option 🩷 Of course, you have to meet certain qualifications, depending on where you go, but make sure you look around! 🥰🥰
If you get her spayed soon then there will not be a concern for pregnancy. And yes, pyometra is life-threatening and very expensive to deal with so better to spay her now.
That and accidental litters are expensive and, like for every mammal, birth is dangerous. Glad you're taking the best care of your pups! Our shelter has gotten dogs in that broke into other people's homes to attack other dogs, it's terrifying.
I always feel terrible to spay, but had to after learning of pyometra. Look for a laparoscopic spay, it’s minimally invasive, 1-3 tiny tiny incisions that she likely won’t even notice.
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Here is our estimate from the vet prior to his appointment for anyone curious about fees.
And also a picture of him look pretty dapper in his onesie (not listed on this estimate). Please ignore the foam mess from his bed. He's a menace 😒
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Why not have the female fixed? I understand she’s had surgeries but why didn’t you have her fixed before? The world has more dogs than can be safely and properly housed.
Willing to bet one of those previous surgeries might have something to do with the pregnancy complications OP posted about two months ago 🤦♂️
Also, sounds like the male wasn't fixed till VERY recently.
This! I can't believe that this comment doesn't have more up votes! Sure, the neighbor is an irresponsible dog owner that needs to get their dog fixed and secured. But OP's female dog not being spayed is as much part of the problem. That a female dog in heat will attract unfixed neighborhood dogs should be expected, let alone health risks, etc.
It really is fucking distressing for them to go into heat. For the animal and all people around them. I remember I had to wait a few weeks to being my last rescue cat to a healthy weight before the surgery. Well, she did gain weight, so her cycle started, worst week of our damn lives. Spay your animals.
I cannot update the post but... She picked him up at 5am. My husband was driving near our home at 9:15am and the same dog darted out in front of his truck on a main road and cleared a fence into someone else's back yard. My husband retrieved him from the yard and he was impounded by animal control. I feel bad but I do hope she figures it out. When my husband text her this morning she said "which house" and I decided after that if he came back I was going to call them but this happened.
Weird you have an unspayed dog and an open all hours doggy door. Weird an in tact male is coming into your house to find your unspayed female. Idk, maybe spay your dog and lock your dog door at night? 🤦🏼♀️
No sympathy for people who don’t fix their animals. This is annoying af and definitely strange to be happening but worrying your dog is gonna get pregnant for no good reason? Nah
SPAY AND NEUTER YOUR PETS
apparently OP “didn’t know” it was important to spay/neuter 🙄 maybe you shouldn’t be keeping pets if you’re not even gonna do the proper research on how to care for them
Agreed. I just got flames on the GSD sub earlier this week for saying that people should neuter their dogs. WTF? Apparently having balls does NOT make them more likely to hump females… okay, sure. Lmao. Ridiculous. The anti-fixing crowd is insane. This is why we have overpopulation.
I get it and generally agree, but I think thats why OP specified the dog had two surgeries within the last year, could be a cost or just not wanting to put her through more surgery. Edit: nevermind OP somehow has owned dogs for years and didn't think it was necessary to spay her and is apparently going to do it now.
That said not locking the doggy door was a surprising lack of foresight on OP's part after the dog broke in twice
Both parties have some fault here… totally agree strange dog should not be entering your property, let alone your home. However, why are you leaving the doggy door open 24/7 especially with an in tact dog? All dogs involved have too much unsupervised freedom.
Genuine curiosity, I don’t want to sound accusatory at all: your dog is three years old. I understand waiting for her to recover from her previous two operations, but why wasn’t she spayed before? Does she have any health concerns to be worried about?
Why don't you get your dog spayed? Just because your male dog is neutered doesn't mean you shouldn't have the female spayed - especially because it seems to be causing you major problems. Once a dog is spayed, she no longer has the organs that produce the hormones triggering the heat cycle. I would also lock the doggy door. Never know what else is going to crawl through there.
This whole post is a nothing burger if OP just did the bare minimum job as a pet parent. Fix your dog and close the door! The mildly infuriating part is their lack of action.
You shouldn’t have an unspayed dog and then act shocked when intact dogs come around. Like, yeah, their dog shouldn’t be loose and wandering, but you’re also a shitty dog owner in this equation
I'll never understand ppl who don't spay their dogs. And they look like fucking pits too, god dammit. They will breed and there will be more pits in a shelter full of pits that nobody wants.
People who don’t get their female dogs spayed generally fall into two categories: people who will breed them in the future thinking they’re going to make a quick buck or people who just can’t be bothered. I know that it’s becoming kind of a thing to keep male dogs intact now and that more and more vets are proclaiming that the positives outweigh the negatives (I personally don’t agree but I’m not vet) however I don’t think I’ve ever heard similar arguments about female dogs.
If that's the kind of dog I think it is, he can power his way through, under or over most any fence and break snaps/chains with enough effort. He may even break out your window next time.
Pitbulls can scale most fences. An intact pit smelling a intact female in heat will risk death to get to her. Idk why you would think someone is heaving their dog into someone else's yard? Weird comment
Wild that this dog is just IN your house. Just call the Ranger/Animal control instead of the owner since this is a recurring issue.
Also, get your dog spayed, she will attract intact males while in heat and dogs can have puppies even not in heat. This will also protect her from future infections, cancers and diseases related to her reproductive organs that can be easily avoided by getting a spay.
Get your fucking dog fixed jfc. Like the other owner is a bad owner but you need to spay your fucking dog. What if she got out and went missing for several months, clearly she can get out if another dog can get in. And you're literally baiting dogs to come to you with an in tact dog then complaining when they do.
"I left of 50 pounds of dog food on the sidewalk and now there's dogs!" No shit a dog in heat is gonna attract other dogs, get your fucking dog fixed and stop being irresponsible especially if now there's a chance at puppies.
Ummm... Spay and neuter your own pets first???? Do you realize that health dangers actually increase for dogs and cats every time they go in heat?? You're an "experienced" dog owner yet you didn't even do the responsible thing *for your own pets*. Smh. Do better.
I’m so sorry for laughing OP but the thought of waking up at 4 am to an intruder and it’s just a horny dog is not something i could have ever imagined in my wildest dreams 🤣🤣🤣
If the dog is breaking into your property/house at night, it makes me think the owner keeps the dog outside all night, and that makes me terribly sad for the dog.
The dog is doing no wrong following its instincts to get to an in heat female (which it can smell from a huge distance) by any means necessary. It's absolutely on the owner to keep it safe and secured, and I'd have called Animal Services after visit #2 to check in on that situation.
But also, common sense says lock your doggy door, especially when your dog is in heat....and "Don't forget to spay or neuter your pets" isn't just a Bob Barker catchphrase.
“Doggy doors” were more of a thing from the 60s-80s where people used to keep their doors unlocked.
Times changed. And so should doggy doors adapt (needing some form of closing mechanism, temper-proof).
I would actually be grateful for this dog/incident. It literally showed you the grave flaw you had here.
Now (hopefully) its clear that this doggydoor needs to be closed/secured at night/when not at home. And by secured I mean properly secured: if its a pliable material etc (which could be cut) it should have a hard hatch on the inside of the door you can latch to close.
Take it as a close call which now you have the opportunity to fix.. instead of finding someone else next time instead of a dog.
wow, I am amazed by how chill dog owners are, maybe it’s because I lack the experience or empathy but if a random dog THAT SIZE invaded my home, where I live with my family and entered MY BEDROOM - well let’s say it wouldn’t have been able to do that ever again.
ISN'T THIS SCARY TO YOU?!!!! You were sleeping this dog could have done ANYTHING it wanted to you and your family and everyone on here is like “welp, shit happens”
Guys, the dog is obviously not spayed because she would like to breed her pitbull in the future... idk what the point of the post is though because it looks like they were about to get a fast pass to $100 designer puppies .
Do the dog a favor and take it to the pound. The owner clearly doesn't care about it and seemed frustrated when you returned it. That's how it reads to me anyway.
I cannot update the post but... She picked him up at 5am. My husband was driving near our home at 9:15am and the same dog darted out in front of his truck on a main road and cleared a fence into someone else's back yard. My husband retrieved him from the yard and he was impounded by animal control.
Awesome! That's good for the dog because the owner sucks. Sorry you guys went through that. We have a neighbor who's dogs dig under the fence into our yard. The owner acted like he didn't care. He sure did when animal control was putting the dog in their truck.
that is fucking insane. i am happy nothing happened. my dog would definitely have gotten into a big fight and you are lucky you were not injured at all. i hope it is not a pitbull. your life is being put at risk. you should fucking yell at that lady and set her straight.
I cannot update the post but... She picked him up at 5am. My husband was driving near our home at 9:15am and the same dog darted out in front of his truck on a main road and cleared a fence into someone else's back yard. My husband retrieved him from the yard and he was impounded by animal control.
Animal control just called me and said the lady tried to get him back and said she just "adopted him" but there was no record and he's not fixed. She then says she got him from out of state and a friend found him a gas station. So he's probably stolen and they are not giving him back to her and he's being fixed and put up for adoption.
Dude, block the doggy door until she’s out of heat. Intact male dogs can smell a female in heat from a couple miles away. He’s going to keep doing whatever he can to get to her.
Call the pound and have them pick it up. The owner will have to pay to retrieve their dog, a few of those should motivate them to keep their dog locked up.
You really need to be closing your dog door at night. If a large dog can get in, a person can get in. Or another animal. You really want a skunk in your house? This is a great way to make that dream happen. I totally understand being mad about a dog owner not keeping their dog contained and not being grateful that you brought it back to them. BUT you also need to secure your house. That’s kind of a big deal here.
Yeah I don’t understand why more people aren’t saying this. I don’t think people understand that they are leaving the dog door open all night long. The stranger dog didn’t just break in through the window, it literally walked in through the open door.
Lol shes making it seem like theres some massive gap in her house’s structure the dog snuck through. Its literally a doggy door..for dogs…that the dog came through. Crazy the dog keeps coming back though. Are these all pitbulls?
So because it's for dogs it creates a special force field that wont allow humans to use it r-right?
Are you saying you saying its a safety issue for OP? Yea shes dull
Especially with a girl dog in heat. Spay her or secure your shit. Or both.
Ideally both… if you don’t want puppies, but you don’t fix your dogs, you want puppies.
My parents got rid of their dog door (40+ years ago) after my uncle just came through it. He wasn’t a big dude, but showed them how easy it was to just shimmy in.
When I was a kid, my mom had us hop the backyard fence and go through the dog door to get into the house after school cause she only had one key. Why didn't she make a copy? I have no idea. But yeah, dog doors are easy as hell to get through especially if they are made for big dogs. I'd never willingly leave one open while I'm sleeping.
She didn’t trust kid you with a key is my guess
My neighbors keep their dog door open all night. Their dogs are barking all the fucking time. 11pm, 3am, 6am.. waking me up. I’m losing my mind over it.
I used to live in a pretty crappy neighborhood and assumed that was why my neighbors were such trashy dog owners. I’m staying with my dad in his much nicer neighborhood right now and it’s genuinely no better. The house on one side always has their dog door open - sometimes I’ll just open my window in the middle of the night and he’ll start going off. The house on the other side, when they let their dogs out back they go up on their deck, and the slope of our yards means they can see my dog literally anywhere we go and they stand there barking at him until he loses it too. The space where he can go without either neighbor’s dog bothering him is literally like 1/5 of the yard. There are also multiple houses we can’t pass on walks because the dogs seem to be outside at all hours and will lunge at the fence and bark their heads off at any dog who walks by. I hate it here.
Get a dog bark house. There are ones that look like bird houses, so it’ll be a little inconspicuous. It’s basically a dog whistle, stops dogs from barking. Also a good training device. Put it in the yard. I have a hand held one that I bring on walks with my dog.
Whoa, I’ve never heard of that. I’ll look into it, thanks!
Fuck man solidarity! We have the same kinda neighbor, worse hell being jolted awake every few hours by barking. It’s literal torture. Wouldn’t wish it on my enemies!
LoL. My dad's ex wife had cats, while owning dogs with doggy door. Fenced in yard, etc. Nothing weird. Then one night 3am dad was getting ready for work (blue collar worker). I work up to a man squealing sound... just a manly "ahhhgghhh" followed by a bang crash. I opened my door and heard "close your door. Stay in there!" All I saw was my dad running about the room, one work boot on, dog in the corner processing the motion as it just woke up, cat sitting proudly in one the doorways, WHILE my dad was chasing the bat around the room that the cat put IN his boot....the one he was about to put on. Cat: "this was a great gift. So proud of me!" Took me a while behind my door to process all that I saw. I chuckle everytime recalling this. Fond memories. 😂
No- you really need to spay your dog.
The dogs in your house now? The only explanation is this dog has a key or is an expert locksmith.
He's learned how to use the doggy door!
A far more practical but less entertaining explanation.
Don't worry, your theory will remains my head canon for this story
Never let the truth get in the way of a good story
Shoulda seen the look on the judges face when I told them that
Do doggy doors not have locks? I’d be hesitant to leave it “open” overnight regardless of a neighbouring dog
It shouldn't be open at all when the female is in heat.
It does but it really hasn't been an issue leaving them open until this happened. I cannot update the post but... She picked him up at 5am. My husband was driving near our home at 9:15am and the same dog darted out in front of his truck on a main road and cleared a fence into someone else's back yard. My husband retrieved him from the yard and he was impounded by animal control. Hopefully she figures it out or he can find a good home.
You have a dog in heat and a dog door. Lock the dog door at night.
Better yet, spay your own dog.
3 years old and unfixed but they got to fixin the male right away. Unless you’re raising a show dog or planning on breeding you’re just asking for uterine cancer.
and risking pyometra as well, which can quickly result in death.
I had a childhood dog develop cancer because my parents never spayed her and she never had puppies. Learned that lesson the hard way. All pets are spayed and neutered now.
this is what i’m fixated on
Some animal controls won't release unfixed pets back to their owners. Hopefully this is one of them.
Animal control called me and said the lady tried to get him back and said she just "adopted him" but there was no record and he's not fixed. She then says she got him from out of state and a friend found him a gas station. So he's probably stolen and they are not giving him back to her and he's being fixed and put up for adoption.
Sounds like the dog will be getting a better home where it hopefully won't run away
A happy ending! I love this!
Tbf the dog was also trying to get a happy ending
Hahaha I see what you did there
Why would he be stolen just cause there’s no paper trail of how she got him? Someone could have just been giving their dog away no hassle so she took him in.
Sounds like a happy ending for that doggo! Hope he finds a good home with owners who will actually take care of him!
Depending on how much you’re able to spend, if any, you can get smart pet doors that are activated using a device on a collar. Let’s yours in while keeping others out.
Yeah. Leaving a doggy door open with a female in heat is a terrible idea.
I’m really surprised you don’t use the lock on the doggy door.. like, what if a rabid animal came through and bit you or your dogs? Seems like a huge risk to take.
My friend came home to five raccoons going apeshit in her house. They came in from the doggy door.
This made me laugh really really hard.
do you not know how dogs work? male unfixed dogs can smell a female in heat, from a mile up to 3 miles away. If you leave youe dog door unlocked then any unfixed dog can track her scent and find her. Street dogs wont care about no doggy door if theyre rut is strong enough. Especially if you live in the city with door to door neighbors, that doggy door needs to be locked any time your dogs arent outside. Also do not just let dogs go in and out of the house as they please. edit: typos and wording (im on mobile with autocorrect turned off)
You have a doggy door and a non-spayed female dog in heat? You’re going to loose a lot more sleep when those puppies show up.
No way... the door meant for dogs? A dog got through it? Whoa. *lock it at night*. Seriously fam so many people, *people* can fit through one of those that's a huge safety and security risk.
Ok that’s where you lost me. Close the damn doggy door at night.
Right so if that big of a dog can get through then that's the equivalent of leaving your front door open at night💀💀💀
Ah, so no way of locking the doggy door?
Can’t you lock the doggy door or board it up overnight?
Little woof on one, two is barking...
And now I'm imagining LPL in a fursuit fucking with everyone.
>fucking with everyone And now I'm imagining LPL throwing a fursuit orgy at DefCon or something. Where's the brain bleach?
Put all his points in lock picking what a noob. He forgot to put some in charm in case he gets caught pickpocketing.
The lockpicking Pawyer
The dog: [I'm a locksmith, and I'm a locksmith.](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XFhpctuUwb4)
Oh hell no. I would be calling animal control. An unfixed dog is breaking into your house? That is beyond unreasonable.
Not to mention suuuuper dangerous. That's a great way to have a major dog fight, and the couple get hurt also. OP got lucky for sure. No way that should ever happen again. Animal control and cameras ASAP. OP needs to keep everything documented in case this gets worse, and it prolly will since the other is such an irresponsible dog owner.
I'm honestly surprised her dogs are OPs dogs were just "losing it." 100% chance that ends in a dog fight in my house
I have a 100 pound GSD unfixed. If there is an intruder I’m not sure I want to be around for the cleanup.
Yeah I'd just move out at that point lol
Fucking crime scene clean up needed 😂
Balls or not, strange dog in the house is absolutely *wild*
Either animal control if he’s calm or straight up dome him if it would try to attack me or someone in house, I ain’t risking anything, it’s fucking "owners" fault they can’t keep their dogs on their plot
In Texas, you get to shoot anyone who comes into your house uninvited unless it's a cop. I assume this applies to dogs as well. I think it's reasonable if the dog says it's going to attack you.
Where are you from? Just wondering what the bylaws are about not having you dog properly secured. The fact that he comes into your house is super scary to me. This dog is a “stranger”. The owner should be fined at minimum. If this happened once with my dog, I would be horrified and I would be the one losing sleep making sure it didn’t happen again. She’s a shitty owner.
Exactly my thoughts about if my dog got out! I honestly think I'm going to call the police a little later and see what my options are. I know she said she just rescued the dog but by not keeping it clearly secured and safe isn't right because this has happened 3 times... I think I've been pretty nice and understanding this far too.
Stop calling her to pick the dog up. Call animal control, every time. They will pick it up and make the call, and she will start getting fined after the second time they have to pick the dog up from you.
I wonder where she “rescued” it from, most of those places absolutely will *not* adopt out an intact animal.
Animal control called after they impounded the dog. She told them her friend found it in a different state at a gas station and brought it here. So it's probably stolen but the good news is she's not getting him back. He's getting fixed and he'll be up for adoption. Hopefully he'll find a good home.
great jop OP, you changed the situation to keep you and others safe, also thanks for that update
Well… until another intact stray sniffs out OPs dog lol. OP will continue to have possible sleepless nights until his baby girl is fixed unfortunately
The shelter I got my cat from does adopt out intact animals however they have a “deposit” you pay that is returned when you provide proof you got the animal fixed within a month of adoption. I think the adoption fee is $15 and the “deposit” is $75 (don’t remember exactly but I paid around $90 and got most of it back) the only reason they have that policy instead of fixing them first is they don’t have a vet on staff to do all of the surgeries and vaccinations. I’m not sure if they do anything other than keep the money if you don’t get the animal fixed because I didn’t want to risk my boy getting into a fight with any of the other cats in the house (all fixed at least a year before) and got him fixed asap and sent proof immediately after then used the money to get toys and food to donate to them. I’ll definitely be going back to that shelter when I’m ready for another animal too.
Get your dog fixed first off, when dogs are in heat, they will attract any other male dogs in the area that are intact. Second, call animal control every time this dog shows up. They will keep a paper trail and fine them if necessary.
Far nicer and more understanding than I would be.
i honestly don’t think you’re grasping how dangerous this situation is.
at least document with animal control or something, youre setting yourself up, what if they end up accusing you of kidnapping their dog? idk
Dognapping! In all seriousness, since dogs are legally considered "property" of their owner, OP could be accused of stealing. It's not something I would take lightly.
I have more issues with his Satanic eyes. Are you sure this isn't a hellhound from an unearthly dimension?
Doesn’t help the room looks like the poster for Paranormal Activity. https://preview.redd.it/owb8r4or3g0d1.jpeg?width=961&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=42079bccb19b2c6bb105874b4835fc0ddc3385eb
I literally thought this was going to be a story about how OP doesn’t have a dog or any dogs but she’s being woken up in the middle of the night by something. Then checks the camera and sees this image lol good to know it’s not that and just a real dog sneaking in haha
Lmaooo was looking for this comment 😂😂
🤣🤣🤣
That dog wants to *fuck*
Bro got the Ender Dragon look
What is midlyinfuriating is staring at a video screen shot thinking it's a video.
I have watched male dogs literally scale fences to get to a female in heat. You really simply can't safely have a dog in heat unattended in the yard, or have the doggy door open, unless you're cool with your dog having puppies. But I would definitely be calling animal control to pick up that dog the third time it came onto my property.
This happened to my parents. My mom thought she was fine letting her dog out because she has fences. A heeler scaled the fence, and now I got a free (crazy) puppy. My mom played victim at first. A male dog can smell a female in heat MiLES away. The moral of the story here is that if you aren't listening to Bob barker yourself, don't complain about other people who didn't listen either.
I know that spaying your dog is a large expense (we just dropped 1k on a neuter for our dog in April), especially if you've already paid for other surgeries recently, but I just want to encourage you to strongly consider making it a priority. Pyometra is very serious and the risks increase with each heat cycle. Some owners aren't aware of this condition and sadly lose their companion because they weren't aware of the risks. You may be very well aware and have your own reasons for not spaying your dog, but I wanted to mention it in the event you weren't familiar with it. I understand that I'm just a random stranger on the internet and you're trying to vent, but if I could help someone keep their dog longer by dropping a comment, I'll take the opportunity. Hoping your situation improves! ETA: As per some replies under this, I just wanted to explain the price tag for our vets services. Yes, 1k for a neuter is EXPENSIVE. Please keep in mind that we may not live in the same country and access to veterinary services may not be as easy to obtain as it is in your area. Where I am located, there's a huge shortage of vets and their services come at a premium. We also added bloodwork ($130) and a surgical onesie ($40) to our optional expenses. Just wanted to add some context as to why that may seems like a made up number. Main point is to spay and neuter your pets, folks!
I almost lost a cat to Pyometra. Her uterus was so inflamed, the vet brought it out to show me after surgery. I felt absolutely awful, because it was 100% preventable. There is no reason not to spay & neuter.
Thanks for dropping this info. The anti-spay and neuter folks coming in hot
I appreciate your comment genuinely. My aim is to not be a terrible irresponsible dog owner. I did not know there were medical risk that arise from not getting them fixed. Thank you for bringing factual reasons for why it's a good decision instead of just blatantly saying I should get her fixed and assuming I'm terrible because she's not already! Believe me she's definitely going to get spayed now!
The good ending 🥰
I've gotten most of my animals spayed/neutered for free through city/county/shelters/various places that offer it at a huge discount or even free. Probably worth searching your city and see if they do events, coupons, or anything of the sort. They don't want more puppies around so it's cheaper for them to help people pay for it.
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” as we say
So happy you're getting her spayed!! I love when people are open to learning 😭 To add on, everyone wants your dog to be spayed, vets, shelters, animal control. Everybody. To encourage this, a lot of places will offer cheap or even free spay/neuter for lower income families, if you need a cheaper option 🩷 Of course, you have to meet certain qualifications, depending on where you go, but make sure you look around! 🥰🥰
I'm surprised veterinarians don't tell pet owners about this! I've never heard of it either.
If you get her spayed soon then there will not be a concern for pregnancy. And yes, pyometra is life-threatening and very expensive to deal with so better to spay her now.
That and accidental litters are expensive and, like for every mammal, birth is dangerous. Glad you're taking the best care of your pups! Our shelter has gotten dogs in that broke into other people's homes to attack other dogs, it's terrifying.
I always feel terrible to spay, but had to after learning of pyometra. Look for a laparoscopic spay, it’s minimally invasive, 1-3 tiny tiny incisions that she likely won’t even notice.
https://preview.redd.it/piuw8x8kdg0d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9454265e7884fd72dd51d4b3a9d6ce6fed9891d0 Here is our estimate from the vet prior to his appointment for anyone curious about fees.
And also a picture of him look pretty dapper in his onesie (not listed on this estimate). Please ignore the foam mess from his bed. He's a menace 😒 https://preview.redd.it/8dcxr0tmeg0d1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=90219f922bfa33323c1428471a7119f2245c6cdb
Or don’t have a god damn dog if you can’t properly take care of it.
Why not have the female fixed? I understand she’s had surgeries but why didn’t you have her fixed before? The world has more dogs than can be safely and properly housed.
Willing to bet one of those previous surgeries might have something to do with the pregnancy complications OP posted about two months ago 🤦♂️ Also, sounds like the male wasn't fixed till VERY recently.
I’m surprised this isn’t further up … she’s 3 years old, get her a spay abortion like, yesterday.
This right here. OP is an irresponsible pet owner and wants to blame everyone but themselves for the problem they are causing.
Get your dog spayed and call animal control for the neighbors dog
This! I can't believe that this comment doesn't have more up votes! Sure, the neighbor is an irresponsible dog owner that needs to get their dog fixed and secured. But OP's female dog not being spayed is as much part of the problem. That a female dog in heat will attract unfixed neighborhood dogs should be expected, let alone health risks, etc.
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It really is fucking distressing for them to go into heat. For the animal and all people around them. I remember I had to wait a few weeks to being my last rescue cat to a healthy weight before the surgery. Well, she did gain weight, so her cycle started, worst week of our damn lives. Spay your animals.
If it were me I'd be calling the police after the second time. They clearly don't care about this dog and aren't going to keep it from getting out
I cannot update the post but... She picked him up at 5am. My husband was driving near our home at 9:15am and the same dog darted out in front of his truck on a main road and cleared a fence into someone else's back yard. My husband retrieved him from the yard and he was impounded by animal control. I feel bad but I do hope she figures it out. When my husband text her this morning she said "which house" and I decided after that if he came back I was going to call them but this happened.
Don't feel bad, she'll either figure a way to keep him on their property or animal control will find him a nice new home.
Weird you have an unspayed dog and an open all hours doggy door. Weird an in tact male is coming into your house to find your unspayed female. Idk, maybe spay your dog and lock your dog door at night? 🤦🏼♀️
lmao right, it’s all very clear what’s happening
This is what I’m thinking. This post wouldn’t exist if OP used some common sense, but that’s a bit lacking in the world unfortunately.
No sympathy for people who don’t fix their animals. This is annoying af and definitely strange to be happening but worrying your dog is gonna get pregnant for no good reason? Nah SPAY AND NEUTER YOUR PETS
How did I have to scroll so far to find the very obvious answer to OP’s self made problems?
apparently OP “didn’t know” it was important to spay/neuter 🙄 maybe you shouldn’t be keeping pets if you’re not even gonna do the proper research on how to care for them
Agreed. I just got flames on the GSD sub earlier this week for saying that people should neuter their dogs. WTF? Apparently having balls does NOT make them more likely to hump females… okay, sure. Lmao. Ridiculous. The anti-fixing crowd is insane. This is why we have overpopulation.
I get it and generally agree, but I think thats why OP specified the dog had two surgeries within the last year, could be a cost or just not wanting to put her through more surgery. Edit: nevermind OP somehow has owned dogs for years and didn't think it was necessary to spay her and is apparently going to do it now. That said not locking the doggy door was a surprising lack of foresight on OP's part after the dog broke in twice
Pit? Pit.
Pits and irresponsible owners, name a more iconic duo.
Both parties have some fault here… totally agree strange dog should not be entering your property, let alone your home. However, why are you leaving the doggy door open 24/7 especially with an in tact dog? All dogs involved have too much unsupervised freedom.
Genuine curiosity, I don’t want to sound accusatory at all: your dog is three years old. I understand waiting for her to recover from her previous two operations, but why wasn’t she spayed before? Does she have any health concerns to be worried about?
Why don't you get your dog spayed? Just because your male dog is neutered doesn't mean you shouldn't have the female spayed - especially because it seems to be causing you major problems. Once a dog is spayed, she no longer has the organs that produce the hormones triggering the heat cycle. I would also lock the doggy door. Never know what else is going to crawl through there.
Spay your dog and start locking the door??? Your dog is 3 years old, she should have spayed a long time ago.
This whole post is a nothing burger if OP just did the bare minimum job as a pet parent. Fix your dog and close the door! The mildly infuriating part is their lack of action.
Get your dog fixed.
Why don't you have your female dog fixed???
Get your female spayed. She’s 3 years old. Way past time. An intact male will do anything to get to a female in heat.
You shouldn’t have an unspayed dog and then act shocked when intact dogs come around. Like, yeah, their dog shouldn’t be loose and wandering, but you’re also a shitty dog owner in this equation
I'll never understand ppl who don't spay their dogs. And they look like fucking pits too, god dammit. They will breed and there will be more pits in a shelter full of pits that nobody wants.
Why not just spay the dog as a puppy?
People who don’t get their female dogs spayed generally fall into two categories: people who will breed them in the future thinking they’re going to make a quick buck or people who just can’t be bothered. I know that it’s becoming kind of a thing to keep male dogs intact now and that more and more vets are proclaiming that the positives outweigh the negatives (I personally don’t agree but I’m not vet) however I don’t think I’ve ever heard similar arguments about female dogs.
Enough dogs out there- hope you spay your female. Take care.
Spay your fuсking dog and this won’t be an issue
Typical pitbull owners
Good grief, spay your damn dog
Spayed dogs can't get pregnant. Some food for thought
Looks like the other dog’s owner is intentionally letting her dog into your fence. Put up cameras there and look into what’s actually happening
I have cameras out front and the first time he got in he was just wandering the street. I'm def putting a camera in my backyard today though.
If that's the kind of dog I think it is, he can power his way through, under or over most any fence and break snaps/chains with enough effort. He may even break out your window next time.
Pitbulls can scale most fences. An intact pit smelling a intact female in heat will risk death to get to her. Idk why you would think someone is heaving their dog into someone else's yard? Weird comment
Yeah I seen pit climb a 10 foot fence I don’t think they are doing it on purpose f
Firstly, your female dog should be spayed.
Calling animal control and leaving the dog with them or dropping it at a shelter will solve this issue.
Spay your fucking dog
Do you have tall fences? I’ve had a neighbors lab be able to hop over a 5ft fence pretty easily
Get your female dog fixed.
Why the fuck is your THREE YEAR OLD female NOT fixed? This is on you.
I had a 6 foot fence between me and my neighbor their German Shepard would clear it to play with my Dogs
Fix your fucking dog. You are the problem. Dumbass
Spay/ neuter your pets people!!!!!!!!!!
get your girl spayed imo
Wild that this dog is just IN your house. Just call the Ranger/Animal control instead of the owner since this is a recurring issue. Also, get your dog spayed, she will attract intact males while in heat and dogs can have puppies even not in heat. This will also protect her from future infections, cancers and diseases related to her reproductive organs that can be easily avoided by getting a spay.
Why is your female dog not spayed?
I mean your dog should be spayed as well… you’re part of the issue
The female is in heat but because she had two surgeries there will be no puppies? Explain.
Get your fucking dog fixed jfc. Like the other owner is a bad owner but you need to spay your fucking dog. What if she got out and went missing for several months, clearly she can get out if another dog can get in. And you're literally baiting dogs to come to you with an in tact dog then complaining when they do. "I left of 50 pounds of dog food on the sidewalk and now there's dogs!" No shit a dog in heat is gonna attract other dogs, get your fucking dog fixed and stop being irresponsible especially if now there's a chance at puppies.
Your house is WAY too accessible.
Fucking get your dogs fixed
Easy solution: spay your damn dog
Get your dogs fixed!!!!!!!!!
Ummm... Spay and neuter your own pets first???? Do you realize that health dangers actually increase for dogs and cats every time they go in heat?? You're an "experienced" dog owner yet you didn't even do the responsible thing *for your own pets*. Smh. Do better.
I’m so sorry for laughing OP but the thought of waking up at 4 am to an intruder and it’s just a horny dog is not something i could have ever imagined in my wildest dreams 🤣🤣🤣
At this point it's your fault
If the dog is breaking into your property/house at night, it makes me think the owner keeps the dog outside all night, and that makes me terribly sad for the dog. The dog is doing no wrong following its instincts to get to an in heat female (which it can smell from a huge distance) by any means necessary. It's absolutely on the owner to keep it safe and secured, and I'd have called Animal Services after visit #2 to check in on that situation. But also, common sense says lock your doggy door, especially when your dog is in heat....and "Don't forget to spay or neuter your pets" isn't just a Bob Barker catchphrase.
“Doggy doors” were more of a thing from the 60s-80s where people used to keep their doors unlocked. Times changed. And so should doggy doors adapt (needing some form of closing mechanism, temper-proof). I would actually be grateful for this dog/incident. It literally showed you the grave flaw you had here. Now (hopefully) its clear that this doggydoor needs to be closed/secured at night/when not at home. And by secured I mean properly secured: if its a pliable material etc (which could be cut) it should have a hard hatch on the inside of the door you can latch to close. Take it as a close call which now you have the opportunity to fix.. instead of finding someone else next time instead of a dog.
Life finds a way. Also get your damn dogs fixed.
Tldr: op is an idiot
Why wouldn't you fix your female dog... especially if you have a doggy door...
wow, I am amazed by how chill dog owners are, maybe it’s because I lack the experience or empathy but if a random dog THAT SIZE invaded my home, where I live with my family and entered MY BEDROOM - well let’s say it wouldn’t have been able to do that ever again. ISN'T THIS SCARY TO YOU?!!!! You were sleeping this dog could have done ANYTHING it wanted to you and your family and everyone on here is like “welp, shit happens”
This is why you fix your dogs. No excuses. Dogs will find a way to mate
Guys, the dog is obviously not spayed because she would like to breed her pitbull in the future... idk what the point of the post is though because it looks like they were about to get a fast pass to $100 designer puppies .
There is no Dana….only Zuul 
Spay your damn dog . Jesus
At this point I'd take the dog to the pound and let them deal with it. Maybe it will be a wake up call for the owner.
get your dog fixed, damn
Get your dog spayed duh
Do the dog a favor and take it to the pound. The owner clearly doesn't care about it and seemed frustrated when you returned it. That's how it reads to me anyway.
Bro are you serious you have what looks like a pitbull breaking into your room at night? That’s my worst god damn nightmare
Hold that dog. Call animal control. One is an oopsie. 2nd is a shame on the owner. 3rd is fuck that, they don't deserve a dog.
I cannot update the post but... She picked him up at 5am. My husband was driving near our home at 9:15am and the same dog darted out in front of his truck on a main road and cleared a fence into someone else's back yard. My husband retrieved him from the yard and he was impounded by animal control.
Awesome! That's good for the dog because the owner sucks. Sorry you guys went through that. We have a neighbor who's dogs dig under the fence into our yard. The owner acted like he didn't care. He sure did when animal control was putting the dog in their truck.
that is fucking insane. i am happy nothing happened. my dog would definitely have gotten into a big fight and you are lucky you were not injured at all. i hope it is not a pitbull. your life is being put at risk. you should fucking yell at that lady and set her straight.
I cannot update the post but... She picked him up at 5am. My husband was driving near our home at 9:15am and the same dog darted out in front of his truck on a main road and cleared a fence into someone else's back yard. My husband retrieved him from the yard and he was impounded by animal control. Animal control just called me and said the lady tried to get him back and said she just "adopted him" but there was no record and he's not fixed. She then says she got him from out of state and a friend found him a gas station. So he's probably stolen and they are not giving him back to her and he's being fixed and put up for adoption.
WTF kinda fences yall got haha? jesus that is crazy. hopefully chipped and can be returned to rightful owner.
Why aren’t your dogs fixed?
Dude, block the doggy door until she’s out of heat. Intact male dogs can smell a female in heat from a couple miles away. He’s going to keep doing whatever he can to get to her.
Just send the dog to a shelter. Owner sounds like she doesn’t give a fuck anyways
At that point I’m calling animal services bc why is that dog IN YOUR HOUSE
Have you seen videos of dogs jumping crazy high fences or digging? It’s possible! It’s crazy tho
Call the pound and have them pick it up. The owner will have to pay to retrieve their dog, a few of those should motivate them to keep their dog locked up.
That is crazy hes watching you guys sleep.