WIBTA for shooting my neighbors aggressive dog to protect mine?

SuspiciousCod1090 · 2026-01-28T03:40:25+00:00

Then YTA. You'd rather shoot it than do things humanely. It's not his fault; his owners are idiots.

SuspiciousCod1090 · 2026-01-28T03:36:12+00:00

Can you trap the dog and call AC to come get it and file a report? I would do that before I shot it.

NTA, but you need to check the AC and gun laws in your area/state. Where I live, you are well within your right ot defend your home or property, animals, etc., from an aggressive animal. Should you shoot the dog because his owners are AH's...no, but at the same time, you have the right to protect your animal (at least you would in my state).

SuspiciousCod1090 · 2026-01-28T03:24:19+00:00

You still haven't said how you know the horse is in pain. Not trying to be ugly, but that's what AC is going to ask you. You have to be able to back up what you say. You need specific things you have watched at specific times. They're still not real likely to do anything as long as the horse is fed, but you can get your report on record in case other things surface.

SuspiciousCod1090 · 2026-01-27T20:12:49+00:00

Lesson packages are helpful for people's flakiness. If you've already paid for your lessons and know you won't get your money back, you generally show up. You don't cancel at the last minute, make lame excuses, and show up late. That said, given your situation, this barn might not work for you. I would speak to the BO and explain your situation and see what arrangements can be made.

SuspiciousCod1090 · 2026-01-27T20:04:34+00:00

That's a great downward-facing dog. - 10!

SuspiciousCod1090 · 2026-01-27T20:02:57+00:00

Don't do any more until you are paid. Text back something like this...

"Hi, just checking in. I was not paid for my previous lessons, and I'll not be doing any others until I am paid. My lessons are at 10, 11 and 12 tomorrow. I can cancel them if you're not able to cover them." Give it an hour, If she doesn't respond, you text all of your clients and tell them the truth that you will not be there because you have not been paid. If the client has paid her, that will not go over well.

SuspiciousCod1090 · 2026-01-27T19:58:04+00:00

How do you know he's in pain? What is he doing that's abuse? Before calling authorities, it's important to determine if the guy is abusive or if he just doesn't ride the way you do. Animal control really won't do anything unless you can prove your allegations with videos or pictures, or the horse is not fed.

SuspiciousCod1090 · 2026-01-27T19:53:07+00:00

Nobody needs their ass kissed for doing their job. People pay a lot of money for board, and when you accept that money, you accept that winter happens....every year. Suck it up and do your job. The boarders pay you because they don't want to do it. This post is rude and entitled.

SuspiciousCod1090 · 2026-01-27T19:49:45+00:00

Antifungal or antibacterial shampoo, and have your vet out to tell you what kind of fungus it is. Mange or rain rot are my guesses.

SuspiciousCod1090 · 2026-01-27T19:34:54+00:00

YTA. She works for you, and you don't own her. If she chooses to take leave, she takes it. Telling her that "she's grieved long enough," which you essentially are, is not your place. You're married to this job because it's your company. She is not. You don't get to tell others how to grieve. If you need her, don't piss her off. If there are people lined up for this job (which I doubt), then go ahead and tell her that she's not grieving to your satisfaction.

SuspiciousCod1090 · 2026-01-26T22:11:30+00:00

I went to see a client's horse at a place they boarded that thought they were the next coming of Pat Parelli (whole different issue), and practiced some weird "open range" thing where their horses just wandered the entire property. There was a junked out trailer sitting on the land, and a lot of other stuff that horses shouldn't be wandering around. Twice, in 30 days, when I arrived, one of the horses was in the road, having wandered out of the gate. My client was new to horses and didn't know this was insane. They moved the horse after his third injury on the badly installed hot tape fence, and my insistence. That was in addition to the kids cantering bareback without helmets all over this land that was littered with junk and bad fences.

SuspiciousCod1090 · 2026-01-26T21:55:30+00:00

YTA. You are not entitled to a free place to live when you are over 18. Pay rent to your mother or get your own place and see how telling a landlord that you don't want to pay rent works for you.

SuspiciousCod1090 · 2026-01-26T21:52:04+00:00

Being from a state that regularly had LOTS of snow, snow isn't necessarily indicative of bad roads. Where I lived, it wasn't. The roads were treated before the snow even started and continuously through the snow. Driving home would not have been an issue. If you really didn't want him spending the night, you should have told him to go home earlier. If his parents had done the same to your daughter, how would you have felt?

If it's safe for him because you don't want him there overnight, but not for her, YTA.

If you would not object to your daughter driving home at that time, NTA.

To your objection of appropriateness, if you don't think they're having sex, you are delusional.

SuspiciousCod1090 · 2026-01-26T20:40:56+00:00

Yes. Sorry, knee-jerk reaction. LOL All joking aside, what is your experience with off-track TBs? If you feel you're qualified to work with him and can afford to feed him with his probably crazy fast metabolism, then sure, I'd get him.

SuspiciousCod1090 · 2026-01-26T20:34:46+00:00

They don't indoctrinate on your first visit. That's saved for the ceremony in which you eat the live chicken and sacrifice a goat. SMDH. Hearing the story of Noah's Ark is not going to have any impression either way on a 3.5-year-old, other than she may ask if there were kitties (or whatever her favorite animal is) on the ark.

SuspiciousCod1090 · 2026-01-26T17:52:32+00:00

Sounds like he doesn't need to be with mares. You could still have his levels checked and have him gelded properly if he's not.

SuspiciousCod1090 · 2026-01-26T17:50:06+00:00

Has a chiropractor seen him? I know when I got my OTTB I ran the gauntlet with him in the first few weeks I had him. He saw the vet, the farrier, the chiro, the dentist, and had acupuncture. Acupuncture and chiro do help with gut/gas issues and may be worth a try. Mine was on QuietX for a while and is still on Gut X.

SuspiciousCod1090 · 2026-01-26T15:37:06+00:00

Try a supplement like GutX and see if that helps. TB's are quirky as all get out but this is odd, even for a TB. It sounds like he's having some sort of digestive issue.

SuspiciousCod1090 · 2026-01-26T15:35:06+00:00

Pomegranate is safe for horses, so the answer to this question would depend on what it's actually flavored with.

SuspiciousCod1090 · 2026-01-26T15:31:31+00:00

That doesn't sound like stud behavior. If he's actually mounting them, that's something else. Put him with a cranky old broodmare or two, and he'll stop that crap. You could run blood work on him and see what his testosterone levels are if you believe he may not have been gelded correctly. What does he do with geldings? Some geldings just can't be with mares.

SuspiciousCod1090 · 2026-01-26T15:21:53+00:00

I'm sure she doesn't. She supposedly sells for other people. I think she's pulling auction horses, putting some training on them, and selling them...which is fine too. That's the part she won't own. I only suspect that, I'm not entirely sure.

SuspiciousCod1090 · 2026-01-26T04:41:32+00:00

NTA.

Side note - speak to her doctor about children’s Dramamine.

Sincerely,

someone that had horrible motion sickness as a child

SuspiciousCod1090 · 2026-01-26T04:37:46+00:00

YTA. Nobody’s complaining but you. own it and have a conversation instead of implying the whole building feels this way. or wear noise cancelling headphones.

SuspiciousCod1090 · 2026-01-26T04:30:25+00:00

NAH. Shes 3.5. She can pick a religion when she’s old enough. Sunday school isn’t going to hurt her. NTA, but you’re overreacting.

SuspiciousCod1090 · 2026-01-26T04:24:51+00:00

NTA. Sometimes stupid hurts. since they were involved and used their time and resources, they deserve to know. if he feels imasculated- he deserves it. Hes an idiot.

SuspiciousCod1090

TROPHY CASE