In inspiration of the safety thread, my dog ate my lipo
 

After reading the safety thread, and all the lipo talk, I thought I would share a story I had of them. Didn't want to railroad that thread so I made a new one. To try to make a long story short. I was working midnights, so I pretty much sleep half the day away. The mailman knows me pretty well, and left the box with two new batteries on the front porch, my neighbors dog at some point decides to play with the box, chewing it up and got a suprise. The older woman that lives next door (not the dogs owner) wakes me up by pounding on my door. She says she was out in the yard, and heard a yelp, looked over and it looked like something was on fire out by her ditch. She walked over to take a look, and saw the box laying there with my name on it. As soon as I saw the chewed up box I knew what had been in it, and luckily the other pack was still unharmed. She didn't really know what to think, and told me where the otherone was laying at. I walked over to the ditch, and found the burnt up half eaten battery. This was just a couple months ago and it was wet outside, luckily it wasn't in the fall when there was leaves and dead grass everywhere. So I guess what I am trying to say is safety first, although I really don't know what I could have done different in this situation, unexpected things can happen. Here is the results, by the way I took some pics and sent to the guy and got them from and just to be nice he hooked me up on a replacement. I have several of these packs and I have been well pleased with there service, both seller and pack.

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/k...an/lipo011.jpg

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/k...an/lipo010.jpg

It really is a shame that folks can't keep their dogs in their own yard. Did you confront your neighbor about their dog chewing on your package?

Well, there is not really much I coulld say, I had told the neighbors before that I didn't mind their dog over here to play with mine, problem is, my dog has a wireless fence, so she drags my stuff over into someone elses yard so my dog can play with it, shoes, gloves, stuff out of the garage, or when she gets tired of playing she goes just beyond where my dog can go and sits their aggravating my dog. I am a pretty easy going neighbor. They honestly wouldn't have the money to pay for the pack anyway, so I didn't bother.

Only in America..... :lol:

Some kind of wooden or metal box with a lid is needed by your porch, then any items left by the mailman can be put in there for safe keeping (just an idea).

yeah, that would be good idea, he just puts the stuff in the garage now.

I can't stand when people let their animals walk around others property. I've had several conflicts like this. I have to two dog tags on my car as a trophey. A long time back when we were living in the sticks we had a neighbor with 4 or 5 dogs that he just left outside, no chain, no tags, no nothing. They always came and attacked our chickens. We told him about it and he didn't care to do anything about it. One night after the new batch of chickens we loaded the guns and waited. Got most of them and never heard from the neighbor.

Ouch. I wonder if its legal to to the same thing in the UK, only with regards to neighbours children..... :whistle:

Thank god the dog didnt swallow it... Then the stomach acid breaks down the cells...

I would think you could come close. I hear they have a good resell value. :surprised:

I don't think it's really legal in the US either. No matter what, how is the neighbor gonna complain? I can just imagine the complaint: "Yeah, my neighbor shot my dogs which happened to be on his property and happened to be eating his property". lol.

I have a neighbor living across the street with 2 dogs, 2 geese, and a number of ducks. This is IN Des Moines BTW. Anyway, their animals are always over my yard doing their duty or just being a nuisance.

One time one of their geese was in my yard foraging and the kids were afraid of it (they are kinda large after all). So I went out and tried to shoo it away. Man geese are stupid! I had to get a stick and beat it off my yard. I told the guy the next time I see any of his geese in the yard, I would be having a free Thanksgiving dinner.

Another time one of the dogs bit one of my stepkids while checking the mail (not enough to break the skin though). I went over there and told him if this happened again I was going to kill his dog right in front of him and then kick the sh!t out of him for just being a waste of flesh. Yeah, I was mad. In retrospect, I should have just called the cops. He didn't say anything, but they haven't bothered me badly since.

Every once in a while, one of the dogs looks like it wants to come over, but a sharply thrown rock dissuades them. :smile:

I don't blame the animals so much as the owners. If an animal causes damage or bodily harm, the OWNER should be put to sleep.

You know, I've come close to buying a paintball gun several times to shoo the neighbor's dogs away. And just so as not to leave a colored mess, I'd buy clear paintballs. :mdr:

http://englerpaintballguns.com/paintballs.htm

I was thinking along the same lines, but use small potatoes (or maybe cherry tomatoes?) instead. They're biodegradeable. :smile:

I got a slingshot just for thar purpose and 1/4"steel balls for it. If you hit them just right, not only will they think twice about it, they will flinch

The paintballs are biodegradeable as well. They're typically made with food grade products. I watched an episode of "How It's Made" showing that they are gelatin based and water soluble. Here's some more info:

http://ezinearticles.com/?Environmen...lls?&id=203252

or get a spud gun like I have... not to shoot animals though... Not my vid either... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuizSV5XNzU

Yep or you are walking your dog along with your 10 month year old and then these dogs come running over as they owners don't even have fences :whip:

As someone who has a dog as a family pet and doesn't have a dog fence... Robert yes the person was a dick for not doing anything but if true you are VERY out of line.

That is a criminal offense and one that I personally would be ashamed of. I'm amazed you would admit to such cruelty. There is no such thing as a bad dog just a bad owner...

I personally wish a mod would delete this thread - It started about RC safety.

Not really it was almost 15 years ago and in a land far away where people take care of there own. If it was out of line I would have been arrested. Anyway it's old hat. Didn't mean to stir the pot.

I'll stir the pot some more. :angel: It is legal to shoot dogs that are harming livestock even here in california. But I'm sure Mail dosen't count as livestock :sarcastic:

How is the neighbours dog doing?

Hopefully Robert does not live near him! I can just see him on the roof with a sniper rifle, waiting...

Man I have been playing way too much GTA4! Now it is time to get back to sniping grandmas! I usually pick a pedestrian type on the game and see how many I can take out before the police chopper guns me down.

Throw rocks.

And for all that have seen Powerthirst...

KICK IT IN THE FACE WITH YOU ENERGY LEGS!!

And for those who havent, go on utube right now and watch powerthirst

I love animals, but will be one of the first to say that if any domestic animal has killed and has the taste of blood its time for them to be put down. With the exception of a cat killing mice, birds, and such. But if a dog is killing chickens, who's to say that dog wouldnt attack a small child making funny noises? The dog needs to be put down when this happens. I'm from the country as well and things are different out there, if the owner wont take responsibility then you take care of it yourself! As far as the original start of this thread, I'd def be upset if a dog destroyed one of my lipos, but I wouldnt do anything more than talk to the owner about it, he thought it was a toy and no blood was shed, but I'd hope for the owner to cough up some dough for the battery, if you weren't given a replacement.

I have to agree with this and what some others have said. It's the owners that need training. Dogs are easy to train. People are a lot more stubborn and stupid. Attacking the dogs isn't a good idea, it can make them quite aggressive to people on the other side of the fence.

stupid dog!

As someone who has owned livestock and has an uncle with quite a bit invested in exotic deer I can offer this information.

In Texas, under state law, your livestock be it whatever is a commodity and part of your livelihood. If uncontrolled animals are attacking and killing your livestock, you have a legal right to shoot/kill the animal to protect yours. Be it a domestic dog or wild animals, you have the legal right to protect your livestock. If people won't take care of their animals, you are left with very limited options, especially when living in rural areas where animal control authorities are mostly nonexistent.

I want to add that I am an animal lover and in no way condone mistreatment or abuse of animals in anyway. I also hunt but only for animals I will use as food, I do not support killing just for sport. You have to think about these things logically and not purely emotionally when handling situations like these. Obviously when in the city you first need to contact the owner then if that deosn't work turn it over to authorities.