Aw Cindi! Sorry to hear about this, it gives dogs a bad rap! I had a neighbor's dachshund pooping in my yard, so I decided that I'd be ready (I'm out in the yard often enough) the next time I saw him in the yard, I ran at him yelling as loud as I could and he freaked out! The owner got really upset, and at first began yelling back at me, but when I told him it was because he wasn't picking up after his dog, and that I actually liked dogs, he said he'd be better about it...this was back in Dec. and he's been good about it so far My intention was to upset the dog enough that he'd not want to come to the yard, hadn't planned on upsetting the owner!