You're a caller, call them in and shoot the adults. Don't educate the adults by shooting the pups first. If you put traps out anyways and you are sure the neighbours dawg is coming, ask the neighbour to keep him at home.
Be sure you use good traps. Offset and double laminated, 3/16" on top and 1/4" under or else padded traps. If the dawgs must run at large, then you've done your part. Such traps hold humanely. Do not use stock jaw traps even if they are offset. Do not use single laminated traps if they are four coiled.
Double laminated traps are awesome! What nice steel we are using these days. All steel traps should have that wide holding surface.
Remember... We use foot traps these days.
If you catch dawg in a trap, you can send him home. Perhaps a little added negative conditioning would be in order so he doesn't come back?
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