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My new NDN has three dogs. Help?!

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Gila15 · 12/07/2026 18:23

As per the title, we moved in a few months ago. We’re a couple with one small dog, and next door is also a couple with 3 large dogs.

They have no control over the dogs at all. One in particular, can scale the fence and jump into our garden, 🤷🏻‍♀️ which he does on a regular basis. One of them is trying to dig a hole under the shared fence. They all bark constantly.

I’ve approached them and asked if they could do something about it, and the response was that the dogs are young and will settle down.

About 20 mins ago, one of their dogs got into our garden, came into the house as the back door was open, and ran amok barking, jumping and dragging dirt all over our new carpets. I was genuinely scared as was my small dog. 😞

I’m now sitting with the doors and windows closed, when I would like to be sitting in my garden.

What the hell can I do? I’m so pissed off.

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Gila15 · 12/07/2026 18:28

Thank you, I did think about a trellis of some sort, but it’s a new build and we apparently can’t increase the height of the fence at all.

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JulietteHasAGun · 12/07/2026 18:26

It’s an offence for a dog to be dangerously out of control including in a private place. The dog doesn’t have to have harmed anyone just scared someone. Depends how much you want to go nuclear but you could start reporting them every time. Or tell the neighbours that you’re going g to start reporting them to the police every time, see if that makes them take it more seriously.

Tableforjoan · 12/07/2026 18:26

Dog warden for the ones in your house.

They are dogs out of control.

SallyD00lally · 12/07/2026 18:25

Trellis on the top of the fence.

What fuckers your neighbours are though.