Ive recently moved into my parents house in between selling one house / buying another...
I used to live here (until about 7 years ago) and know most of the neighbours as my parents have been here for donkeys years. My dog (a spaniel) my DH and our baby are staying here too obviously...
Yesterday my mum was having a quote from a builder for some windows and he seemed genuinely terrified of the dogs. (my mums dog, another spaniel.) so my mum popped hers in the garden and I took mine for a walk with the pram.
Looked like it was about to rain so just walked up and down our street so I could see when the builder left.
A man stormed out of his house over to me and said 'We don't allow dogs here!'
A normal street in Surrey with semi detached houses.... Not a private road or development or anything.
I pleasantly told him I'd be gone in a minute anyway as I was just waiting for a builder to leave.
He raised his voice A LOT and said again 'we Do NOT allow dogs here!!'
I pointed at my mums house and said that I lived there, and it was a public street. And that she's lived there for 40 years and has always had a dog.
He said he had been there 50 years and that dogs weren't welcome on his street.
Then his wife came out holding a small plate and said 'We do not allow dogs here!!'
It was very confusing, I continued to walk up the street and they stood there and watched me go up and down, tutting etc.
I saw the builder leave and crossed to go back to my mums and she said, be careful or I'll throw my plate at your dog.'
Genuinely baffled. As is my mum. She's walked a dog here an average of twice a day for years.
I'm a bit worried to go for a walk later.... 