Active discussions

Meet the Other Phone. Protection built in.

Meet the Other Phone.
Protection built in.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Talk
AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

Original poster

Puppy & next doors visitors.........

15 replies

Humansatnav · 09/05/2015 15:47

So, sunny here at last and neighbours have family over. We have a puppy, 5 months old. Children have been feeding him through gate Confused. To do this an adult visitor has had to push the gate ( which is secured) as hard as they can to make a tiny gap. DH saw this and spoke to them , they said they had given him "party food" . At this stage I go out and ask if they've given him chocolate, grapes, raisins, as they can be poisonous to dogs . Man looks like this Hmm, and says no.
5 mins later puppy is sat at gate barking ( for food, of course) and same man shouts at us to keep our dog quiet. Actual neighbour looks mortified.
WIBU to say something to neighbours, as they are usually lovely and it was the idiot visitor that encouraged the kids to feed my pup ?

OP posts:
midnightvelvet01 · 09/05/2015 15:52

If the neighbour already knows what has happened then no, you probably don't need to say anything. If they try to feed your pup again then tell them it will make him ill & they have to stop.

What kind of fucking idiot feeds somebody else's pet?!

mrsfuzzy · 09/05/2015 15:52

i'd speak with your neighbour about it, visitor was bang out of order yelling at you, what if the puppy has nipped a child ? hardly the pup's fault plus your dog could have become ill,

SilverShadows · 09/05/2015 15:54

Id be really pissed off at that.

I'd politely say to neighbour that puppy is on a special diet and mustn't have other food. May if the children would like to meet the puppy properly next time you could pop across into their garden for 5 mins (and take the opportunity to gently educate the children about feeding strange dogs) but you'd really appreciate it if they wouldn't let their guests do that.

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234 · 09/05/2015 15:54

Id just keep the dog in this afternoon and not worry about it. The visitor is clearly an idiot but as he is just a visitor it doesn't really matter.

Original poster
Humansatnav · 09/05/2015 15:57

Daughter has taken puppy for a walk with her friend .
I will speak to neighbour later in a " what a daft man" way. I am still gobsmacked at the idiocy , thy. Puppy is a big marshmallow of lovingness, but he wasn't to know.DH has also pipped up that dpup could of been on a special diet. As it is he will probably have some interesting pop s for us to clean up Sad

OP posts:
ItBites · 09/05/2015 15:57

There should have been someone with the puppy in the garden to bellow at the next door children and gate pushing adult from the moment they started their unacceptable actions, if only to prevent the risk of the pup being stolen while unattended.

You'd be well within your rights to go booloo at the neighbours/their adult visitors/the visiting kids. It's never ok to feed someone else's dog without gaining their permission first. You'd be just as within your rights to tell the visitor to do one. I think you've been remarkably restrained.

Original poster
Humansatnav · 09/05/2015 15:58
  • tho and poos. Autoccorrect strikes again.
OP posts:
Original poster
Humansatnav · 09/05/2015 16:00

Itbites, dh was in the garden, tidying his mancave shed.

OP posts:
mrsfuzzy · 09/05/2015 16:08

did dh not notice to say something

ItBites · 09/05/2015 16:12

Unfortunately that's not always enough, Humansatnav. Of course it should be but the neighbours' friends managing to push open the gate and feed your puppy goodness knows what before DH was able to stop them is proof of that.

It's not a criticism of you or DH. The neighbour's people are squarely in the wrong. It's just a reflection of how quickly something unpleasant can happen and how easy it is to do it.

Credit to you. My conversation with the neighbours would be more along the lines of "Control your obnoxious bloody friends and their untrained kids" rather than "what a daft man"!

Original poster
Humansatnav · 09/05/2015 16:16

We will be much more vigilant in future, ndns are a lovely couple and much as I wanted to let rip at the idiot he had small children with him.

OP posts:
sandgrown · 09/05/2015 16:22

Itbites. Such a reaction would probably cause an unnecessary fall out with NDN

ItBites · 09/05/2015 16:30

I'd rather a fall out with the NDN than an ill or dead puppy sandgrown. I could live with the former on my conscience.

Original poster
Humansatnav · 10/05/2015 08:10

Well, I'm feeling my age this morning Sad. Ndn came round after her visitor s left, they were her wife's father and nieces/ nephew. She apologised for her fil actions and reassure me that the food she had made for the children didn't contain anything that could poison dpup.
He had been fed on sugary biscuits and sausage rolls , but early hours 2ish he started wimpering and has been out 4 times in the night to do runny poo. He seems fine now but I'm knackered. Ndn2, who's dad it was is due back today ndn1 is going to ask her to speak to her father. Going to try to snooze now with a large puppy balanced on my knee.

OP posts:
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234 · 10/05/2015 10:22

That's good that your NDN came around to apologise. It's nice if you can keep up good relations with neighbours. The FIL sounds like he's hard work.

Hood you don't feel too tired today and that your pup feels better.

New posts on this thread. Refresh page
Swipe left for the next trending thread