To ask someone not to walk down a footpath at night ?

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We live in the country, at the end of a private lane. This is also a footpath.
For the last few months our dogs have been barking madly about 11o clock at night. We put it down to foxes but I find it really unnerving, especially if dh is away.
One night, just before Xmas, the barking was worse and it sounded like the dogs had got out. It was about 11.30. Dh went downstairs and opened the front door to see if he could see our dog but there was a guy standing on the doorstep. He said that he had come to apologise because he had been walking his dog in the lane and it had got through the fence into our sheep field and he thought it might have chased the sheep . ( sheep all fine in case worried).
He gave dh his card and said that he walks his dog at night as its not good with other dog. From his business card I think he is a bit of a techy up late at night gamer type anyway, who probably doesn't find it weird to be walking at that time.
Since then we have realised that it's his walking down the lane that upsets the dogs as they bark, shut up and then bark again in the amount of time it would take to go past the house to the end of the lane and then back again.
I have his email address, do you think it ok to send him a polite message, just explaining how much this freaks me out and ask him to not walk past the house after a certain time, pretty please ? There is a big field , with a footpath in it, just before the start of our drive so it's not like he couldn't walk anywhere, just not the ten minute walk up the lane past the house and back. Obviously I appreciate I can't stop him, just point out its a bit antisocial?
Am I being precious ? It just really scares me ( and dd)

If you don't want to be woken up by your dogs, don't keep them outside near to public footpaths.

Is this a public footpath? If so YABVU, sorry - you can't ask someone not to access a public right of way just because you haven't trained your dogs to behave when someone goes past!

I think the OP's dogs must be kept inside, because she said she thought the dogs had go out.

Either way, perhaps you could keep them overnight in a room that's further away from the front window/door, OP.

How is he being anti social OP?

I think the OP's dogs must be kept inside, because she said she thought the dogs had go out

I got the impression that she meant 'got out' from their outdoor kennels/runs. It would make more sense given the rest of the OP

I hate all this oh I'm so scared when I'm by myself. Grow up! Stop needing a man to protect you.

I walked in on a burglar once. I still manage to live on my own and sleep soundly.

And no you can't ask him to not walk his dog at a time you don't like.

Oh snore.....bark,bark,bark....that must be reasonable chap walking his dog....back to sleep....bark,bark,bark....maybe I'll check if it's reasonable bloke and his dog or not.....oh it is....back to sleep. Or no it's not reasonable chap, don't know why they are barking, where is DP, oh no I'm scared, we must move back to a town so I won't be such a scaredy, wingy pants. Please all go back to your towns and complain about the noise there.

Firstly, as above- why is it scary when you know what it is?!

Secondly, it's damn unreasonable. It's also not suspicious or bizarre to walk your dog late. Many people do, for various reasons- anti social dogs, shift work, dogs that need knackering before sleep.

OP hasn't been back - maybe she's moved?

I think the OP's dogs must be kept inside, because she said she thought the dogs had go out.

Ah, I see.

In that case, I agree moving them to a different room is a good idea.

Or busy with her hand up a sheep's vagina? Doubt that somehow.

Isn't it a bit late for that, Plan?

I guess it depends on what people are into.

Actually it's a bit early for hands up sheep's vaginas - but maybe sheep fields aren't for sheep nowadays, just places to look at. But you're right, late for Plan and her sleepy dog. Nighty night.

Paul. You e gone from bolshy to rude. You may not agree with me but there is no need to call me 'stupid' . Perhaps you struggle with the concept of being friendly and polite so that why you can't invisage how the OP could possible speak to the guy without coming across as being out of order.

I still think the OP could really politely ASK (note I said ASK NOT TELL ) the guy if he wouldn't mind altering his walk. If he doesn't want to then fair enough but what's the harm of politely asking?

Sorry for typos etc

YABU Train your dogs properly so they don't bark at someone legally walking on a public footpath.

I think the problem is your dogs.
And if you have neighbours I'm sure they will agree

Shit, Plan I realise my post came across like I was scolding you for saying sheep vaginas.

I was actually trying (and failing) to make a joke or summit. :o

Sorry!

Now let's be honest now Politix, I never said you were stupid, I said your comment was stupid. Which it was.

Saying that it was 'the comment' was stupid is still uncalled for. I really don't mind if people disagree with me but I don't see what you achieve by being unpleasant unless you get a kick out of it or something.

Yes, you are being completely unreasonable.
Not at all ok to ask him to alter his walk

This is bizarre. If you lived on a residential street would you think of asking someone not to walk past your house at 11pm because you can't control your own dogs? If someone told me I was being antisocial by walking along a public footpath with my dog I'd think they were batshit

This is bonkers! You are really not going to ask a person not to walk on a public footpath as it makes your dogs bark??! Mad. Maybe you need to move house?

Actually, I think it's a bit weird of the bloke to walk past a house every night when his passing by makes the dogs bark twice.
Surely you'd work out yourself it was a bit off?

The coming to the door at 11.30 pm is also a bit freaky.

Not really gleam He might just think that they are untrained dogs who bark all the time.