Until our house purchase completes we are living in a rented house. It is a tiny two up, two down terrace in a heavily built up area. Neighbour to the left of us is nearly 90 and has her grandson living with her because he can't find anywhere to rent. The reason he can't find anywhere is because he got evicted from his last rented place having bought a huge, noisy dog. Its big, like small shetland pony big, looks like some sort of mastiff/boerboel/rhodesian ridgeback mix and he is not neutered either. Grandson can't find anwhere to live because most rentals don't take pets. He knew this when he got the dog. It barks constantly and has broken the fence to our garden trying to get at our cat.
Neighbours to the right of us have clearly been charmed by big ass dog and have gone and got an almost identical dog - but female. Quite young but already big. It arrived last night and we were alerted by the barking competition that erupted across our garden. (All three of which are really tiny yards not gardens). There are four adults in the family (living in a two up, two down) and they all work fulltime so who knows what the dog is going to do. Of course they may drop the dog to doggy daycare or employ a walker everyday - but somehow I don't think that's the plan.
Another 'bonus' discovered at 6.40am this morning is that dog training involves lots of loud voices, repitition and shouts to other members of the family to come and join in.
Thankfully our cat is very streetwise and battle hardened but she is definately more nervous than before. Poor kitty. I had planned to tidy the garden up before we move out but feel that she needs the cover so will leave it as it is!
I know that we are moving soon but AIBU to feel that people ought to think about the size and breed of dog and its suitability for where they live before they get it?