To think I've got the most batshit neighbours?

[MrsGaryLightbody]

I'm gobsmacked...

History of next door is one letter through my door a month or so ago to ask if I would trim my rose bush in back garden as it's grown 8.5 inches above the fence and they can now see it. It's a five foot fence. but I did new ( me) neighbourly thing and trimmed it.

This morning there's a note through door again from them , letting me know that they are going to contact the RSPSA and dog warden ( is there such a thing) and report me . A list of complaints were then listed .
These include, letting puppy howl all night, leaving pup alone all day to howl. Letting pup wee against same place on fence , which apparently seeps through and is damaging their vegetables. They are fed up with me shouting at puppy. They don't like the name I've chosen.
They then go on to say they apologise for not stopping to give me a lift ( rural bus service) but they saw I had pup in my bag and didn't want it in their car. But they will be writing a stern letter to the bus company to complain that people shouldn't be allowed on buses with dogs as it's a health hazard.

I'm not sure whether to reply by writing ... or just shout through the letter box that I don't have a ducking dog!! I never have and I don't have any pets. The neighbours either side of me and them have cats. They have cats.

Just what I need ! Should I ignore?

If she knows she got to you she will continue it, next time smirk at her and wink and just walk off.

Actually in all seriousness if you live rurally, could it be a sheepdog and the farmer she can hear?

Oh gosh op. I think your plan is sensible. Keep it low key.
In totally unrelated matters, re the name Gerald, I managed to fool my sister about a turkey once.
She was visiting and I was heading out on Christmas Eve to pick up our turkey. I was going to the local farm shop.
My sister raised an eyebrow at this, along the lines of "Wot, tesco value not good enough eh?"
I replied that the farm shop had been looking after him all year, he was called Gerald but she mustn't get too attached as obviously I'd be slaughtering him before the following day.
She actually believed me. For a few minutes anyway.
The turkey was then known as Gerald. I then had the daft experience of hearing my sister say "Please pass me Gerald, I could do with another slice."
🥴

Blimey. I’d be putting a note through the door saying “You must be mistaken, I don’t have a dog”... and then playing barking noises from YouTube at random intervals.

Oh I thought this was funny at first, but it's really not. If you have any more hassle from her, I would speak to the PCSO.

😂😂😂. I shouldn’t laugh but that’s cheered me up. Batshit.

@Choice4567

My favourite programme!

If I ever had a dog I'd call it Alan.

Maybe it is some other neighbours having sexy time. I went with my friend to her villa in Spain an during the night i could hear some howling...i thought it was local dogs fighting, but as i was a guest i didnt want to get up to rescue the poor puppies..the howling gradually faded away like they were getting further up the road. Next morning my friend said ' did you hear the lesbians next door having a good time last night'

@olivia14 I laughed so much at your pic

If you have neighbours further down the road with a dog, perhaps they hear that one. You can hear my dog 200m away when the fox comes around!

All those who say it's not funny ..it is While I can understand why the OP finds confrontation difficult at the moment and maybe the woman has issues. It IS funny...a non existent dog called Gerald is fucking hilarious. Life has so few times we can really laugh people need to see humour in situations even the dark ones IMO

@stucknoue
The ndn is adamant the dog is being shouted on is named Gerald- same as her DH 🙄

Given what I'm going through, I'd venture that it's safe to say that it's neither foxes, badgers, neighbouring dogs, wolves, werewolves, random hounds, cats, or frisky neighbours.

Knowing what I know, people can genuinely just make up complete and utter lies and it's very hard to defend yourself! I mean who do you believe?
However, given that they've mentioned a dog, I'd hazard a guess that it may be in their imaginations (or hers at least). As in, if in the whole of their minds, it's not your word against theirs - there literally is no dog.
I'd try to not ponder much on it OP and I'm sorry you're going through a tough time. Glad to hear you feel happy and free now that you're single though! Cheers - from another single lady!

OP i think youve handled it brilliantly and id definitely have a chat with her husband when you see him.

Reminds me of my old neighbours who liked to complain about everything, they were standing on their doorstep one day when i got home from work ready to pounce as soon as i got out the car, started ranting about how they had heard my dog barking and howling all day from the minute id left the house. I just looked at them as i opened the boot of my car and my dog jumped out and said "what this dog, you must have good hearing since shes been at work with me all day" they then tried to tell me it must have been DP with the tv up to loud, except he was away with with work which is why the dog had been with me to avoid her being locked in for 13 hours

I just laughed at them

I'm not sure why everyone is so convinced she has MH issues. Maybe she's just plain nasty.

I was going to say this. I used to have a neighbour who made up all sorts of fake complaints. She was mentally quite well, just didn't like people she saw as 'outsiders' moving into the village.

Do have a chat with Gerald if you see him, OP, but meanwhile just ignore her.

My neighbor tried to complain about my dog barking while I was at work. The dog always came with me to work so was never at home alone during the day. It was just nonsense made up to have something to complain about.

I think pp idea to talk to her husband is best. She's ill. My Dads brain tumour gave him hallucinations, he'd see people who weren't there or hear stuff. He was 52. It may also be bi polar or schizophrenia too, both involve auditory & visual hallucinations. (I work in MH now). Early onset dementia in your 40's is very, very rare. Are you sure they're not older?

Ignore them, the more you interact with then the worse they will get. They sound bonkers.

This thread is just... Wow. Be careful op x

I’d have a chat with Gerald too but also the community constable in case you need a record later on

Yes speak with Gerald and see if she is suffering from dementia or is just weird.

Delusions can be very real to the person having them. I had a friend who was convinced that the electricity had been turned down in her flat, which was causing her all sorts of problems like the kettle never getting hot enough to make tea properly, lights not getting bright enough. There was no reasoning with her. This caused problems for her landlord (who we knew and was a decent person), and as her mental health deteriorated further, her delusions and obsessions became a nuisance for the other people in the flats. She was finally sectioned, though I wish she had been able to get the help she needed before it got to that stage.

Another friend is bi-polar and when she is very ill and in a manic phase she has caused problems for her immediate neighbours. This is despite them getting on well normally. Her next-door neighbour now chooses to keep a slight distance from her friendship-wise, because of the problems that have flared up when she is unwell.

I don't think a word with the Community Police Officer would get anyone into trouble. It will, at least, be on record as a baseline in case the harassment escalates or it might be an addition to existing reports building up a bigger picture and, at best, it might be the beginning of an explanation as to what your neighbour's problem is and she might get some help out of it.

Maybe a word with social services might be an idea?