Neighbours send rottweiler out when my asd child plays!

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I really have to encourage my child to go outside. But just recently he has been going out more. Just it concerns me that nearly everytime I hear the neighbours open their back door they send the dog out which constantly barks at my child. They make no attempt to stop it and my child gets scared. I don't know why they do it as my son isn't particularly loud outside, possibly quieter than the average child. He just does do a lot of stimming with his arms. When I go outside on my own they don't send the dog out. What could I do to stop my son being scared. I also daren't approach the neighbours as they aren't the approachable type!

The sad thing is they have a child and he looks so sad and desperate for attention

How could you possibly know that when you don't even speak to your neighbours? Unless you have magic xray vision and can see inside there house this sounds like a huge assumption you are making.

@MarylandMayhem what an awful thing to say

You won’t turn assholes into considerate neighbours. Get a fence.

I'd be tempted to feed the dog a large bar of chocolate.

What a vile human being you are, saying you'd poisen a dog. Do you feel good about yourself now, @MarylandMayhem ? Feel all big and tough do you?

I cant actually believe how ridiculous some of these posts are if I saw someone feeding my dog I'd have some choice words to say.

OP i think your sensible options here are either find a way to put a fence up or go and talk to your neighbours.

Can you get a plant spray bottle think and squirt the dog when it pokes its head through the hedge? Hopefully, that'll discourage it?

I'd be tempted to feed the dog a large bar of chocolate

Because this is the dog's fault, and it deserves to die by slow, painful organ failure??

WTF

Google translate is your friend. Maybe try to learn a few words in Lithuanian?

The neighbours would know when I go outside as my son repeats sets of words at the door when we go outside. I can hear my neighbours talking in the garden when I'm indoors. I may see if my area has a dog warden for advice too. They don't walk the dog but the garden is big. I have a paddling pool outside, bubbles, chalk etc I now just want to have my son feel safe in the garden.

Op, if you have a problem with your neighbours dog then you need to talk to your neighbour. Simple as that, nobody can give you any additional advice because what mature adults do when they have issues like this is to address them. You have instead made some unfair assumptions about your neighbours. Maybe just act like an adult and talk to them?

They don't walk the dog? Unless they have acres, I'd call the RSPCA. No wonder it's barking. I'd bark if I was prevented from ever leaving the house. Dogs need exercise, and the mental stimulation of a change of scene.

Personally I would put in a proper fence.
I would NOT use a whistle. I use one for recall. You stand a chance of the dog bursting through the fence towards the sound.

@MarylandMayhem Disgusting thing to say! As a vet dealing with dogs with poisoning from chocolate can be horrific to see, although what do you expect the dog to just drop dead easy as that??

Also agree with the posts about not feeding the dog anything, apart from being for its own health it will be rewarding and encouraging for the dog. I would put a note through the letterbox then you don't have to worry about speaking face to face. If there's any concern the dog could get through the hedge, then get a fence sorted (although I agree this shouldn't be your responsibility) and contact your council dog warden. The dog may not be barking aggressively, but you need peace of mind that your child is safe in his own garden.

I have a small dog who bites in a lot of situations, I have a fence which has a sign to say beware of the dog and wire a step back against the one panel that people can walk past. He will bark if there's noise/children running past but is brought in as he's never out unsupervised. He doesn't bark while we are out as he goes into his corner where he has a bed etc

Because this is the dog's fault, and it deserves to die by slow, painful organ failure?

Of course it doesn't, but if the owners have allowed it to become vicious and don't give a fuck that it could attack a child very easily then it's best if the dog isn't alive.

I'd only do it as a very last resort after speaking to them, environmental health, a big fence etc

Write them a letter and put it through their door, just explain that your son has ASD and the dog barking is upsetting him. The dogs probably just coming out as he can here your son in the garden, they are very sociable dogs.

I now just want to have my son feel safe in the garden
Realistically, the only way to guarantee that is a sturdy fence.

As a PP said, the dog may well get through the hedge one day and you have no idea how it will react once in your garden.

It may be friendly despite the barking, but equally it may not be.

And no it probably wouldn’t be barking at your neighbours child because that child is part of his family.

Your child isn’t.

Who the hell said the dog was vicious???

I wouldn't spray the dog with water either, many dogs may see that as a game and encouraging. Or get rather angry and want to bark even more!

@MarylandMayhem

Because this is the dog's fault, and it deserves to die by slow, painful organ failure?

Of course it doesn't, but if the owners have allowed it to become vicious and don't give a fuck that it could attack a child very easily then it's best if the dog isn't alive.

I'd only do it as a very last resort after speaking to them, environmental health, a big fence etc

You'd actually do it? Jesus Christ. You vile creature.

Fgs stop him getting on the poor dog's and neighbours' nerves with this

Stop him stimming? Have your right back.

The problem is that the dog can see your son. Maybe it's being friendly and wanting a game and maybe not, but it doesn't matter if it scares your son. I would definitely put a high fence up, so there's no visual contact at all.

@MarylandMayhem

Because this is the dog's fault, and it deserves to die by slow, painful organ failure?

Of course it doesn't, but if the owners have allowed it to become vicious and don't give a fuck that it could attack a child very easily then it's best if the dog isn't alive.

I'd only do it as a very last resort after speaking to them, environmental health, a big fence etc

You are vile for suggesting that a dog should be killed.

Please don't throw food though! Potentially dangerous for the dog and you'd be to blame at the least.