Am fuming probably should be in aibu but

[MillyMollyMoo]

Next door caused that much fuss about our puppy last year climbing through the fence and doing his business in their garden and more to the point refusing to fix the shared fence so he couldn't do it, that we rehomed him.
It wasn't the only reason by far but if he'd been able to play in the garden plenty of other issues would have been easier to live with to say the least.
Well they have just informed me they are getting a new dog, not just that but one that grows to 68kg's and poo's like an elephant.
Am so cross they are either going to fix the fence when it suits them to have an animal or think that they are going to inflict the dog on us when our children had to loose theirs

so he actually would JUMP the fence....

If you think it's wrong to turn a hose on a dog then don't do it.

BOGIES!!!!!!!!!

The OP's quest to rehome her dog is here

Beg yer pardon Twinkerbell??!!

Oh, I remember that thread

No three it was suggested when I asked for advice before we rehomed him that I put up a small fence that would be cheaper, I didn't believe that would work as he could have jumped it. At present there is no fence it's hedgerow all around which the dog mine or theirs just goes through or under with ease.

were sabotaging negativity from the FUN THREAD!! it all stareted with a dare

Val I'm not denying he drove me batty but as I said if he could have played outside at least one out three of the issues would have resolved.

And equally it's not filling me with joy the thought that at least two of those issues chasing the cats and the poo may well occur with next doors dog.

Incidentally, MMM, if a dog trespasses into a neighbour's garden but does no more than this then neither civil nor criminal law covers the matter, unless there is a contravention of a regulation under a Control Of Dogs Order. If he causes damage then the aggrieved party would have to take out a civil case. Of course, genuine aggression is covered under the Dangerous Dogs Act.

I remember your rehoming thread - you clearly despised the poor dog and spoke about him like he was a piece of sh!t, saying you hated him and offering him to anyone who would take him regardless of his welfare. And now he's suddenly your poor dog who you had to rehome because of the nasty neighbours, and you're expecting sympathy? Give us a break. Lets hope the neighbours are kinder to their dog than you were to yours.

By the way this: "but that won't bring my dog back " doesn't exactly ring true when a few months ago you couldn't wait to get rid of him - "I'll be honest I hate the poor thing", "he'll have to go - any takers?", "I do give a shit about my kids black school uniform being covered in dog hairs and finding them in my kitchen it's revolting", "I'll be telling them that animals have no place inside a well kept home and are a pain in the arse, that should put them off considering one themselves". That doesn't exactly sound like someone who would miss their dog. Obviously absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Perhaps you should realise that Pets is frequented by pet lovers and therefore is probably not the best place to come and post an AIBU-type post crying over a dog you 'had' to get rid of, when everyone knows that you hated him and couldn't wait to get rid of him! Perhaps a name change would have been in order if you didn't want a bad reaction.

oh!!

poor dog....

Just looked at that other thread.

This thread is a fucking joke.

"that won't bring my dog back "

Take your crocodile tears somewhere where they might be stupid enough to take you seriously (netmums?)

FWIW I had a large, very moulty long haired white GSD. Hair everywhere, so I bought a Dyson.

I adopted him when he was 9 and lost him to degenerative myaeleopathy, the canine version of MS, when he was 12. It's incurable and results in the victim losing the use of his back legs, later the front and often blindness and brain damage.

Shane was perfect and I loved him more than life itself. I had to make the worst decision any loving owner could, to let him go. I left the vets sobbing and still cry for him now, 3 and a half years on.

But that won't bring my dog back, a dog I had no choice but to lose.

Sod the fence. Admit you were wrong re your Labradoodle.

And welcome next door's new dog into your garden... some of us would be happy to share our space with him, and some of us know what having no choice really means.

If you couldn't fix the fence you could have made do, maybe put something against the hole to prevent your puppy just going through it.

It may seem unfair, but they are/were alternatives!

You expected your neighbours to pay £2000 to get the fence fixed so that your dog wouldn't crap in their garden?

This seems to me to be reasonable only in Opposite Land. Apologies if I've misunderstood.

I've just reread the OP and to eb honest, your sense of entitlement is overwhelming. Of course they should only have to pay for a fence when it suits them to have an animal! Why on earth should they have to pay just because you wanted a fluffy novelty? Seriously, am I missing something here?

Milly, I am sorry....but dh & his uncle built a fence around our entire garden for under 500pounds (no symbol on Aus comps).

The difference is, you wanted to out source it = lottsa money, instead of getting your dh/someone in family to spend a weekend making your garden secure, you got rid of the dog. You could have kept him restrained until it was done.

You obviously had this hole before the dog, so why didn't you think it was an issue?

You cannot be pissed off, just because they are now getting a dog...you should have just put more thought into it.

Of course your dog was going to go through a hedge, how you could even contemplate asking next door for money to a fence is completely beyond belief. But that works two ways, it will be completely out of order if they don't sort their side out.

You must have a truly massive garden to get quotes of 2k. 25 meters of 6 foot high green chain link fence is £75 Chunky 8 feet tall posts are £5.50 each, so 10 would be £55, total of £130 for each lot of 25 metres in materials .I paid someone £100 (10 hours at £10) to put in 50 metres of rabbit fencing recently which is lower but involved digging down a foot to bury it so time consuming. So I could get 50m (150 feet) of 6 feet high chain link fitted for £330, that would make a square bit 35 feet by 35 feet which would have been fine for a dog to go out, go to the loo and have a potter if you combine it with proper walks etc.

The rescue centre we got our pup from required secured fencing to be in place before they woudl even consider anyone for one of their dos. It is a totally normal requirement of a dog owner to have a secure outside space (and puppies wriggle through very small spaces when left alone too long, so fence fixing is a expected cost of owning a dog). MMM you appeared to take on your pup with little or no thought, and in your other thread it was clear that you really were not enjoying the experience in any way shape or form. I wonder whether you are really cross because you think this new dog is going to cause you grief, nothing to do with being sad for "having" to rehome your puppy.

totally bonkers poster, sorry but at just how daft this is.

It reminds me of our old neighbours who had a tiny, fat yorkshire terrier with bald patches, who was ancient and ambling but his name was 'Blade'

he regularly cleared the 6 inch high hole in the hedge (a source of great pride, you could see it in his tail) and legged it across our lawn and under our gate, out onto the open road.

He did this I'd say approximately four times and was rehomed during these escapes by someone who contacted the animal sanctuary, and eventually refused to give him back unless the owners paid for his keep...they had him back, then oh dear he 'escaped' out through their 6 ft tall back gate, er actually someone came along and stole him, erm,

basically they let him go.
I have no idea where he went but they were utter, utter knobs. I hope he made it safely to someone's house and stayed there.

Some people cannot see beyond their own immediate needs...having a pet is never a good idea in these circumstances.

Op as others have said you could have done a patch up job on the fence. End of.

I remember the last thread, so glad that poor dog got away from you in the end

if you are genuinley worried about your DD getting attacked by this beefcake of a new dog (mythical new dog?) then you SHOULD fix the fence for safety, sod this "their fence our fence" shite. Or would you be waiting for your DD to be bitten to prove a point?

Oh gawd, I remember your other thread. I am to see that you are the same op in this thread. Your poor neighbours.

Before we got out dogs we agreed with the neighbours about the fence and we paid for the whole heightening of the shared fence ourselves. WOuld never have considered for a moment askign them to contribute to stop our dogs going into their garden. Madness.

I couldn't agree more with mrsl123. It was your responsibilty to stop your dog getting into your neighbours garden, why should they pay for the fence?it is their responsibility to stop their dog going into your garden, which they may or may not do. Fwiw, both my neighbours dogs jump into my garden, yet with the same fencing ( obviously, and it is only 3ft) I manage to keep my four dogs in because they are trained not to jump the fence and properly walked aswell, neither of which the neighbours have managed to do. One neighbour has now put a 5 ft fence up. It still didn't keep their dog in, supervision has.

My point is, dogs, especially puppies are hard work and make a mess. You obviously didn't put much thought into getting the dog or you would have known labradoodles can shed. So now you're trying to ease your guilt over the fact your children miss their dog by blaming your neighbour.