Neighbour HATES my dog!

[Canecorsomummy]

Hi everyone!

I’ve lived in my house for over 9 years now, have owned a poodle cross for 8 of those years. April last year I got a Cane Corso puppy, spoke to this certain neighbour informing her, gave her my number and told her if there was any problems with barking etc, especially if I’m not home, then go please let me know so I can resolve it but she has done nothing but cause me problems ever since.

Last year I was taking rubbish to the bins and the CC followed me out and was being fussed over by my neighbour on the other side of my house. 24 hours later the other neighbour put a computer typed letter through my letterbox stating the car park is not a place to walk a dog, it is illegal for her not to be on a lead and if she sees it happening again she is going to report me for having a out of control dog and her being a dangerous breed!! I sent her a text message explaining the law very basically for her and explaining under no circumstances will she be putting notes through my letterbox over something which could be dealt with by an adult conversation.

Well, since April this year she has made numerous reports to RSPCA claiming I’m neglecting her, abusing her and now a report to Social Services claiming I’m not only neglecting my CC, but she is a dangerous breed and I have a young child in my home!

I have absolutely had enough now!! My back door is normally open 24 hours as I have an enclosed garden but I’m petrified to allow the dog to be able to go in and out at her free will because of this neighbour, petrified I’m going to be approached by rspca/police when I’m out walking her ….

I just don’t know what to do now.

I wouldn’t even leave a 2 year old with a cat!

Why? In case they killed it?

Edit; to clarify, I mean, in case the cat killed the 2 year old?

Incase the child killed the cat? Don’t be stupid!

Cats are known for suffocating babies/young children but also because of basic things like the cat scratching the 2 year old! A 2 year old has zero knowledge of behaviour around any animals

You say you wouldn't leave a 2 year old with a cat.

I asked why. In case they killed it? I meant, in case the cat killed the 2 yo. Otherwise why wouldn't you leave a 2 year old with a cat? What would be your concern or anxiety?

As a responsible dog owner, and not a moron, I have never left any of my children alone with any of my dogs.

Although I am intrigued buy the random aged child that you have assigned to me. 🤷‍♀️

Why, oh why would anyone who has a small child have a dog like this near them never mind living in the same house as them. Total stupidity. This breed isn't a house dog. Its a working/guard dog. No one with very little space (not acres of ground), with a child, living in close proximity to other people should have this dog,

i went into my local butchers last Saturday with my son who is animal crazy and some numbskull had a dog something like this in the shop. I made a detour around shelves to get as far as possible away from it and warned my son not to engage with it. Everyone else coming into the shop done the same detour away from it. When it left, the butcher and customers all began to talk about how nervous they were around it

A 2 year old is much, much larger than a cat and a cat could not suffocate them.

I think a 2 year old could cope with a little scratch by a cat.

Less so if a large dog mauled them.

Doesn't have to be your own child. The children of friends and relatives of dangerous dog owners also get killed by their dogs.

OP ignore the nay sayers. CCs aren't a banned breed. You're neighbour is being a that. Ignore her. You're perfectly entitled to have a CC as a pet and in your home with an enclosed garden. For all the posters here know you could be a professional dog trainer. What I would do though is put cameras up in the garden so you can keep an eye on the dog. In future don't let the dog follow you out just to avoid the annoying neighbour.

Try not to worry. Your neighbours constant moaning won't stand her in good stead eventually. Eventually she will be on RSPCA and SS radar and will be ignored.

I wouldn’t take either of my dogs into an enclosed shop, let alone a butchers! The owner/manager of the establishment should have made them leave due to hygiene laws and regulations

Does your animal-crazy son know how all the body parts came to be at the butchers?

OMG yes hygiene is so important!

[but fuck you if you think my cane corso is dangerous]

You clearly are not educated then. Cats are known for climbing onto a baby/toddlers face due to milk.

coiod that 2 year old cope of that cat scratches their eyes? Jumps and knocks the child over resulting in them hitting the corner of something, resulting in possibly a serious head injury

I am astounded at the amount of misinformation in this thread. CC are not a banned breed. They are not part of the most recent breed ban which was for XL Bullies and they are a different type of dog (mastif).

Any dog can exhibit undesirable behaviour. The biggest risk wrt this is poor ownership. The more powerful the dog, the more damage that undesirable behaviour can cause. Of course CC are large and powerful but many breeds of dogs share that characteristic and are a similar or greater average weight so there is no reason to have an issue with a CC than any other big dog.

Like it or not we do not have a system of banning big or powerful dogs. People insisting CC are restricted should be pointing that same finger at all big breeds.

The OP has explained that she is an experienced, responsible dog owner. The CC is therefore in good hands and the neighbour is overreacting.

I am sorry you've taken so much flack here OP. Your neighbour sounds batty but determined. I'd be tempted to keep a record of her actions, pop up some cameras, be mindful that she is likely to be spying on your every move. If funds allow I would be tempted to have a session with a behaviouralist with experience of being asked to assess dogs for police / court. They will be able to advise you wrt their professional experience, and you will have in writing that they have no concerns.....

Are you for fucking real?

Unless a registered guide dog, no dogs should be allowed in food establishments.

my CC is not classed as a dangerous dog. There’s a difference

Ugh, OP I'd step away from the thread if I were you. Your dog is no more of a threat than any other large powerful dog. That is all there is to it.....

😂😂👏

About what part exactly?

@Wishitwasstraightforward "The OP has explained that she is an experienced, responsible dog owner. The CC is therefore in good hands and the neighbour is overreacting."

No, the OP has demonstrated that she's in total denial about the potential danger of her dog, - a breed with a history of killing humans - dismissed the valid concerns of her neighbour, and seems immune to reason. One can only hope that if and when the dog 'turns', it does so in the privacy of OP's home.

No. Wrong, The biggest risk factors are breed traits. You can't out-train aggression, and you can't fight off a breed like a CC or a bully, especially the XL ones, should one decide you are worth mauling.

Because they are awful territorial barky dogs.

The two at the end of my road, drive me mad with their constant barking.

If that was my lovely Doberman, I'd have complaints!

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What the fuck is wrong with you? Putting owning a "status symbol pet" above the safety of children, neighbours and other animals.

Real classy!

No, unless a court decides they have enough characteristics of a XL Bully type (or another type of the 5 banned dogs). A pure breed cane corso is not banned