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.

There are six pages of OPs posts saying why anyone who disagrees with her opinion is wrong, so I suppose she MUST be right?! 😂

You can't make people like the OP see sense or open their eyes to another view point unfortunately.

I thought it was about unreasonable neighbours. I hate hot tubs

XL bully isnt a breed which means they haven’t been able to “ban the breed” like previously dangerous dog acts. They’ve had to go by a description that means lots of other breeds can fall into that. Some CCs fit the description despite not being XL bully types which is why they are mentioned in the legislation and the op had to have hers checked

The legislation is piss poor and rushed

I don’t have to accept it at all. Some dog owners are so entitled 😩

*There are six pages of OPs posts saying why anyone who disagrees with her opinion is wrong, so I suppose she MUST be right?! 😂

You can't make people like the OP see sense or open their eyes to another view point unfortunately.*

Not really.

It would be if the question was

"should I get a CC dog? "

but it isn't.

The OP ( a dog walker ) who has a well trained, legal, well looked after CC dog is being harassed by a neighbour.

And the question was actually " what should I do ?"

Lots of posters @Its2024happynewyear have missed the point totally tbh.

OP I would be scared living next door to a dog of that size. Sorry I’ve not read every update but do you live in a terrace? Presumably you don’t have a small holding/plenty of land with adequate space for a dog that size? These breeds are not supposed to be living in small houses with humans. Poor things. I find it hugely selfish when people force these animals to live in totally inappropriate environments and then are surprised when they snap.

I don’t have to accept it at all. Some dog owners are so entitled 😩

Err you kind of do.

If the limit of the harassment is one typed letter through the post box and the reports to the RSPCA/social services, the obvious course of action would be for the OP to ignore them if she's confident that they have no basis. The neighbour is within her rights to report a dog that she thinks is a danger/being neglected and a child in danger, but that doesn't mean she's right and action will be taken.

The OP ( a dog walker ) sorry but anyone can call themselves that. It doesn’t make you any more capable of stopping a huge dog like this from attacking someone when they aren’t even sensible enough to have it in a harness/on a lead and muzzled when outdoors. (Yes outside your door is still outdoors!) There was the case of the dog trainer in Fareham a few years ago who was killed by XL bullies, presumably he was an expert and it still wasn’t enough to save him, what chance does Janet next door (who’s the only one on the street without a dog - so what she doesn’t have to have a dog! It doesn’t make you a bad sort 🙄) have in stopping that dog? No wonder she’s terrified. Let alone if she has a small child just walking out to the car for example.

This woman is not frightened of dogs, she just doesn't like anything or anyone. The fact that she never speaks to any of the other neighbours says it all. It's just the OP's bad luck that they live next door to each other. There is always one in every community. If this woman continues to contact the RSPCA and the police she will end up being charged with wasting police time.

It's your own fault for getting a stupid big dog. Especially with a child.

@hazandduck she keeps it on a lead.

If this woman continues to contact the RSPCA and the police she will end up being charged with wasting police time.

This.

@hazandduck if you're not going to accept it, what are you actually going to do?

Stay indoors?

Cows are known at the most dangerous animal in the UK with 3000-4000 attacks a year, with at least 1 in 1000 proving fatal.

In one of her first posts didn’t OP say the neighbour was unhappy the dog was off lead as her other neighbour was fussing over it?

In one of her first posts didn’t OP say the neighbour was unhappy the dog was off lead as her other neighbour was fussing over it?

Please go back and read.

More than a year ago, when it was a puppy , it was off the lead in the car park on one occasion. Never since.

No I can’t and I am not a big dog hater! I have loved many dogs and will make a fuss of one if the owner says its ok but only
if I’m in the mood for it. I can’t abide dog owners who seem annoyed when I move away from their dog (crossing the road/moving tables in a cafe etc) I don’t have to accept the dog in my space. Yeah it may have the right sometimes to be in certain places (not always) but I can still remove myself I don’t have to just put up with it. Why is that so offensive to some dog owners I don’t have to love your dog.

@PuddlesPityParty

The OP is being targeted and harassed - it puts you on edge and makes you feel uncomfortable. Why is the neighbour allowed to do that simply because the OP has a dog? If she doesn’t like it, fine.

I don’t like de-railing the thread any more than you do but in my opinion this is important.
You have asked me a question (even though you say you don’t want to engage further which is fine by me) so I’ll do you the courtesy of answering your question.

The neighbour has reported the OP because she is scared of the large dog breed dog which makes her on edge and uncomfortable. I believe that contrary to what you say, that no it’s not fine if the neighbour really doesn’t like it. She is perfectly entitled to report it. That is her right. She is allowed to do that, telling them exactly what she is frightened of. It isn’t just any dog to her. She doesn’t have the OP,s knowledge or confidence with large breed dogs. We are all different. Why do you think she shouldn’t be allowed to report it if she is scared and on edge ?
It’s reasonable to report because the authorities can then check. And if all goes OP’s way as I think it would as she seems to have a wealth of dog knowledge, then the authorities can tell the neighbour that the dog isn’t on the dangerous breeds list and she can now stop alerting them because they have checked that all is well next door and she can stop worrying as nobody is in danger at all.
After all, maybe the neighbour is worried about the child. We don’t know any of the story from the neighbour’s point of view. We should be glad that neighbours think of reporting in such circumstances. It’s responsible, in my opinion.

OP’s response could be ….that's great dear neighbour please go ahead and report me as I have nothing to hide because my dog isn’t dangerous and I have taken all steps to safeguard my family and neighbours and I can guarantee that nothing bad is going to happen so yes, reporting me is the best thing you can do for me to prove that. I will happily oblige the authorities with their checks.

The OP has a similar and equal right to report the neighbour for harassment to the police. That is her right too if she feels petrified. The authorities are likely to ask her exactly what she is petrified of.

If, once the checks have been made, the neighbour doesn’t desist from reporting the OP, then I would encourage the OP to report the neighbour for harassment and I’m sure the authorities would take it further.

I couldn’t be arsed to go back. But yeah it still
means the neighbour saw the dog off lead? Even if only once?

But yeah it still
means the neighbour saw the dog off lead? Even if only once?

She did once. 15 months ago.

You got a dangerous breed dog. You chose it.
You're the feckin problem here, not your neighbour.

@LAMPS1

I kind of agree with you. Once neighbour has done all her reporting and things have been checked out. OP can be truly confident that she is doing everything correctly ( and they do have to be done correctly ) for obvious reasons.

At that point it only remains for OP to report neighbour for harassment if she continues.