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.

Sorry. I would feel nervous with a cane cordo next door. I have a lab, and he’s fairly strong and can jump quite high in our enclosed garden.

Any responsible dog owner knows not to leave children and dogs unattended together!

Whatever breed the dog is there is a risk!

I love dogs but think yabu
you may love them but to anyone else they are big scary looking and can do a lot of damage if they turn. I also can’t understand why people would choose them as a pet dog when there are so many other choices!
I think your neighbours scared and is afraid of living or being near your dog and is concerned about the children
I can understand that maybe she feels if the dog were to turn she didn’t want to say she hadn’t tried or rose concerns
id try keep the dog away if possible and under full control at all times
ple be careful around children too sometimes little signs can be missed and then it’s too late

Cane corso is not banned, she doesn’t fit into the ‘type’ either!

It’s just so stupid to say that there’s a risk from any breed.

She actually came to me after being neglected by the original owner.

I’ve spent over a year training her, getting all her medical needs done etc

You're comparing cane corsos with springer spaniels?

You haven't said why you didn't get another poodle cross. What made you buy a cc puppy?

Do your muzzle her?

@Canecorsomummy I also think it's a poor decision to have a springer spaniel as a pet in an urban setting! So many dogs that are left alone too long, don't get enough exercise or stimulation... it's not fair on these dogs.

It is quite alarming that this Cane Corso was neglected as a puppy. You can't know what underlying damage might have been done by that early poor treatment.

No she isn’t muzzled because she doesn’t have to be. I had all the checks done before the van came into place

She was 4 months when she came to me. She’s rarely left home alone, gets numerous walks a day, very well socialised, I never have her off lead where there is children around, roads etc

Rescues are full of these dogs and there's a reason for that! This makes my blood boil, in the wrong hands these dogs are extremely hard to control and there's been a lot of interbreeding going on since the XL bully ban. Your neighbour is fearful, rightly so. How trained is the dog? Why isn't off the lead in a car parking area?

Nah, not a hope would I put up with that if I were your neighbour. An abused, dangerous breed, not on a lead in a public car park? Are you taking the piss?

She wasn’t roaming around! She was being fussed over by my neighbour on the other side of my house, didn’t even acknowledge her!

Sod the cc. My aunt had a standard poodle that was tied up outside (farm) because it was a savage fucker!!
Called Mandy of all things!! Barry Manilow def wasn't singing about her that's for sure!!
All ddogs have teeth.
Being a responsible owner is the key to owning any breed.

@Canecorsomummy you have to realise that when other people see a large intimidating dog off lead in a public place, they don't know how well trained it is or how attentive an owner you are. They have to trust you with an animal that could easily kill them and you.

She will not leave my side to even run across the field without my command, same for both of my dogs. She wasn’t running wild in the car park, we live in a cul-de-sac and she was being fussed over, more or less outside my front door by my neighbour on the otherwise. She wasn’t behaving dangerous or out of control

You say that you warned her about getting a puppy then changed your story to abused rescue? Something doesn’t add up here
why would you get an abused cane Corso? That’s so dangerous even with a lot of training and hard work and dedication you don’t know what underlying trauma it may have and how it may effect them especially during the crucial socialisation period of the first 12-16 weeks shapes the dogs personality
I had a small poodle cross I got rescued at 12 weeks and it had major problems crop up and years consistently of training and she’s now good but I’d still not trust around other people or children at all I don’t think she will ever get over her poor start

She should be on a lead. End of.

I never told her the breed of the puppy, I just told her I had a puppy!

she also did more or less the same when I got my poodle cross

Would a lead even be much good?

What chance has the OP got of single-handedly controlling a frenzied dog of that size should it suddenly feel the call of the wild one day?

I agree completely but it’s better than nothing. Off lead is just irresponsible and bad ownership.

Cane Corso are not classed as X bully so do not need to be under the same legislation! Totally different dog breed. It seems OP was informing her neighbour out of courtesy to say she was getting a new dog and apologises in advance for any barking etc.
Neighbour sounds nuts. Report them for harassment

As the OP notified the neighbour when the CC first arrived, you can't start claiming it's because the dog was out of control

It is quite understandable that the OP notified the neighbour for the simple reason that like you, many people are scared of scary looking dogs and the OP like most people, know this.

None of this suggests some pre knowledge of a crazed dog. Nothing the OP has said suggests it's out of control. If it was then the friendly neighbour would hardly be fussing over it.

As for your assertion that no one is mental enough to be complaining willy nilly to authorities, how long have you been on MN????

No I told her I HAD a puppy, not that I was getting one.

when I got my poodle she also did all this, repeatedly reporting that I would leave the dog in the garden while I was out, that she couldn’t sit in her garden because of it. All of which was lies and proven to be