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 actually missed that bit - I know sweet fa about cars anyway, so would have gone straight over my head!

told her, she laughed at me and said there were no bears in Sicily (she knows this as she has a car there). I presume nothing... I go by what she said.

What an absolute gem of a gotcha .Please. 🤦‍♀️

What do think OP should fo about being harassed ? I'm presuming you'd be fine with doing the harassing in the same situation then?

And you know what? Some people have presumed she's a decent dog owner and a good trainer... but nobody actually knows that either. They're going by what she says, as do I.

The weakest argument of the lot. None of us know if anything on here is true!

Your dog might be uncontrollable on the lead and already bit one of your kids so 🤷‍♀️

I've already said. I think her dog should be muzzled and these dogs need to stop being bred.

I've stated from the beginning, I think the neighbour was a red herring in all this. Just another thread to brag about the ridiculous dog breed owned, then snigger at the 'pearl clutchers'.

Yes I have actually.

I told OP that she should report the neighbour for harassment.

This is mostly on the basis that she hasn't shown she is capable of showing any empathy for the neighbour, therefore recommending a conversation to understand the neighbours concerns seems unwise.

*I've already said. I think her dog should be muzzled and these dogs need to stop being bred.

I've stated from the beginning, I think the neighbour was a red herring in all this. Just another thread to brag about the ridiculous dog breed owned, then snigger at the 'pearl clutchers'.*

I haven't seen sniggering. OP hasn't come back. You've done an awful lot of presuming and assuming.

I'm presuming that you think it's fine to harass OP in this situation then.

That's exactly my point, so thanks for agreeing with me 👍

Exactly. OP was very vocal... then disappeared, just like her username will. Proves my point.

She might be a good owner, she could be a bad owner but the same could be true of you or me so why are we all responding when none of us will ever really know? Initially the OP wanted advice about how to handle the situation with her neighbour but it has turned into a Cane Corso hate thread and that is unfair. She is clearly extremely upset by her neighbour's persistent unfounded allegations (as you or I would be if someone kept reporting us) but people here are now wading in to call her an unfit parent purely on the basis of her chosen dog breed. I know from experience that some people just hate (or fear) all dogs, regardless of type or size and the OP is possibly just unlucky enough to live next door to a dyed-in-the-wool dog hater. I think all of us who own dogs should have some empathy with that.

Exactly. OP was very vocal... then disappeared, just like her username will. Proves my point.

No I don't think it does at all.

think many of your summations have been very very flaky.

it has turned into a Cane Corso hate thread and that is unfair.

Why is it unfair? Surely the response is demonstrating to OP that there are a lot of people that categorically do not want to live in close proximity to this type of animal. There is another thread live atm about an owner who walks her dog at 4am to avoid fearful glances and comments from passers by. There is a reason this is a common occurrence. People find these types of animals intimidating, and the violent attacks reported in the news demonstrate that this is not an irrational fear.

OP, and other owners of intimidating breeds, need to accept some level of responsibility for creating an environment that causes other people to feel unsafe, whether that's in their neighbourhood, in their local park or walking down the street.

@CellophaneFlower can’t seem to see any hypocrisy in feeling got at after admitting she doesn’t always have full control over her dog and the continuous slating of the OP for having a well behaved dog that people don’t like the look of.

But we have to comment on the info the OP has given, as with any thread. That's all I've done. I haven't twisted anything or misquoted her. She chose to converse with other posters about CC and the thread got derailed, as often happens. She's been given advice, I can't possibly see what she was expecting from the thread bar a bit of CC bashing. Speak to the neighbour/ignore the neighbour/report the neighbour/move/get rid of the dog. They are her options. If her thread is truthful, the neighbour can do fa about it 🤷‍♀️

Ffs I NEVER ONCE SAID I DIDN'T HAVE CONTROL OF MY PUPPY. Perhaps you can read block capitals, as you sure as hell can't seem to comprehend any of my other posts.

It's unfair because the original question was about how she should deal with the issue of her neighbour constantly reporting her for no apparent reason. It wasn't about the breed of dog. The thread has been completely derailed by the big dog haters.

What is an intimidating breed? Who defines that? FWIW, there are two CC in my village and yes, I would cross the road to avoid walking my pup past them but I do the same with a nearby Dachshund because, to me, he is also intimidating - he is highly aggressive and could just as easily injure my puppy or someone's child.

Like it or not, this is not a dog that is under full control. I can only imagine the posts if you saw a dog that you don’t find cute pulling its struggling owner to get to some kids that were running ahead.

It used to be that we could live in our communities with our doors open. So now we can't, because some people opt to bring these dangerous beasts into our environment. Granny's reaction is correct - YOU are the one who is deluded and not taking things appropriately seriously. Where is your sense of survival and just common sense? Are you comfortable around tigers and bears? Or tamed chimpanzees?

It's unfair because the original question was about how she should deal with the issue of her neighbour constantly reporting her for no apparent reason. It wasn't about the breed of dog. The thread has been completely derailed by the big dog haters.

The breed is relevant, though, because Cane Corsos have killed people in the past and are banned in multiple countries as a result.

It's not about size - I don't think anyone would be panicking about living next door to a St Bernard or a Newfoundland.

But this isn’t relevant to her question though and you’re jumping on her for the breed not the question.

she asked what to do about her neighbour harassing her with her lies.

and your showing your bias over breeds of dogs.

did you know the St Bernard’s and a Newfoundland can bite too don’t be fooled by the cute woolly dog and if approaching and touching one you deserve to be bitten if you’ve not asked permission first.

Of course I know they bite, any dog can bite

However those two breeds don't regularly make the news for killing people, nor are they banned in multiple countries for being considered dangerous.

The thread has also moved on somewhat from the original question - that's how forums work.

And yes, I'm absolutely bias. Some dogs should not be kept as pets.

I say that as someone who works with dogs. I don't go for the whole "deed not breed" or "it's the owner" bollocks. Some animals are dangerous and shouldn't live in homes.

Means nothing. Staffies are banned in many countries, as are Rottweilers and Akita. My own breed is banned in Ukraine and has to be muzzled in Spain.

Rotties have killed people, so too have GSD and Huskies yet those are commonplace and many people live alongside them. A man was also recently killed by Bernese Mountain Dogs but nobody considers that a dangerous breed.

The question was about the neighbour and there was no indication of any other complaints about this particular dog.

Of course it is relevant. The neighbour was not reporting the poodle. She is reporting the CC because it is indeed a high risk breed, and she is right to be afraid. I would be, and I'd not let my children out of my sight, even in our back garden, in case it came crashing through or jumping over. The breed absolutely matters.

I mean, you clearly don't think breed matters, I do. There's no point going round in circles about it.

But I do think that if you choose to bring a breed of dog into your home that regularly makes the headlines for killing or severely injuring people, then you need to accept that one of the consequences of that decision is that people will be scared of your dog.

That doesn't mean I think the neighbours' behaviour is acceptable and I've never once said that it is.

My own breed is banned in Ukraine and has to be muzzled in Spain.

So you've made some poor choices too then.