Cat annoying neighbours - what can I do?

[Normaknowall]

My new neighbours are very pleasant, and have just acquired a puppy. Unfortunately my stupid cat thinks this is fascinating and has taken to sitting on their patio gazing in. This of course sets their puppy barking and trying to get out, clearly wanting to play whilst my bastard bats the window with a 'I will scratch your wee nose' look.

Any ideas on how to stop him? They had to pull the curtains at 8pm. I've said feel free to shout, clap, stamp feet to shoo him off, and should I suggest a glass of water thrown at him?

I don't want them to feel besieged but I don't want my cat hurt either. Nor do I want him jumping on the puppy and hurting him, he's so small - and they should be able to let him out on his own patio!

The cat is an outside cat, I can keep him in a bit but not all the time...

Help!

I'd suggest telling them to let the puppy out. Either cat will run off and may think twice about sitting there, or cat will scare puppy who will back off and then may not be as interested in the future.

You could try confining him to your garden if that's feasible. Friends of ours managed to keep all cats out of theirs by putting folded over stiff plastic netting along the top of a lap-boarded fence.

We're both in ground floor flats with patios onto a shared garden area unfortunately.
It's impossible to stop him physically getting on theirs so think the 'dissuasion ' tactics will have to be tried.
He's quite shy of people so maybe if they keep shooing him off it will help - but might need to get them a water pistol?

Glass of water should do the trick. Does your cat generally like dogs?

Yes, let puppy out or a few shots with a water pistol should do the trick.

Let them meet each other. They’ll either frighten each other off or become Disney style great friends.

I'd agree to let them meet (once pup has all its shots) before moving into scaring off. If they do become friends or at least comfortable being in the same areas together it will also help the neighbours when they start walking their dog and not having it going bonkers at the sight of every cat it comes across.

As the garden is shared, I would not recommend doing anything to scare the cat off - it's much better to create positive associations as you don't want two animals at war having to share a garden.

They just have to deal with it for now - if they don't want to draw curtains, can they use something up to about knee height to block the bottom of the window so your cat can't see in?

Thanks everyone. Puppy is adorable lab and only 8 weeks so inside for 4 weeks til he's had jabs. He is apparently to be allowed on patio to help house train him but she has scrubbed it to disinfect it twice now.

She's now told guy who complained about mop being left out (yes it's that kind of block) it's because the cat sprayed...he's neutered and has never sprayed inside or out on ours even when another cat was besieging our door 🤷‍♀️ so not sure what's going on. Why would a baby dog in another flat trigger spraying when other cats in the block don't? There's one 2 doors down and another across the garden. He sits outside theirs without any issues.

I went out into garden and cat who likes to walk with me skirted away from theirs, so either bored or more likely scared off with mop....