vicious dog

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel

scheming_gypsy wrote: »

pretty sure they don't have that right
http://the-shg.org/Many%20people%20have%20thought.htm

they are JUST a charity for animal protection and have no special rights or powers. all they can do is call the dog warden / police and pass it on to them

i dont know - only telling you what they told me

foxxymynx

scheming_gypsy wrote: »

its not a threat at all. They've given the OP a warning that the dog would have their little 'un if they came into contact with each other. they haven't said that they're going to set it on the little 'un, which would be a threat.

They're saying

• we won't stop the dog going into your garden
• we can't control the dog
• keep your child away from my dog or it will have your child

If a person in the street said "come one step closer to me and I'll have you" that's a threat.

I personally would ghave taken the neighbours comments as a threat.

BTW raisins to a dog, are/can be apparently leathal.

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel

foreign_correspondent wrote: »

raisins... cos they are toxic to dogs - nice one foxxy - not!

We used to have a dog that looked like it would have your arm off, barking, snarling, showing its teeth and generally going mad, till you got to it, we it rolled over for a belly rub - poisoning a dog like that, without a proper assessment would be a great trick, how smart of you to suggest that route of action, and advising the OP to break the law.

I agree with mommyme - the owners are to blame - and their assertation that 'he willl have you' may (or may not) just be a load of hot air - however, as said earlier, no child should be put in a position with a dog, known or otherwise, which could be dangerous.

I think its perfectly reasonable to expect them to put the fence right - or at least to let you do it - they do sound like idiots to be honest, lets hope there is a good resoluton to this, its a tricky one.

ah that will be why my dads dog threw up when it ate a spotted !!!!!! pudding that my dad accidently dropped one day lol he's still kicking about tho so i guess he got them all out of his system lol i didnt know they were poisionus and i wouldn't harm the dog - well unless it had hold of my little one then i'd become a possesed madman

foxxymynx

foreign_correspondent wrote: »

raisins... cos they are toxic to dogs - nice one foxxy - not! .

Like I said, I'd be a b!tch if I thought a dog was going to savage me or my family. Besides, it's not like the dog should be able to get it in the first place...in the OPs garden. Dog shouldn't be going in OPs garden. It's not like I said "post a bag of raisins through your neighbours door" :rotfl:

foreign_correspondent

foxxymynx wrote: »

BTW raisins to a dog, are/can be apparently leathal.

As I said above, you are advising the OP to act not only cruelly but illegally here, towards a dog that has not even been assessed. Nice one, great idea, you are clearly the voice of reason and moral authority. :mad:

...and you advised her to chuck it over the fence, not put it in her own garden (though that would hardly be better)

scheming_gypsy

mommyme wrote: »

trying to get money for a bigger fence - we only brought one that could be attached to the one thats already up so its not big enough) but cant ask 'rents for money - we owe my mum and dad and OH's mum "possibly" being made redundant. Any spare cash going into OH's debts. What can i do about it charging at the window to get out tho? if it got out whilst we were coming up the path god knows what it'd do

with the fence its not too expensive to do your own. obviously it depends on the length you need.

chances of it going through the window are probably pretty slim. is there anyway you can go in through the back? or isn't that an option incase the dog is out?

foxxymynx

foreign_correspondent wrote: »

As I said above, you are advising the OP to act not only cruelly but illegally here. Nice one, great idea, you are clearly the voice of reason and moral authority. :mad:

No dear, it's not advice, it's saying what I'd do, I'm not advising anyone else to do that. :rolleyes: You know, community centres and colleges often have reading classes starting in the new year.

foxxymynx

Could you get in touch with your local council, at the harassment team for advice? If you and your daughter are petrified to enter/exit your home because of your neighbours dog and they refuse to address the issue, it may fall under harassment laws too. Maybe they would be able to advise you?

CFC

foxxymynx wrote: »

No dear, it's not advice, it's saying what I'd do, I'm not advising anyone else to do that. :rolleyes: You know, community centres and colleges often have reading classes starting in the new year.

Sounds like a very good idea to me. There would be a pile of raisins in my garden in that situation, the only problem is that I suspect that they really wouldn't be toxic enough. Perhaps chocolate and raisins combined in a tasty treat?

It's really not about whether it's the 'dog's fault' or the 'owners fault' - it's about the OPs right to live peacefully and without fear in her own garden and house. People come first.

foreign_correspondent

foxxymynx wrote: »

No dear, it's not advice, it's saying what I'd do, I'm not advising anyone else to do that. :rolleyes: You know, community centres and colleges often have reading classes starting in the new year.

You can argue semantics all you like, we both know what you meant, and to be honest your attempt at patronising me does nothing but confirm the impression I already have of you.