Neighbour and our dog :(

babysonia

Welshwoofs wrote: »

Op - you have the winning hand here if he's a Council Tenant. If he threatens you, simply remind him that he's a bloody tenant and that if he continues with his stupid-a-rse moves you'll simply put in endless complaints to the council about him until you drive them to the point where they evict him.

I'd also buy a small recording device and have it on you...record him every time he talks incase he threatens to have your windows kicked in again.

Im not really one to get into an argument but i think i will bring that point up next time he thinks he can start again.

gettingready

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

But I'd get the dog in NOW and put up with noise, as the next step could be a lump of meat laced with rat poison over the fence.

Absolutely true, pls take care of your dog and get him inside, keep him inside. YOu never know what an itiot like that is capable of

miamoo

If the dog is chained up outside, then thats unfair. A 6mth old pup should not be left chained up in a garden, whether there is someone in the house 24/7 or not.
You should bring the dog inside asap, and train him to get used to being indoors.

babysonia

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

Well, for a start, there will be at least 4-6 clauses in his tenancy agreement stating that he can be evicted for antisocial behaviour, vandalism, threats of violence, use of intoxicants, etc.

The council housing officer will ask you to keep records of each incident, each police report, every single thing he ever does that's wrong - so note when he doesn't put his bottles or cans in the recycling, has his telly on a bit loud, slams his front door, absolutely everything he does. It all counts.


But I'd get the dog in NOW and put up with noise, as the next step could be a lump of meat laced with rat poison over the fence.

That is awful, the only reason why i dont bring him inside is because of the noise. This would rile the neighbour up even more this making his argument stronger.

He far away from the garden gates so cannot be approaced with the kennel directly underneath my bedroom. Ill try to coax him inside now and hope i can make him feel comfertable.

Caroline_a

6 months is a pup. You need to train your dog to be a socialised family member, not leave him outside to be tormented by other people. Dogs are social animals and he will react happily to be included with the rest of the family, particularly if you include lots of training as a fun activity.

Leaving him outside on his own will make an aggressive dog that is potentially a danger. The best guard dog I ever saw was a gentle and loving border collie who would greet visitors with a wagging tail and a smile, but when someone broke in turned into a proper burglar alarm and scared them off!!

Having a pup is hard work. Ignore your neighbour and concentrate on your pup.

gettingready

babysonia wrote: »

We have tried everything in our will to try and keep him inside. He was taken from a dog breeder whom i dont know but as far as i can tell i think his issues arise fromt here.

He just will not stop whining barking running around if he is inside he will bag his head against the back door and will not calm down if he is inside. He wouldnt let us sleep nor did he sleep all night unless we let him out. We tried for 2 months before giving and letting him have his way. To me my dogs happiness is number one so i have let him stay outside as he seems to love it.

I have called in a second dog trainer as the first one said he tried everything he could and still couldnt get Ringo to come inside. I hope this new one can help.

You keep on saying breeder - your dog is a mix of 2 breeds so thsi is obviously not a result of responsible breeding. Back street breeding more likely.

Why did the previous owner part with this dog? Was it behavioural reasons?

6 months old - he is a baby, you need to really try a behaviourist nor a "trainer" - if you can afford it of course.

All the best.

Where is a photo of the puppy [please?

babysonia

miamoo wrote: »

To be honest (and I am a dog lover myself, I have a doberman) I think keeping a dog outside all the time is unfair. Not to the dog as it sounds very well looked after, but to the neighbours.
When your own dog barks, you can go out and call it to be quiet, when its someone elses dog it can be very frustrating even just a couple of barks every know and then can drive you mad(I know as a neighbour had a dog that was left outside all the time).

He does sound like a complete idiot though, and I am not justifying his behaviour at all. But you have to live there, so if you can sort this out amicably then its better for you, him and the dog.

Could you bring the dog inside for periods of the day, and when it goes dark at night. My dog is a guard dog, but she lives inside, and sleeps in our bedroom. She will still bark if she hears noises, but she doesn't disturb anyone that way (accept for us!)

We have tried speaking to him amicably but he thought this gave him a reason to bang on our door whenever he wanted. He will put two paws inside the door and thats it he'll be back out again. We have been trying to get him inside expecially with winter coming up and i know how cold it gets.

Im just hoping he can settle in as he is perfect in every other way but wont come inside he even wants his cuddles outside.

gettingready

Where are you feeding him?

If outside - move his food/water inside - for a start.

cgk1

Tropez wrote: »

It's a legal grey area.

Technically, you can record a neighbour's property if you can provide justification for doing so. You are, however, subject to the Data Protection Act when filming property or land that is not your own and the DPA lists the potential justifications for doing so and in this case I would say he would fail to justify recording outside of his own property under the DPA.

That applies to businesses and business premises not individuals and homes.

babysonia

gettingready wrote: »

Where are you feeding him?

If outside - move his food/water inside - for a start.

We have done that- He did not eat or drink all day. Got me so worried after about 16hours i moved the food back outside and he just attacked it. I didnt want him to starve all day.