Dogs vs Cats in neighbour's garden?

LBUK_2

Hello,

I'm a dog person, I have two. The neighbour is a cat person and has one big fat spoiled mean cat.

Ironically we don't get on because of laughable hedge boundary issues. Their boundary, their hedge over my drive, my chainsaw.

Their cat comes through our garden all the time. I've seen it pooing, marking up my herbs, scratching my shrubs which I've huffed and puffed about to myself but not made any fuss.

Today our dog went into their garden for a refreshing change. First time. It seems they've moved some rocks I'd used to fill a gap in their hedge and the first we knew was when we heard her barking. We went to find her and he had her pinned in the corner of his garden and was screaming and swinging for her.

She's about the size of a westie and not aggressive at all. She's an alert barker and once she's got her target she backs away howling at them.

He has never shown any fear in all the times he's marched around here and she's been loose.

Anyway, it smacks of injustice that the one time my pet goes onto his property that she's badgered into a corner and I have to tolerate his cat fouling my garden every day without consequence.

I want revenge. It will make me feel better.

So, what can I legally do to make his and his cats life that little bit more unpleasant?

Thanks

gunsandbanjos

Don't take it out on his cat, they are entirely innocent despite the pooing. Your neighbour sounds like a nasty piece of work though.

You can get cat deterrents, or scatter orange peel in your flower beds, apparently they hate it.

GwylimT

As a dog owner it is your responsibility to prevent your dog being in someones garden.

I suggest you start acting like an adult.

elsien

The difference is the dangerous dogs act.

Section 3 of the Act applies to every single dog owner in England and Wales. Under this section, it is a criminal offence for the person in charge of the dog to allow it to be ‘dangerously out of control’ in a public place. A dog doesn't have to bite to be deemed dangerous in the eyes of the law. Generally if a dog bites a person, it will be presumed to have been ‘dangerously out of control’, however even if the dog does not bite, but gives the person grounds to feel that the dog may injure them, the law still applies. This applies not only on the street but on your own property and other people's gardens.
So in the worst case scenario you can be prosecuted and your dog can be put down.

There isn't an equivalent dangerous cat's act, cats generally get to roam and crap where they like. They are regarded differently to dogs under the law, as they are considered to have the 'right to roam,' which means that they are not expected to be restrained or managed at all times when outside of the owner's home or property.

My personal weapon of choice is the water pistol. Other than deterrence, there really isn't much more you can do. Apart from make sure your dog doesn't escape again.

Peter333

LBUK wrote: »

Hello,

I'm a dog person, I have two. The neighbour is a cat person and has one big fat spoiled mean cat.

Ironically we don't get on because of laughable hedge boundary issues. Their boundary, their hedge over my drive, my chainsaw.

Their cat comes through our garden all the time. I've seen it pooing, marking up my herbs, scratching my shrubs which I've huffed and puffed about to myself but not made any fuss.

Today our dog went into their garden for a refreshing change. First time. It seems they've moved some rocks I'd used to fill a gap in their hedge and the first we knew was when we heard her barking. We went to find her and he had her pinned in the corner of his garden and was screaming and swinging for her.

She's about the size of a westie and not aggressive at all. She's an alert barker and once she's got her target she backs away howling at them.

He has never shown any fear in all the times he's marched around here and she's been loose.

Anyway, it smacks of injustice that the one time my pet goes onto his property that she's badgered into a corner and I have to tolerate his cat fouling my garden every day without consequence.

I want revenge. It will make me feel better.

So, what can I legally do to make his and his cats life that little bit more unpleasant?

Thanks

I think you sound like what you're accusing their cat of being.

Thinking it's funny or smart because your dog has terrified the neighbour, because you got your 'revenge.'

I hope your neighbour's cat comes and poos all over your lounge carpet, and then brings his mates around to tread it all in.

You don't sound any better than your neighbour... a lot worse in fact, wishing to make their life a misery!

And if their hedge comes a SMIDGEN over into your garden, you hack it down with your hedgecutter?

And what kind of oxymoron is THIS?

We went to find her and he had her pinned in the corner of his garden and was screaming and swinging for her.

She's about the size of a westie and not aggressive at all.

Not aggressive? Do me a favour!

If your dog came into MY garden and attacked my wife like that; you would be needing to claim on your pet insurance to have the mutt's broken bones fixed.

I'm glad you're not MY neighbour. It's people like you that give dog owners a bad name.

elsien

Peter333 wrote: »

If your dog came into MY garden and attacked my wife like that; you would be needing to claim on your pet insurance to have the mutt's broken bones fixed.

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I think you've misread the OP. There is no mention of the neighbours wife.
" he had her pinned in the corner of his garden and was screaming and swinging for her" was the neighbours behaviour towards the dog.

McKneff

That's the way I read it too Elsien.


OP, grow and stop being so nasty.

donnac2558

You want revenge? Grow up you silly moron!

You continue to let your dog in their garden, could end up with your dog put down! Neighbour reports it attacking her, you are done for.

You touch their cat will result in a visit from the police or RSPCA and a court case.