Hey,
We have 2 six month old boarder collies who have half the garden attributed to them in a run with huge kennel. They are walked by me every morning for 5 miles on an open beach. My husband takes them out in the evening to the beach again (not every evening but 4 out of 7 they get walked twice daily on average 7 miles).
Our immediate neighbours on both sides have dogs. To the left the dog barks when you go to the clothes line and settles after a few mins. To the right (small puppy) can bark when he's on his own.
One of my dogs bark when I come down in the morning, (not excessively) and every morning I bring the dogs in once I hear them. I even get up and let them in and go back upstairs if it's earlier than we normally get up.
If I'm out during the day and return, the pups will see us and bark to get our attention. They are puppies. If this is the case we let them out into the full garden (they've already been walked at this stage remember so it's excitement, not "help get me out of here". I should say their run is very large.
I purposely got 2 dogs as company for each other.
Anyway my neighbour to the back has repeatedly shouted out her window if the dogs start barking, it's like she's attuned to them. The thing is it could be any of the 4 dogs but we get blamed everytime. Both my neighbours have confirmed that my dogs are quiet and absolutely not a problem.
The husband arrived at our door this morning shouting about our dogs barking at 7.30am, I had just gotten up, the dogs had seen me and got excited, by the time our neighbour walked around they were already in the house. One of my other neighbours saw him coming and text me to say she had been up since 6 and our dogs literally had not barked for more than 5 mins at 7.30. They are puppies, excitable and so well looked after it's not funny. He has said he is taking a civil action against us unless we get rid of the dogs.
What do I do??? None of the neighbours will back him up. He walks his dog (yes he owns one!!!) in the estate morning and evening so he can poo!! He never has a scooper. His is the only dog out that roams the estate. All other dogs are kept in gardens and brought to beaches etc for walking. I challenged him on this and he went red but starting threatening again.
He is only a holiday house owner, not a full time resident.
Has anyone any information or experience of a civil action in this regard?
Many thanks
Kitten
We have 2 six month old boarder collies who have half the garden attributed to them in a run with huge kennel. They are walked by me every morning for 5 miles on an open beach. My husband takes them out in the evening to the beach again (not every evening but 4 out of 7 they get walked twice daily on average 7 miles).
Our immediate neighbours on both sides have dogs. To the left the dog barks when you go to the clothes line and settles after a few mins. To the right (small puppy) can bark when he's on his own.
One of my dogs bark when I come down in the morning, (not excessively) and every morning I bring the dogs in once I hear them. I even get up and let them in and go back upstairs if it's earlier than we normally get up.
If I'm out during the day and return, the pups will see us and bark to get our attention. They are puppies. If this is the case we let them out into the full garden (they've already been walked at this stage remember so it's excitement, not "help get me out of here". I should say their run is very large.
I purposely got 2 dogs as company for each other.
Anyway my neighbour to the back has repeatedly shouted out her window if the dogs start barking, it's like she's attuned to them. The thing is it could be any of the 4 dogs but we get blamed everytime. Both my neighbours have confirmed that my dogs are quiet and absolutely not a problem.
The husband arrived at our door this morning shouting about our dogs barking at 7.30am, I had just gotten up, the dogs had seen me and got excited, by the time our neighbour walked around they were already in the house. One of my other neighbours saw him coming and text me to say she had been up since 6 and our dogs literally had not barked for more than 5 mins at 7.30. They are puppies, excitable and so well looked after it's not funny. He has said he is taking a civil action against us unless we get rid of the dogs.
What do I do??? None of the neighbours will back him up. He walks his dog (yes he owns one!!!) in the estate morning and evening so he can poo!! He never has a scooper. His is the only dog out that roams the estate. All other dogs are kept in gardens and brought to beaches etc for walking. I challenged him on this and he went red but starting threatening again.
He is only a holiday house owner, not a full time resident.
Has anyone any information or experience of a civil action in this regard?
Many thanks
Kitten
