So I bought my home about a year ago. One of the reasons I bought this home was it was on a cul de sac in a nice quiet neighborhood & had a decent amount of land. Prior to moving, I made a promise to my son for that I would get a dog when we had the proper means & space to care for it so naturally after moved in I adopted a female puppy for the family. I figured it was a good idea to have an extra set of ears & eyes on my family too, since I work at night.
I considered us lucky because she was like an angel. She never caused trouble, tried to escape, barely barked, & never even had an accident in the house. The one small problem we did start to have after a while was that a neighbor’s dog actually liked break into my yard. The dog looked just like mine but was male. I didn’t consider it a big issue because both were fixed & they got a long like best friends, running around & playing. I even invited the owner to bring him over if they ever wanted since someone is always home at my house. The owner never took me up on the offer but his dog would break out & visit a few times a month to the point where I had his owners number on speed dial & the owner knew where to go everytime he realized his dog broke out.
I seen how sad both dogs were when separated & after the neighbor started locking his dog up better decided it was a good idea to get another dog since she enjoyed the extra K9 company.So I adopted a male puppy that resembled my dog & they got along just fine. All summer my son played out in the yard with them. They did escape once through a spot where the other dog used to break in but my next door neighbor brought them back after she was kissed to death. She has a dog of her own & really likes mine saying hi to them every time she walks by so it wasn’t a big issue. I fixed the fence & added a bunch of stakes for extra strength anyway & never had an issue again till now.
My other neighbor at the rear of my yard is an older women who clearly loves animals but she seems a little weird. She will come out of her home & walk toward my gate just staring at the dogs driving them nuts. I’ve actually watched he just stand there really close for a long time as my female barks at her like crazy & had to walk out to figure out what she wanted. I’ve had to do this multiple times & even my male dog is starting to bark at her. It’s a pain in the butt having to throw shoes on when I’m dressed for bed only to walk through my whole yard & here the same thing every time. She says they are so beautiful & ask if I think they would bite her. I told her they never bite anyone before & don’t usually show aggression like they do towards her so it was probably best not to reach her arm over the gate. I thanked her for the compliment but mentioned it was probably best if she didn’t just walk up to the gate & stare, especially while my son is in the yard because clearly they think she is a threat. I really don’t think it’s fair to train them to allow folks to walk straight through my yard toward me house either for security reasons.
Today it happened again & after walking over to her I asked what she needed & again got the same response so I gave her the same answer. I asked if there was anything else because she had a lease in her hand. She said she just lost her dog walking it a few minutes ago & wanted to see if it made its way over to my yard. This kind of made me worry a bit because I’m 99% sure she don’t even have a dog & I’m wondering if she has a small mental issue.
My dogs are up to date on all shots, been micro chipped, a life time dog license, & anything else you could possibly think of a responsible owner should do. The fence around my yard has over ten “beware of dogs” signs clearly posted. Besides having to walk out all the time, I’m really worried one day this lady is going to tempt fate & get bite or let them out. I don’t want to see anyone get hurt & really don’t want to be responsible for anything she causes. I was thinking of talking to her husband or even setting up some kind of surveillance or new fence but don’t think it’s fair I have to spend even more money & don’t want to be a jerk neighbor either. Any suggestions?
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