Neighbour and dog...

Graces7

I have a small JRT Bassett Cross. Mine for 12 years now.

She is not socialised. Partly that as I live alone in a remote area and always have and always will, I just never saw folk enough to effect it.

Also I need that she alerts me to possible intruders. A watch dog rather than a guard dog.

She has got used to eg the postman who leaves post on the gate post.

The house has a fair amount of land, and two big gates, and the bottom bars were already covered with rope netting; from the hairs on the rugs there was clearly a dog here before..

And I have a large PRIVATE sign on the gate

In very serious sheep country.

I keep the gates padlocked and the dog is NEVER out of the house without me. NOT EVER.

The house door is a little loose so I slip the bolt across when I am in. Thankfully...

Last week I was resting abed I heard a terrible, ferocious noise from dog. Almost as if she had something alive by the throat.
Cats were all on my bed; shot down the stairs.

A neighbour who has only been here once weeks ago needed to see me so had climbed the gate and tried to open the door and walk in ....

Getting her to stop talking and let me move the dog to the other room was a task as she could not understand my need to do that. Kept talking and saying " Oh we love dogs and she is wagging her tail.."

Her comment was. " I thought my house was like Fort Knox; yours is worse!"

They farm sheep and have dogs...

I need now to add a sign to the gate and one to the door it seems... without causing offence or alarming.

Any ideas welcome.. Just to give me chance to get to the gate...

Ms Doubtfire1

Careful watchdog.Do not enter property without being accompanied by owner.

Graces7

Ms Doubtfire1 wrote: »

Careful watchdog.Do not enter property without being accompanied by owner.

Love the first part! Perfect; think will just add NO ENTRY and find a bell to ring?
RING FOR ???

This lady may well think she could climb the gate and come to the door to get me to accompany her in!

Never met the like.. just so thankful the door itself was locked.

Do not want to deter her fully as she had a great need and may do so again.

joeguevara

Give her your mobile and tell her to ring that if she needs you.

Just tell her the hound isn't safe to approach on her own, no matter the circumstances.

Give her your number and tell her she's welcome to telephone you any time at all, but that she should NOT approach the dog again or whatever happens is her own fault entirely.

Sign outside:


WARNING!
The Dog is NOT friendly.
DO NOT ENTER!

Ms Doubtfire1

JayZeus wrote: »

Just tell her the hound isn't safe to approach on her own, no matter the circumstances.

Give her your number and tell her she's welcome to telephone you any time at all, but that she should NOT approach the dog again or whatever happens is her own fault entirely.

Sign outside:


WARNING!
The Dog is NOT friendly.
DO NOT ENTER!

Unfortunately that also leaves you open to liability claims would someone ignore it.

A bell might be an idea OP...:D

emeldc

If you can't convince them, confuse them.

MY DOG IS AS GENTLE AS A LAMB,
ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Ms Doubtfire1

emeldc wrote: »

If you can't convince them, confuse them.

MY DOG IS AS GENTLE AS A LAMB,
ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK.

:D:D:D

dinorebel

emeldc wrote: »

If you can't convince them, confuse them.

MY DOG IS AS GENTLE AS A LAMB,
ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK.

If you want them really confused try......

MY LAMB IS AS GENTLE AS A DOG,
ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK

Mongfinder General

Grease the gate. She won't go climbing over it.

Knine

I have "Beware of the dog & the cat is a Shady F**ker too"

In all fairness it is mid term break here. If someone broke in they would think someone else got there before them due to the toys & god knows from my daughter running amok.

njs030

Be careful of signs that leave you open to liability op, anything that can be considered a warning such as 'beware', 'do not enter because of the dog' type signs will be seen as an admission of prior knowledge if there was an incident.

If the dog is always in the house with you and the door is locked maybe just don't open it until you have your dog contained in another room?

Perhaps telling the neighbor to just call you next time would be better than signs she's ignoring anyway!

Graces7

joeguevara wrote: »

Give her your mobile and tell her to ring that if she needs you.

No mobile or ordinary phone up here and she is an impetuous creature, bless her.

'I don't welcome unexpected visitors. Neither does my dog'

Graces7

Mongfinder General wrote: »

Grease the gate. She won't go climbing over it.

Wanna bet? She has recently retired from nursing at the local small hospital and I think she used it just walk in on old wans.

She "happened" to be passing when the van was here and immediately said there was room for me in the local sheltered housing complex! She had met the owner the week before, of the house, been told I was old and gorn orf to the boss to check there was an empty flat...

Where I lived before I was roused by the dog barking to find 2 strange ladies trying to get over the gate.. My kind landlord had put barbed wire on the top as there had been some trouble, They turned out to be local nurses THREE WEEKS after I came home after wrist surgery to ask if I was managing to eat

They were irate, telling me "That is dangerous.."

Hey BARBED WIRE! Perfect...

Graces7

notjustsweet wrote: »

Be careful of signs that leave you open to liability op, anything that can be considered a warning such as 'beware', 'do not enter because of the dog' type signs will be seen as an admission of prior knowledge if there was an incident.

If the dog is always in the house with you and the door is locked maybe just don't open it until you have your dog contained in another room?

Perhaps telling the neighbor to just call you next time would be better than signs she's ignoring anyway!

Yes an although almost no one comes up here, someone might just do so... saw a lovely one though.. " Hope you can cross the field in 9 seconds as my dog can do it in ten..."

Get a bell I think if I can find a hand bell somewhere .

It was bedlam; dog was going berserk, lady was yelling.... I was not even dressed. she kept rattling the door!.

Del2005

Graces7 wrote: »

Hey BARBED WIRE! Perfect...

Still dodgy if someone cuts themselves climbing over. A trellis along the top of the gate and walls which definitely can't support someone is a less risky option.

njs030

Graces7 wrote: »

Yes an although almost no one comes up here, someone might just do so... saw a lovely one though.. " Hope you can cross the field in 9 seconds as my dog can do it in ten..."

Get a bell I think if I can find a hand bell somewhere .

It was bedlam; dog was going berserk, lady was yelling.... I was not even dressed. she kept rattling the door!.

That's quite a good one!!

She sounds like a determined (aka nosy) woman I'm not sure any sign will put her off.
Perhaps you just have to tell her firmly to wait until you get to the door and there's no need for drama!
Do you have family locally? If shes "worried" about you it may help if you can tell her you have someone to call on.

Ashbx

Del2005 wrote: »

Still dodgy if someone cuts themselves climbing over. A trellis along the top of the gate and walls which definitely can't support someone is a less risky option.

Yes but no-one should be climbing over her gate in the first place. If the gate is padlocked, take the hint neighbour!!

Afollower

She sounds like a right busybody to me. Your're entitled to your privacy. I wouldn't appreciate someone climbing over my gate and rattling the door especially if, like you, I was resting in bed.

Graces7

Ashbx wrote: »

Yes but no-one should be climbing over her gate in the first place. If the gate is padlocked, take the hint neighbour!!

Exactly so. And yes she is a busybody. Never met the like of her before but this is a very remote wee place and eccentricity thrives...

I was glad to hear what she said too.

They come up the lane very day as they have sheep up here (lambing) . Great kindness. One day hey saw the 40 k sack of coal I had managed to drag out of the car door, came in and stowed it in the fuel shed.. So quietly even the dog did not hear them.

Will sort the sign tomorrow... THANK YOU! Just the noise the GOOD GOOD dog made.. really thought she had caught something.

When the lady was leaving we heard the dog and I said, "She is good isn't she? " and there was a thoughtfully expressed yes.

Her "passport" was a loaf of her home made soda bread, still warm.

Graces7

Del2005 wrote: »

Still dodgy if someone cuts themselves climbing over. A trellis along the top of the gate and walls which definitely can't support someone is a less risky option.

Well, given there will be a sign barring entry? And it is so windy up here...

The barbed wire in Kerry even kept the Healy Raes out! I am sure it can handle a retired nurse...

Remembered someone I knew with similar issues with unwanted callers. She had the sigh on the gate and another one on the door to the effect that.. why are you here? go back and read the sign....

Latatian

That kind of person you might have to talk to her and make it clear that the sign also applies to her.

Otherwise she'll just think that she's an exception.

Graces7

Thanks for letting me sound off... It helped as did the experienced humour!

Signs will be up early tomorrow.2 separate parts...

*DOG ALERT*

DO NOT ENTER FOR ANY REASON

PRIVATE PROPERTY

*DOG ALERT*

Please do not disturb my dog or myself. Thank you


a second one for how to make contact; ie a large box ...

Should she or anyone come to the door, she will find a second sign making it clear that the door will not be opened. In the politest of terms, s Did not want to net curtain the door but there we are...

Fakediamond

I have a similar problem. Locked gate, with postbox, yet the postman regularly jumps the fence to leave parcels in the shed. I've told him that I'm not insured if he injures himself and to leave parcels with my neighbour. I know he's being kind to save me a trip to the post office, but I'd really prefer if he didn't breach the boundary! Electric Ireland employee did the same.

I'm going to look into a wireless bell for the gate, I think there is such a thing if the distance is not too far between the gate and the bell in the house?

endacl

"No armour plated wellies, no admittance. No exceptions"

Graces7

Fakediamond wrote: »

I have a similar problem. Locked gate, with postbox, yet the postman regularly jumps the fence to leave parcels in the shed. I've told him that I'm not insured if he injures himself and to leave parcels with my neighbour. I know he's being kind to save me a trip to the post office, but I'd really prefer if he didn't breach the boundary! Electric Ireland employee did the same.

I'm going to look into a wireless bell for the gate, I think there is such a thing if the distance is not too far between the gate and the bell in the house?

They were the worst at one house. He used to just open the gate and drive in even when the dog was out in the yard. " Oh I won't run over it.." Had words with the office and locked the gate. All was fine then.

I have sorted the great postmen we have here so that is not a problem. Makes it far easier for them too.

Graces7

Almost unbelievable.

Heard a noise outside; thought one of the cars was still out as dog had not yet alerted...

Gate is a good way from the house and there was a brace of JWs preparing to climb the locked gate and ??ignoring ?? the clear sign.

The lane is 2 miles of dirt track ...

Anyways, they will not be back.

pilly

Graces7 wrote:

Gate is a good way from the house and there was a brace of JWs preparing to climb the locked gate and ??ignoring ?? the clear sign.

What's JWS?

Fakediamond

pilly wrote: »

What's JWS?

I'd hazard a guess they're Jehovahs Witnesses!

Bells21

I was in a different end of the county today. Passed a house set a distance back from the road with a gated entrance and on the gate was a sign which stated 'callers by appointment only, no exceptions!'
The sign itself wasn't huge or imposing but I think it got its point across.

sillysmiles

Bells21 wrote: »

'callers by appointment only, no exceptions!'

They sound like lovely people.

xavier8228

Bells21 wrote: »

I was in a different end of the county today. Passed a house set a distance back from the road with a gated entrance and on the gate was a sign which stated 'callers by appointment only, no exceptions!'
The sign itself wasn't huge or imposing but I think it got its point across.

Did they leave a number or are you supposed to guess?

Bells21

xavier8228 wrote:

Did they leave a number or are you supposed to guess?

I think the whole point was that they don't want a whole lot of visitors so would doubt they'd make it that easy!!