neighbours dog

Down the hatch

Live beside my husbands brother and his wife. We fell out about 2 years ago and have not spoken since. We meet 1 another on the road and we dont even acknowlege one another. If i say hello to their children they all blank me but they say hello to my children, my children will speak to them. And i am happy that they do as i firmly believe children should not be brought into this. Any way they have a dog who constantly fowls in our garden i have asked numerous times for them to please keep there dog over in their property but they never do. As evenings gets brighter i love been out in the garden but their dog likes our garden also. What im really getting to what can be done to stop their dog from coming into my garden.. i really dont like conflict and after speaking my views i end up shaking...

LegacyUser

You have an absolute right to the peaceful enjoyment of your own home and their dog is THEIR responsibility and nobody else's. If they continue to allow the animal to trespass on your property I'd make it plain to them that you'll get the law involved. If someone can be fined for allowing their dog to befoul a public footpath they can equally be held accountable for allowing it to happen in someone else's garden, family or not. For your own sake, don't let them bully you over this.

I Am_Not_Ice

You have an absolute right to the peaceful enjoyment of your own home and their dog is THEIR responsibility and nobody else's. If they continue to allow the animal to trespass on your property I'd make it plain to them that you'll get the law involved. If someone can be fined for allowing their dog to befoul a public footpath they can equally be held accountable for allowing it to happen in someone else's garden, family or not. For your own sake, don't let them bully you over this.

Mooooo

Drawn out way is keep at them, report to dog warden etc. And prob end up getting each other's backs up even more. Another way is put up a fence around your garden, which may well be the fastest way and simplest way.

Rubberchikken

If youve no fence/gate, then maybe putting one up would help.
Making an issue about the dog will only make the not speaking thing even worse.

SuperS54

Have your husband talk to them instead?

December2012

How does the dog get onto your lawn?

Sury there is a fence or gate?

silverharp

have the other neigbours not said anything? where I live ive never seen dogs just roaming around. maybe look into a repellent device for the garden sonic/light, not sure if they are any good but they aren't expensive so might be worth a punt?