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I have a problem with a near neighbour which started back in 2001.
I live in an extremely rural area which centres around farming etc and this couple retired here around 9 years ago. One of the first things they did was inform everyone in the neighbourhood of their life history, including the fact that their first spouses had died and that they were married (as if I care) amongst various other personal information.
I finally lost my temper with the woman when she accused me of spreading foot and mouth virus with my horse!!!! I didn't keep any cloven footed stock at that time and the horse was a fit racehorse who couldn't be shut up in a stable or turned out in a field, so I had to ride her half a mile up the lane to the local indoor riding school to exercise her!!!!! I have not spoken to them since.
Numerous other scenarios have occurred over the last 8 years but now it has got to the point of no return ..............................
When I exercise my horse, my GSD comes with me. She is no problem and we ride around single track country lanes and bridle paths.
This local resident goes out jogging. On several occasions recently I have had the misfortune to meet her on the lane when I am riding the horse out with my dog. For some reason my dog sees her as a threat and barks at her. Nothing more, just barks. I have tried to ask the woman to avoid eye contact with Rio (my dog) but yesterday morning she was jogging up the lane as I was riding down and she just stopped in the middle of the lane and "eyeballed" Rio.
Of course, the result of this challenge was to cause Rio to bark at her, again! Despite my asking her to keep moving and avoid eye contact with my dog, she turned on the dog and hissed at her, which made her worse and she barked at her again. I'm pretty sure she is doing it purposely to cause trouble for me.
I am now at my wits end with this woman because I have had a note put through my door from the local police who want to talk to me about my dog!! I have researched the law and there has been no physical contact between my dog or this woman, only barking, and I do not urge Rio to do this. In fact, I call her away! So I am at a loss to know why the police are getting involved?
Over the past few years, this woman and her husband have continuously walked past my property and aggravated all my dogs by throwing sticks over the gate at them. I managed to stop this in the end, but not without abuse from her husband who shouted that he wasn't doing any harm!!!! :angry:
The bottom line here is that this couple have moved here from a town and have little idea of country life. I am not the only local person who they have caused trouble for but this situation is threatening Rio so I am naturally concerned.
Has anyone got any ideas about how to combat this situation in some way? Rio is perfectly well controlled and will walk to heel with my horse, but when this woman starts to aggravate her I can't do much about stopping her barking at her!
I live in an extremely rural area which centres around farming etc and this couple retired here around 9 years ago. One of the first things they did was inform everyone in the neighbourhood of their life history, including the fact that their first spouses had died and that they were married (as if I care) amongst various other personal information.
I finally lost my temper with the woman when she accused me of spreading foot and mouth virus with my horse!!!! I didn't keep any cloven footed stock at that time and the horse was a fit racehorse who couldn't be shut up in a stable or turned out in a field, so I had to ride her half a mile up the lane to the local indoor riding school to exercise her!!!!! I have not spoken to them since.
Numerous other scenarios have occurred over the last 8 years but now it has got to the point of no return ..............................
When I exercise my horse, my GSD comes with me. She is no problem and we ride around single track country lanes and bridle paths.
This local resident goes out jogging. On several occasions recently I have had the misfortune to meet her on the lane when I am riding the horse out with my dog. For some reason my dog sees her as a threat and barks at her. Nothing more, just barks. I have tried to ask the woman to avoid eye contact with Rio (my dog) but yesterday morning she was jogging up the lane as I was riding down and she just stopped in the middle of the lane and "eyeballed" Rio.
Of course, the result of this challenge was to cause Rio to bark at her, again! Despite my asking her to keep moving and avoid eye contact with my dog, she turned on the dog and hissed at her, which made her worse and she barked at her again. I'm pretty sure she is doing it purposely to cause trouble for me.
I am now at my wits end with this woman because I have had a note put through my door from the local police who want to talk to me about my dog!! I have researched the law and there has been no physical contact between my dog or this woman, only barking, and I do not urge Rio to do this. In fact, I call her away! So I am at a loss to know why the police are getting involved?
Over the past few years, this woman and her husband have continuously walked past my property and aggravated all my dogs by throwing sticks over the gate at them. I managed to stop this in the end, but not without abuse from her husband who shouted that he wasn't doing any harm!!!! :angry:
The bottom line here is that this couple have moved here from a town and have little idea of country life. I am not the only local person who they have caused trouble for but this situation is threatening Rio so I am naturally concerned.
Has anyone got any ideas about how to combat this situation in some way? Rio is perfectly well controlled and will walk to heel with my horse, but when this woman starts to aggravate her I can't do much about stopping her barking at her!
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