A sad day

Hi everyone, its been a long time, but it going to be a bad day. I don't know if anyone remembers my last post, but I was having neighbour trouble concerning the dogs, especially Dylan, our Puli, who agreeably is a bit noisy, well after the latest incident in which he was standing on our doorstep F-ing and blinding and proceeded to kick our door in, we decided that the only option was to rehome the dog. Well I phoned the breeder who is going to foster Dylan until she can find the right sort of person to take him on, th only thing was her dogs were in season at the time so we agreed we should wait a couple of weeks, any way she phoned last night to say she would take Dylan. Well since then the doubts have been creeping in, are we doing the right thing for the dog, we know we are, but. I know he has a tendancy to nip, and I know he is noisy. So I am a bit down today, and thought I could talk to you lot and get some support as we go through this.

Sorry to hear that
Personaly I would get rid of the neighbour - sure a noisy dog needs training but abuse and kicking your door down - NOT ON!
Have you tried a trainer to help you with the barking and nipping? how old is your dog??

I can imagine it is not an easy desicion to make and if you feel that is the best solution for you and Dylan then I am so sorry, your heart must be breaking

Aww {{{Hugs}}} Sorry you're having to re-home your dog because of your stupid neighbour

Hope the breeder manages to find Dylan a lovely home. Maybe the new owners could keep in touch with you x

Oh Sarah I really feel for you but nothing and nobody would part me from my dogs. I know he contacted the council but after they sent the letter was there any further action? The man sounds a complete ar$e and if he manages to force you to part with your dogs what next the kids. He didn't like them either did he. As for the abuse he throws at you and trying to kick your door in, I would simply call the police and let them deal with him. His behaviour is totally over the top and unacceptable don't let him bully you.

Oh dear I am sorry it has come to this.
What an awful Neighbour.

My daughter has the same bother from a nieghbour, but not about the dog he just hates Emma having a life, its been through the council and we asked for mediation on the matter which emmas nieghbour refused to do so the case was closed, but he is now rearing his ugly head again, shouting and threatning Emma when she is coming home from work ect...there is gotta be a route you can take against this idiot, especially when hes winding the dog up kicking your door in, feckin loony, we had bother about one of mine barking and the council has to evaluate that the dog is actually barking to excess and that he is barking above the required decibel, as long as you prove you are actively trying to deal with the complaints I don't think he has a leg to stand on tbh...but with your puli being a nipper ect maybe your worrying more about these types of things and what the outcome would be if he actually bit someone and on those grounds if you feel you've done all you can then ringing his breeder was the right thing to do, good luck with whatever you decide, I wouldn't like to be making the decision must be heart breaking for you, ((((hugs to you )))) xx

So sorry to hear this Sarah, it must be a very hard decision for you to come to. It must feel like this horrible neighbour has won.

{{{{{hugs}}}}} to you all, I'm thinking of you.

I have a similar neighbour... Believe me, after the dog its gone, it will not stop. There will always be something.

You need to come down hard on him... It is possible to win... My neighbour and I have a somewhat stony silence now. I have called the police a couple of times for harassment, bullying. He originally wanted me to get rid of my dogs, then to just have one dog. He tried everything. The council, the dog warden, the RSPCA, the police. All have been round had a nice cup of tea and complimented me on my lovely dogs. The council asked us both to keep a diary for use in court. I kept it for two months. After which time they threw the case out as the neighbour had claimed the dogs were barking on occasions when I could prove they weren't even home!

I held my ground. I didn't let him grind me down... There was about a year when I was terrified to go out of the house without someone with me and would call friends to come round and escort me if I needed even to go to my car and there were times when I wouldn't let the dogs in the garden unsupervised as I was truly concerned he would poison them.

But most importantly, I never raised my voice back to him. I never let him see me cry, or see that he had got to me. I always give him a cheery smile and a good morning. And no matter how violent or abusive he was, I always project a placid apologetic demeanour and act like the blondest silliest thing in the world "barking? are you sure? Poor thing must have a terribly sore throat. Thank you so much for letting me know," things are at a stale mate now and I am happy to say have been so for the last five years or so...

I'm so sorry you are having these problems... I really wish I could come over and help, just sit and have a chat and a cup of tea... If you do decide to let Dylan go back to the breeder, I hope he will be happy and the neighbour leaves you alone for a while...

You do have my sympathy.

(((hugs)))

I so feel for you. It must be heartbreaking for you and your family.

Personally, I wouldn't part with a single dog of mine until the Court Order came through the letter box, ordering it to be done. I would set up a safety net, i.e. that someone can take him in emergency (just in case such Order came) but other than that, there's no chance.

Like somebody else said, from your posts, it sounds like the neighbour is a looney and once the dog is gone, it'll be something else, the kids, the tv, whatever he can find to complain about.

If it has gone further and I've missed the posts, meaning you don't have a choice but re-home him, then my thoughts are with you, as it must be so tough.

Have you been to Citizens Advice? That would be my first port of call. I went to them once with an employment issue (years ago) and was amazed at how helpful they are.

Best of luck. Hope it all works out for you and your dog, whatever happens

Thank you all for your support, but Dylans future has been settled, and I think although I am awfully upset the best thing for everyone is if I just try the brave face approach, at least for now. Just wondering what we can do to wind our neighbour up then, I know chickens !!