neighbours yappy dogs - owner came over threatening me

[lovemykids64]

Hi i have for over 5 yrs a selfish neighbour that got a puppy overgrown rat looking that yapped for hours.  She then got another dog.  After letters and husband going over it went abit better.   Paid for shutters to block the noise in the bedroom did nothing.  Even with parties she lets her mutts bark alllll night, if i went to a party i would not be impressed listening to her dogs yap all night.   I was talking with hubby saying ive had enough it sounds like a dog pound behind us. I was going to write another letter friendly to say we have been patient enough please please you are home all day when they yap at nothing please go out and keep them quiet, they are outside doggies she says.   WELL yesterday i get her coming over asking if i was Lisa, i said no why what is it about?  she was rude and said dont worry went to the neighbour next to me.   Well these neighbours next to us we have been friends for 25 yrs but...... they are growing weed smell it through our house most days we have put up with druggies coming and going from their house.   They feed all the feral cats and then cracked at me for catching these cats as i killed one of hers but she said they were microchipped (if i did rspca said none of the 13 ive brought in were so either lying or not hers).  She came back threatening me that im Lisa its my letter to keep her dam dogs quiet and my next door neighbour said it was my hand writing.  To be honest they are with the fairies their faces are all drawn im thinking they have smoked too much and not with it.   I kept saying i can show you my hand writing.  SHe threw the letter in my face saying dont go down that road i know people in the council and its a lie i work from home and they dont bark much and thats what dogs do they bark.  In 5 yrs i have NEVER seen her come out and quiet them never seen her walk them.  Kept calling me Lisa and threatening me.  I have NEVER been treated like this before.   Yes some days ive had enough and scream shut your dogs up so she must of thought i was the the one that wrote it.  she said shes gone to all the houses around and noone is Lisa and you are the problem they all say the barking doesnt bother them.  Im SO ANGRY how dare she accuse me and when i said well to be honest my husband was going to come and tell you to shut them up she just went off.     I told her if you threaten me like this i will flippen go to the council!!!  I will ring on MOnday and let them know.  I dont mind a dog barking a little and the neighbour says sorry i will try to keep them quiet.  But to her yapping ever 10  mins in the day is nothing and i am the problem!!

[lovemykids64]

you must of missed the part where i said the neighbour next to me is fed up as well???

[domino-710]

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@lovemykids64 wrote:

you must of missed the part where i said the neighbour next to me is fed up as well???

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I certainly did not - he said he didn't want to cause ' hassles ' .

[lovemykids64]

again you missed the part he is fed up.   You think im the only neighbour bothered by this.  There is 3 of us thank you.  He just doesnt want to go to the council and im not going to push him its his choice.  Good try

[domino-710]

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@lovemykids64 wrote:

again you missed the part he is fed up.   You think im the only neighbour bothered by this.  There is 3 of us thank you.  He just doesnt want to go to the council and im not going to push him its his choice.  Good try

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No I didn't - he may be ' bothered ' - but not about to step up - so not bothering him that much.

Try again. 

[imastawka]

 I"m still getting over someone calling Jane a bully.

Won't garner any sympathy there         

[4channel]

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@jmacwq wrote:

People who keep animals need to realise that with animal ownership comes responsibility, and one of those responsibilities is to see to it that their animals are not constantly being a nuisance to others.

Most people are reasonable and will try their best to do the right thing, others are just too lazy, too stupid, or both, to be bothered and that's when we see things like the problems mentioned here.

Approaching these types of people is usually a frustrating waste of time as they simply don't care.

Councils can be reasonable when it comes to this type of issue, though unfortunately, some aren't.

Our Council has a policy similar to what's mentioned by cezm .

Sometimes it works, other times it does not.

One thing that can help when dealing with a Council with regards to a problem barking dog is videoing the constant nuisance barking and see to it the Council gets access to the video so they can see for themselves what's going on, and for how long.

If possible use a timestamp feature on the video.

Ignore the peanut gallery trying the guilt trip and blaming you for problems caused by others and their animals, or telling you to move etc. etc., as I see they've tried to do here, they can't be reasoned with no matter what the situation.

You don't have to explain yourself to them, stick to your guns and if necessary, keep complaining so the idiots who won't control their animals are forced to do so, for the sake of everyone who's had to endure it.

Maybe next time the problem neighbour assaults you (paper in the face) consider getting them charged.

Good luck!

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Well said! And it it is up to owners to make sure their animals don't become too much of a nuisance.
Some times the behaviour of the animal is a reflection of the owners persona.

BTW: It's nice to see someone here is willing to understand the plight of another.

[lovemykids64]

oh so you are that girl in the playground that stood by and did nothing.     

[4channel]

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@lovemykids64 wrote:

Hi thanks for your helpful post.   Yes that is what i meant the neighbour thought i killed her cat but i never did, could never ever do that to an animal.  I drive alllll the way to the rspca with each homeless cat and they are thankful.

You know maybe they are barking at the cats around here, but.... she raved on she works 7 days a week from home soooo i dont understand when they are going on and on she doesnt go keep them quiet??  She says they are trained out door doggies lol they are not trained at all.  Im not going to other neighbours i dont know, im just sticking to the council for now.   If noone has experienced having these yappy dogs a few metres from your home then they have NO idea 

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Hey, no worries. I had a feeling that this is what you meant. I wonder if by chance there is an organization in Aust. like there is overseas where colonies of feral cats are neutered / spayed and then put back in their area. Probably a big ask. Anyway, it's the dog not the cats that is causing you stress. I've had a fraction of what you have had to endure and for me it was too much. I know of, and have heard accounts of people being driven to the point of almost nervous breakdown to a continually yapping dog.

The other stuff too that you said about the other neighbours and the smell of the plants etc., I understand your mentioning of it too, just to put things into perspective. I actually had a neighbour some years back in an adjacent unit growing plants and at certain times the smell was quite strong and gave me a bit of a head ache. Other times it wasn't much of a worry. Just a fleeting thought though, I wonder if the smell of the plants could be a contribution to setting that mutt off. No, probably not.

BTW: It was nice to see user jmacwq having understanding of your plight as well. Good to see someone else here is understanding.

[lovemykids64]

thank you finally there is some people coming on with common sense.  I think the  peanut gallery bullies are dog owners that also think its their right to not discipline their dogs.  And behold if someone gives them a friendly note they react the same!!

You know if i never had this problem then no i wouldnt really understand what someone else is going through. There is ALOT of people that cant stand yapping.  The council said the reports are increasing so much.   My husband said years ago when we moved here in the 80-90s we had dogs right next to our property 3 dogs that we hardly ever heard.  But seems back then people had more respect now people are just plain rude and no respect for others.

[lovemykids64]

  If it didnt bother him he would tell me and not raise his hands in the air saying hes fed up too.   Dont think i can be more crystal clear but hey you think what you want love