Boundary issues
The neighbor's brother and niece are here visiting for a week so the kids have been playing outside a lot, and he can't seem to tolerate that. He barks at them constantly when we're outside and drives me nuts! Anyone have any ideas how he can be persuaded that it is OK for them to live there and have fun in THEIR YARD? And to stop him from running up at their cars when they pull in? |
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Quote: He seems to be ok when I'm out there with him...I can give him a warning when I hear him barking or starting to growl, and he'll come up to me and not chase the car, but if he is outside by himself, he runs up to their car I think the only solution is for you to always be with him when he's outside or not allow him to be outside alone unless he's in a securely fenced area. The worrywart that I am, I'd be afraid the neighbors would be scared of him if he's territorial and running up to them growling and barking. Once he sees them, is he friendly with them or could it escalate into a bad situation? They're ok with this behavior? I take it he's never bitten or he wouldn't be allowed to be unsupervised and off-leash in the yard. Repeated exposure to the neighbors and finding that good things happen when they come home might help as long as you don't accidentally reward the negative barking/growling/engaging the neighbors. Quote: The neighbor's brother and niece are here visiting for a week so the kids have been playing outside a lot, and he can't seem to tolerate that. Can he be put inside with the TV on and the curtains closed so it reduces or eliminates the visual and noise stimulus of the kids playing? If it's only for a week, that wouldn't be too bad. Hopefully others can share more ideas. I hope you can find a solution! |
| I agree with the above. I hope you find a solution because I know we always want our dogs to be with us when we're outside, so they can be a part of the family. Plus, we hate them missing out on the fun. We haven't found one, so we keep our dogs inside, let them out when we know certain neighbors are gone, and we have signs up that say children at play to make cars turn around (we live in a cul de sac). If it were me, and a dog made me feel uncomfortable on my property when the owner wasn't around ...then I'd turn their dog in (calling police, etc) since at least where I live, dogs have to be on a leash if they can't be controlled. I'm a huge dog person, but I wouldn't tolerate it. |
Quote: If it were me, and a dog made me feel uncomfortable on my property when the owner wasn't around ...then I'd turn their dog in (calling police, etc) since at least where I live, dogs have to be on a leash if they can't be controlled. I'm a huge dog person, but I wouldn't tolerate it. It's the same here... if you have a dog, you have to control it. We love our dogs... we don't automatically expect others to so we try to respect them. The neighbor's dog two houses down got out a couple of times. The first time I encountered him off-leash was in my driveway. She hollered that he was friendly... I hollered back that the dog I had on a leash was not. (OMG... it was Meesha  ) She quickly came over and got him. Another time he was loose and unaccompanied, he approached my husband as he was getting into the car. He loves dogs but this big dog's body language made him uneasy... the dog looks like a Belgian Shepherd. We often think our dogs are friendly because they are with us but it's not always the case with others. |
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