Next door's dogs in out garden

If it's your front garden and there are no fences I guess there's not much you can do, but coming into your back garden, taking it's a private dwelling, then you should make it secure so dogs can't get in...
Don't put the fence up whilst the dog is there though as it may be trapped inside!

Plevey08 Had a friend who had the same circumstances. Didn't hesitate to inform the police. The culprit rented flat and rental terminated, had to move out.The management company may well have authority to terminate agreement if any charges made by police.

Anti- social behaviour! I have to share a small hallway with a neighbour who persistently smokes weed.,.it stinks and penetrates into my flat. I've asked and explained how this affects me. Falls on deaf ears. Have spoken to the management company, they have sent a generic letter to all residents saying it is illegal. But guess what people who are constantly stoned (if they even read it) take absolutely no notice whatsoever.

The obvious solution is to fence off our garden, and make sure there's a gate which is always kept closed so the dog can't access your garden!

We had this once about thirty years ago, on a new estate where we weren't allowed to fence off our front gardens, and an elderly neighbour was in the habit of letting his dog out to poo whereever it wanted......one Sunday morning I saw the dog poo right in the middle of our front lawn so I marched srtaight down to the neighbour, holding the dog by its collar, and insisted he comeout in his dressing gown to oick up his dogs' mess! Which he did, and it never happened again - but had it happened, my husband and I wouldn't have hesitated to report the dog to the local dog warden as a stray not on a lead.

I would have a polite chat with the dog owners. The majority of people would be prepared to take steps to stop this happening. However, you may be on the receiving end of a mouthful of abuse. If a neighbourly chat does not sort things out then I would get in touch with your local Environmental Health Dept. I love dogs but would not be happy with your situation. The blessed cats are bad enough!

You can't stop the fox, Allira, it is a wild animal and behaves as such. You could try to find a tape-recording of a dachshound barking. That might help.

I don't mind the fox coming through at all; we've had badgers too. It's the smell of their poo and having to dispose of it. 🤮
I'd rather have a quiet fox than a dachshund!

37JamesandJon33 totally agree with your comment.

Son invested in a motion activated sprinkler system that would target anything moving in the garden, then turn off.
He doesn't get cats, foxes or any other animal intruders now. Works well and harmless, helps water the lawn too.

37JamesandJon33
That's an awful thing to do as they could have been killed or caused an accident and left someone badly injured or worse. You should have knocked on the neighbours door and told them they were in your garden.

Start by asking the police or Citizens' Advice what the law actually says about dogs that are not on a lead.

If the answer is that dogs may only run loose if they are under their owner's control all the time, the owner can by fined.

If it is legal to let dogs out on their own, then your only option is a fence, which seems unfair to me if you have to pay for a fence to keep other people's dogs, or children out of your garden.

You can't stop the fox, Allira, it is a wild animal and behaves as such. You could try to find a tape-recording of a dachshound barking. That might help.

Why poor dogs Macadia they have a garden of their own to run bark and bask in
I m afraid I d fence that side in who wants someone else’s animals mashing their flowers and leaving their calling card bad enough that neighbourhood cats do it without adding to the list
If on your deeds it’s not your boundary to look after ask them or tell them them you ll get it done as cheap as poss and send them the bill if it is your boundary then put something up as soon as you can

A very apt cartoon, RosieandherMaw!

Poor dogs. Dogs dont know why there are so many fences in their world.

Could you just ask the neighbors if they could keep their dogs out of your garden?

Good job they don’t live here because it is illegal and they would cop a fine. One big reason why we no longer have dogs because our property is too big to fence enough to stop a dog getting out.

RosieandherMaw

Like this?

That made me laugh 😂

We're not allowed to fence our front gardens.

I have seen people taking dogs for walks and allowing them to do their business (😁) on our lawn, but not lately.

Now, how do I stop the fox which strolls through and thinks it's a loo?

Like this?

My neighbour rang me up a couple of times to complain that my dog was in her garden. Dog was sitting next to me on both occasions, with a grin on his face.
She hadn't realised that the opposite hedge between her garden & the footpath to the park has lots of dog-sized holes in it.

Next door’s dogs used to come in our garden. I would leave the front gate open and they would trot out into the lane.After about a week or so of finding them in the village or further from home, next door put up secure fencing.

PS iProbably illegal to spray certain noxious substances on your garden, especially if the substance damages dogs or wildlife.

A fence of my own a priority.

I’d put up a fence if my own

If they can't afford a fence they will need to use a lead.

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How do they get in your garden? That's the starting point.

That would certainly be my starting point? Is their own garden not fenced in?

They shouldn’t be in your garden. Aren’t they securely fenced in? That’s your neighbour’s responsibility.