Steve_P

I rose above that kind of childish mentality.

I can only hope that most of the posts here are tongue in cheek, otherwise I am extremely disappointed in the mentality or lack of same shown in this thread.

Have fun children.

Posidrive

Firstly, we've had crappy neighbours before and want a peaceful life rather the crap associated with neighbours with a psychotic grudge to bare. Strangely, dog appers to be treated better now that it looks like the scumbag has returned to the family home after a period of enforced absence by his wife. She has a small dog that bares more than a striking resemblence to a rat that she was treating like a king, so the bernese mountain dog was kept outside. Now that's he is back the dog is better treated probably, because it is his dog.

Secondly, Not really complaining about the welfare of the lawn, but more the selfish and inconsiderate behaviour to the scumbag and the way that he screamed abuse at my wife. Also well and truely fed up with finding dog crap everywhere in our development while trying to sell the house. For what houses go here, I can't see any prospective buyers wanting to live in a dung heap.

Posidrive

You expect this sort of behaviour from the average British yob who doesn't care where his dog craps, but not from someone who is supposed to be educated, or at least seemed so on the one time that I spoke to him about a year ago. The fact that he thinks that because his house is twice the size of ours that he can use our yard as a dog toilet makes our blood boil.

Monkey Puzzle

I agree that you should have contacted the SPCA when you saw the dog suffering. You can do so anonymously. (I'm an SPCA volunteer.)

You still could report him if you can see the dog is not provided with adequate care - ie shelter and access to food and water - or if it is being beaten. They would visit the owner and follow up accordingly, eventually seizing the dog and rehoming it if he didn't co-operate and improve his care of it.

Lorna at Vicenza

Thanks - I think it was a compliment. I always knew there was a bit of a bitch inside me somewhere.

I'd be laughing my head off in that taxi anyway.

Especially if he stepped in all the dog poo on his way out to get a paper or go to work.

Lorna at Vicenza

Clicked on wrong quote - sorry.

Posidrive

See above post that dog is now better treated now that scumbag is home. Reporting them them to animal warefare would probably now be to the detriment of the dog, since the dog probably thinks that his owner is wonderful (they can be really stupid at times). Only suggested reporting them for revenge, but don't want to upset the dog now that it probably has a content life again.

fledermaus

Invest in a fence and a gate.

Posidrive

Not allowed by achitectural constraint otherwise we already would have

dazzlerdaz

Yes it was

fledermaus

Well, it seems like you are stuffed then. There's nothing to do but ignore it.

Monkey Puzzle

Yeah, read your post after I sent mine. Glad he seems ok. (My ex-SPCA dog was seized from an owner that beat him up and was reported by a neighbour. He has zero hangups and is such a loving mutt that he would likely still have adored his owner regardless. That makes even more glad he's no longer with him! He would have missed the nyaff at first perhaps but there is no doubt that he's better off long term with us.)

Good luck with selling the house ...

Purley

While I would prefer that my dog doesn't crap on a walk - I really cannot see how when your dog has to go - you are going to prevent it from going. I do agree about the abuse -- the guy is obviously a scumbag, but if someone's dog pooped on my lawn and they picked it up, I certainly wouldn't be annoyed. Smears on the lawn -- I think that's a bit much to make a fuss about it.

Tangram

I haven't read back, but I'm sure I said I make the dog go before we go out on a walk....if I didn't I certainly meant to.

The smears would of cause be of shit. I have never complained about it as it appears to be the done thing. Doesn't mean I like it, my dog doesn't do it on anyone's lawn, including mine.

Essex_Man

Great lawn feeder tho.