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I hate people that don`t

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#1 ·
We have this guy who lives around the corner from us.......,now there is only one way out of our cul-de-sac ,so this guy must walk passed our house every day at least 3 or 4 times,,,,,,When Zola was a pup,this guy went out his way to let us know that he disliked GSD so much,,he never has liked them and never will......it seems he has started to tell every one in our village that we keep a dangerous out of control dog,,( some people listen some don`t ) so why does he think that, you may be wondering,,,,,,well .some time he walks passed our house Zola gives him a piece of her mind, barking loudly at the window , we think she has picked up on the fact he hates her,for she doesn`t bark at every one...The other day while playing with our two boys I got a knock at the front door,,,it was a friend of this guy and he wasn`t in the mood for a friendly chat.You see,he lives behind us and had decided to come and tell me how much he is sick of hearing Zola barking,,all day and some nights he said,he didn`t like the fact she is left in the garden all day ( she isn`t ), she is left alone in the house when we go out ( never... she is always with us in the car ),AND he finished by saying ..." If you don`t shut her up.....I will "...............What a pile of poo he was talking..We called the police,..Why are people like this,why do they class GSD`s dangerous........this guy lives next to a couple who own little terriers who bark all day in the garden,I told him that and his reply was " yeah I do but you cannt call that barking "Now the guy who walks passed our house has chipped in....I hate people that don`t like GSD`s
 
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#2 ·
Oh I forgot to say ,we have now put a sign up on our back fence,just for the guy who came knocking to read.it reads.........NEVER MIND THE DOG.BEWARE OF THE OWNER.......Happy days
 
#4 · (Edited)
there's a few houses by me that always have barking dogs in the windows when me and my dogs walk by. it's annoying but i'm proud that my dogs don't even respond. i always wonder why people let their dos act like that. my first GSD never did that. my 2nd did at 8 to 9 weeks old. took a few firm NOs before he learned he can't do that.

any reason you can't raise your dogs properly and give all GSDs a bad name?
 
#5 ·
Before you let her out you may want to check your yard. You also may want to start a journal dating back to the first time this guy sounded off. You need to be careful. Time and date everytime you let her out (may sound far fetched but its something to fall back on) just keep a tight leash on what you do with her. Not everyone is a dog lover.
 
#6 ·
Not defending any of your neighbors actions but...

Both my neighbors have annoying A Hole dogs bark bark bark all the time! The only time people know I have a dog is when they come to the front door or they actually see him!

A ticked off "unstable" neighbor in your back yard??? Not good don't give them an excuse!
 
#7 ·
Dogs don't even have to bark to be a huge nuisance. My neighbours behind have two huskies with littermate syndrome who basically live in their garden and run wild without any supervision. They don't bark, but they cry and whine and growl and do everything in their power to get my male to fence fight them any time he's outside. It's frustrating to have a nice big garden that's almost useless for basic training because of the constant high distraction level. I guess it's useful for proofing and working on reactivity :rolleyes: I'm sometimes amazed at how well he handles himself with the two of them at the fence the whole time.
 
#9 ·
The funny thing is,the guy who walks passed our house ,is himself breaking the law,,for he too has a dog but I have never seen him walk it on a lead , he walks it on the street ,by main roads and through play grounds but always off lead ,so I may approach him one day and ask nicely if he would stop bad mouthing our Zola and if his response is negative ,then I will quote him ...the road traffic act 1988,section 7 para 1 , :):):):)
 
#11 ·
If I were you, I'd just stay away from the jerk.

Get into some classes and train your dog to be the BEST that you can train her to be. Learn basic obedience, then off lead, then graduate to tracking, or herding or any kind of useful utility work.

The very best revenge you can possibly get is to have the very best trained and well behaved dog that you can possibly have. When you do that----people will notice, and believe me they will figure out in a split second who is right and who is wrong.

And you and Zola will both have fun doing it together.

Not only that, you could have the ugliest dog that ever walked on three legs-------------but if she is well trained and well behaved, you will have people coming up to you in the street telling you how beautiful she is and wanting to tell you all kinds of stories about a GSD that they had as kid and still miss 40 years later, etc. etc.
 
#15 ·
It does seem like these two mates have a bit of a thing against your dog, especially if they're making up lies to make you look bad (like your dog being in the yard barking when it isn't). But I agree with the poster who said perhaps try and work on addressing the barking. We're fortunate that our girl isn't a barker but when she does bark (always when we've shut the backdoor and left her behind outside) it is loud and booming and makes me jump. I worry instantly about the neighbours when I hear it, and we're talking a once-a-day bark if that. Perhaps even talk to your other neighbours and see what they have to say?
 
#17 ·
Calling the cops was the right thing to do imo. My neighbours on each side dislike and are actually afraid of my gsd. One neighbour called the cops because he had our dogs off leash but that didn't change anything.

I have always found it strange when people dislike dogs in general. I've only met one person who wasn't a neighbour, that didn't like dogs and it made me fell weird. To each their own. He's still a cool person.
 
#18 ·
I would be cautious about your neighbor potentially trying something along the lines of tossing poisoned meat into your garden or trying to leave your fencing open on purpose. You's be surprised how many autopsies of dogs who suffered sudden death are poison related.
 
#19 ·
I agree with the train your dog comments, should your neighbors file a complaint against you, nothing like having a well behaved dog for your defense. Might think about cameras as well, with audio if possible, not just to catch your neighbor doing something stupid, but to show your dog is not out there barking when they claim he is.
 
#21 · (Edited)
I bring my girl everywhere and only run across a couple people scared of her. Nobody has said anything bad at all. One lady working at home depot said OMG!!! a dog!, and a lady walking by our house got scared when apache ran up on her. It doesnt take a genius to tell shes a very happy go lucky dog, btw shes dark sable...
 
#22 · (Edited)
I have to keep reminding myself that u guys in the us, canada, uk n all such countries are very particular about barking dogs. Here almost every dog barks at you if you are walking anywhere near their owner's property. It has become so normal that people here prefer it as they feel it would warn intruders against coming anywhere near their house. I have a neighbour whose dog barks all the time except when it is asleep and trust me I couldn't care less n I think it is the same for all the neighbours as no one bothered to report it so far. It is not that we do not train them. They r trained just not socialised properly. We don't have dog parks or pools like u guys. In fact, we can bring our dogs almost no where. It is really sad but we have to be sensitive towards the feelings of the Muslims here who are not allowed to come into contact with any dogs as they r the majority.

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