Angry doesn't even begin to describe it

[Ruthie]

We got a visit from animal control today. Seems one of our neighbor complained that we have a vicious dog. They can't tell us who or exactly what the complaint was.

We evidentially have a neighbor who doesn't like us because we get the city called on us regularly. "Your trash cans are visible from the street", "You are storing things in your front yard" (a bag of soil for a landscaping project), "There is an abandoned vehicle" (A licensed and registered truck parked in our driveway that we use only for towing), "Your yard stinks" (Lawn was picked up the day before but Gator had diarrhea), and the list goes on and on.

But this complaint is too much, you don't mess with my dog. The only thing the animal control officer would tell DH was that he was "barking" and "growling" which is completely false. I have only heard Bison growl maybe 6 times and 4 of those were in SchH training the other two where when I was playing tug with him.

When animal control was here, DH let Bison out in our fenced yard to be "evaluated" by the officer and I guess he ran and got a ball and brought it to the fence then jumped up to say "HI". DH told him to "sit", so he put his ball down, sat, looked at the officer, then the ball, then the officer... DH told him about all the training that he has had and that he has even won first and second place for obedience (Rally legs). Finally, the officer reached his hand over the fence and Bison licked him. He just cautioned DH about perception because Bison looks intimidating.

I am so angry that I am shaking just typing this.

[Jax's Mom]

We have a neighbor like that too. He makes no secret of it though. He complains about us all the time... I told him it's really unfortunate that he cant afford to live in a better neighborhood with cleaner neighbors because he's clearly higher class than us (said it with a straight face with the utmost sincerity)... He STFU after that

[onyx'girl]

You'd think they'd have the neighbors who constantly complain on a "list"!
I don't blame you for being mad, especially when you know your dog and his temperament!

[Zoeys mom]

Oh I remember the days of having my dobe Zeus and animal control was a regular visitor to our home as well. We had a crazy old lady who thought it was okay to allow her cats to free roam- by cats I mean more than 20 Her wonderful cats pooped in our yard daily, left us dead presents, and tormented my Zeus to no end. She would call and say a vicious dog was loose when he was in the house with me, would say he approached her growling which just never happened, and the final straw was one snowy morning while I was walking him leashed and one of her psycho cats ambushed us from her bushes. Zeus barked but did not lunge nor bite and this windbag came commando with a snow shovel and whacked him.....and then called animal control to say she was bit by him. Well thank god for common sense because the officer looked at her and then my dog and said "look lady if that dog bit your arm as you suggest damage would have been done". He then said he would issue her a citation for false complaints if she didn't stop with all the crazy phone calls. Really with no evidence of viciousness your neighbor is just going to eventually tick the wrong officer off and when it happens remember to smile

[frillint1]

Oh wow that has got to be very frustrating. I am sorry.

[shadow mum]

That's terrible. Luckily Bison presented his bestest behaviour for the animal control officer. Training shows.

[KZoppa]

i would be seriously ticked off. i've had neighbors like that. Only they got pissy because their dog kept getting into our yard. They claimed we had a dog who was in heat and we were leaving her in the yard to attract males to get her pregnant. AC came and told us the complaint and asked to see the dog. I pulled out her entire vet record and showed him. She was adopted from the humane society and the officer remembered her. He laughed and wrote a fine for the neighbors for false complaints. another neighbor used to be good friends with us until we refused to let them borrow our truck. They'd totalled 4 cars in 2 years. They started complaining about aggressive dogs. AC never came out because they knew it was bogus. I hope things get better! thats ridiculous! People are so stupid sometimes.

[Caitydid255]

We had a neighbor that claimed that my collie ran out into the street, attacked her dog, then went back to his yard. When animal control stopped by we calmly explained that 1) Teddy is restricted by an electric fence and has NEVER gone through it, 2) if he ran through it, why would he bother running back home while getting zapped again and not go explore the neighborhood. 3) The "date and time" that the "attack" occurred, Teddy was at the vet getting his shots. Animal control left after that. Two days later I watched this lady walk her dog, stop on our driveway, slowly walk her dog partway down our driveway, and call to Teddy. After a "nice discussion" she never walked by our house again, nor did we receive any more complaints.

[selzer]

Reading this post has convinced me that I should list my neighbors under the blessings section of my prayers, and thank God daily for them.

Twice a day my dogs bark -- bad. That is when I am feeding them. they all give me a round seranade -- Me! No Me first! Me Me Me!!! Feed me Seymore! Feed Me NOW! No!!! Don't go in HER kennel, she's a bitch, give me mine first!

Your neighbor would probably have a stroke being forced to listen to that for even a day or two.

I would be beyond mad. What business is it of animal control's if you DO have a viscious dog, so long as you are keeping it contained and it has not had an incident against it???

As for the lady walking the dog up the driveway and calling the dog -- looking for a lawsuit maybe?

And people wonder why I prefer to spend time and money on dogs.

[trish07]

Neighbors can be so annoying....

Have you an idea of who it could be?

My neighbors is "special" too....

Each time she sees Phenix, she adopts a different attitude (means hypocrite). She told our landlord Phenix has peed and pooped on her side, which is totaly false because I don't let Phenix pee or poo in the yard. I bring him on a wasteland near the house and hopefully, our landlord knows it.

Also, she look a him a very special way. She say she don't like him, but each time she can get close to him she try to pet him or whatever with her "I'm the boss attitude". Phenix don't like her either.

I'm concern by the fact she may try to get bit or something to get us rid of Phenix.