My neighbors threatened to call the COPS for the craziest reason – I don’t know what to do next
IT’S not uncommon for neighbors to get into heated disagreements over everything from property boundaries to parking. Some things, though, can’t be controlled, and the involvement of law enforcement might seem farfetched. A person that goes by KindleAndCake on social media shared the odd reason that their neighbor threatened to call the cops on them. […]
IT’S not uncommon for neighbors to get into heated disagreements over everything from property boundaries to parking.
Some things, though, can’t be controlled, and the involvement of law enforcement might seem farfetched.
A person that goes by KindleAndCake on social media shared the odd reason that their neighbor threatened to call the cops on them.
According to the poster, their new neighbors had recently moved in and were cat owners. Their neighbor’s cats were usually up against their fence.
Whenever the poster let their dog out, the dog would immediately bark at the new neighbor’s cats, and in those cases, they would bring their dog back inside.
Despite their apparent attempt to combat the issue, their new neighbor soon confronted them about their barking dog.
The distressed dog owner wrote: “Neighbor saw me today and challenged me over the barking.
“He said it was annoying. I just said there wasn’t much I could do, he’s a dog and he barks at cats and I bring him in as soon as I hear him.
“Neighbor then responds with, ‘but my cat doesn’t make any noise.’ I just looked at him, and said, ‘but he’s a cat. He doesn’t bark.’
“Neighbor then threatened to call the police if this carries on.”
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The distraught person wanted to know if they were in the wrong for owning a dog and not being able to control whether said dog barked or not.
People in the comments section were divided, with varying opinions.
Someone backing the neighbor wrote: “Ummmm yes, put something up against the fence so your dog can’t see them OR teach your dog not to bark OR keep him in when they’re out there.
“Woofing dogs are a nuisance. From, a cat-hating dog lover.”
Another person came to the poster’s defense, writing: “You can’t completely stop a dog from barking, your neighbor is being ridiculous.
“Our next-door neighbors have [a] dog. It occasionally barks, our dog occasionally barks, it’s what dogs do.
“As long as you bring him in when he starts and he’s not doing it excessively then I don’t think the police will be interested.”
A more skeptical user said: “Is your neighbor doing this on purpose? Teasing your dog with their cats. So they have something to complain about… Because some people will try hard to do so.”
“Your neighbor sounds weird,” someone added.
And with some useful insight, a final person stated: “There’s nothing more you can do. You’re bringing the dog in as soon as the barking starts (as would I) so that’s fine.
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“The police won’t want to know. He could report a noise nuisance but nothing will come of that either, since it’s short-lived, you intervene and stop it and it’s not at unsociable hours (presumably). So nothing would come of that either.
“I guess you could ask if they have a routine and avoid those times in the garden. That would piss me off though, so I would probably attempt to screen that part of the fence better to save us all hassle.”
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