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Comment by Vicky Hay on March 31, 2015 at 7:40pm

Wow! It sounds like under the circumstances, if you can afford to move you should seriously consider it. Bad neighbors can make your life miserable.

Comment by Carol on March 31, 2015 at 7:16pm

Been dealing with the various city depts. regarding all of this-starting w/littering or illegal dumping, the fence, general junk hoarding issues (stacks of old tires etc)., among issues other neighbors have had with him.  He's pretty much sue-proof. I hesitate to say too much incase he would happen to see this-which I doubt, but want to be careful of what I say.  I do hate to move over a neighbor but things over the years have made me consider it.

I think my best course is just to pay for disposal, block that gap and keep my gate locked. Zoey certainly has me confused as to how well she can see. She'll let me know if there's another dog clear across the park or kids sledding a block away. But yet she'll run into a pile of cement.  Since I just got her in Nov and I'm her 3rd home since last May, I'm not sure if this has gone on before-I got no history on her except for a little from a shelter that had her for a bit. It seems she can see but she has it in for this rabbit in her yard and looses focus on everything except that rabbit when she's chasing it.

Comment by Vicky Hay on March 31, 2015 at 5:13pm

Waitaminit.

Well, first, back in the Dark Ages I had a doberman pinscher that did things like that: I mean, ran into stuff. He did it all the time. Cactus, low walls, rocks, whatever. These objects appeared to be in plain view to humans, but apparently the dobe either couldn't see them or, more likely, couldn't judge their distance or position. Never did learn what the issue was -- he was a puppy when this first happened and it continued throughout his life. The vet may not be able to figure it out either, but it sounds like you should simply assume that this dog can't see or assess objects and be careful that she doesn't run loose. Ever.

Now about that concrete: you say the neighbor dumped construction debris on your property without your permission and refused to remove it? In my part of the country that's against the law, and I'll bet it is in your parts, too. Call the police. If you don't get any satisfaction, get an estimate on what it will take to have someone come remove it and haul it to the dump, plus estimates from veterinarians for treating injuries resulting from the presence of this junk on your property, and take Honored Neighbor to small claims court. Ask to be paid a) for the cost of hauling the debris; b) for the veterinary bills; c) for the value of the fence he took down (get an estimate of the cost of rebuilding that, too) and the shrubbery he destroyed, and d) for your inconvenience and distress. Max out the allowable amount for a small claims judgment.

Another option might be to move.

Comment by Carol on March 31, 2015 at 4:33pm

Anna-I didn't want to dwell on my neighbor since that's not what this site is about-but he saved old cement from when he replaced his drive and one day when I wasn't home, brought some of it over to "store" in my yard.  So I have a pile of his cement in MY yard and he refuses to move it, knowing that I'm not able to due to physical limitations. I'm assuming he used a dolly to even get it over here.  Anyway, that's what she hits and going fast is able to go flying through a gap in this piece of crap "fence" that he put over in my yard, she kinda scales up the cement  piles and keeps going. He took down a perfectly good fence and cut a bush of mine out and put a different fence a couple feet over into my yard. I could write a book here about them but will spare you.

Anyway-I suspected she might be hitting that all along-it was the opthomogist that said it was ulcers from allergies, which was what I originally posted.  So -yes I know it's my responsibility to keep MY dog in MY yard but YES I feel it's his responsibility for dumping that jagged concrete over here and refusing to move it-knowing WHY I want it out of here now.  My neighbor that used to help me out a lot passed last month and now it's "funny" because I don't have anyone here who'll help me-that's the kind of neighbor I have next door. 

I don't know if I'm still clear on how she does it or why I believe some of the responsibility lies with the neighbor but so be it.

Susan-yes she stays on leash until her eye heals.  She has a 16' lead.  My yard is completely fenced and dog proof as well as child proof-except for the cement dumped.

Thanks everyone for the fence suggestions-my 1st concern is getting the cement out of here, then I can work on that gap. Until then she'll stay on leash!

Comment by Beth on March 31, 2015 at 12:02pm

You can go to a hardware store and get a section of chicken wire or temporary fencing to patch the hole in the fence.

Comment by Anna Morelli on March 31, 2015 at 11:49am

Now what you are saying is that YOUR dog gets out of YOUR yard in a manner that may be the probably cause of her eye injuies and that, somehow, this is the neighbor's fault or responsibility?  You've lost me there.....

Comment by susan on March 31, 2015 at 10:51am

Have you had her vision checked in that eye?  It seems really odd that she would continue to injure it like that.  Also, she sounds really prey driven.  I would be very careful about letting her run loose.  Probably safer to keep her on a long line leash until her eye can heal and you figure out a better solution, like a fenced in yard with no obstacles that she can injure herself on.  

Comment by Jane Christensen on March 31, 2015 at 10:23am

Can you find some narrower pieces of plastic lattice board that someone could screw to the corner of your fence? That way it could be more stable than a garbage can?

Comment by Carol on March 31, 2015 at 9:55am

She is on a 16' flexi lead when she has eye problems or the cone.  There's a gap in the corner where the fences come together-or should and I think she sees the rabbit jump up and over the cement and gets through the opening and obviously not as agile as a rabbit.  Think I'm going to post on Craigslist and see if I can get someone to move and dispose of the cement chunks and then block with like a plastic garbage can that has some give. I've been asking the neighbor for a couple years to move his cement chunks (hoarder) and he won't, hasn't been that much of an issue till this.  I'm more afraid of what these neighbors will do if they see her in their yard-though she usually comes right back.  I may have to start tying her outside, but my yard is small and she really doesn't already have a lot of room to run.  And with her walks, we're by a park and depending on where we are, she has the full 16' of her lead to run.

Her eye is looking better this morning, although still squinty, we went for a walk and so she's taking a nap.  Assuming she looks as good or better this afternoon, we can save another vet charge.

Thanks everyone for your help!

Comment by Jane Christensen on March 31, 2015 at 9:03am

I agree that a long leash or even a 20' lead where she can run but you have some control might be good. Poor girl.

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