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Neighbour's dog allowed to scare 3 year old son with autism

Kina

Has anyone had any experience of this? Our neighbour has a small yappy dog which is probably harmless, though extremely scary to our 3 year old son with autism. The dog is allowed to run out into our cul-de-sac (off lead) while he is playing and bark aggressively at him. He is so traumatised by this that all we can do is go inside. Our neighbour has been given a harassment warning letter by the police for her own aggressive behaviour, but according the dog warden, it is not criminal for a dog to be allowed to run around barking aggressively on public land. I am so upset by the way it is affecting him that we no longer allow him to play outside our house. Grateful for information about anyone else's experience of this kind of problem. Thanks

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    The problem with cul-de-sacs is that they attract those who want peace and quiet and also those who see such a road as a perfect place for children to play safely. This more often  than not leads to friction.

    I belong to the former group.  Before buying my property I visited the road at different times and found it as it was discribed by the the estate agents - "a pleasant, quiet, residential road".  However, a couple of years down the line it completely changed with  the advent of two families with small children.  Thankfully,  they eventually moved on but I know it can happen again.

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  • Former Member
    Former Member

    The problem with cul-de-sacs is that they attract those who want peace and quiet and also those who see such a road as a perfect place for children to play safely. This more often  than not leads to friction.

    I belong to the former group.  Before buying my property I visited the road at different times and found it as it was discribed by the the estate agents - "a pleasant, quiet, residential road".  However, a couple of years down the line it completely changed with  the advent of two families with small children.  Thankfully,  they eventually moved on but I know it can happen again.

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