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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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  • Many thanks for your useful response (and apologies for the delay responding).  I have contacted the dog warden at the local council and believe she has been warned.  We haven't had any further incidents (though we have also stayed inside to avoid confrontation).  I'm just hoping she and her angry dog will move on some time.  Thanks again, and I'll be sure to try out your ideas if things persist in future.

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  • Many thanks for your useful response (and apologies for the delay responding).  I have contacted the dog warden at the local council and believe she has been warned.  We haven't had any further incidents (though we have also stayed inside to avoid confrontation).  I'm just hoping she and her angry dog will move on some time.  Thanks again, and I'll be sure to try out your ideas if things persist in future.

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