More of a rant, advice thread if you will bear with me.
My neighbor across the hall from me is new. a few months new. They have this small dog.. a pom, or yorki or shtiz tu.. one of those tiny yappy dogs. I would say it's about 5 lbs,
The dog does yap when they're not home, and I do hear it in my apartment when it's quiet. It's OK, I keep the tv on anyway and I don't hear the dog, and when I am asleep, my hearing aids are out, so the yapping doesn't bother me. I feel bad for the neighbors next to them!
What DOES bother me, is how aggressive it is. Example. Today I went outside to toss some books by the trash for people to pick up.. I went back in, up the stairs.. and she comes down the stairs with the yappy dog. She sees me, but continues down. The dog lunges towards me, leashed, growling, snarling and yapping at me. She didn't pull the dog back as she goes down, and I am pressed up against the railing as not to get bitten. She didn't bother to pull the dog away from me, but she DID stop, probably to make small chat with me, but the dog was just inches from me, growling, lunging and snapping at me. I love dogs, but I lied to her saying "I don't like small dogs!" and she finally pulled her dog away and continued down the stairs. I felt saying "Control your dog" would be too rude, but now I am not sure.
Seriously.. if owners sees their dogs lunging, growling and barking at another person, they should take control! Turn the dog away or something. I could swear this dog would've bitten me if he got close enough. I am sure it was protecting its owner as it should, but geesh.
There's neighbors with friendly dogs that I allow to come up to me to pet and play with, and these dogs are clearly friendly.. tail wagging, seeking attention, quietly. This yapper.. a little 5 pound ball of fluff, scared the crap out of me.
How can I tell this person to train their dog, or at least keep it away from me without sounding like a nasty, mean neighbor? I want to be friends with her and her daughter, but it's hard with their aggressive pup.
I liked the apartment before it allowed dogs. Main reason why I moved here.. no dogs. Now I am stepping in dog poo that people failed to clean up.. seeing yellow spots on the lawn from pee.. and don't forget the barking.
My neighbor across the hall from me is new. a few months new. They have this small dog.. a pom, or yorki or shtiz tu.. one of those tiny yappy dogs. I would say it's about 5 lbs,
The dog does yap when they're not home, and I do hear it in my apartment when it's quiet. It's OK, I keep the tv on anyway and I don't hear the dog, and when I am asleep, my hearing aids are out, so the yapping doesn't bother me. I feel bad for the neighbors next to them!
What DOES bother me, is how aggressive it is. Example. Today I went outside to toss some books by the trash for people to pick up.. I went back in, up the stairs.. and she comes down the stairs with the yappy dog. She sees me, but continues down. The dog lunges towards me, leashed, growling, snarling and yapping at me. She didn't pull the dog back as she goes down, and I am pressed up against the railing as not to get bitten. She didn't bother to pull the dog away from me, but she DID stop, probably to make small chat with me, but the dog was just inches from me, growling, lunging and snapping at me. I love dogs, but I lied to her saying "I don't like small dogs!" and she finally pulled her dog away and continued down the stairs. I felt saying "Control your dog" would be too rude, but now I am not sure.
Seriously.. if owners sees their dogs lunging, growling and barking at another person, they should take control! Turn the dog away or something. I could swear this dog would've bitten me if he got close enough. I am sure it was protecting its owner as it should, but geesh.
There's neighbors with friendly dogs that I allow to come up to me to pet and play with, and these dogs are clearly friendly.. tail wagging, seeking attention, quietly. This yapper.. a little 5 pound ball of fluff, scared the crap out of me.
How can I tell this person to train their dog, or at least keep it away from me without sounding like a nasty, mean neighbor? I want to be friends with her and her daughter, but it's hard with their aggressive pup.
I liked the apartment before it allowed dogs. Main reason why I moved here.. no dogs. Now I am stepping in dog poo that people failed to clean up.. seeing yellow spots on the lawn from pee.. and don't forget the barking.