Ah crap. Here’s a situation I can do without.

New neighbour, and they have a shitty looking dog that won’t stop barking and growling at my two girls when they go out to play in the garden, and now they’re afraid to go out when it’s out. The fence is keeping them apart but they’re quite young so it frightens them.

I thought I’d try get off in the right foot with the new guy so I went around, welcomed him to the street, answered a few questions about where local amenities are and then asked if he could do something about the dog going for the kids. I can tell he doesn’t think it’s an issue though, as a week is on it’s still happening. So as it’s my boundary I’m going to replace the lattice fence with 7 foot high panels I’ve been keeping in storage since the storms last winter. It’ll still bark and grow at them but hopefully if they can’t see each other one another they will get used to it and loose interest. It’s a pity because we really got on with the people before him.