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[quote=Anonymous]Our dog, a male hound mix, has never had any issues with other dogs.  He goes to doggy daycare 3 days per week and has never had an issue there nor has he had any issues with other neighbor dogs.  The new neighbors say the same about their dog, a male shepherd mix, and I believe them, but there is something about these two dogs.  They just absolutely hate each other.  As soon as they see each other, it's snarling, growling and lunging.

I work from home 2 days per week and I used to be able to let him play out back in our fenced yard by himself because my office faces the backyard and my desk looks out into the yard.  Their yard is also fenced and they leave their dog out most of the day (the mom SAH w/ two little kids).  Of course now they just congregate to the shared fence line and growl and bark at each other.  I won't let mine out by himself off leash if the neighbor's dog is out because there's so much jumping and growling, plus paws and snouts definitely fit through the shared fence (it's black metal bar type fencing, not wooden slats).

It's gotten to the point that mine is pretty much never in the backyard off leash unless it's very late at night when the other dog is taken in.  I've also started to have to run him to doggy daycare if I have an important conference call and I'm working from home because we have very strict rules about teleworking (no kids can be at home, no pets can be heard).

Is it unreasonable to ask the new neighbors if during a specific time when I have a conference call that they take their dog in so mine can be out in the yard?  It's never more than 90 minutes.  I don't think that's unreasonable but my partner doesn't want to make waves with the new neighbors.  Her solution is to get an estimate to put a solid fence inside the shared fence on our side to block the dog's views.  That's great, too, but in the meantime it's an extra $50 per week when I have to run him to daycare on the days I'm off.   [/quote]

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