Please help. Jazmin want's to eat the boy next door.

[Mazz]

Jazmin go's crazy when the five year old boy stands on the wheelie bin, and hang's over our six foot fence.
I'v tried to tell the little boy she doesn't like it, but he's just a little boy and giggles.
We have told him NOT to put his arm's or toy's over, as Jazmin can jump up there, and he will get hurt ( I know it's a bit strong, but, I want to scare him off)
So now when we play with Jazmin, this little head is floating above the fence ( that is what Jazmin see's)
He call's her name and bother's her,( Jazmin start's jumping up and barking)
Now we have let the boy throw the ball from where he is to Jazmin, so she head's it.( first mistake)
Every time the boy is out now he call's Jazmin.
I try to distract her by just playing with her and if she start's lunging up at the boy, I stop play and say " in" and bye bye to the boy.
Leave doesn't work, she doesn't hear me.
Please what do I do.
Parents are just the other side of the fence, so they know I am struggling with Jazmin when their son climb's up
I can't train the child so what can I do.
I find, I am looking out the window before I go out now.
Straight away Jazmin know's I'm on edge.
Any help out there please.
Mazz

[Billy Sitch]

What the hell are his parents up to allowing him to do this. A wheely bin is quite high up for a kid to be climbing all over it and what if he accidently fell into your garden.

I would have a word with his parents and explain that it's tormenting your dog and how their little boy could get hurt/bitten if he doesn't stop it.

[J&J]

I would actually pop around and have a word with the parents..

If he's only 5 they may not realise that little Johnny can get on top of a wheelly bin! So if you express concern on the 'Did you know that Little Johnny's able to clamber onto of the bin, and would it be posible for them to reposistion the bin! And only go down the line, of little Johnny is tormenting my dog if you really have to.. As it normally works better if you use the concern of little Johnny angle rather than he's being a pain in the butt..

If this doesn't work can't be sorted, then you need something on yourside of the fence, which ensure that Jazmin can't reach darling Johnny hands or arms..

The only other idea's is raising then fence up by another foot or two, can you put any planting in front of the fence that we act as a sort of barrier stopping Jazmin from getting paws up on the fence could even be large planters with highish plants in them..

[sams mum]

Originally Posted by Billy Sitch

What the hell are his parents up to allowing him to do this. A wheely bin is quite high up for a kid to be climbing all over it and what if he accidently fell into your garden.

I would have a word with his parents and explain that it's tormenting your dog and how their little boy could get hurt/bitten if he doesn't stop it.

im not patient with disobedient children, even mine...first thing i would do is not wear kid gloves with this child. i would tell him as i would tell my own kids. " get down from hanging over my fence or my dog will jump up and hurt you. DO AS YOUR TOLD".... (not in ear shot of the parents though) and i would go and speak to the parents. have a firm but kind word through gritted teeth.....

[jesterjenn]

If the parents don't do anything, I personally would be tempted to put barbed wire on the top of the fence. Extreme I know, but it would soon stop him!

You could maybe coat the top of the fence with anti-burglar paint, so when he goes back indoors, his mother has to clean it off and hopefully it will make her discourage him from getting up there, as if I am correct, this stains.

[Willo]

I've got a 7 year old child next door who's a bit like that. I've taken to telling her directly not to do something and loud enough for her parents to hear.

Olli is well enough behaved for me to be able to invite said child round on the odd occasion to play out the back with us. I've explained why he does certain things eg his pre-toilet behaviour, mouthing etc and especially that if I ask her to do something she must do it because he's a big strong dog. I've also had to talk to her about not copying whatever I say to Olli because he'll get confused but I have shown her some 'tricks' eg touch, sit and paw so that she can do them with him when I say so and give her the treats to do it.

I think the inclusion has helped more than anything but that may not be possible for other people to do or may take a long time to get to that point.

Electric fence?

[Mazz]

Thank you for all your reply's.
The parent's are hold the child on the bin some times, and when he is calling, Jazmin is barking at him and I am shouting."off, off, off and in" the parent's are there the other side of the fence anyway.
We have no other problems with the neighbours and we've lived here 26 years, so having a word with them, is not really the road I would like to go.

I would like to know what I can do with Jazmin
Mazz.

[Otto 's Mutter]

Sorry hun, but I'm with everyone else with this and would have words with the parents

[Willo]

I'm working on 'watch me' with Olli in the hopes that along with his recall and sit will be enough to get through the selective deafness they seem to switch on and off when it suits!

Getting the timing right for you may be difficult though if monster next door sneaks up on the bin or one of his idiot parents lifts him up so he suddenly appears.

Is Jazmin well enough behaved that you could invite him and his parents round for a bit of a play? It's probably the novelty of having Jazmin react that keeps the monster doing as he's doing.

I've found that the kid next door is getting less and less interested with Olli (result! Lol) since I've said come over and play with him for twenty mins lol