As some of you may be aware, (from my recent postings :) ) that my dog is in season... ( another week to go)
The dog next door is doing everything he can to get to her... I know this is what im facing, but he's not mine and he's already jumped the fence 3 times :( (plus his owner isnt too polite at the best of times!)
I vaguely remember reading something about masking the smell but for the life of me i cant rememer what it was.. (ive tried searching under season/smell/etc etc)
Any advice is very much welcome :)

Donna and charliex

Oh dear; please be aware that as the dog next door already knows your bitch is in season any attempts at masking would be useless.  Also, IME it rarely works and in some wise dogs it can even be a signal to confirm the bitch is in heat :(.  I certainly would NOT rely on this at all.

Ok tohme :)
Thanks anyway.... l thought that but i guess it was worth asking :)

Many thanks
Donna and charliex

Hi,
Probably what you're thinking of is "Amplex" tablets ("Antimate" are along the same principle) - they are chlorophyll, that are general deodorisers. However you would have needed to start them at the very beginning of her season for them to be effective. I'm afraid you'll probably have to just carry on being vigilant. Good luck!
:)

Must be difficult to have an unhelpful neighbour, sorry to say there is nothing you can do now he is aware, if fact, it is difficult to fool a male anyway and if your neighbour will not keep him under control then you will have to be vigilant. Only thing is I bet he is driving them mad.

A friend of mine swears by lavendar oil as a good masking agent, but if the dog already knows my guess is he is not going to stop. Surely your neighbour should keep it under some sort of control? It shouldn't be in your garden or on any of your property anyway.

Hiya All,

Thank you for your advice :)
Oh well it was worth asking...
I guess i'll have to keep my eyes peeled.. to be honest the dog next door is really getting to us now... although having said that he's a lovely dog and its not his fault his hormones are running wild :D Shame his owners arent as nice :(

Yes, polly they should keep him under control but they dont!
I did say to them on saturday that he keeps jumping the fence after Beau but all she could say is.. "Its your fault for having a bitch"

At least i probably wont have this problem next year as i plan to get her done :)

Many thanks again
Donna and charliex

How high and who does the fence belong to?  Aslo it is their responsibility to keep their dog in.  He could just as easily want to getr in after poultry, or a cat, or other pets such as Rabbits.  No fault in it. It is their responsibiliyt to keep him from escaping.

He may continue to jump the fence even when she is no longer in season, just because he now knows he can.

Hiya
Sorry i didnt see that you had replied Brainless
It is their fence and their responsibility to keep their dog in...
(believe me when i say that if it was mine it would be higher.. so he couldnt jump it... )

Hopefully, Beau will be out of season around the end of the weekend.. lets hope he stays put then :)

Donna and charliex

There is nothing, except the cost, stopping you putting and taller more substantial fence on the edge of your property, then if their dog jumps their fence and finishes up in the gap between the 2 fences that will be their problem and your bitch and garden will be safe.

jackie,
You are right, maybe thats something i will talk to hubby about when he gets home, later.
Thing is tho i wouldnt want the dog next door coming to any harm, but i guess it wouldnt hurt putting the fence right next to the existing one..
problem solved then :)

Cheers jackie :)

Donna and charliex

Also if you put your fence post in the middle of each of their panels, the gap will be very dmall and it will make the fence stronger, as there will be something solid at the weakest part of each fence panel.

If you don't want to shut your garden off you could have solid fence so far and 2 or 3 foot trellis on the top.

Cheers!
We're off to buy fencing tomorrow :)

I wonder what the dog will do when thats done?
Better still i can reply to his owner (if she comments)
"You should of controlled your dog :D"

Donna and charliex