It’s a combo of annoying, funny & a bit ironic, I got an email this morning from sniffspots about new spots in our area and recognized our Nextdoor neighbors yard…
Our reactive dog used to be an avid sniffspot visitor when we lived an apartment. I love the site and think it’s doing a ton of good. My husband and I decided it was time to move into a house with a fenced in yard last year to make all of our lives a little easier.
Our yard is big but the fence is the cheap metal ones, maybe 4ft tall and with the layout of our yard parts of the fence are pretty low (maybe 2.5 ft) we have dogs on both sides and keep our dog on a long line when in the yard so we can grab him quickly since neighbor A’s dog and my dog like to fence fight.
Neighbor B also has a reactive dog, I don’t know her history but she’s always on a tie out when outside so she’s can’t get close to the fence line and apparently isn’t good with other dogs. Shockingly she triggers zero reaction from my dog, she’s not a barker and so they have both learned to just ignore the other dogs presence which is great! The neighbors are respectful and don’t spend much time in the yard so it works out well. Unfortunately neighbor B is the one who decided to turn their yard into a snjffspot.
They are college kids and roommates. I don’t even recognize the host but I can respect the desire for a side hustle. Just a bummer to know we’ll frequently have random dogs coming next door and stressing out my dog. I don’t want to be negative but I’m secretly hoping their spot isn’t super popular.
Anybody have any good renter friendly tips to make the situation in our yard safer and less stressful?
EDIT: went to pull up the sniffspot listing because I was curious if there were any reviews (were out of town) and it looks like the spot was removed from their website. No idea what happened I hadn’t had the chance to speak to our neighbors or report it but seems the problem solved itself.
Our reactive dog used to be an avid sniffspot visitor when we lived an apartment. I love the site and think it’s doing a ton of good. My husband and I decided it was time to move into a house with a fenced in yard last year to make all of our lives a little easier.
Our yard is big but the fence is the cheap metal ones, maybe 4ft tall and with the layout of our yard parts of the fence are pretty low (maybe 2.5 ft) we have dogs on both sides and keep our dog on a long line when in the yard so we can grab him quickly since neighbor A’s dog and my dog like to fence fight.
Neighbor B also has a reactive dog, I don’t know her history but she’s always on a tie out when outside so she’s can’t get close to the fence line and apparently isn’t good with other dogs. Shockingly she triggers zero reaction from my dog, she’s not a barker and so they have both learned to just ignore the other dogs presence which is great! The neighbors are respectful and don’t spend much time in the yard so it works out well. Unfortunately neighbor B is the one who decided to turn their yard into a snjffspot.
They are college kids and roommates. I don’t even recognize the host but I can respect the desire for a side hustle. Just a bummer to know we’ll frequently have random dogs coming next door and stressing out my dog. I don’t want to be negative but I’m secretly hoping their spot isn’t super popular.
Anybody have any good renter friendly tips to make the situation in our yard safer and less stressful?
EDIT: went to pull up the sniffspot listing because I was curious if there were any reviews (were out of town) and it looks like the spot was removed from their website. No idea what happened I hadn’t had the chance to speak to our neighbors or report it but seems the problem solved itself.