| Dealing with neighbors
I live in a rather unusual setting. I am the only house on the right side of this little private road which leads down to the beach. Then there is a little drive which is on the left and leads up into a circle where all the other houses are. I am only describing this so that you get a feel for the neighborhood which is very closed off to everything else. Anyway, I am getting a very mixed reaction to me having a Rottweiler. Some asked if their children could take her for a walk, or play with her. While others (the two neighbors who I am good friends with) refuse to even get near my dog Emma who will be 4 month old in June. Still another neighbor's son made the statement "You can't get a homeowners policy if they find out you have a Rottweiler". It took me months to do the research on a breeder with a good reputation for producing very stable tempermants. I know what I have to do regarding socalizing training etc, and that you can't change some people's minds. But for some reason I am really hurt by some of these comments. The only other two dogs in this little neighborhood are a Dob, and a Chow neither of which has a yard to run in, and bark like crazy if you get near the house. My dog has a huge fenced yard to run and play in. Now really, who should you me more afraid of? I guess I'm not asking a question, but just needed to vent a little. I want to take Emma down to the beach where dogs are allowed to run, but am afraid some of my neighbors might try to cause problems for me. To the best of my knowledge, there are no laws in New York state regarding homeowner policies being denied to people who have Rottweilers. Has anyone in NY state had problems with this?  |