'My neighbour says garden makes her dog unhappy and wants me to change it'

'My neighbour says garden makes her dog unhappy and wants me to change it' A woman has been left confused by her neighbour's strange demand, after she was asked to change her garden layout so that her dog would be 'happy' – but she's not budging The relationship you have with your neighbours can make or break your experience of living in your home. A good rapport can make day-to-day life an absolute pleasure, but even the most perfect property can turn into a misery if those next door make it unbearable. Being a considerate neighbour means playing your part in building a warm and supportive community. Whether it's lending a tool for a DIY job or sharing a pint of milk on a Sunday morning before the shops open, a little goodwill goes a long way. That said, not every request is deemed reasonable or socially acceptable. You can't expect your neighbours to completely upend their daily lives because something they do rubs you up the wrong way - provided they're not making a racket late at night - and you certainly can't ask them to part with something they rely on themselves. One woman on social media has claimed her neighbour made a demand she simply doesn't know how to fulfil, after being told to "move her garden". In a post on Reddit, the woman described her bewilderment when her neighbour turned up at her door and told her to "do something" about her garden because her "dog doesn't like it". At first, the woman assumed her neighbour was somehow asking her to physically relocate her outdoor space — an utterly impossible feat. However, the neighbour was referring specifically to the vegetable patch the woman had been tending, which is presently "small but thriving" and packed with tomatoes, peppers, and strawberries. A woman has expressed her astonishment after her neighbour insisted she relocate her vegetable garden as it was making her dog bark. The woman, who views her vegetable patch as her "happy place", was informed by her neighbour that the garden's position was too near their shared fence and was triggering her dog to bark continuously. In her post, the woman quoted her neighbour as saying: "My dog doesn't like it. Every time he looks at it, he starts barking like crazy. He doesn't do that anywhere else. I think it's the smell of your compost, or maybe just the way it looks, whatever. Can you move it back a little so it's more hidden and he doesn't see it?" The woman replied by proposing her neighbour's dog would ultimately "get used to" the unfamiliar smell, though her neighbour stayed firm the vegetables required moving to another section of her garden. Her neighbour then cautioned her: "The barking makes everything so uncomfortable. He barks really loudly because of your garden, and it's going to inconvenience other neighbours. Do you want to cause problems in the neighbourhood?" The woman went on to reveal: "A few days later, I found out from another neighbour that they confronted her about her dog's constant barking and she told them I was the cause, saying I 'refused to cooperate'. So apparently, my tomatoes are now the local menace." Those commenting on the post were equally baffled by the neighbour's unreasonable demands, with the majority urging the woman to stand her ground and refuse to uproot her vegetable patch. One user remarked: "As if you can just roll the damn thing up and move it. You better wash those tomatoes off really well before you eat them. Why do stupid people have to ruin everything?" Meanwhile, another added: "Just say no. The dog will get over it. Dogs take three to six months to adjust to environmental changes, unless the owner caters to the dog." A third wrote: "You might want to aim a video camera at your garden in case she or the dog destroys it!"