Yesterday morning our neighbor (who is a nice guy, but kind of odd), came and knocked on our door to tell us that one of our dogs had jumped the wall into his backyard. He says he was just watering his tree when all of a sudden the dog jumped the wall. The wall is almost 5.5ft so it required a bit of effort for him to jump it. I have a hard time believing that our neighbor wasn't in some way antagonizing the dogs. He tends to lean over the wall and look into our yard. He is a bit of a busybody and always seems to think that he should have a say in what we do on our property. Anyway, I apologized and came over to collect the dog.
My husband was talking with our neighbor's gardener today and he mentioned that the other gardener he works with has been known to lean over our wall and antagonize our dogs by making noises, faces, and in general getting them worked up so that they jump at the wall trying to get to him. I'm sure that this behaviour led to the dog jumping the wall yesterday if they have been getting teased by the gardener. So now, I'm not certain what to do to keep my dog from jumping the wall again. I will say something to the gardener and to our neighbor to let him know how the gardener has been acting, but I don't want to deal with my dog jumping the wall all the time. Any suggestions?
Edited to add a picture of the "culprit":
My husband was talking with our neighbor's gardener today and he mentioned that the other gardener he works with has been known to lean over our wall and antagonize our dogs by making noises, faces, and in general getting them worked up so that they jump at the wall trying to get to him. I'm sure that this behaviour led to the dog jumping the wall yesterday if they have been getting teased by the gardener. So now, I'm not certain what to do to keep my dog from jumping the wall again. I will say something to the gardener and to our neighbor to let him know how the gardener has been acting, but I don't want to deal with my dog jumping the wall all the time. Any suggestions?
Edited to add a picture of the "culprit":
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