[Danielle G.]

'Not for your dog': Was this homeowner being unreasonable for keeping his new yard intact?​

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AIBU, which stands for 'Am I Being Unreasonable', is the perfect platform for sharing your thoughts and opinions! So, for today's AIBU discussion, we have this story from Reddit/SpareTip6703:

Am I being unreasonable for chasing someone down to stop letting their dog use my yard as a bathroom?

'I've got a freshly remodelled front yard that looks really good. Its about a month old. Think something similar to this.'

'Our old front yard was a grass yard. We regularly had issues with people letting their pets poop and pee. Most owners picked up poo, but our yard reeked of pee when it was hot out. I put up a "be respectful no poop or pee signs", they are still up post remodel.'

'Finally, my wife and I bit the bullet to remodel the yard. Now the first 5 feet of the yard next to the sidewalk is rock, and we were hoping that would deter people from letting their dog in our yard. It doesn't seem like it has. It is still a noticeable issue to our noses.'

'This morning, my wife pointed out someone letting their dog go to the bathroom in our yard. As soon as I saw this I headed for the door and by the time I got outside she was in front of my neighbors yard. I walked her way and yelled at her not to let her dog pee and poop in my yard.'

'I pointed out the signs. She said if her dog has to go, her dog has to go. She says, I don't know why you are complaining, I cleaned it up. I was like, "not the pee". She was giving me a big attitude. I yelled at her to teach her dog to poop and pee at home. She told me to shut up and called me a bully. As she continued walking away I said, "my yard is not for your dog!" Am I being unreasonable?'

 

[DLHM]

It's quite simple. It may cost a few dollars to set up. Instal a motion activated sprinkler so when the dog enters your property it activates a spray or multiple sprays of water. This will deter the offending dogs from entering your property. Dogs unlike many of their owners are fairly smart. In no time the dog will realise that they will get a big spray if the enter your property. It will work all the time, and you don't even need to be at home. As long as the spray is contained up to your property line, no problem. Or as suggested before instal a big fence.

It’s the responsibility of the owners of the dogs to keep their dogs off of people’s property. I certainly wouldn’t want to have to fork out money just because people can’t control their animals.

 

[magpie1]

I used to get them delivered to me the ship sailed (No names, no pack drill) mostly 22's strip them down and toss them over the side, too many years have gone past ro make anything out of it mow.

....WHAT. !!

 

[Motherwellkd]

Time for double barreled 12 gauge shotgun.

One barrel for the dog and the other for the owner.

Not your average Australian mentality