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Old 02-21-2024, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by mtdjed View Post
This sounds like the start of a bad movie. Water spraying the dog, shoveling bagging and moving poop, pepper spraying the dog, calling the DPP (Dog Poop Police). Seems like that is a sure way to escalate the issue.

Are you the only neighbor having an issue with this neighbor? It's only been a month since he moved in. Any chance of resolution? Perhaps the initial confrontation and their moving in stress created a barrier. Have you/the neighbors welcomed the new neighbor. You mentioned that their property is not in deed compliance and it sounds like you are blaming them for something that they bought into.

Before this goes too far, try putting yourself in their shoes. Perhaps they came from a totally different environment where animal control was not an issue. If possible, help them adapt.

Is a start over an option?
There is absolutely no excuse for sending your dog outside to do its business in somebody else's yard. None. Forget where they came from. It's a given that you don't trespass on another person's property for any reason.
OP might be the only one having an issue with this neighbor simply because he/she is the one directly behind the people who are letting their dog out loose.
"Help them adapt" my dog tush. They've already tried.
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