We let our dog out each day to relieve himself but he doesnt do it on the same spot every time. we have a gated/fenced house and sometimes, our dog likes to go to the corner that's near the neighbors. now, our lawn is not full of feces, we pick it up daily, but not right after the dog poops.
It happened to rain today and my neighbor comes over threatening to call the cops to take our dog away because there was feces outside. We've never had a problem with this neighbor before but he seemed to have been enraged even before talking to us about it. Normally, I would have said sorry and picked up the mess myself but he kept swearing at me and my family so I told him he had to leave. As he was getting to his side of the fence, he was screaming at the people walking by to look at the **** that was in our lawn so I told him to just stfu. He turned around and angrily walked towards me as if he wanted to take a swing. I went ahead and closed the gate and told him I would call the cops if he tried to get in or take a swing at me.
Does anyone have any legal advice on this issue? again, our lawn is not full of feces and we usually clean up the next day.
If it's in your lawn, and their aren't any city laws against it, he has NO right to be upset with you!!!! let your dogs poop as close to the property line as possible!
throw the wet poo at his house
hahahaha I can see that in my head.
omg it your yard and you can do what you want on it let him call the cops you won't get in troble one time my neibore went to my other nebores house and got all mad just because the dog was braking a a racoon. hope everytihg gets better if not call the cops
If you clean it up every day there is nothing he can do That's why we moved to the country to get away from people like that..
It's YOUR lawn, as the other answerer said. There's nothing illegal about allowing YOUR dog to relieve themselves on YOUR lawn. now if your dogs were continuously barking, then that'd be a different story. Your neighbor is being a bad one, and a childish person at that. As long as your dogs don't bark or poo on their lawn, your fine.
He has no right to do anything to you, or even FORCE you to pick it up – it's your lawn. If he hit you, he'd be in jail.
I'd call the cops and make them tell the guy that he has no right to tell you to pick up feces from your own yard.
He's just being a total JERK!
He sounds like a drunk idiot.
If it is on your yard and fenced in, not to mention you pick it up! I see no way for this person to do anything to you. If he bothers you again and again I would call the cops for harassment. Legally he was trespassing on your property and you have the right to tell him to leave and if he doesn't again you have the right to call the cops and have him removed.
He can't do anything to you that I know of unless your dog is noisy or has bitten someone. Just keep an eye on the guy he sound unstable and I wouldn't put it past this someone to do something to the dog if he was that enraged.
Check local law, if you pick up the poo then not really a legal problem for you.
This guy has anger issues and obviously something else wrong with him.
Your dog is allowed to poop in your yard. you know it and I know it. Heck I have 5 dogs. we do our best to scoop the poop daily. but honestly, even if we do it daily, there's some we miss and they poop AFTER we scoop!
If he gets abusive again call the police. He's in the wrong. Just make sure your dog never poops in his yard.
I'd also see if you couldn't talk to his wife? maybe she could calm him down…
He can't take your dog away. That's not possible for poop. they don't even take dogs away from people who abuse them. Just keep an eye on the guy and be careful ok? He sounds like a nutjob.
And don't let the dog out alone. God knows what an idiot like that would/could do to your dog. you certainly don't want him feeding your dog something poisonous.
PS. I'd document everything… what happened, date it etc…. from now on.
Do you live in an HOA?
Just ignore him. He is the one being a complete a s s. As long as you clean up your yard on a regular basis you're good.
If it's on your lawn, it's not his business. I would refrain from calling him any more names though and call the cops the next time he comes on your property. in fact, I might report this incident to the police anyway for future reference.
Dude's having a bad day. I'd let it go and hope he apologizes, but if not, oh well (unless you're friends or something). You're not in the wrong at all.
I'm going to take the other side on this.
Legally, dog poop is considered a health hazard in many cities. Leaving copious amounts of it to fester may be against the law and against health code violations.
Also, if it's near the property line, then he can probably smell it. this may also be against the law as you are promoting conduct that affects his house value and quality of life.
While you think that you've never had a problem with it, perhaps he sees it as otherwise. one pile of poop isn't going to cause that kind of reaction. Perhaps his house is a dumping ground for poop (not necessarily from your dog), or perhaps there are other issues with your dog outside of the poop. like he barks alot, is left outside to rot, has growled at his family ,etc. or, perhaps there are other issues with your family in general. Loud music, messy yard, trash all over, etc.
If this were my neighbor, I'd take a look around at my part as a neighbor, clean up whatever needed to be cleaned up, and then wait a few days and approach him. let him know that you are sorry about the poop and that it won't happen again. Tell him "I hadn't realized it was such a problem that it was building up for that kind of reaction." Hand him your phone number and then say "Here's my number. If you ever see this again, please do not hesitate to call me to let me know and I'll be happy to pick it up."
Keep friendly with your neighbors. The last thing you want is an ugly pi$$ing contest with them.
Of course, if your neighbor is a problem in general, then clean up the poop and go out of your way to not cause any problems. The second he causes anything, call the cops.
Added: why would I get thumbs down for stating the law? good god – all 12 year olds today?
That's right, I forgot it's a holiday.
I would immediately call the police and file a complaint against this neighor for trespassing, threatening you, and being abusive.
If the dog poop is on your lawn it is none of his business. If there are laws in your area saying it must be cleaned up immediately, then you are at fault, but your neighbor is so far out of line that he would worry me.
Call the police and go on record as being threatened by this man.
It sounds very much as if there is something else wrong in his life, and you just happened to catch it that time.
If there is any further contact, I would call the police, and tell them he has threatened you. Dog poo not withstanding, it is not a license to threaten you well being. What he has already done qualifies as assuault. you could already report him.
Here's hoping that he backs down, and fixes whatever is his personal problem, or thinks next time before it occurs to him to go after you.
And I would put an extra piece of screening inside youur fence, as extra insurance.
if the poop is all on your property only, and it isn't excessive, he doesn't have the right to come over and threaten you. however, i sympathize with him. i have neighbors who let their dogs crap everywhere, and won't pick it up everyday. even though technically, it isn't on my property, it is pretty damn close, and it annoys me to see that they don't always pick it up. i know its not that big of deal to clean up after them since i have a dog too, but i think just as a courtesy, just clean it up right after he poops. it makes it easier for you, cuz then you're only picking up 1 poop at a time, rather than it being a whole chore (cuz it does pile up after a day or 2!), and it might makes things a little better between you and your neighbors. but again, since it is on your property, and it isn't all over your lawn as you said, he can't really say or do anything about it. but your neighbor is a jerk though, and i know how u feel.
You can call the cops just for him threatening!!! you may want to think about it- they'll just come over and talk to him, and basically just tell him to leave you alone. then if he does it a second time, call immediately.
They won't take your dog away for one pile…. or even two or three. There's nothing he can do to you– the worst is a cop would come to your door, and remind you to p.u.t.p. -( pick up the poop, as our land lord says it.)
I think you are unlucky enough to have one of those nasty neighbors who won't be happy no matter what you do. I would just continue on about my business. He would have to prove that it was a horrible nuisance, or that caused him damages somehow.
I don't think your neighbor has any right to yell about where your dog poops. I would document his crazy behavior. Also, be sure that your dog is up to date on shots and has a license just in case he tries to turn you in for something. My mom's neighbor called the police on her because he said her dogs were barking. The dogs were never outside unsupervised. Anyway, it got really crazy and everytime she took her dogs out, he would play "Who let the dog's out" really loud and try to upset the dogs. then he threw something over the fence and the dogs got sick. she finally ended up moving because he was a psycho!
Good luck.
YOUR NEIGHBOR IS DEFINITELY OUT OF LINE. I WOULD DOCUMENT EVEVERYTHING NOTING DATES AND TIMES AND ALSO KEEP TRACK OF YOUR POOPER SCOOPING.DON'T LET YOUR DOG OUT W/OUT WATCHING IT AND ALSO CHECK FOR FOREIGN STUFF THAT COULD HARM YOUR DOG. THIS NUT MIGHT POISION YOUR PET. REPORT ALL CONFRONTATIONS TO THE POLICE SO THERE IS a LEGAL RECORD AND YOU WILL PROBABLY BE ABLE TO SUE HIM FOR HARRASSMENT.
ya it seems stupid but you can actually get in trouble if they can see your back yard from their windows. we just got a puppy and it was really cold out one day so i didnt pick it up he went twice that day and the neighbors freaked out and said they were going to report us. I thought they were bull shitting so i called the city and because they have a back porch that overlooks our yard we can get slapped with a fine.
Seems to me if your dogs poop in your yard then it's your business … especially since you clean it up within a day or two. I'm not sure why this neighbor would go off on you like that and shouldn't have any right to do so.
Next time he does that (if there is one) just keep calm and if he threatens to call the cops, offer to do it for him and go inside, get your phone and start dialing. Put your phone on speaker and walk just outside your home to explain the situation to the cops so your neighbor can hear.
Good luck
it's your yard and it's fenced so he cannot do anything. if continues to bother you and comes on your property i would call cops,don't argue with him let the cops handle it.
i would also keep an eye on your dog when he is out doing his business. you never know what a neighbor like this might try to do to your dog and if no one sees it it is your word against his whether you had problems with him before or not.
Let him vent, it's your yard, your dog, and if you want to wait to pick up the poop (I don't always pick up right away either), that's your right as a home owner. Next time he comes over and starts to rant, laugh at him and say calmly "OK" and walk away.
You should have let him hit you. you could have put him in jail. Next time he acts threatening, call the cops. And if he continues to act like that, then have a restraining order slapped on him (one that makes him go inside his house whenever you are in your backyard).
If he doesn't like it then he should plant a bush to block his view. I just love it when old people start telling neighbors what they can/should do with their own property.
Per the general consensus, this is nothing illegal or even generally offensive about letting YOUR dog poop in YOUR yard. now, if the yard wasn't fenced and he was pooping a little too close to the property line, that's bad. If you just let the poop sit day after day and it was starting to stink up the place, that would be cause for complaint. but there is NOTHING wrong with what you're doing.
If he approaches you so enraged again, you should seriously call the cops. it sounds like he may hurt you over a conflict that he is WRONG, WRONG, WRONG about.
I'm sorry you live next to such a horrible person. I hate stupid people.
You should have called the police rather than say anything to him and when they got there pointed out that the poo m,ay have come from someone elses dog since it was outside your fence.then made it known that you will be wanting to press charges against this idiot the next time he threatens you or your animals in any way shape or form.
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