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Originally Posted by TammyJM  My husband and I love where we live and have enjoyed living next door to an older couple (in their 80's). They are our only neighbors because we do not have a house on the other side of us. They are truly such sweet people and have treated us like family. We even invited them over for our daughter's 5th birthday and she is CONSTANTLY bringing us our things from her garden or cookies that she has baked. They are sweet to my children and they dote all over Livi...like I said, they are kind, good people. Ok, so you are asking, "What's the problem then?". Well, they had decided that they wanted a dog (a Beagle to be specific)...I know I said that they are in their 80's, but they act as if they are in their 50's...truly! They came across a Beagle at the humane society and their daughter bought her and surprised them with her last week. Since then, not once has that dog pottied or pooed in their own yard...yep, you guessed it, our yard has become Julie's (the beagle) litterbox. Sometimes, she uses the part of the yard on the other side of the sidewalk...so technically doesn't belong to us, but still....ugh! They do not even let her do this in their own yard, regardless of what side of the sidewalk it is on so you know they have to understand that we wouldn't like it either. Also, the people that live on the other side of them is like God to Bob and Mryt (my neighbors)...they would NEVER EVER think of letting their dog do this to his yard!! I have no idea how to handle this because I would not feel comfortable telling them directly. My husband said that he is going to start taking Harley over to their yard to potty.  I also feel like this is too direct, but yet passive aggressive and I am not comfortable with that.
HELP! 
Tammy |
If they really are "good" neighbors, all you have to do is ask them not to allow their dog to poop in your yard. If they deny doing it, get a picture. They know what they're doing, you can bet. My sister had a cat years ago that was an inside/outside cat. One day her neighbor came over and told her that the cat was using a flower bed outside their bedroom window for a bathroom and it was causing an awful smell. My sister was not at all upset about it and immediately made the cat strictly an inside cat. She even helped the neighbor clean up the flower bed so the smell was gone. Really good neighbors know how to act and how to treat others. If these good neighbors get mad, so be it. They aren't very good neighbors after all.