We have a footpath that runs down the side of our house. Our kitchen window looks straight onto it and my DC use it every day to walk to school. We live on an estate and the footpath goes all the way round in a loop. It’s very popular with dog walkers who are mostly very respectful. We have a dog ourselves so no issues with dogs.
I have is an elderly neighbour who has two very aggressive terrier type dogs. He walks past at least twice a day and his dogs poo on the path right outside my house in the same spot every single day. And he doesn’t pick it up. I know it’s him as I’ve seen him on my security camera.
The problem is that this man has dementia, lives on his own and has very poor eyesight. My cleaner also cleans for him and tells me the dogs regularly poo inside his house and wee on his bed and he doesn’t notice. I can’t talk to him about the poo as I can’t get close when I see him as his dogs go mental and I’m genuinely scared of them. I wonder if he just can’t see the poo to pick it up? On the other hand My neighbours have seen him kick it into the gutter rather than picking it up.
I really sympathise with him but equally I’m heartily fed up of picking up dog shit every day and me and my DC stepping in it frequently. I don’t want to look out of my kitchen window onto a pile of stinking dog crap every day.
What should I do?