Would you say anything to angry neighbour?

[TeenLifeMum]

I’m looking for views on how to approach this.

We live in a small cul de sac of 18 houses and we’re in the corner of the turning circle. Generally, neighbours are friendly, say hello and that’s that. Most houses have a dog of some breed. A few weeks ago dh and I were both working from home and the neighbour diagonally across from us pounded on the door. We’ve not really spoken to him before. He said that we’re the only ones who walk our dog off lead up the road so he’s concluded our dog is the one weeing up his door and pooing on his door mat and he’d destroyed the doormat that morning with poop.

we have a cocker spaniel with excellent recall. We do tend to walk up the road with him off lead as it’s very quiet and there’s a walkway to the park at the end of the road. At no point is he out of sight. That morning I could say with 100% confidence my dog didn’t go anywhere near his door (because I did that walk and he was never away from my side until we reached the field). He did poo three times in the field (which I picked up). Neighbour refused to hear any of it. Ddog sat behind me with the guiltiest spaniel face you’ve ever seen, which didn’t help. Eventually he left the doorway after I’d repeatedly said it wasn’t my dog but I’ll use a lead in the street if he’d rather, however it won’t fix the issue.

I’ve used a lead ever since. I genuinely don’t want to upset neighbours.

Now to the point. I’ve just witnessed angry neighbour’s immediate neighbour walking her collie on a lead passed his house and let him cock his leg and wee on the angry neighbour’s door!

Would you say anything?

Absolutely not, let angry man get a ring doorbell if he wants to know who it is. I'd bet there's some backstory to why they did that

I'd imagine hes probably a nightmare neighbour if he just randomly decides to go off the handle like that with absolutely no proof so he probably has it coming. So I wouldn't tell him. Maybe mention in the passing the way he acted towards you to the guilty neighbour if you get the chance too. I'd also get a ring doorbell or the like incase he tries to be abusive towards you again.

Tell him to get a Ring doorbell that will let him see who the culprit is for himself, but don’t dob them in, otherwise you’ll be appeasing one neighbour but upsetting another. Just let the evidence do the talking.

Ironically he has one but it’s not angled low enough to get the dog. We don’t get dog mess in our street so it’s all very odd. He had a sausage dog who is quite yappy and my boy never goes near. I don’t have a dominant dog, more one that rolls over if you smile at him.

Omg! I'd leave an anonymous note telling him who it is just to see the drama unfold.

Surely she can't be letting her dog poo on his mat though?! Could it be foxes?

No, I wouldn't. Angry neighbour has already decided so anything like this from you probably, unfortunately, won't be taken well and it'll just be another confrontation, which you could avoid.

I get you want to 'clear' your name as it were but I don't think this would achieve that, if he comes again and has another go I probably would say something but in all honesty I'd be doing that probably through anger, and it wouldn't be advisable I don't think, a camera would catch the culprit if he really wanted to.

I wouldn’t say anything.

It’s quite possible that he shouted at them before you and will shout at others at a later date, with a variety of dogs responsible.

I think a fox is the mostly likely poo culprit but there’s no reasoning. I sounded like a crazy woman when he talked about wet poo - my dog has very solid poop 😂.

I guess I’d be angry if I thought neighbours were allowing their dog to do this but I wouldn’t handle it the way he did.

I think a fox is the mostly likely poo culprit but there’s no reasoning. I sounded like a crazy woman when he talked about wet poo - my dog has very solid poop 😂.

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I wouldn’t tell him. But I would have a little giggle to myself every time I saw the Collie.

Tell him to get a fucking camera and prove it. What a knob.

Leave it but if he knocks on again say, don't come here accusing my dog. I know who it is but I'm not telling you because you have been so rude. And shut door