I just posted an anonymous letter to a neighbour. Oh God. Panicking.

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I live in a Victorian terrace with a back lane. There's a man who lives about 20 doors down from me who let's his dog shit in the back lane.

It's hard to confront him because he lets his dog out into the back lane, then he buggers off back into his house. So its not like he's stood there while the dog's shitting so you can say "Oi, mate, your dog just shit, pick it up".

Anyway, I'm sick of it.

So today I posted (like into the post box, not through his door) an anonymous letter which says the following:

"Dear [Man]

A group of neighours from [My Street] and [Next Street] have seen [Dog's Name] fouling in the back lane on multiple occasions.

It's selfish, it's a public health hazard, and we're sick of it.

We have gathered photo and video evidence that its [Dog's Name] doing this. If you don't start picking up after [Dog's Name], we will be sending the evidence to the dog warden team and environmental health at the Council.

Yours,
Neighbours"

I was feeling all brave and bold about it. But now I'm panicking that I actually went through with it. 😂

I'll be amazed if he gets it, given the appalling state of the postal service.

I’m about to do the same to the arsehole who uses his petrol-powered leaf machine three or four times a day, for no discernible reason. He was out there with it at 7am on Christmas and Easter morning, even.

Thanks for clarifying.

In that case, YABVU and I would not be remotely impressed if I were one of your neighbours and this gets back to them. Have the gumption to write your own anonymous letters without pretending to be the chief wizard of the local unofficial neighbourhood watch scheme.

Good for you, OP!

good for you - well done....
its about time someone berated these lazy disgusting people

Why! He'd have had to pay to receive the letter, even better justice

Good on you. I’d have been hard pushed not to post the shit through the letterbox with it.

Don’t blame you, pet owners should be more responsible. My neighbours seem to think im an arse for not liking the fact that their cats shit everywhere in my garden, sick of it

From a choice of 20 doors down?

Good on you. Panic not.

OP took it up herself to send this letter on behalf of numerous neighbours, as a kind of self-appointed spokesperson, without having discussed doing so with them in advance or seeking their permission.

If he's your typical mad bastard, he will blame whatever poor sod he dislikes the most on the street. Possibly the ones who live next door to him as they're the easiest reach. Pounds to pennies that won't be OP.

It's a very restrained letter IMO. He sounds like a selfish cunt who deserved far worse - dog shit flung over the back of his garden fence, dog shit on his front door step for example.

He's a weird guy. I don't know if he'd be aggressive, he's just really odd. For example, he goes hunting with a shotgun to catch squirrels which he then cooks and eats 🤔 We don't live rurally - we're in a suburb of a medium-sized city
So I don't fancy taking my chances.

Plus, I've never caught his dog in the act when the guys been around to actually confront. He let's the dog out into the back lane and then he goes back into his house and leaves the dog to it. When I've seen the dog shitting, the guys no where to be seen to actually confront. And I wouldn't feel confident going to his door to knock and say "Your dog just shit in the back lane" (see above).

Oh well done.

We had this issue, once the council got involved it stopped immediately.

People are gross. Letting your dog shit immediately outside your own home… just bizarre.

It's actually a lot more than that. We're two parallel streets of terrace houses with the back lane between them. There are about 90 house that directly back on to the back lane. I'm on the same side as this guy, about 20 houses down from him

We have a neighbour (not sure which) whose washing machine is outside (laundry shed of some sort maybe).

I know this as when the cycle finished it beeps until someone empties it.

Completely infuriating.

There was a very funny joke about man and a gorilla and a dog and all I can remember is the punchline: “shoot the dog!!”
If this dude is so uncaring that he’s allowing his dog outside unmonitored, he doesn’t give a rat’s ass about the dog either, supposedly his beloved pet.
If there’s a animal welfare agency near you, you should definitely contact them as well.
I’d never let my dog by outside herself. Ever.
Edited for spelling

Flipping hell!!!

Oh he sounds bloody awful. Kills squirrels for recreation, how lovely.

Is it the type of dog those men use for hunting? I know that's illegal but it goes on anyway.

You have my sympathy, I live next door to a vile twat like him, three horrible lurcher type things in cages, I dread them ever getting loose when my cats are out.

Well done OP !

I did something similar when I lived opposite a nudist and he was wandering around his house naked.

This would have made this far more intresting

WTAF he hunts and eats squirrels!!! How do you know this? This sounds a bit far fetched

What an odd question!

Just don’t keep sending letters as it could be construed as harrassment.

Well done for doing it though!

Do keep us posted OP, this is a really funny thread !