To ask them to clear up their dog mess?

[FraterculaArctica]

First dip into the shark-ridden waters of AIBU...

I live in a row of terraced houses. Separate gardens but a right of way runs across all of them (except mine - I'm the end one). Neighbours have recently (6-ish months ago) moved in to the third house along from me, have 2 large dogs.

I've come home several times to find one or other dog (or both) in my garden. I don't like this, I'm not a dog-lover. Keep telling myself that next time this happens I should tackle neighbours (whom I haven't spoken to so far at all) about this - is it reasonable to expect them to make sure their dogs stay in their own garden?

Came home this afternoon and went out into garden to collect drying laundry. Take it upstairs and put it away - notice an unpleasant smell in the room. Go back outside and see dog mess right next to my washing line - they've obviously been in the garden again. Aaargh.

AIBU to ask the neighbours to come round and clean up my lawn themselves? Might this make the point that they need to stop their dogs wandering into all the gardens? Or will I just seem a wuss that can't handle a bit of dog mess? (Dog mess is really, really one of my least favourite things. Could never be a dog owner).

YANBU, but (for the sake of neighbourly relationships) try to be tactful.

They really shouldn't let them roam into your garden in the first place, and letting them crap there without picking up really is not on.

I'd go round and ask them if they know their dogs are getting into your garden, and say that you've had to clean up after them a few times now.

If they're normal people they'll be.mortified :)

Can you secure your garden?

YANBU

YANBU

YANBU ask them to be more careful about where their dogs go.

Go and ask them nicely, explain you are squeamish, they might take note,

could you fence your bit in, leaving the right of way open?

I'm a dog owner and it annoys me, as it's really easy to clean up after your dog, and gives us good owners a bad name.

just a thought what gender are the dogs, as if they are female it could be a visiting male accessing the garden.

I'm not sure but I think I heard that it is illegal for a dog to mess in other people's gardens? Love doggies, love my dog, do not love dog mess - especially other people's dog's mess. Urgh.

You are definitely not being unreasonable.

No YAbu, that's awful! I would be too

Thanks all. Just wanted a rant really.

Jareth - I could put a gate across my garden but my next door neighbour (who also doesn't like the dogs) and I have agreed that it would be a big hassle for getting bikes and bins out to the street if there were say 5 gates to unlatch (1 for every garden) instead of 1 at the end of the row - the path is really narrow, under 2 feet. There has never been any problem with the open access until these neighbours arrived with their dogs.

Shall go and talk to them, tactfully!