WIBU to ask me neighbours to clean this dogshit up?

[Bogeyface]

Considering that it is on my back lawn after their dog escaped and came into my garden?

Thing is, I only just found it after the dog was in the garden a week ago as it is right by the back fence. My children play out there so it needs to be moved but frankly I really dont want to do it. I hate dogs and hate dog shit even more! But my friend thinks that as it was a week ago, I would be petty to ask them to do it and should just do it myself.

[Bogeyface]

their not there

[Justforlaughs]

I can't visualise any access that would mean that you couldn't fence off your own property, but in your shoes, i'd clean it up myself (only because a week has passed) and then have a chat with them. Explain that you don't want to have mess in your garden, especially as you have young children. Ask them to sort out their fence/ gate.

[MintyChops]

Oh well in that case you will have to ask them to do something but I still think YABU to ask them to pick it up since it happened a week ago. They will doubtless think so too and may then be irritated with you and less favourably disposed to doing something about their fence/gate.

[Jinty64]

Well, I would be on the fence with this one (if you had one) due to the circumstances but I am still pissed off with my neighbour for asking me to pick up the dog shit in her garden.

My dog is kept in a totally secure garden but will follow me or dh about if we are out the front. My neighbour often asks dh or I if we can do things for her i.e. fix a lock, put a screw in a hinge, pick up a prescription, water the greenhouse, you get the idea. The dog plods over with us and back again. On one occasion he must have done his business on the overgrown garden (or not, as it could have been any dog). She came to the door to ask if I thought it was ours and, if so, would I pick it up. I did but am much less obliging with other help now!