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Original poster

to shovel dog poo into my neighbour's garden?!

38 replies

ParsnipSoup · 08/02/2016 21:07

I was just parking the car after getting back from the supermarket and noticed a big dog in my front garden making faces at my cats through the window and then doing a massive poo on my doorstep...

Over the past few weeks I've found dog poo in my garden ever few days. I got out of the car as quickly as I could at 6 months pregnant and saw the man 3 houses up holding his front door open to let the dog in. It looks like rather than walking his dog he just lets them run down the road for a poo. Considering he has a large back garden that's not really good enough.

I rung his door bell twice and knocked but funnily enough no one answered. Would I be unfair to return the dog poo to his front garden?! Is there anything else I could do to stop this?

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MelanieCheeks · 08/02/2016 21:09

Making faces at your cats???

honeysucklejasmine · 08/02/2016 21:09

YADNBU but it may not be wise.

Very annoying. Dog fouling is an offence usually isn't it?

BackInTheRealWorld · 08/02/2016 21:09

What kind of faces was he making?

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ParsnipSoup · 08/02/2016 21:13

To be fair he was quite a cute looking dog and was sticking his tongue out at the cats, but no matter how cute he is, his poo isn't.

Dog fouling is an offence, but I imagine it's hard to prove. Maybe if I catch him again I'll take a picture?!

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lunar1 · 08/02/2016 21:15

I need pictures of the braces to be able to comment!

MadamDeathstare · 08/02/2016 21:17

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peggyundercrackers · 08/02/2016 21:18

Take all the shit back to your neighbours house, put a bit of paper on top of it and set it on fire, knock on his doors shouting fire fire. When he comes out he will see fire and stamp on it to put it out thus covering him in his own dogs shit. He will stop letting his dog shit in your garden.

Salimali15 · 08/02/2016 21:25

My neighbours' cats are always pooing all over my garden. I've contemplated throwing it back over the fence but DP has stopped me. I've resorted to a water pistol. Never understood why you would have a pet and let it roam the streets.

Iwonderif · 08/02/2016 22:19

Elderly next door neighbours used to fling cat poo over our fence. Some almost hit me once whilst mowing the lawn......

RudeElf · 08/02/2016 22:23

Put it on his front step. Right on the mat so when he steps on it tomorrow morning it gets squashed in and he has to bin his mat. Then keep doing it every time you find a poo until you stop fiinding them.

ridemesideways · 08/02/2016 22:24

Report him to the dog warden.

ridemesideways · 08/02/2016 22:26

"Under The Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996 it is an offence for any person in charge of a dog not to remove any faeces deposited by a dog in their charge. Anyone found guilty of an offence will be issued with a fixed penalty ticket (currently £50 fine). This gives the offenders the opportunity to dispose of the offence there and then. Should the fine not be paid, or offences be persistent the Council may prosecute with a maximum fine of £1000."

80sMum · 08/02/2016 22:30

I'd be tempted to post through his letterbox! But wouldn't actually do it. I did used to chuck next door's dogs' poo over the hedge and into their garden though.

PegsPigs · 08/02/2016 22:32

Do it. With a little flag with his house number on.

Wonder why he's just started doing it? Own back garden full?

TitClash · 08/02/2016 22:35

Yes, YABU, there is a much better way to deal with it;

Find out if your local Environmental Health dept will DNA test it and his fucking dog.
Where I live he'd be facing a fine of over £1,000...for each offence.

www.gov.uk/control-dog-public/dog-fouling

ShamefulPlaceMarker · 08/02/2016 22:36

Does the same go for cat poo?
I have a dog and he has never pood in someone elses garden and I always clean up after him if he does it on a walk.
But my neighbours cat poos every day in my garden. Can I give it back to her? Or should I take my dog round to poo in her garden?

honeysucklejasmine · 08/02/2016 22:40

Cats are not designated in the same way as dogs... Can't remember exactly but something like dogs are considered domesticated and cats aren't, so cats aren't considered "controllable" in terms of roaming and pooing out and about.

ShamefulPlaceMarker · 08/02/2016 22:46

Well that's unfair :/

MadamDeathstare · 08/02/2016 22:49

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whatwhatinthewhatnow · 08/02/2016 22:49

You are being very restrained. I would post it back to him.

whatwhatinthewhatnow · 08/02/2016 22:50

Through the letter box... not the postal service. Sod licking that envelope Grin

What2 · 08/02/2016 22:50

I'd drop a short polite note through his door.

Hi,
Just to let you know that I saw your dog pooing on my front lawn earlier this evening. I actually saw it pooing so there is no doubt that it was your dog. Please can you make sure it doesn't happen again .

Thanks

keep a copy and then see what happens. If he ignores it then you could contact the council for advice.

What2 · 08/02/2016 22:51

BTW if you don't mind him knowing your address then you could add that you want the dogs mess cleared up ASAP

HarrietSchulenberg · 08/02/2016 22:53

I vote for either Peggy's or RudeElf's courses of action.

GloGirl · 08/02/2016 22:59

Oh I love he idea of posting it back.

But I think I would use disposable gloves and a piece of kitchen roll, pick it up and then leave it on his doorstep. Especially if windy.

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