Dog poo-ing on our garden every morning and evening. AIBU to say something?

[LucyLime]

We live in a quiet area with just three houses in a sort of cul de sac. We are part of a small estate but at the bottom of it. Nobody comes down here unless they live here or are delivering something really.

However there is a cut through at the top and every morning and evening for the past week, a woman has started appearing from this cut through and walking past our house with her large dog. And every morning and evening, this dog is doing a poo on my front garden.

It cocks it's leg on my bushes and had a wee and then settles down for a poo. And yes - she does stand there watching and picks it up

The reason I know? We have security cameras. The reason I've not said anything to her yet? I have annoyingly either been asleep/ in the shower/ in the garage/ out shopping. Nearly managed it this morning but by the time I'd opened my front door, she was turning the corner and I wasn't about to screech!

So ... onto my AIBU. My DH thinks that as she's picking it up then meh, not a massive deal. I think differently - I don't want my front lawn used as a dog toilet and I think it's bad manners to allow your dog to do this. Once I sort of get - but this is now becoming a pattern.

AIBU to literally stake out my camera notifications today and ensure I can get to my front door and ask her to stop immediately? Or just ignore it?

Glad you caught the entitled woman @LucyLime.

@isitsafetocomeoutyet - I can safely say I don’t bully people on Facebook or online.
You’re trying to turn this around on me because I happen to have a different opinion.
So OP can call people names online and set up witch hunt groups and be innocent, think you need to take your blinkers off.

[quote Lady089]@isitsafetocomeoutyet - I can safely say I don’t bully people on Facebook or online.
You’re trying to turn this around on me because I happen to have a different opinion.
So OP can call people names online and set up witch hunt groups and be innocent, think you need to take your blinkers off.[/quote]
I don't think I'm the bully!

Jeez. You're obsessed. Unless you're the dog shitting lady I don't know why you're so invested.

The op behaved proportionately.

You don't agree. You said so

All good so far

But no... you and your mate are still here calling posters sheep etc.

It's done. Dog shitting lady has stopped fouling ops garden. Hooray! Not how you'd have handled it? Fine. Move on.

I can't understand anyone who would ever think it ok to let their dog do that. Entirely disrespectful even if she did pick it up. If my dog looked slightly as though they were going to poo on someone's land I would drag her away pronto. And not all poos are completely pick-upable if the dog has a bad stomach or has just been running around a lot. You have to either pull up some grass underneath as well or leave a bit and try and wash it away if you have water on you. I'd be so annoyed if I found someone else's dog diarrhoea smears on my front lawn!

@isitsafetocomeoutyet - No one insinuated you’re a bully, but the OP took it upon herself to name call, take offence to anyone that didn’t agree with her.
I’m not invested, I’m replying to the comments that have followed on from my comment.
Is that ok with you?

Well done, OP! I for one consider your response proportionate & appropriate.

I've been amazed at the people who think they have every right to trespass on my property in a naice neighbourhood, from kids repeatedly playing in my private garden (after they & their parents had been asked not to - & we had no kids, so they weren't joining in or anything), to a neighbour who apparently considered our driveway to be his & tried to use it as though we didn't exist. WTAF?

Why people think it's OK to use & abuse someone else's things is beyond me. Don't we all learn that lesson as small children? How is it 'entitled' to protect your own property & only share it with those you want to share it with? Surely the entitlement comes from those who see what someone else has & take/spoil/damage/contaminate it. I really don't undertstand that mindset.

BTW, we fitted cctv & it picked up a couple of delivery drivers taking a pee in my front garden. Hah! I feel your pain.

@ifIwerenotanandroid just goes to show doesn't it - the entitlement of some people coupled with a very small handful of posters who can't see an issue with a dog repeatedly using their garden as a toilet.

Security cameras were a good decision for us purely for the peace of mind. We have them covering our cars, front door and back garden.

Now ... if I was to catch a delivery driver pissing in my garden - who knows what I'd do?

[quote Lady089]@isitsafetocomeoutyet - No one insinuated you’re a bully, but the OP took it upon herself to name call, take offence to anyone that didn’t agree with her.
I’m not invested, I’m replying to the comments that have followed on from my comment.
Is that ok with you?[/quote]
Haha. YOU called us sheep. Said the op was obsessive and needed to get something better to do. Then said you clearly had a better life than people here

Just when you think you've seen all the goady shit you're gonna on this board... along comes a dog shit thread.

@isitsafetocomeoutyet and let's face it - we've learnt something! We've learned that some people are so disgusting that they don't mind dog shit in their gardens! Who knew eh?

Hi all - we've removed some comments from this thread that were either personal attacks or trollhunting. Hopefully things will get back on track now.
Could we have some peace and love please.
MNHQ

[quote LucyLime]@ifIwerenotanandroid just goes to show doesn't it - the entitlement of some people coupled with a very small handful of posters who can't see an issue with a dog repeatedly using their garden as a toilet.

Security cameras were a good decision for us purely for the peace of mind. We have them covering our cars, front door and back garden.

Now ... if I was to catch a delivery driver pissing in my garden - who knows what I'd do? [/quote]
At least you have a lot of suggestions & ideas now! Though I'm not sure how you'd stand legally, if you published their dick pix on the village facebook page...

Well done OP! Great result.

Well done OP. I like how you tackled this.

I thought the OP was very fair in all of her actions and anyone who thinks it acceptable to tolerate the dog's owner's behaviour has no place in a civilised society.

@LucyLime - You still think I agree with dog shitting on gardens, there’s a difference to me agreeing with it and highlighting you’ve gone overboard in your actions but clearly you only want to read the bits you don’t like.

@isitsafetocomeoutyet - The word obsessive is describing the actions of the OP, in response to her actions.
Sheep was a word that was relevant.
The OP was very defensive when someone didn’t agree with how she went about things.
She also called me and another person names (which have now been deleted by admin) because she couldn’t see that making a Facebook group about the culprit, posters, shouting at said culprit and waiting by the front door and running outside when a person walked past was obsessive behaviour. She even said her husband didn’t think it was a problem.
The only reason I’m responding is because people are quoting my comments and naturally I’m responding.

@Lochroy - No one is saying she has to tolerate it, they are saying that going to the great lengths she went to was over the top. There’s a difference between getting your point across and going to extremes. You can agree with the problem but not the solution.

Honestly you rock op.. People let their well justified grievances fester until their mh is affected.. You took the poo by the bag so to speak and sorted out the issue in spectacular fashion!!
Maybe this thread is now being overtaken by slightly envious people..
The rest salute you...