To ask my neighbour to put their dog on a lead when on shared driveway?

[ElephantsNest]

Neighbour has a new rescue dog which she leaves to wander loose all over our shared driveway. I have a low fence around my garden which it can just hop over and I’ve already found its shit on my grass. My elderly cat feels unsafe. Would it be unreasonable of me to ask her to shut it in her garden where the fencing is more secure and or keep it on a lead when using the shared driveway?

[eatsleepread]

Definitely not unreasonable!
Other issues aside, it keeps the dog safe. Imagine you were to reverse over it
I honestly don't know why she bothered to get a rescue, if she just allows it to wander

[wonderstuff]

Not unreasonable at all, however I fell out with neighbours in a past property who completely denied their dogs could possibly be responsible for leaving shit in our garden, despite being off lead and largely ignored by them. In hindsight I might have been better being a little more diplomatic. They were pretty anti-social and I saw red at dog poo on my path.

[londongirl12]

What would stop the dog just wondering up the road? Why have a dog if you don't care about it 🤦🏻‍♀️

[Tinydinosaur]

YANBU
Tell her to come clean it's shit off your garden too.

[ChocOrange1]

Not unreasonable to ask, especially if it leaves mess on your lawn. Grim

[skirk64]

YANBU. But try telling a dog owner to take responsibility for the pet and see how far you get.

[AvocadosBeforeMortgages]

YANBU, seeing as it's been making its way onto your lawn.

Speak to them - most people in life are reasonable.

[KoalaOok]

YANBU. You could frame it as concern for the dog if you think that helps.

[ElephantsNest]

Thanks, I’ll talk to her. I didn’t think I was being unreasonable but she is normally a considerate neighbour so it made me doubt my judgement. I agree it’s unsafe for the dog too.

[makingmammaries]

Presumably you don't have a dog? So you couldn't be blamed if that dog poo found its way onto your neighbour's doorstep.
Seriously, that was the only thing that stopped our neighbour chucking his dog's poo into our vegetable garden, at a time when we didn't have dog.

[KarmaStar]

Was it definitely her dog and not fox poo?
She should not let her dog wander around out the front it's dangerous he could get injured,stolen or wander off and get lost.
Speak to her and remind her of her responsibility.

[AvocadosBeforeMortgages]

@makingmammaries

Presumably you don't have a dog? So you couldn't be blamed if that dog poo found its way onto your neighbour's doorstep.
Seriously, that was the only thing that stopped our neighbour chucking his dog's poo into our vegetable garden, at a time when we didn't have dog.

Could he have had a (bizarre, uninformed) belief that he was being kind and adding natural fertiliser to your veg patch?

[StoneofDestiny]

I'm amazed you even ask - of course YANBU

[wusbanker]

How outrageous that her dog is shitting in your garden and making your cat feel unsafe going to shit in her garden.

[Somanysocks]

Perhaps she thinks it's fair swapsies.