Today a neighbour stopped me whilst walking my dog and told me I'd been allowing him to "foul" his property. He then showed me his ring doorbell footage of my dog cocking his leg on a bush right on the boundary of his front garden and the public footpath.
I apologised for any offence but also pointed out that's what dogs do - pointed towards my home and that I see dogs urinating on my bushes daily and it's really not a problem. Obviously there are no health risks or anything like there is for dog waste.
Despite me apologising he carried, and said it was damaging his property and he would report me (to who??), at which point I said he was being silly and this is not a reportable problem.
Honestly he was quite polite but AIBU to think he's being utterly ridiculous to approach someone about this.
AIBU?
Neighbour being ridiculous or AIBU?
Southwig22 · 11/10/2022 18:57
Am I being unreasonable?
940 votes. Final results.
POLLSouthwig22 · 11/10/2022 19:15
I do! And as I said, all the neighborhood dogs urinate up my bushes - why on earth would it be a problem?!
Southwig22 · 11/10/2022 19:14
Yes just to clarify - of course I will move my dog on in future. I accept I'd be unreasonable if I continued to allow it (although I can't/won't guarantee it'll never happen).
I don't think this is a usual thing to seek out a neighbour you've never spoken to before and castigate them about something so inconsequential though.
Dailymash · 11/10/2022 19:27
@Southwig22 It’s a problem because it stinks. You might be happy for your plants and bushes to stink of all the neighbourhood dogs’ urine but the man next door cares about his property more that you do.
Southwig22 · 11/10/2022 19:30
The plant is not at all damaged
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