to take my dog's ball off of next door's 2 year old?

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I live in a rented flat on the ground floor at the back of a large house. NDN live at the front. There is a large communal garden and we have our own private patio, separated from communal lawn by a shin high wall.

My dog's ball is out on the communal lawn and her and her mum ae playing with it. I want to take the dog for a walk. Can I go and get it off of the two year old?

Other stuff: I don't like them anyway because they regularly cut across our patio which pisses me off despite the fact I know it is petty. And also they smoke in their flat which makes the communal hall smell and then the other residents come and blame me (also smoker but only in garden). And they nick figs off of the fig tree in our private patio. And their private bit is right next to my loo so they can quite clearly here me poo if they are out there.

Are you serious?

Of course YABU the only thing they do 'wrong' is pinch the figs.

How loud do you poo?

yanbu, why is it reasonable for them to take anything from your garden or use your private patio AND! they steal your figs!

I would go out and tell them thats the dogs ball if they don't know ( i certainly wouldn't let my DC play with a dogs ball yuk)

and that you need it for the park.

Do a really big poo to clear them away.

Not very loud but honestly, it is like they are sitting next to me with one cheek perched on my loo seat. I can actually hear them breathing so they can def hear me poo.

I don't think I have accused them of doing anything "wrong". It's just that I would like my ball because I want to go out now and they are playing with it and I want to get it back.

Snort with laughter at them hearing you poo, I am sure it's worse for them.

Lol at the loud poos, I'd be tempted to make loud satisfied noises to accompany the logs hitting the water

Go and ask for it, say it's your dogs and you're going out. Does she know it's a dogs slobbery ball?

No, she doesn't, but then again it is a tennis ball on the lawn so I guess she knows it could have gone anywhere.

I am giving them twenty minutes as I have had a big poo this morning whilst they were out there and not ready to face them just yet.

Maybe it's the figs making your poo loud?!

Send the dog out to get the ball back.

Kust a thought but maybe they're taking the figs to reduce the frequency of your pooing habits?

Call across and say

'Oh I see you've found my dog's ball! I left it out to dry the slobber off. It's ok, you can carry on for the moment, I'm just having a crap before taking the dog out'.

I'm with OTT with the 2 yr old putting their hands in their mouth after playing with a dog slavered ball.

I'm sure they wont think anything of you asking for it, just tell them with a twinkle in your eye that your dog thinks it's their turn to play with the ball?

OMG! They have just taken the tennis ball back into their flat!! And cut across my patio to get there!!!!

cheeky feckers! Go and knock on the door for it.

Go take a large dump.

Then set the dog on them.

Fucking neighbours, I hate having neighbours. I had filled the passageway between their flat and my patio with shit but left a wee bit of space for them to use for fire escape purposes. That is what they are using to cut through. Think I will find some other garden stuff and completely block passageway later. After I have got ball back.

I think it's your passageway which needs blocking up if you're producing that much shit!

Did you go for a dump and ask for your ball back OP? I can't get on with my day until I know

Just knock on the door and say your dog has worms and you noticed that they were playing with your dogs ball and you just wanted to advise them to wash their hands.

Really sorry OP but all the stuff about your poo is making me laugh!

I'd be annoyed about the figs too.
They probably weren't aware it was a dog's ball. I'm assuming most parents wouldn't be happy with their kids playing with a ball covered in dog slobber.

Thanks violethill I'm a childish sod I know but you are making me pmsl!