Am I asking too much for my neighbors to clean up after their dogs when they defecate on my lawn?
I'm at my wits end with 2 neighbors that seem to think they own the block and that my lawn is the official toilet for their dogs. They don't use leashes, by the way, so the dogs freely roam around until they find a nice spot to pinch a loaf.
I've confronted both. One of them, a woman, blatantly lied to my face and tried to tell me that it's free fertilizer. The other, an old man, openly admitted to doing it and said he didn't care (and threw in a few choice words to my face).
It's not like I'm "that house" with the rough lawn, either. Every year I spend considerable time during the warmer months removing weeds, fertilizing, mowing and edging weekly, and tending to the trees and bushes. Until the devil's weather moved in this year, I think my lawn was one of the best looking on the block.
I consider myself very considerate of others, often too considerate, and generally mind my own business. Yet, it has stressed me the hell out to constantly have to patrol my property on a daily basis because of this. I've lost sleep over this and the anxiety of it at times has my pulse racing.
I don't think it is the dog waste as much as it is the direct violation of my personal space by others. I don't own pets, but I would guess this is irresponsible pet ownership and it hurts those who ARE responsible and use leashes and clean up after their pets. (thank you to those who are responsible pet owners)
The last thing I want to do is make the situation more sour since nobody benefits from bad blood, but my next and only option is to report this to animal welfare. I'm currently building up cases against both offenders with photo and video evidence.
Does anyone have any more advice? Perhaps someone here can lend a hand to a fellow OSA'er if you work for the city? One of my primary concerns about reporting this is retaliation. You never know what some people will do to "reclaim their crown".
I'm at my wits end with 2 neighbors that seem to think they own the block and that my lawn is the official toilet for their dogs. They don't use leashes, by the way, so the dogs freely roam around until they find a nice spot to pinch a loaf.
I've confronted both. One of them, a woman, blatantly lied to my face and tried to tell me that it's free fertilizer. The other, an old man, openly admitted to doing it and said he didn't care (and threw in a few choice words to my face).
It's not like I'm "that house" with the rough lawn, either. Every year I spend considerable time during the warmer months removing weeds, fertilizing, mowing and edging weekly, and tending to the trees and bushes. Until the devil's weather moved in this year, I think my lawn was one of the best looking on the block.
I consider myself very considerate of others, often too considerate, and generally mind my own business. Yet, it has stressed me the hell out to constantly have to patrol my property on a daily basis because of this. I've lost sleep over this and the anxiety of it at times has my pulse racing.
I don't think it is the dog waste as much as it is the direct violation of my personal space by others. I don't own pets, but I would guess this is irresponsible pet ownership and it hurts those who ARE responsible and use leashes and clean up after their pets. (thank you to those who are responsible pet owners)
The last thing I want to do is make the situation more sour since nobody benefits from bad blood, but my next and only option is to report this to animal welfare. I'm currently building up cases against both offenders with photo and video evidence.
Does anyone have any more advice? Perhaps someone here can lend a hand to a fellow OSA'er if you work for the city? One of my primary concerns about reporting this is retaliation. You never know what some people will do to "reclaim their crown".