Ok, I don't know how I should have handled this situation. Neighbor dispute, more in answer. Did I do things correctly?
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Mort The Conqueror
ANSWERS: 12
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I'm waiting patiently.
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The neighbor two houses down has a 13 year old son, with a huge American bulldog, which gets out about once or twice a week. Well I have caught that dog digging at the outside of my fence a couple of times.It is friendly, but has no problem hangin out on people's porches, or just bounding right up to you. Well I saw the dog, with the kid chasing it again today right at my back fence. I told the kid that he needs to keep his dog off my property. Well he runs home and his father shows up at my back fence yelling at me, about how his boy is at home crying because I told him to keep his dog off my property. He starts calling me names and talking serious trash on me. I tel him that if he wants to come try and start a fight with me on my property over his mistakes, then I would either beat the hell out of him or call the cops. He said, go ahead and call the cops, he don't care. So I did, and they told him about the leash law. The officer( who happened to be a captain) said that dog being all over the neighborhood would no longer be a problem. Do you think I handled that correctly?
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Yes, let the police do thier job, that's why we pay them yo...
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I am seriously surprised that you would ask. Of course, you did the right thing. It sounds like your neighbor is a bully. (Do keep your eyes open though - I wouldn't put anything past a bully).
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Actually, I do KNOW that you handled it correctly. Is it right for his father to give in to his whining? No wonder the son goes and whines to his dad. Because he gets his way that way!!!! The boy seems to have learned the skill of manipulation very well. The dad seems to have the attitude "My son is perfect in every way and he couldn't possibly do wrong!" A lot of parents have that attitude. Maybe I'm wrong.
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I wouldn't have handled it any other way; you did it correctly. Hopefully it doesn't escalate into a silly feud type thing.
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I think you handled the dad excellent... but I don't know, maybe you could have been just a little tiny, dinky bit more nice when explaining it to the kid? ;) But..... I wasn't there, maybe you said it in a soft nice tone? Please don't beat me up Audio! lol ;)
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i vote for beating the hell out of him!!! seriously, you did the right thing.good luck!
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With the exception of raising it to the level of threatening him with physical violence, yes I think you were within your rights. I love animals, but I get annoyed at my neighbors that think it's OK to leave poop in my yard when they walk Fido simply because they are lazy and I'm not 'watching'. It's beyond rude for any pet owner to impose on you.
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You did the right thing. I do have to wonder what made the child cry. Was your tone perhaps harsher than it could have been? I don't know that I would have challenged a fight, but you have the right not to have the dog roaming the neighborhood and digging in your yard. The leash law exists for a reason. I know it would be hard, but you might want to, at least in writing, try to smooth things out with the neighbor. It's the high road; it might not change anything but it shows grace on your part. Good luck.
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Yes, you did the right thing. Keeping a dog on a leash is the law. How would that guy like it if you went and dug in his yard?
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you over reacted. you can fight fire with fire
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