Neighbors dog fouling on my property

Elwood_Blues

Not sure whether to post this here or in one of the other topics so sorry if this is in the wrong spot.

One of our neighbors a few doors up go walking with their dogs around the estate. I'm not overly familiar with dog breeds but these are big and possibly some sort of bull dog. They don't keep them on any leash and now they've started using our small patch of garden at the front as their new toilet and the owners don't pick it up. 

Now usually I'd tell the neighbor to clean up after them but these are not the most friendly people. They've already had the house raided twice by the guards in the last two years and I really don't want to have anything to do with them but at the same time I don't want to pick up dog **** for the foreseeable future.

Amy suggestions on how to keep the dogs from relieving themselves and should I report the neighbors?

Princess Calla

Sprinkle pepper where they go. Cayenne pepper works a treat, can be bought cheaply in lidl/Aldi/dunnes.

Elwood_Blues

Yeah have read that alright. Just wondering how effective it is in the rain though?

reclose

If it’s deliberate then issue a yellow card.

Elwood_Blues

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118373282#Comment_118373282

Sorry, don't quite follow you?

jmlad2020

Dogs marking his territory on your land. Man up will ya?

I actually think if you **** on your own patch the dog will get the hint.

If you don't want to try that then buy a big water pistol or something and make sure the dog stays away.

WillContribute

Years ago, had a problem but it wasn't from dodgy neighbours, but my front lawn was repeatedly filthy with dog crap.

I set up an electric fence (borrowed from a farmer) around the grass. 1 ft high. Spoke to the neighbours, (it was some of their dogs) but blamed it instead on two big dogs that came in from outside the estate, Advised the near neighbours to just keep their dogs away for a week or so., etc. Asked them about the big dogs etc. , Did they know who owned them? Advised neighbours who might have kids visiting etc.

Firstly the turding reduced, but then moved to just beyond the edge of fence. The dogs followed the wire to its end and turded there instead.

Then I painted the wire green.

Stopped completely, a few days. Grass spotless from then on. Broke the pattern.

Now I was in a small estate, at the end and no kids around at that time.

Maybe not suitable to the OP case with dodgy neighbours but other cases.

MTU

Pick up their excrement and put it in their letter box. I appreciate this is will upset the snow flakes but let’s call a spade a spade here.

kippy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118373367#Comment_118373367

A bit extreme given the facts as presented....

John_Rambo

Print out an A4 paper that say's POISSON LAYED across the road from you (not in your garden) along with some perfectly safe cheap stewing beef, then run out when you see your neighbours approaching and warn them of the danger. Rub the dogs, have a chat and scratch your head & wonder why some scumbag would like to harm their dogs (that you love). Tell them that you're going to keep an eye out for some local malicious freak that hates the local foxes coming in to the estate.

MTU

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118373373#Comment_118373373

The judge Judy won’t work here.

Elwood_Blues

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118373367#Comment_118373367

Would love to but I just don't want the hassle of dealing with this scum bag family. I'd probably just print a target on our backs..

AndrewJRenko

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=svKGqYGkhUU

You could try Hank's tactic for dealing with the neighbour who used to steal his newspaper and let his dog crap on Hank's lawn.

Still stihl waters 3

It's hard to know what you're looking for here op, what advice are you expecting if you won't deal with the owners yourself, a friend of mine had the same issues and spent nearly 5 grand putting up a fence to stop dogs soiling his lawns and footpaths, in an estate with multiple dogs he just got sick of asking everyone to stop their dogs from shītting on his lawn so put up a fence, unless you're willing to go head to head and deal with the owner of the dog you'd be as well off putting up a fence

Princess Calla

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118373250#Comment_118373250

It's about breaking the cycle so after rain it's probably no harm to throw some more down.

Our garden isn't that big but we just concentrated on the patches where the dog had gone before and at the border of the grass, so when they start sniffing around they get hit by the pepper.

At one stage it was nearly every second day we had a present and with young children that's extremely irritating. We haven't had anything in months now so I'd say we used 1and a half pepper bottles in total.

Elwood_Blues

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118373634#Comment_118373634

Well some ideas for dog deterrent would help. Will try the pepper idea someone else suggested. It's only a small patch of grass at the front so a fence would look a bit stupid.

Wishbone Ash

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118373397#Comment_118373397

....or even POISON LAID if you wish to be taken seriously.

FishOnABike

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118373397#Comment_118373397

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118373677#Comment_118373677

The fish might attract cats alright ...

spaceHopper

Go with the chili pepper or maybe something like this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dog-Dazer-II-Ultrasonic-Deterrent/dp/B000IBRI2Y

Pawwed Rig

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118373282#Comment_118373282

Mod note

Don't be a dick. If you have nothing to add then don't post

Car99

Buy a pooper scooper if you can't bring yourself to tell the owner. Or if it's a breed that should be on a lead and muzzled in public report it to the Garda.

the_pen_turner

i would get rid pf the grass . concrete it. doesnt sound lik you use it for anything

SuperBowserWorld

Fence and gate ? Doesn't have to be an expensive. You could run chicken wire between the posts if they are far apart. Then some beech hedging to hide/grow through posts/wire.

NSAman

A work colleague had this same problem, in front of our offices. During Christmas one year 9god rest his soul) he presented the said neighbour with a beautifully wrapped present. The neighbour said “I’m sorry..I have nothing for you” needless to say what the present was… stopped straight after that, never to be a problem again.

Elwood_Blues

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118375107#Comment_118375107

Yeah maybe eventually. Don't have the funds at the min for such a project

rolling boh

A fence or hedge would be a solution i think it would create a barrier from the path and hopefully would deter the offenders once the hedge had grown you could always remove the fence if you wanted you can get hedges that have a bit of height to put down and will not take long to make a border .

Archeron

Buy a bear

John_Rambo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118373677#Comment_118373677

OP... talk to Whyshbone Ais before taking any of my advice!

CJhaughey

Pour some bacon grease on to the *mound* and the dogs should remove it themselves.

It won't be your problem after that.

Elwood_Blues

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118375361#Comment_118375361

You selling?

kravmaga

@OP, scoop up the dog poo and thrown it back into their garden, or even put it through their letterbox in a bag, worked for me with an anti social neighbour. Soon got the message.

You have to meet this type of idiots straight on. Its all they understand.