A QUESTION FOR ALL PARENTs?

Question

I would like to know if you would do this to your son.

One of my chores is to mow the front and back lawn. The dog from across the street always goes in our yard. This is a bad situation for me when I don't see his gifts and mow over them.

We do not have a dog. If we did, I would make him go in the neighbor's yard.

I decided it was time for paybacks anyways. So I waited until it was nighttime. Then I snuck out and laid one in the neighbors front yard.

I did this a couple of times. Then one time the stinking dog was out and started barking. I ran, but my parents found out what I had been doing.

Now I am grounded for a month and I have to mow our yard and the poo neighbor's yard.

Do you think this is fair?

Answer 1

Okay first of all eeww. I would have just taken a shovel and scooped up their dogs poop and transplanted it to their yard. Also if you put ceyenne pepper on your lawn or red pepper, the dogs sniff it and they don't want to poop or pee there. Or just be blunt put a sign out that aks them to pick up after their dog. But yeah what you did was pretty gross and probably really embarassing to your parents. I mean their dogs, the only know better if their owner teaches them it's wrong, but you...just suck it up and let your parents know that there is a problem so they can talk to the neighbor. If he keeps doing it than try one of those things i said before. you should have to mow both lawns, but i don't know about being being grounded. i think mowing the lawn fits the crime, but it's not up to me. talk to your parents and see if they will revise the punishment. but yeah you do deserve to be somewhat punished.

Answer 2

Funny you should say this, I wouldn't make you mow his yard, but next time his dog came in our yard I would have you tie him out back and call the dog pound. There are laws in place that would allow you to do this and the animal control officer would come pick the dog up. There are fines for allowing a dog to roam free in most states. I think this would be wrong to punish you twice. When you have to walk in the dog poo in your yard because of this neighbors gross negligence. However, having said that I think you were wrong. Instead of doing what you did I would have asked your parents to go over and warn the neighbor that next time his dog poo's in your yard you will file a complaint with the Police and with Animal control.

Answer 3

If you were my son, I'd have a good laugh about it, but I'd still ground you for a week or two. I wouldn't make you mow the neighbor's lawn either. I think your parents are right about punishing you, even if the neighbors need to learn a lesson about keeping their dog on their property.

Also, like someone else said, I'd probably call animal control the next time the neighbor's dog got out. There are more mature ways to deal with this problem. Even if they are less funny.

Answer 4

No, it's not fair, but you shouldn't have done what you did. It was completely fair that you went and put it back in their yard (it was rightfully theirs anyway), but you shouldn't have done it at night. I'd be willing to bet that your parents are actually punishing you because they didn't like that you were out at night. They won't admit to this though. I think it's funny that you did this though. You probably should have just told your parents and they would have done something about it. but the whole punishing you for a month (WAY to long!!!) and making you mow the neighbor's lawn (you wouldn't have done it if the neighbors had been responsible with their dog!!!!) is soooo unfair. you're just gonna have to live with it for a month though. sorry. good luck!!!!!

Answer 5

I don't think it's fair, but I don't think you handled the situation as best as you could've. You should have told your parents first. You or parents should've gone to speak to the neighbor. I would think that having dog crap on the lawn would bother your parents as well.
In theory, I see nothing wrong with what you did. If a neighbors dog was always coming and crapping in my yard, I would scoop it up and leave it on their doorstep. If that didn't get the message across, I'd call by-law.

Answer 6

There are other ways to get things taken care of. You should have asked your parent's to talk to the neighbor about keeping their dog on a leash while he is outside. Is there a leash law in your town. Most towns have them. Next time you see the dog out of it's own yard call animal control.

Answer 7

No. But yes. Maybe you should of told your parents straight up about the dog doo in your yard. Or tell the neighbors about it. But actually, maybe a strict warning would be in order. ot grounded for a month!!! Did they have the whole story? If they didn't, I can understand their side. If they did know the whole story, then maybe you just have very mean parents that don't listen!!! LOL! Alright, I hope I helped!!!


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Answer 8

I think you're quite clever... but unfortunately, you got caught. I personally feel it you were my son, I would have approached the neighbors considering the dog poop long before you took actions into your own hands. So, in a word, while you shouldn't be putting poop on the neighbor's yard (even though it is funny), I don't think it is fair to you.

Answer 9

First off, yes I thinks its fair, could have been a lot worse like having the cops involved. But I would like to add it is the funniest thing I have heard.

You can tell your parents that you are sorry, but you need to understand they are not punishing you for what you did, they are punishing you because they are embarrassed of what you did. Imagine having everyone know you did that and the looks they will get. Good luck.

Answer 10

I don't think it is unfair becaue, you should have let you parents handle it with the neighbor the best way they knew how. It is not always easy for us adults to handle a neighbor situation. I don't know if your parents tried to handle it yet however; they mihgt have had plans to and now, you might have made the situation worse by not letting them take care of it.