People are funny (aka ridiculous)

[sbj405]

My neighbor is outside talking loud enough so I can obviously hear about how she's sick of my dogs. Has never said a word to me. :wtf: FWIW, I am very respectful about the dogs, they bark, they come in. They aren't constant barkers, but they will bark if another dog or person walks by.

[TK421]

1. Don't you love it when people pull that kind of shit? Isn't she an adult?

Why can't she approach you and say something? I would compare this to people who walk past me when I'm smoking, and pretend to cough....that shit just irritates the hell out of me.

[sbj405]

2. Yeah, grumpy old lady. I suspect she has nothing better in her life

Sad.

[Spider Jerusalem]

3. So stick your head out there ...

and say 'if you have a problem, grow a spine and tell me to my face. Otherwise, shut the fuck up, because listening to you bitch is NOT helping my mood.'

That's what I'd do, anyway. But I'm a bastard.

[southlandshari]

4. I hate that!

I really do. It would be one thing if your neighbor had talked to you about his/her concerns and been ignored. But some people would rather have something to piss and moan about than fix a problem in an easy and civilized way -- like communicating well with others.

:eyes:


Blech. The more I think about it, the more I think that would bother me until I did something about it. I would probably just call or stop by to see the neighbor and be friendly but direct. I'd tell them I overheard their comments and was really sorry they had some issues with my dogs, and ask what they thought the solution might be. You'll either get a surprised and a little ashamed reply, and maybe put an end to the complaining - or a stupid snarky response like "sell your dogs" which you can roundly ignore with a clear conscience because at least one of you made the effort to be an adult about it all.

:D

[radwriter0555]

5. You're exactly correct. It's the right thing to do, and puts the dog owner

in the position of making the effort to resolve the perceived problem.