Frustrated Redditor Confronts Neighbor Who Has Stellar Reviews As Dog Trainer But Can't Control His Own Dog

This dog frequently urinates in our shared stairwell and has even urinated on packages left at my doorstep.

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• Published in Interesting
• May 13, 2024

It's understandable when a dog barks at strangers. But if it pees around an apartment complex to the point that it's inconveniencing other residents then that's a big problem.

Recently, a property owner is having trouble with a neighbor's dog. She shared her story with the "Am I The A**hole?" (AITA) subreddit.

According to the original poster (OP), the neighbor who lives upstairs has a dog that's been a constant problem in their apartment complex. The dog frequently urinates in shared areas, including the stairway, and even on packages left at OP's doorstep.

The owner, surprisingly a dog trainer at a company with excellent reviews, initially dismissed OP's concerns, even when presented with video evidence.

Despite OP's polite request for the owner to clean up after his dog and prevent future accidents, the owner responded defensively and tried to downplay the issue. Given the potential health hazard and repeated inconvenience caused by the dog's behavior, OP's frustration and efforts to address the problem seem reasonable.

The lack of action from the apartment management further compounds the issue. What's even more frustrating is that the neighbor is gaslighting the OP, telling her that the dog never does that in their property.

After the confrontation, the OP asked the AITA community to judge her for what she did.

After the OP confronted her neighbor, she asks the community:

The OP is having with a neighbor's dog that pees around the common areas of apartment complex where she lives.

Meeting her neighbor came as a surprise — he was a highly rated dog training.

But how come he can't even control his dog?

The OP kept

The OP saw everything on her ring camera.

She also tried to raise her concern with the apartment management, but they're not doing anything about it either.

Maybe persistence is key in this situation.

The OP has enough evidence that the dog peed on her package. He needs to be held accountable.

Other Redditors suggested to take revenge on the dog trainer by exposing the fact that he cannot control his own dog.

If she goes down this route, she already has pieces of evidence to present.

The OP might have to do something drastic for this irresponsible owner to actually do something about this dog.

Confronting the owner doesn't make the OP an a-hole. But, unfortunately, even a confrontation didn't work on her neighbor.

Some people just won't take action unless drastic measures are taken against them, so maybe the Redditors are right.

If the dog owner still refuses to take responsibility, maybe it's time for the OP to start criticizing his dog training business. She could go down the route of leaving negative reviews on his business profile.

She can even encourage other property owners inconvenienced by the dog to do the same thing. Plus, she has evidence of the dog peeing around the apartment complex.

If the neighbor notices that his dog training business is taking a hit, maybe he'll finally take action regarding his dog.

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