Entitled Neighbors Object To Couple Fencing Yard For Dog Because Of Their Parked Camper

"The children of the neighbors friends have also started asking to get our puppy out of his lot when me & my husband are not home."

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• Published in Interesting
• May 11, 2024

If you are the rightful owner of a property, no one can stop you from fencing your yard — not even your neighbors. But believe it or not, some people are so entitled, that they feel they have the right to keep their camper in a property they don't own. Today's story from the "Am I The A**hole?" (AITA) subreddit talks about this issue.

According to the original poster (OP), she and her husband got a puppy some years ago. It's a large breed, so it has grown a lot bigger than they expected.

Now, with their puppy almost outgrowing its 10x10 lot, they've decided it's time to fence in their backyard. The main reason?

They want to ensure their dog's safety and prevent any issues with neighbors or potential accidents with passing traffic. However, a recent snag arose when neighbors allowed friends and their children to move into a camper, partially on the OP's property.

This encroachment limits where their puppy can freely roam, creating a potential hazard if the dog were to chase someone into the street or towards the nearby school. Despite having conversations with both the parents of the children and the neighbors about these concerns, the situation hasn't improved.

The OP acknowledges that while they have the right to fence their property, they are grappling with the conflict between their desires for their dog's safety and their neighborly relationships.

The OP and her husband only want what's best for their large-breed dog.

So they're thinking about fencing their yard to ensure that their puppy is safe as it plays around their property..

But there's just one problem.

Their neighbors let their friends park their camper. Half of it was occupying the OP and her husband's land.

The children of the parents who own the camper are even letting the OP's dog out.

That's not ideal as the dog could get into accidents and such.

If they really want what's best for their dog, they need to secure their property with a fence and install the cameras.

Doing these things won't make them a-holes.

It's ideal for large breeds to be in a fenced yard, especially since the OP's dog tends to chase after most things.

These neighbors need to respect the OP's wishes, not the other way around. It's not the camper owners' property, after all.

It confuses some Redditors why the OP would be the a-hole when she's doing the right thing.

Understanding the situation is none of the OP's concern. They're practically strangers who even had the galls to use a portion of the OP's property.

The OP only needs to focus on the needs of her dog, not the needs of her entitled neighbors.

Deciding what to do in one's property despite inconveniencing the neighbors is not an a-hole move. In the first place, the neighbors don't have any entitlement to the OP's property.

The OP should focus on what matters to them, which is the safety of their dog. Not building the fence could put their dog's life in danger.

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