so, my husband, two kids, and i live in an apartment complex. there’s a family upstairs with a husky. they’ve been here less than a year, and somehow, in that time, the grass outside has turned into a literal minefield of dog poop.
i politely asked the owner once, “hey, could you pick up after your dog? my kids play here.” he looked at me like i’d just asked him to sacrifice a goat. okay… sure.
my kids are 4 and 5, i work part-time, and i don’t have pets, so im definitely not picking up someone else’s dog crap. i told the office, and they sent a friendly reminder to everyone about cleaning up after their pets. cool, right? wrong.
he also brushes his husky and dumps all the fur on my patio and shrubs. im allergic to long-haired dogs, so every time he does this I end up sniffling and basically sick 😭.
this morning, i stepped in a massive pile of dog poop on the way to school drop off. i messaged the office again. when i got home, the dude was on his balcony screaming at me, calling me a “snitch” and a “piece of shit,” all while i was carrying my 4-year-old. like… sir? you are an almost-40-year-old adult human. you can pick up your dog’s poop and throw your trash in a bin like a normal person. instead, you yell at the neighbor for doing literally nothing wrong.
soooo….. AITA for reporting the poop mafia upstairs?
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NTA. But people who don’t pickup after their pets are absolute shits.
Absolutely not the asshole. If someone refuses to do the bare minimum of picking up after their pet, they don’t get to play the victim when management gets involved. You didn’t “snitch,” you advocated for your family’s safety and health.
NTA. I’d keep reporting until he moves
NTA he’s lucky you did not put it in front of his door
lol
NTA.
I am surprised you weren’t more aggressive on the reporting actually. With any shared space and having kids, this is impacting more than just you.
NTA at all. This guy sounds like an absolute garbage can of a person
NTA
Keep reporting him for this, it’ll escalate to him being threatened to be kicked out of the building. I doubt you’re the only one sick of him not cleaning up after his dog.
Management is there for this exact reason, not your problem.
Being a mom to several huskies at the same time, I can only imagine what your patio and shrubs looked like. Only brusing 1 made it look like it snowed on our lawn. Husky poop is not small so I can also imagine the minefield you have to walk through, but the breed of dog is irrelevant. The fact is big or small, your neighbor should be scooping the poop, and you are NOT TA.
NTA. And I’d start a paper trail with the police in case this escalates. The fact that you’re holding a child and he’s screaming at you is really fucked up. I’d see about getting a cheap camera too. (I don’t think you’re in physical danger, just that he might leave dog shit on your door step and other juvenile bullshit.)
But it doesn’t matter how polite, how right, or how kind you are to some people. They feel entitled to do whatever they want and that’s it.
Man. When I walk my dog if I see another poop I pick it tf up. I sweep my fenced area for poop every other day. If someone steps in it that makes them a VICTIM not a snitch. Ffs you are aware your dog is pooping use some of the many plastic bags we all get from grocery shopping and at least leave it in the gutter like a disgusting heathen.
Alternative if you want some petty revenge get little orange flags or that grass safe spray paint and mark every turd. Also report EVERY TURD
NTA.
The fact that the office reminded everyone, rather than singling one person out, is nice and professional of them. Perhaps you’re not the only one to complain; he just assumes it’s you.
I feel for the dog. If this guy can’t take responsibility for something as simple as picking up poop, what else might he be skipping? He needs to try a plant first.
I’d go around to your other neighbors and see if they aren’t sick of this as well & go from there.
Also I might even make a police report about him screaming at you. Just in case, you’ll have a paper trail. Also, NTA at all, but this neighbor sure is.
NTA.
I would have put my child in the house and unleashed on his sorry ass.
This i why I refuse to rent to tenants with dogs. Some dog owners are OK. But unfortunately there are way too many dog nutters who carry this absurd entitlement to inflict their dog on other’s lives.
I feel bad for the good dog owners but there is no way for me to know whish are good or bad dog owners? All of them get banned as a result. Just a non negotiable. when I advertise for a vacant leasehold.
I feel like this is better suited for r/venting or a similar sub. Because obviously no one here is going to be saying you’re the AH.
Fuck your neighbor though!! What a loser.
NTA – if he keeps screwing around, he will get evicted and it’s all his own fault.
NTA. I used to live in an apartment complex where people did this ALL the time. They all let their dogs run around off leash, so not only did they poop everywhere but they were constantly almost getting hit by cars in the parking lot. The complex even had poop stations with free bags and trash cans, so there was no excuse. It makes the whole complex smell so badly. I got a house now, and I still pick up my dogs poop in our backyard. People need to either take responsibility for their animals or don’t have one.
happily yell back that you’ll snitch all day on shitty pet owners. I always laugh when people call me a snitch in like a job setting, this aint the block and you aint a gangbanger, so street rules dont apply.
Is this post for attention or rage bait, or did you really need anonymous online for validation on this subject?
Since you asked, yes. YTA. Just because.
NTA – report him to management for harassment. Document him all the time.
This guy needs to leave.
Most reasonable dog owner. They’re usually main character pieces of shit like this. I’d have returned his property to him long before now. On his door handles.
NTA. That’s so gross. I don’t get why some dog owners are so lazy.
yall he’s literally posted up on his balcony like it’s a sniper nest, side eyeing me every time i walk out of my apartment like im trespassing his poop kingdom 😭😭😭
NTA. Calling you a “snitch” is pretty much them telling on themself.