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my neighbor next door is a very nice lady who has a dog. Her previous dog passed away- this dog she used to walk all around the neighborhood. Now she has a new dog that she does not walk, but instead, throws a frisbee for him from her yard, maybe 6 feet into my front yard. She began doing this about 2 years ago when she got the new dog. Our two properties in the front yard are edged by my 3 crepe myrtles, on my side. Soon, there began to be a very visible 'trough' of no grass, etc. where her dog would come onto my property to retrieve the frisbee. This 'trough' of now exposed soil surrounded the middle crepe myrtle. Eventually, that crepe myrtle began to have the appearance of death-dying. I had an aborist come by last week and he confirmed the crepe myrtle was dying and while he wouldn't be pinned down as to why- he did mention 'soil erosion.'
In the last year, I have mentioned to my neighbor that the grass was all gone along this certain area and asked that her dog not run into my yard to retrieve his frisbee. She said, yes, i noticed that area, and sorry, won't throw frisbee into your yard. Blah blah, because it has never stopped as I have multiple times seen her dog in my yard pooping or retrieving the frisbee.
Today, I once again witnessed the dog in my yard while I was on my back deck, and called out to my neighbor, 'XXX, I have had an arborist say that my middle crepe myrtle is dying, due in part to soil erosion, could you please stop throwing your frisbee into my yard?"
Her response was, 'I'm glad you're doing something about that tree, it was in trouble for a long time and I don't know what a frisbee could have to do with it.'
I didn't respond. No point.
My question is this: the arborist says to cut down/remove the dead crepe myrtle. That is my inclination, but if I do, that pretty much leaves a clear shot for even more frisbee throwing into my yard.
Should I: A. leave the tree since it least provides some boundary, or B. cut down the tree and leave the dog more of a free passage onto my yard. or C. Put up a little fence, with or without the tree?
I am not someone who likes to have disputes with neighbors, especially over a dog's running to catch a frisbee, and I think this neighbor is very nice, but I don't understand why she just won't walk the dog....
Can you post a pic? It seems impossible that a dog running around a tree would cause a mature tree to die.
Regardless, your neighbor sucks because her dog is messing up your lawn and she doesn't care. Just put up some sort of boundary until she gets the point.
Sounds like this is in a neighborhood and most of the HOA's around here don't seem to allow fenced front yards, fence might not be an option. Maybe buy a decent sized potted plant and put it in the gap to block the pathway through?
I honestly don't see why this can't be solved without physical barriers. Talk to your neighbor - you say she's a nice lady, she should have no problem if it's obvious that her dog is screwing up your lawn.
If she does, see if the HOA will help.
If they don't, call the cops if this dog is legitimately screwing up your property. I seriously doubt it will even get this far.
I'd still like to see a picture - a picture is worth a thousand words in this case.
My thoughts are in a totally different direction than the others.
The dog is OFF LEASH in an uncontained area. That's illegal, and dangerous to the dog as well as other dogs who are walking nearby on leash, and people who might be bitten. This isn't about the tree or the grass. It's about dog and human safety.
First, warn the neighbor that you are taking the following steps, and explain that its about LEASH laws and safety. Don't even mention the landscaping issues - they obviously don't care. Warn them in writing or use that cellphone to tape the conversation.
Got an HOA? Start there and report it. Video tape the off leash dog and owner over several days and date stamp those videos.
No HOA or they don't deal with it? Another warning to neighbor then Animal control gets called.
If anybody should be building a fence it's the dog owner.
(Yes, we have a dog, who we protect by taking him to a neighbor who has an enclosed yard or a dog park if we want to play with him off leash.)
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