Entitled neighbors try to make women pay vet bill after their dog escapes and eats all her flowers: 'They want me to pay half since I "poisoned" their dog'

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    Posted by u/Tea Disastrous6753 1 day ago AITA for refusing to help pay my neighbor's vet bill after "I poisoned his dog" spoiler alert I did not.
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    I have lived in my house for five years now. It is an old bungalow in an older neighborhood. It small and old fashioned. But it is perfect for me and my dog.
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    I have a massive back yard. Every house that gets sold around here now is turned into a duplex or two skinny homes. The corner lots get turned into six or eightplexes.
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    I have a rescue borde collie, Dennis. He needs lots of exercise but he can't handle a lot of other people or dogs. We walk either very late at night or early in the morning. When he starts
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    getting hyper I can take him to my yard and play with him until he is worn out. He is never allowed to be by himself back there.
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    Because I have lots of flowers planted and he is a destructive I recently got a new neighbor. They also have a dog. Over the winter their
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    dog kept digging under the fence and running around my yard. Their home was owned by an older couple who completely turned their yard into an ornamental garden. With raised
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    flowerbeds and paved paths. Not a lot of running room. I went and talked to them about us figuring out a way to keep their dog out of my yard since I did not want to be hurt or responsible if something happened.
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    They said that their dog was just exploring. I said we needed to get a contractor to put in a buried barrier or something. They said that they were not interested. I said that they could put
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    paving stones against their side so their dog couldn't dig. They said that would look awful compared to the rest. Well it's spring now. Their dog got into my yard and ate a bunch of my flowers.
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    Including chrysanthemums. Toxic but not fatal thank God. They got a massive vet bill though. Equivalent to a monthly mortgage payment. They want me to put in half since I poisoned their dog. I
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    told them I felt badly for their dog but they were deluded if they thought I owed them anything. They were lucky I wasn't going after them for the damage to my yard.
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    We are not speaking now. They are furious. But the neighbors around us are on my side. I know I could afford it. And they are a young couple with lots of debt. But I warned them.
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    No_Lavishness_3206 · 1 day ago Partassipant [3] NTA. They are for not being responsible pet owners. Also I will require a dog tax. Show me Dennis.
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    Fungiblefaith 1 day ago • Because I am an I would send them flowers and a get well Soon card...now what kind of flowers would be perfect for this.....
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    Drama_Pumpkin · 1 day ago • You warned them about . what their dog was doing. They had that information and choose to ignore your valid concern. • Now it's your turn to ignore their absurd claim. NTA NTA NTA
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    Remember, if you felt pity for the dog and paid ONCE they will never learn the consequences and there's a high chance that they will let their dog to EXPLORE again and again in your yard. DON'T GIVE THEM ANY MONEY. Save your mental health and that poor dog's physical health. A Strict NO is an only way for this to stop.
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    dotdedo 1 day ago NTA: Tell them this could have all been avoided if they bought the most useful tool to dog owners everywhere: a lead. There's really no excuse, they could have one that goes all over their yard but not yours. You offered more than one compromise and they didn't do a thing and now looking to blame someone other than their own poor choices.
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    roxywalker 1 day ago Aficionado [15] NTA. You affording it has nothing to do with how incredulous the request is. They didn't supervise their dog. But somehow they want you to shoulder the burden? No. They knew even before this happened their pet was being destructive and escaping and completely ignored the inevitable.
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    I recently got a new neighbor. They also have a dog. Over the winter their dog kept digging under the fence and running around my yard. Their home was owned by an older couple who completely turned their yard into an ornamental garden. With raised flowerbeds and paved paths. Not a lot of running room.

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