Property owner's protective guard dog scares off a tresspassing neighbor after they cross her property line without permission, putting their whole family back in line: ‘She wanted to 'just play with my puppies''

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Feb 2, 2025 1:00 AM EST

This woman was walking her four dogs on her property when her entitled neighbor decided to step over the line and invade their space.

Guard dogs are natural-born protectors. Some pooches are literally bred to protect their owner's property from intruders, and in a lot of cases, especially if you're a single woman living alone in a rural area, a guard dog can be the one thing standing between you and a scary scenario. And when the tone-deaf neighbor in this next story, crossed the property line, she was in for a wakeup call about personal space that she'll never forget. 

Keep scrolling for a dog owner's prideful tale of a guard dog stepping up to fend off terrible neighbors after getting repeatedly told to back up. I suppose when polite requests are ignored, a big dog's bark might just be the only thing that gets the message across. 

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    My dog is an enormous, black, pitbull/belgian malinois mix (you know, the police dogs). When I adopted him at 8 weeks old, he was about 3lbs of adorable fur, but now he's a 90lbs muscle machine with a huge bark and infinite protective energy. Truthfully, if a stranger was threatening me on my property, he'd be just like the rottie in this next story who was a good pooch looking out for his owner. 

  • "AITA for not recalling my dog when she chased my neighbors off of my property?"

    I (30f) have 4 dogs, but the one this story is about is a 4f rottie named Bella. A few months ago new renters moved next door, and things have been unpleasant to say the least.
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  • The neighbors are always screaming and fighting late into the night and the men in the home have a habit of always trying to talk to, or just watch, me when I'm outside. This is not done in a friendly way, and it has made me feel very uncomfortable. I'm a single female living alone, and our
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  • police force isn't the best so I just keep my head down hoping they'll move out soon. The other night, around 11pm, I was outside with my dogs in the backyard. My neighbors have a chain fence, but I have no fence
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  • along my property except for the part that separates their property from mine. One of my dogs is on leash, but the other three are completely trained off leash and do not leave the yard. I know some people may not agree with that, but I live in the countryside, and also my dogs have NEVER run off.
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  • One of the women who lives next door, for some reason, decided to enter my yard because she wanted to "just play with my puppies". Bella growled and walked closer to me and I asked the woman to please leave but she just kept
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  • telling me it was fine and ignored what I was saying. One of the men decided to join her and they came more onto my property, which then led to Bella barking and after a few moments of them continuing she chased after them. She stopped running the second she hit the property line and went inside with me immediately after.
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  • Now these neighbors keep making comments about not feeling safe with their kids, and how I should have called my dog back because they weren't a threat. I don't feel like I did anything wrong but I also don't want the area to think that
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  • my dogs are dangerous, especially with the stigma against rotties. I also don't want to stir up unnecessary drama when it's already difficult living next to these people. AITA?
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  • Edit: I know I just posted this but thank everyone for the advice. I've called a friend who has agreed to come over tonight and he will crash in my spare room until I feel safe. I'm going to contact the police tomorrow and
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  • make a report as well as get a runner and a cheap camera as soon as I get paid. I'll update if anything changes, but I hope you all have a fantastic night and thank you for the advice.
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  • RaineMist Your neighbor came into your property without permission and thought she could just pet your dogs. Bella had every right to chase someone who wasn't invited off. If you're worried about your neighbors, get cameras and place them in the front and backyard.
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  • StAlvis ΝΤΑ Your neighbors need to stay in their own yard.
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  • Throwaway9871125 That was my thought process when it was happening, but I know that things can be different depending on the breed of the dog. I know for a fact she wouldn't have hurt them unless they had tried to hurt me, but I didn't know if that mattered or not.
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  • _iamstardust Sounds like if your neighbors had just stayed on their side of the property, there would be no problems. Hopefully now they do just that. How dumb can they be to continue encroaching when your dog is giving warning growls and barks?
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  • That said, I would keep an eye out for those neighbors. Probably put up a few cameras to watch your property, consider a better fence, put up a couple beware of dogs and no trespassing signs for good measure.
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  • GalianoGirl We have a private trail with no trespassing signs. But people still walk through. If I am out with the dogs, 6, 4 between 50 and 100 pounds, plus two small ones. I make no attempt to stop the dogs from barking, jumping or otherwise confronting the trespassers.
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  • I will go out to tell the people to leave while the dogs circle them. The number of people who argue with me, some saying it is a public trail, they have permission to use it, from whom? Is ridiculous. My family has owned the land for more than 80 years.
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  • bamyris NTA but as a fellow girlie with a big dog who has a negative social stigma, you need to be careful. We don't have cute yappy dog privilege who can bite ankles and no one's cares, we have scary dog privilege which means people are more likely to complain.
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  • Bella is a good girl, but you're risking her a bit too much. She may never go over the property line, but angry scared people who get law enforcement involved don't care about that. Scary dog privilege keeps you safe but you gotta keep your babies safe in return
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  • FlutteringFae Dog trainer here with some advice. If you're in the US, look into AKC CGC. It's the American Kennel Club's Canine Good Citizen program. You can find the curriculum online. You don't have to pay for classes if you don't want to, and the test itself generally costs $10-20.
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  • Bottom line: It's a test. Your dog passes, and you get a certificate that your good is a 'good citizen'. It doesn't really mean a whole lot, but it tests for good training. What it does: In truth? Nothing legally. HOWEVER. It does have a few perks. Like it can lower
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  • your homeowners insurance rates. Oh, and it basically puts burden of proof on the other party if your dog ends up in any sort of altercation. I recommend it for all my students who have dogs with breeds that have bad
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  • stereotypes. It just helps back you up if crop hits the fan. In 20 years of training I've had 3 past students email me about how that certificate helped them save their dogs. It's not some magical get out of jail free card. But it can help.
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