'You are on private property': Entitled tourist trespasses on dog-owner's property and demands they put their three dogs on a leash, pawrent refuses and teaches them a lesson

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Jun 10, 2025 10:00 AM EDT

In a world full of Karens, you can't go outside your house nowadays without someone throwing a tantrum over something or other. It could be that they don't want to wait in line, they don't want to pay for something (regardless of whether it's defective or not), or they're just having a bad day. You never know with them. This is why we stick to our wholesome animal memes usually, because it makes us feel good. Every once in a while, though, we love to see a dog owner stand up for their pups, and that's exactly what this story is about.

The pawrent in this post has a problem with tourists using their property as a spot to park because they live near a famous hiking trail. One entitled person trespassed on their property, then had the audacity to ask them to put their dogs on a leash, when the doggos were just enjoying some playtime in their yard. The dog owner refused and promptly educated them about what's right and what's wrong. Read through the whole interaction below!

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    [Am I wrong] for not leashing my dogs on MY property to accommodate someone who was trespassing?

    'This is MY home. My dogs are on my private property?
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    On mobile. Sorry for any formatting issues. I live in a fairly remote area that attracts a lot of tourists due to a nearby popular hiking trail. My place has 4 units. Two are Airbnb type rentals and two are
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    permanent residences. Mine is one of the permanent ones. We have a lot of problems with tourists using our parking for turning around, looking up directions, or just trying to park
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    and leave their cars while they go hike. There is a large parking area for tourists by the trailhead. Our parking area is a large, open area. This is private property and there are signs posted.
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    I have 3 friendly dogs and the other permanent resident has 2. We very rarely leash any of them. We just let the out and supervise their running and playing. I will leash them if on of the Airbnb guests has an issue with dogs.
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    So I go to let my dogs out this afternoon and there is someone out in our parking area, messing with his snow chains. He has a kid (around 9-10 years old) with him.
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    Me (M): Are you visiting someone here? I get no response, so I ask again. Still no response. So I start playing frisbee with one of my dogs.
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    Tourist (T): Can you please leash your dogs? We are afraid. M: Are you visiting someone here? T: No, I'm just stopped to take the chains off.
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    M: Then, no, I'm not leashing my dogs. T: We are afraid of dogs. M: This is MY home. My dogs are on my private property.
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  • We're all for being sympathetic to people's needs, but if you're near our house, it's our rules. And really, it's the dogs' rules because they pretty much rule the house. Not in the sense that they tell us what to do, but we let our dogs be pretty free in our house as it's their house too. They're allowed on the couch and bed, and if you think that's gross… well then it's a good thing you're not the one sleeping in it!

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    Tourist gives me a dirty look but doesn't say anything. He finishes taking his snow chains off and is getting ready to leave.
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    T (with ar de tone): I'm sorry I asked you to leash your dogs. We're just allergic and afraid.
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    M: You are on private property and are trespassing. My dogs have a right to be here, on their property. Maybe you should have thought about that before saying something.
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    NO TRESPASSING PRIVATE PROPERTY VIOLATORS WILL BE PROSECUTED
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    He didn't say anything else and left a few minutes later.
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    I posted about the incident on my Facebook and someone said I was ride for not accommodating. I think I'm in the right because it's my property and this guy had no right to be here and was trespassing. So, users of Reddit, A■A?
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    Edit to add a few things. Info: 1. The local laws are that dogs must be "under control" at all times, meaning leashed, tethered, fenced, or voice commands. My dogs are all trained to obey voice
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    commands. 2. Public parking areas are available less than half a mile in either direction. 3. He was fully in my driveway with room to put at least 2 vehicles between him and the entrance.
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    Also, I could and would have been nicer if I hadn't asked him twice if he was visiting and been ignored. It wasn't clear what he was doing when I first went out
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    because he was standing next to his car. I didn't get really close because I am female and was concerned for my own safety.
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    Edit 2: Once he told me he was scared of dogs, I made sure they stayed away from him and his car.
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    Final edit (I hope): I got home from work and there was a note on my door. It basically said he would have been much more comfortable if I had leashed my
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    dogs but thanked me for "at least being nice enough to keep the dogs away." So, for all the people who said I'm TA, at least know I wasn't a total AH.
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    StAlvis NTA I hate dogs. I hate people who let their dogs off-leash in public. And you are completely in the right here. It's your property, full stop. Go nuts. This entitled dude can knick off.
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    yay_darkness NTA. You have signs posted. It's your property. They're trespassing. It's like going into someone's home and asking them not to have milk in their
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    fridge because you're lactose intolerant. You can leave with your milk-free self, and they can skedaddle with their dog- fearing selves.
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    Some people get really indignant when they're called out on their wrongdoing.
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