'Played the long game for petty revenge': Couple gets even with neighbor and his dog who repeatedly bothers them

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Jun 29, 2025 3:00 PM EDT

It may be tough for dog parents to hear this, but not everyone loves your fuzzy baby the same way you do. Some people really dislike any pets, while others just dislike dogs. While you think your furry child is man's best friend, your neighbor might think they smell, or be irritated that they make messes on the lawn, or be irritated that they keep wandering onto their property without permission. A lot of dog owners tend to brush these criticisms off as the neighbor being dramatic… but the frustration builds up over time, and it's not going to make your neighbor like you or your pup any more. 

Along with asking nicely, this fed-up neighbor had to create a "please do not walk on grass" sign to try and keep the pesky pup away. That implies that it could even be hazardous for an animal to be on the lawn, but of course, the bad neighbors wouldn't let that stop them from letting their dog run loose. 

Check out the full story down below, as well as commenters who gleefully offered additional solutions. Then, read some satisfying stories of people who quit their bad jobs, then reported back to tell us what happened next: "2 weeks later I get a call… He's begging me to come back." 

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  • 01
    My neighbours are not nice people. To give you an example, they had their leaf bags sitting on their curb, which resulted in other inconsiderate people in the neighbourhood putting their bags of dog crop in their leaf bags. I get that it's super annoying, but the neighbour "Jacques" didn't like it and just dumped the bags of crop onto the street. I didn't see it happen, another neighbour told me after the fact, but it was a windy day and the next day there
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    were about 50 bags of dog crop blowing on my lawn. My husband and I were annoyed and cleaned up the bags and put them in our own garbage. Jacques emptied his leaf bags again when they filled up. So we tried to make a point and gathered all the bags of up and put them in his driveway. He promptly put them on the street, even though he knew we were (albeit passively agressively) sending a message.
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    We then finally went to his house to talk to he and his wife about it, he responded "it's not my sh and shrugged. However he stopped emptying the bags on the road. Fast forward to a year later and they get their own puppy. Instead of having the puppy pee on their own lawn, they head out their front door and walk onto my lawn. Not on the edge of my lawn. They have an extendable
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    leash and the dog goes right on up to the middle of ours. They have a huge front lawn, so it's not an issue of space, they just don't want the mess on their lawns. The whole family has obviously discussed this strategy because Jacques brings the dog over, as does his bitchy wife and their son does it too. After the dog is done it's business they walk back to their house and go inside. I've now caught them multiple times so I finally put a "please do not
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    walk on grass" sign on my lawn in an effort to politely say stop it. It has slowed down but doesn't stop. But while these are some annoying examples, the one thing that has bugged me the most was what happened about 10 years ago. I received a huge bouquet of flowers on my birthday from a friend who lives out of town. I didn't get the flowers on my birthday. Instead, over a week later the neighbours'
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    cleaning lady came over and rang my bell holding a big bouquet, I could barely see her head through the flowers. At this point, they were all wilted and pretty much de d. I was so upset. The neighbours had been home that entire time and just let them sit there in their house until the cleaning lady came and brought them over. There was a card that clearly said my name. They were just being a h les.
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    Anyway, the tables have now turned (laughing maniacally). It has taken over 10 years, but revenge shall be mine. Because about a week ago a package came in the mail and was delivered to my house. It is for THEM. THE NEIGHBOURS. I was about to open it when I saw it wasn't for me. And now, I am sitting and looking at it wondering when I give it back to them. What's inside? I do not know. I hope it's something
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    they've been anxiously waiting for. This is petty level 1000 and I can't tell you the high.
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    Commenters were rubbing their hands together with glee, ready to dole out their own ideas of petty revenge

    Embarrassed-Air-... I would cover it with dog sh and leave it on the front porch.
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    wp3wp3wp3 Motion sensor water sprinklers. That will stop the dog from roaming onto your property.
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    ZookeepergameCh... If you accidentally put it in the coat closet and forget about it then it's totally an accident
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    cooper8828 Technically, if you don't have a cleaning lady you don't have to ever return it.
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    HMS_Slartibartfast for "Puppy problems", get a speaker that is LOUD and connect it to a player that has an alarm to high for humans to hear. Puppy runs on lawn. Puppy gets shrieking loud alarm. Puppy goes away from loud noise.
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    Normally it doesn't take long for a dog to learn "Don't go there or you'll get shrieked at", so they stay off your lawn.
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    ShowMeTheTrees Not gonna work. They'll complain to the merchant and get a refund. Just mark it Refused Return to Sender.
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    grw2020 Keep it for a week. Kick it around your house every day. Give it to the cleaning lady.
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    RJack151 If you put it back on your porch on a rainy day so it gets soaked, oh well, now they can have it back.
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