Elderly dog owner trespasses daily into neighbor's yard, even after being told she's not allowed, forcing neighbor to take decisive action: 'I warned her once, she never listened'

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Mar 28, 2026 9:00 AM EDT

Would you be able to live with yourself if you let your dog do their business on somebody else's lawn… every day?

You can train a dog to do a lot of things, but you can't train them where to use the toilet. In this specific thing, they're very particular about their choices. And it's not one that you'll ever understand - why this inch of grass is better than the one 3 feet away, but they're perfectly sure why. We aren't going to lie, our dogs have done their business in some sketchy places that we're not proud of. In front of coffee shops, on the occasional car tire, and more fire hydrants than we can count, but never on someone else's property.

We know what it's like to have a very picky (and stubborn) dog. When they want to do something, they'll argue with you until you're out of patience to get you to do what they want to do, even if that means using someone else's yard for their relief station. They may not understand the difference between one yard and the next, but you do! And you're the owner - it's your job to teach them the rules of the human world you brought them into. This is a responsibility you signed up for when you brought them into your home.

After repeatedly trespassing onto her neighbor's yard to let her dog do its business, they got fed up. Even after the "no dogs allowed" sign, even after the warnings, she still came over daily to disrespect this neighbor's property with her doggo. Well, you can only give out so many warnings before you start to take action.

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    On our property
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    Background on what's going on. We have a psycho neighbor who lives across the street from us (also had a bigger yard than everyone else around her) she used to constantly walk her dog on my property not near the sidewalk I'm talking all the way near my front door. I warned her
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    once she never listened. Second time I yelled at her she responded by saying something in a foreign language (my friend later confirmed it was mandarin). After I saw her for a third time I texted her saying I was gonna call the police if this happened again. She then
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    Side walk -> On neighbors property
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    started to use the Neighbors yard so her dog can cr p everywhere for about 6 months. (I didn't care bc I already have other issues with them too). Last week I when I was leaving my house I saw her once again enter my property by letting her dog on my grass so I called the non-emergency police
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    number. Unfortunately I live in northern VA and our police here are not the best. The operator said this is something animal control usually handles so they transferred me to them. (I asked why they can't send an officer out to warn her even though this occurred multiple times they said animal control will handle it)
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  • As someone who grew up in Northern VA, we have to wholeheartedly disagree with this person. We never had any issues with the police in our area, but they always showed up when it was necessary. But, honestly, what are they supposed to do about a neighbor coming into your yard? Perform a stakeout to catch them in the act? Plan a sting operation? Leave a squad car there to prevent her from entering your yard? Be realistic.

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    Sidewalk -> Our grass
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    animal control was no help they told me to go to a court and file a trespassing report on her. Now I have to take time out of my work to do this!! Anyone in law enforcement with advice please let me know. I'm sick of this sh !!!
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    u/Mountain Dew63 Pt2 psycho woman walks dog on neighbors property now. Originally this psycho neighbor walked their dog o...
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    NO DOG WALKING ON THIS PROPERTY
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    MountainDew63 6th photo of no dog walking on this property: she completely ignored and still entered my property
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  • If she didn't respond to being yelled at, there's no way she's going to respond to a tiny “dogs are prohibited” sign. Plus, these kinds of dog owners think their dogs have the right to go wherever they want, sign or no sign.

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    And when I got a car back in 2018 she walked over asked me how much I got it for, was it a rental. This woman is psycho she definitely read the no walking dog sign and ignored it.
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    WeNeedAnApocalypse You need motion activated sprinklers.
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    8Mariposa8 Put up a no trespassing sign not just a small no dog walking sign. When you call the police tell them that there is someone trespassing on your property not someone is walking their dog on your property. It was also suggested put in automatic sprinklers which is also a good idea it doesn't matter if she is crazy or not.
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    Sidewalk ->
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    MasterEchoSE Fence in your front yard, problem solved.
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    Not_an_Actual_Bot Since nothing else has worked so far put up a sign for the dog informing it that human walking isn't permitted on your grass.
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    Nope20707 Post "no trespassing sign". Put up security cameras to document whenever she shows up in your yard again. Then call the police and have her cited for trespassing.
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    Forgiven4108 Stop being a coward and tell her to get off your lawn! You know, instead of whining about
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    Collect video, but then just for the heck of it, motion detector with a noise deterrent you can shut off when you see her doing it. Notify police with an adequate paper trail about the constant trespassing.
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