# Neighbor's Dog Skat Dilemma (TMI)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-dog-skat-dilemma-tmi/606023>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 13, 2011, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-dog-skat-dilemma-tmi/606023 "2011-12-13T11:05:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![The\_Lovely\_Margo\_Lane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/34f0e0/32.png) [@The\_Lovely\_Margo\_Lane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Lovely_Margo_Lane)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2011, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-dog-skat-dilemma-tmi/606023/21 "2011-12-14T23:13:10Z")

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> [@kayT](#):
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> See post 14.

Huh, I didn’t read it to be mentioning odor, but I get what you’re saying. Hey OP: if the smell indeed wafts onto your property, you are absolutely justified in saying something to your neighbors. I recommend tact and a friendly manner just because you don’t want to turn this into a pissing contest, but by all means let them know it bothers you! If you can’t smell it then I still say it’s not worth the risk of causing offense.

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**Author:** ![The\_Lovely\_Margo\_Lane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/34f0e0/32.png) [@The\_Lovely\_Margo\_Lane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Lovely_Margo_Lane)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2011, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-dog-skat-dilemma-tmi/606023/22 "2011-12-14T23:15:40Z")

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> [@brittekland](#):
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> Refraining, refraining, refraining…
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> This is not an all consuming issue of mine; I would have posted a thread many months ago if it was. Just a minor irritant, however since I brought it up I’m letting you know how I feel about it. Why can’t seemingly civil normal folks living in a clean quite suburb can’t take care of things they’ve bought into? I prefer not to have headaches over something like dog poops with a neighbor living right next to me.
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> Refraining, refraining, refraining…

Fair enough, sorry I was dismissive. I agree with you that we all should clean up after pets, but it’s easy for even “seemingly civil normal folks” to get lazy or overwhelmed and fool themselves into thinking that since it’s only on their property it’s not hurting anyone. If they are indeed civil folks they’ll be sorry to learn that it’s affecting you so much.

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**Author:** ![Jamodu\_Green](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Jamodu\_Green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamodu_Green)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-dog-skat-dilemma-tmi/606023/23 "2011-12-15T11:12:22Z")

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High pitched dog whistle for when you catch them in the act?

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