Neighbors

[diva]

My house is on my parents' land, next door to their house. In the back of my parents' house they have a field for their garden. Behind their property is another house. A family moved in not too long ago. They have 3 boys I believe. Well, my parents have this path with peach trees along the edge of the garden. The three boys have been riding their bikes up this path to get to the side street we live on. This avoids riding on the main street. Well, it wasn't an issue at first as they were just riding down the path straight to the street. And we felt like if we asked them not to come on to the property at all.....and then the boys started riding bikes on the main street and if something happened to them, we would feel just horrible. But, now they have started riding across the yard, almost in to my parents' flower gardens. Not only that but they have started letting their little dog follow along behind them (with NO leash)....which is a BIG issue for me. Well, Sunday I did not feel well at all. I had the dogs out on their chains and heard them just going nuts. I went outside to find the boys riding bikes with the little dog off leash. So, I went out to the street and asked the oldest boy to put his dog on a leash and make sure it stayed off my property. I plan to go talk to their parents when I'm feeling better. I have asthma and it's just been acting crazy the past couple of days and I haven't been able to really do too much without losing my breath quickly. But anyway....should I ask the parents to keep the boys and dogs off the property all together? Or should I just ask them to make sure their dog is on a leash and have the boys stop riding all over the yard through the flowers and all?

[OnionHead]

I say tell them to stay off completely. So there is no chance of ruining the flower bed areas and to also prevent any accidents with the dog as wellMy house is on my parents' land, next door to their house. In the back of my parents' house they have a field for their garden. Behind their property is another house. A family moved in not too long ago. They have 3 boys I believe. Well, my parents have this path with peach trees along the edge of the garden. The three boys have been riding their bikes up this path to get to the side street we live on. This avoids riding on the main street. Well, it wasn't an issue at first as they were just riding down the path straight to the street. And we felt like if we asked them not to come on to the property at all.....and then the boys started riding bikes on the main street and if something happened to them, we would feel just horrible. But, now they have started riding across the yard, almost in to my parents' flower gardens. Not only that but they have started letting their little dog follow along behind them (with NO leash)....which is a BIG issue for me. Well, Sunday I did not feel well at all. I had the dogs out on their chains and heard them just going nuts. I went outside to find the boys riding bikes with the little dog off leash. So, I went out to the street and asked the oldest boy to put his dog on a leash and make sure it stayed off my property. I plan to go talk to their parents when I'm feeling better. I have asthma and it's just been acting crazy the past couple of days and I haven't been able to really do too much without losing my breath quickly. But anyway....should I ask the parents to keep the boys and dogs off the property all together? Or should I just ask them to make sure their dog is on a leash and have the boys stop riding all over the yard through the flowers and all?

[BoiBoi]

I wouldn't make them stop riding across the yard completely, i would just say to stay on the path and always have the dog on a leash. Now if they have a problem with this then u say stay off completely

[ABK]

You are a very kind person. The first time I saw those kids on my property I would have squashed it. If they got hurt on the main road, so be it. That is their parents reponsibility to look out for them, not yours. And you don't have private property to have kids playing romper room all over it.

That being said, I think a sit-down w/ the parents is in order. You have allowed the kids to establish a very bad habit & I doubt that just telling them to leash the dog & stay out of the flowers is going to work now. I would very firmly tell the parents of your kindness of letting the kids use the path but that they have abused that priviledge & the priviledge is now being revoked. Period. No if ands or buts.

Consider this - if the kids take a spill on their bike or their dog gets hurt on your property & then you will find yourself in court.

Sad but true. :(

[ChiaPit]

Yeah, I too would get with my parents and have a sit down with the boys and THEIR parents and come to an agreement between ALL of you for everyones safety and peace of mind.

[JAGER]

You are a very kind person. The first time I saw those kids on my property I would have squashed it. If they got hurt on the main road, so be it. That is their parents reponsibility to look out for them, not yours. And you don't have private property to have kids playing romper room all over it.

That being said, I think a sit-down w/ the parents is in order. You have allowed the kids to establish a very bad habit & I doubt that just telling them to leash the dog & stay out of the flowers is going to work now. I would very firmly tell the parents of your kindness of letting the kids use the path but that they have abused that priviledge & the priviledge is now being revoked. Period. No if ands or buts.

Consider this - if the kids take a spill on their bike or their dog gets hurt on your property & then you will find yourself in court.

Sad but true. :( i totally agree with ABK if on of these kids gets hurt on your property guess whos at fault, you not them. and if your dogs hurt the dog cause they didnt want to hold the leash guess whos going to look bad , you.for having "mean dangerous PITBULLS'' i say keep those kids off your property . no need to find your self in court just cause you wanted to be nice . take care of the problem now that its small rather then when something happens to the dogs or kids

[chloesredboy]

My house is on my parents' land, next door to their house. In the back of my parents' house they have a field for their garden. Behind their property is another house. A family moved in not too long ago. They have 3 boys I believe. Well, my parents have this path with peach trees along the edge of the garden. The three boys have been riding their bikes up this path to get to the side street we live on. This avoids riding on the main street. Well, it wasn't an issue at first as they were just riding down the path straight to the street. And we felt like if we asked them not to come on to the property at all.....and then the boys started riding bikes on the main street and if something happened to them, we would feel just horrible. But, now they have started riding across the yard, almost in to my parents' flower gardens. Not only that but they have started letting their little dog follow along behind them (with NO leash)....which is a BIG issue for me. Well, Sunday I did not feel well at all. I had the dogs out on their chains and heard them just going nuts. I went outside to find the boys riding bikes with the little dog off leash. So, I went out to the street and asked the oldest boy to put his dog on a leash and make sure it stayed off my property. I plan to go talk to their parents when I'm feeling better. I have asthma and it's just been acting crazy the past couple of days and I haven't been able to really do too much without losing my breath quickly. But anyway....should I ask the parents to keep the boys and dogs off the property all together? Or should I just ask them to make sure their dog is on a leash and have the boys stop riding all over the yard through the flowers and all?Isnt asthma a bitch?i was real bad in feb,i literally went to the e.r every two weeks!hope it stops acting up for ya.

[JoeFeezy]

i totally agree with ABK if on of these kids gets hurt on your property guess whos at fault, you not them. and if your dogs hurt the dog cause they didnt want to hold the leash guess whos going to look bad , you.for having "mean dangerous PITBULLS'' i say keep those kids off your property . no need to find your self in court just cause you wanted to be nice . take care of the problem now that its small rather then when something happens to the dogs or kidsAgree completely, with this breed it is better to be safe than sorry.

[diva]

I am glad you mentioned that ABK. You're right, if the boys or their dog were to get hurt on our property, we could be held responsible even if it were not our fault.
Thank you all for the responses. We will be having a sit down with the children's parents.


chloesredboy: Thanks and yes....I HATE it! Sorry to hear you were in the E.R. Glad it finally eased up for ya!

[ABK]

No problem. I hope your meeting goes well.

As a side note, you might want to consider putting up a fence w/ a gate you can lock, even if it's just a hog wire fence w/ a chain link door until you can get something that looks better. As I mentioned before, these boys now have a very bad habit of "using" your yard & I highly doubt being told no by either you or their parents is going to stop them now. The first time either you or their parents are looking off, you're going to find those boys cutting through your yard again.

JMHO ...