I live on a quite little dead end street that has 6 houses on it including mine. I am not now nor have I ever been the neighborly type...I mean I can wave and say hello but I won't be coming over to borrow a cup of sugar and would appreciate the same courtesy in return. (I will leave bags of veggies on front door steps when my garden comes in though.) I mean if you TRULY need something...by all means...stop on by. Chances are pretty slim that I will answer the door if you don't call first. (I will even do this to my friends)It's not that I am trying to be rude or a bitch but I CAN'T stand someone to just pop in unexpectedly!!! I think THAT is rude. My house is probably a mess and I am probably laying around in my PJs and here you are wanting to stop by....no please do not without a call in advance. SO....I have these neighbors at the end of the street (I am at the beginning so they are 2 houses down) that annoy the crap out of me! I have 2 dogs...pit bulls (one is a rescue, one is not) if you want me to be precise...HOWEVER they are great dogs and are very well behaved. Having said that...my little girl is very protective of her mama (me). Only in our yard and house...take her off our property and she is a quivering, cowdardly mess. Strange....anyway...I don't put them on leash when I am in the yard because...well why would I? If they look like they are getting ready to stray...sharp whistle...here they come. the neighbor also has 2 dogs and 2 kids. For some reason those kids LOVE to tease MY dogs when we are outside. They will walk their little dogs up and down the street JUST to tempt my dogs. I know this because I NEVER see them walking their dogs unless I have mine outside. I mean....they can do as they please...I don't own the road but they come dangerously close to MY property line and I am just waiting on my big boy to meet them at the line and knock one of them over with his tail. (He's a luva) Then it is going to be ON!!! The neighbor herself also delights in doing this. She will walk her little stupid yappy dog to the edge of our property...which means I have to take my dogs inside...and I usually stay in there with them while poor DH has to go talk to her. And it never fails....she always asks...where did your wife go? Well hello you stupid stupid woman...would you like for my dogs to perhaps eat your dog while we chat? Not that I have EVER seen agressive behavior from either but that's what people think really....I mean I wish the woman would go to the damn PARK if she wanted to walk her dogs...we do...it's maybe 5 seconds from our neighborhood. People can be so stupid...
Sorry this is so long...I just needed a moment to rant!