Raaaaage!

[oregonpachey]

My dog was outside in the yard going potty and chewing on his bone.  The GD neighbor kids just opened the gate and let him out.  

Yeah, so I had to run outside and collect my dog from the street. 

Their excuse?  "He wanted to play with our dog".

DON'T OPEN MY GATE EVER AGAIN.

These are the neighbor kids who had a different dog that got out and hit by a car.  I am so pissed.

[cheeseandcrackers]

Um... NO!

[lightbulbsun]

What? You need to talk to their parents. That is not OK.

[lime]

Fuck that!

WTF did his parents say?

[sineadorebellion]

WTF neighbor kids! That is crazy. I'd be furious too.

[stephlove]

Time to put a lock on your gate!

Seriously though, who in their right mind thinks it's okay to just freely go into a neighbors yard?

[firedancer49]

I would be speaking with those parents.

[oregonpachey]

They come into our yard all the damn time. I guess I thought getting a fucking fence would detour this. I am getting a lock this afternoon.

And don't get me started on their parents. Maybe they don't think it's a big deal since their dad (who happens to also be our contractor) built the fence.

I am more worked up about this than I should be.

[TrickyBob]

I'd be furious. Talk to their parents and then put a lock on the gate.

Or a sign that says "keep your grubby little hands off my fence" but that's up to you. Lol.

[Alyssa]

I would tell the parents that their kids need to keep their mother effing hands off your gate.

[snickers]

Jul 19, 2013 13:21:28 GMT -5 oregonpachey said:

They come into our yard all the damn time. I guess I thought getting a fucking fence would detour this. I am getting a lock this afternoon.

And don't get me started on their parents. Maybe they don't think it's a big deal since their dad (who happens to also be our contractor) built the fence.

I am more worked up about this than I should be.

No you're not, I would  be fucking livid. What if you didn't notice? That is not okay.
They need to tell their children to stay out of other people's property.

[oregonpachey]

Between this and the weekly dude that throws our recycling on the ground, I am in a shitty mood.

The kids are 9, 9, 7, and 6. Old enough to know better. I will be speaking with the dad as soon as he gets home.

[kaybee85]

You are not too worked up about this. It is ridiculous. I hope that the lock helps, but I do think you need to talk to the parents.

[LeggsBenedict]

wtf?

[WOT?*]

Lock on gate. Lecture kids (forcefully). Rage at parents. Not necessarily in that order.

They're kids. Kids are stupid and do stupid things. But that goes beyond stupid. That's "taking something that's not yours without permission."

[leeann]

I would be beyond pissed. I would be livid.

[bania]

RAGE!!! Definitely talk to their parents and lock/tie up your gate! I'm so glad your dog is alright.

[montereybride]

I'm trying to imagine what my reaction would be if some asshole neighbor kid let my Coco Puff baby girl out of our yard.

I think the parents would end up calling the cops on me.

And now I want to go buy locks for our gate.

[thatgirl2478]

Jul 19, 2013 13:21:28 GMT -5 oregonpachey said:

They come into our yard all the damn time. I guess I thought getting a fucking fence would detour this. I am getting a lock this afternoon.

And don't get me started on their parents. Maybe they don't think it's a big deal since their dad (who happens to also be our contractor) built the fence.

I am more worked up about this than I should be.

No, no you are not!  You are right - kids should respect other people's property.  ESPECIALLY if it involves your dog. 

Think about it this way - if they thought it was OK to just walk up to your house and open the gate to let the dog out - what happens if you had a play set back their for your kids & they fall off of it?  That falls on YOU.  (totally hypothetical playset & kids assumed here).

[margotmacomber]

I'd be raging as well.

[bania]

You must update us after you talk with the parents! I'm pissed for you!

[lime]

You are NOT overreacting. Not at all.

[rex]

You are definitely appropriately worked up. I would be fucking livid.

Get off my lawn!!

[demofea01]

I would be livid. We had a neighbor kid at one point who thought it was hilarious to bring his boxer off leash into my front yard and up to our backyard fence to torture our somewhat dog aggressive dog. I told him if he ever came back he'd get to explain his actions to the police.

Kids are assholes. Get a lock for your fence.

[lolly]

I would have lost my mind, omg. We have combination padlocks on our gates because I am a paranoid dog lady.

[RoxMonster]

Not overreacting at all. I would be BEYOND livid. OMG I can't imagine what I would do if the brat next door ever let Roxie out. She already likes to torment her (or did before we got the privacy fence).

I'd get a lock, march over to their parents and let them know that will NOT be happening again, and I would put this sign on my fence just for good measure:
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[sweetminnesnowtan]

Agree with everyone else saying lock on the gate and talk to their parents. I would be pissed!

[purrbox]

Jul 19, 2013 13:18:59 GMT -5 stephlove said:

Time to put a lock on your gate!

Seriously though, who in their right mind thinks it's okay to just freely go into a neighbors yard?

Or an electric fence. Not for the dog. For the kids.

[lilibet]

Did you talk to the parents? What happened?

This is exactly why we have a lock on our gate - dh caught the neighbor girl opening the fence one day because she "wanted to play with puppy!" I was really glad he was outside (in the garage so out of view) and heard the clink of the gate opening.

[BlackCanary]

I would be ragey too! 

Add a lock and talk to the parents.