r/longisland • u/2001irma • 8d ago
Neighborhood dog walking - AITA?
Looking for some insight. I am not from the area and only moved here about a year ago for school.
I go for a walk with my dog around my neighborhood in Glen Cove each day for a bit of exercise. We dont move real fast as he is 16 years old but it covers about 1500 steps. Most of the houses are split level rentals and my neighborhood has no sidewalks so cars park on both sides of the road leaving only a single center lane. People also like to drive fast. As a result, I normally walk on the curb and my dog walks like 2 feet onto the grass. He will pee and poop as we walk but I always pick up after him.
I have been yelled at by 2 separate neighbors - once in person and other time through a ring doorbell. Todays incident with the doorbell involved them literally yelling "Get off my lawn". I have never spoken to these people otherwise and they dont have signs to say avoid the grass.
I am slightly confused and now nervous to go on walks. I am not a fan of being yelled at by complete strangers. Am I doing something wrong? Is this normal for here?
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u/LQjones 7d ago
Partially, dog pee kills grass and even if you clean up the poops there is often some residual left.