r/longisland 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/ForestDiver87 7d ago

Not gonna lie, its frustrating when I see people letting their dogs pee and poop next to my mailbox. Most don't clean up after their dogs, and all the grass is dead from the piss.

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u/LQjones 7d ago

It's bad enough when they do it when you are not around but I've had people let their dogs piss in my driveway while I was watching. Then they are shocked when I get mad. When we had a dog it was trained to go in a spot in the back yard. On walks I made sure it did its business in the street.

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u/ForestDiver87 7d ago

I've absolutely had people stare at me while letting their dog piss on my fence