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[quote=Anonymous]So this afternoon i am sitting on the sofa and notice someone in my backyard. It is my next door neighbor, who has brought his granddaughter in to play on our swing set. I didn't quite know what to do, so I went outside and said hi. He said "I didn't think anyone was home". Mind you, his kids were not with him/granddaughter, they stayed in their own yard. I'm assuming they realized that one doesn't go into a neighbors yard uninvited to play. Anyway,  I said something to the effect of "feel free to come anytime, just make sure the dog isn't in the yard. I dont remember what else I said other than reiterating again not to come in when the dog is in the yard.  I tried to get my son to come out and play with this little girl, he wasn't interested, so I went back inside.  They stayed there probably for another 10-15 minutes after I went inside.

Anyway, now that my shock has worn off, I realize how unnecessary it was for this guy to come into my backyard as we have a playground 1 house down from mine (2 houses down from said neighbor) that they could just as easily have gone to. And no, I don't want someone using my backyard anytime. Not only do I not want people coming in and out of my yard, but I'm honestly afraid of my dog getting defensive if someone comes in the yard and we aren't out there. I don't want my dog biting the nice older neighbor, let alone his granddaughter.

We have lived here for 2.5 years, so I would assume that if they had any "arrangement" with the previous owners of our home, it is no longer in effect. I would have understood if this had happened shorty after we moved out of habit, but not now.

I kind of want to say something to neighbors wife, along the lines of how it was great to meet her granddaughter and kids, but that I would appreciate if they knocked on the door and asked before using our backyard in the future: again I'll mention the dog. My husband thinks I should drop it but is also concerned about what the dog would do to a random person coming in the yard without us.  And also, neither of us want random people coming into/out of our yard.

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