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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m sorry but all of this over a piece of rope and some bamboo?  I think it’s fantastic that your son is building amazing stuctures and she’s encouraging his creativity and imagination.  I don’t see this as a lapse of judgement. [/quote]

OP here. Grateful for your perspective. We _love_ that our son loves to build. Agreed, who cares about the cost of the rope, it's more the principle of taking our stuff and destroying it. The bamboo is a bigger issue because it's more permanent--yes, it will probably grow back eventually, but it looks really ridiculous right now. And I do have a problem with the dog-petting through the fence. MIL is a dog trainer and says that's a big no. Even good dogs sometimes bite through fences, car windows, crates, etc. But not surprised that our nanny (or many other people) wouldn't have thought of that, so I don't think that's the same kind of judgment issue.[/quote]

Um, it’s bamboo, not a tree...  How tall was it, and how long will it take to grow back?  Also, this is the BACK yard, not the front, right?

And it’s a rope...  How much did it cost, $50 tops?

I wouldn’t have cut a 5 ft swath, but a few stalks here and there, evenly?  Sure, nbd, if I knew the parents were open to kid creativity.  And cutting up a rope is something I’ve done several times for kids, but it’s usually been used before.

Now, petting through the fence never happens with me.  However, I’ve done a lot of work with animals, and I teach my charges proper ways to interact with unknown animals from a very early age.[/quote]

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