Some people don’t seem to understand that personal boundaries should always be respected.

What would you do if your neighbors repeatedly made you uncomfortable and then waltzed onto your property without permission? Would you try to set firm boundaries? Or would you let your dog send the message for you?

In the following story, one woman finds herself in this exact predicament. Here’s how it played out.

AITA for not recalling my dog when she chased my neighbors off of my property?

I (30F) have 4 dogs, but the one this story is about is a 4F rottie named Bella.

A few months ago, new renters moved next door, and things have been unpleasant, to say the least. The neighbors are always screaming and fighting late into the night, and the men in the home have a habit of always trying to talk to or just watch me when I’m outside.

This is not done in a friendly way, and it has made me feel very uncomfortable. I’m a single female living alone, and our police force isn’t the best, so I just keep my head down, hoping they’ll move out soon.

One of the neighbors decided to walk over and try to pet the dogs.

The other night, around 11 pm, I was outside with my dogs in the backyard. My neighbors have a chain fence, but I have no fence along my property except for the part that separates their property from mine.

One of my dogs is on a leash, but the other three are completely trained off-leash and do not leave the yard. I know some people may not agree with that, but I live in the countryside, and also my dogs have NEVER run off.

One of the women who lives next door, for some reason, decided to enter my yard because she wanted to “just play with my puppies.” Bella growled and walked closer to me, and I asked the woman to please leave, but she just kept telling me it was fine and ignored what I was saying.

They didn’t listen when warned to leave, so the dog made them listen.

One of the men decided to join her, and they came more onto my property, which then led to Bella barking, and after a few moments of them continuing, she chased after them. She stopped running the second she hit the property line and went inside with me immediately after.

Now, these neighbors keep making comments about not feeling safe with their kids and how I should have called my dog back because they weren’t a threat. I don’t feel like I did anything wrong but I also don’t want the area to think that my dogs are dangerous, especially with the stigma against rotties.

I also don’t want to stir up unnecessary drama when it’s already difficult living next to these people.

AITA?

Eek! She did try to warn them.

Let’s see what Reddit readers think about this story.

Here’s some great advice.

As this person mentions, she should always supervise her dogs.

This comment brings up a good point.

According to this person, the neighbors will likely get worse.

She needs to stay vigilant.

It seems like they may have been testing to see if the dog was aggressive or not, which may mean they’re up to no good.

If you thought that was an interesting story, check out what happened when a family gave their in-laws a free place to stay in exchange for babysitting, but things changed when they don’t hold up their end of the bargain.