A six-foot fence is supposed to end most neighbor disputes, but for one man, it just changed the shape of his problem instead of solving it.

After starting a new early morning exercise routine with his dogs, he’s noticed his neighbor, already under an existing harassment order, showing up outside within a single minute every single day, making noise and trying to provoke a reaction from the dogs through the fence.

One particular morning escalated further when the neighbor dragged out a step ladder, then started spraying water toward where he assumed the dogs still were.

As the homeowner watched the harassment evolve into increasingly elaborate tactics, he was left wondering what these neighbors actually get out of behavior this obvious and this consistently unsuccessful.

Keep reading for the full story.

Up at sunrise and the NFH is right out the back door spying on me.

Due to my health, I’ve been getting up early and getting some light exercise in.

This has become a treasured habit for the homeowner.

Some of that has turned into a routine with our Shepherds of going out and running them a bit. It’s good for both of us.

They like to chase balls and frisbees. We’re behind a 6ft fence that we installed to keep our NFH from being able to just stand and spy on us.

The dogs are quiet, and when focused they ignore the neighbors.

But this neighbor just can’t stand to see them happy.

We’re out at 6am. By 6:01 the NFH is clunking around his yard, making noises and trying to get a reaction from the dogs. They did a great job ignoring him.

I can hear him dragging something across his patio. It’s a step ladder. He was pretending to mess with some hanging flower pots. He was looking over the fence to get locations on all of us.

This neighbor really went out of his way to be nasty.

He hopped down and started spraying plants close to the fence, making sure to splash water into our yard where he thought the dogs were.

Of course, by then they were inside and I was on my deck sipping a cup of coffee and waiting for him to notice his plan wasn’t working.

The neighbor didn’t get away totally unscathed though.

We made eye contact once he realized I had moved. I’m pretty sure he hurt himself diving for cover. I watched him limp back in and I could see their curtains adjusting as he positioned himself by a window.

I went back in and gave the dogs an extra treat for being so good and went about the rest of my routine.

The homeowner wonders how this neighbor ever thought he’d get away with something like this.

I guess my question to everyone that deals with neighbors like this is, what do they get out of this? They look foolish as they are obviously spying and making noise. They’re not ever going to get a response from the dogs.

What bothers me most is that they have to be constantly watching to be able to pop outside as quickly as they do.

Things may be okay now, but the homeowner worries how much farther the neighbor may escalate thing.

My morning routine is fairly new as far as getting up a little earlier, so it’s extra creepy that one of them is out that quickly.

Thankfully the fence has cut down what they can do to harass us, but they seem to be evolving. Technically none of their activities are in violation of our harassment order on them. I’m worried that will escalate.

What a nightmare neighbor.

What did Reddit have to say?

The people who stoop this low rarely have rich lives of their own.

This user went through something very similar.

It’s best not to egg these people on further.

It’s time to call “action” and get this neighborhood drama on film.

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There’s something almost absurd about watching a grown adult haul out a step ladder just to pretend-garden while actually scanning a yard for dog locations.

However, the sheer absurdity doesn’t make the underlying situation of harassment any less unsettling.

This neighbor has made it clear that none of his other neighbors can enjoy themselves on his watch.

If he really disapproves of this homeowner that badly, he’d have better luck just staying inside and minding his business.