You would think that the things in your backyard would be your business, and no one else should have to worry about them.

According to more than a few stories on Reddit, though, you would be wrong.

This guy and his family left their uneaten picnic out while they took a walk after the meal, but when their neighbor’s dog went on an adventure, things went south.

Find out what happened!

AITA for not paying the vet bills after my neighbors dog ate food I left outside?

This week, I(28f) hosted a family gathering.

The people there were my sister and her family(4 in total), my brother and his wife, my boyfriend, and mine and his parents.

I live relatively out in the country, so it’s not exactly common for whole properties to be fenced, usually it’s just fences for animals.

They covered the food and took a stroll.

Since it was nice out, we ate lunch outside.

Some of the food wasn’t immediately brought inside after we ate, including some deserts that were mostly chocolate, and a bit of fruit.

I figured the food would probably be fine being left out for a little bit, and if not it could just be thrown away.

The food was covered, too.

After we ate, we went down to the small pond that’s on my property for a little bit(probably half an hour/45 minutes).

It has a nice dock and view of the trees, and is a great place to spend some time.

The neighbor’s dog thought the leftovers were for him.

When we got back up to where the food was left, the neighbors dog was on the table, eating the food, and had ripped the covers off.

I got my neighbors and they apologized, but asked what the dog had eaten.

I told them, and some of the food was toxic to dogs(chocolate, grapes, etc).

The meal required vet attention, so he offered to pay part of the bill.

They started freaking out and rushed their dog to the vet.

Yesterday they contacted me and asked if I would pay the vet bills.

Their dog survived, but needed extensive care and had wracked up quite a bit in vet bills.

I offered to pay a quarter of the bills, but they wanted all of it, because the food she ate was mine.

I told them if they hadn’t let their dog on my property it wouldn’t have eaten my food.

They say that’s not good enough.

They said that it had accidentally gotten out and they didn’t mean to, and that I should pay all the bills.

I then made a remark about how they should pay for the food the dog ate, but they weren’t amused and got more upset.

I told them a quarter or nothing, and they’re still upset about it and want me to pay more. I did leave the food out, though.

AITA for not paying the full cost?

Was he being generous enough? Or not?

Reddit is going to weigh in!

The top comment says he is not responsible for what happened.

It’s not like he fed it on purpose.

He doesn’t owe them anything.

They could use his generosity against him later.

Having a pet is a big responsibility.

These people should take what he’s offering and run.

They’re probably just angry at themselves.

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