New Neighbors Are Moving In
By DE
@DaddyEvil (169326)
United States
January 13, 2026 8:09am CST
I met the new neighbors yesterday. They're moving into the house the drug dealers lived in and seem like lovely people. I gave them my phone number in case they need anything.
They were telling me that they had two smaller dogs and would be putting up a new fence around their back yard. (The drug dealers kept a dog chained up back there. Their dog was always digging under the fence and would growl and snap at Pretty and I when it got loose. I started calling the dog pound when it was in our yard. 
I'm scared of some dogs. If they act hostile, I don't get around them and don't want them coming around me.) I mentioned the last people who lived there had a dog that kept digging under the fence and getting out. They assured me their dogs weren't dangerous. I guess we'll find out. I hope they're correct.
I'm scared of some dogs. If they act hostile, I don't get around them and don't want them coming around me.) I mentioned the last people who lived there had a dog that kept digging under the fence and getting out. They assured me their dogs weren't dangerous. I guess we'll find out. I hope they're correct.23 people like this
22 responses
@Marilynda1225 (89001)
• United States
13 Jan
Hope your new neighbors are nice people and that the dog is friendly and doesn't dig under the fence.
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@DaddyEvil (169326)
• United States
13 Jan
Thank you. I really hope they're as nice as they seem. We shall find out with time.
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@Marilynda1225 (89001)
• United States
15 Jan
@DaddyEvil it's always a bit unsettling when you get new neighbors.
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@Marilynda1225 (89001)
• United States
15 Jan
@DaddyEvil that would annoy me if I knew the neighbors could see right into my house. Maybe blinds ?? It would allow light in but still provide privacy
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@DaddyEvil (169326)
• United States
13 Jan
Aggressive dogs worry me. I hope they're well-behaved, too.
The new neighbors said they are moving here from the country and their dogs aren't used to being blocked from running all over the place.
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@LadyDuck (494576)
• Italy
13 Jan
@DaddyEvil - I cross the road if I see a dog that looks aggressive coming toward me, even if the dog is at leash.
Let's hope those dogs will not be an annoyance.
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@DaddyEvil (169326)
• United States
13 Jan
@LadyDuck I do too. I hope they're just as nice as their owners.
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@AmbiePam (114029)
• United States
13 Jan
Well, it bodes well for the dogs that the owners are nice people. You don’t usually get mean dogs without mean owners.At least I hope that is the case for your neighbors. 
I’m so glad it seems like they are good people; you deserve good neighbors!
I’m so glad it seems like they are good people; you deserve good neighbors!3 people like this
@DaddyEvil (169326)
• United States
25 Jan
Thank you! It looks like the fence they're installing the dogs won't be able to dig under. They're sinking proper fenceposts with wire that goes down into the ground.
Now, the question is how much do the dogs bark? 
(We still haven't seen the dogs yet. They're kenneled with some family until everything is ready here for them. )
Now, the question is how much do the dogs bark? (We still haven't seen the dogs yet. They're kenneled with some family until everything is ready here for them. )1 person likes this
@DaddyEvil (169326)
• United States
25 Jan
@DianneN I really hope they aren't, too. Neighbors down the street have barkers but we don't often hear them. (They keep their pups inside most of the time. )
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@DianneN (250385)
• United States
25 Jan
@DaddyEvil That’s the type of fence all dogs should have. I guess we’ll have to wait for a post from you to know whether or not you have barkers. I hope not!
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@velvet53 (24420)
• Palisade, Colorado
19 Jan
@DaddyEvil How are your new neighbors and their dogs doing so far?
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@DaddyEvil (169326)
• United States
19 Jan
@velvet53 They're still slowly moving in and I haven't seen/heard their dogs yet.
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@noni1959 (12576)
• United States
15 Jan
I hope they turn into lovely neighbors and keep their dog from over barking or getting out. The two times I was attacked by dogs were "friendly" and not dangerous. Both were little "devil" dogs. A pug and chihuahua. 
Last year, I had an instance in a state park while hosting. Someone didn't follow the rules and keep the dog on a shorter leash and the first two times I went around, it was friendly. The third, came at me snarling. My ranger had to get involved since they wouldn't listen to shorten the leash and keep the dog out of the road. They tried to claim the dog was not dangerous.
Last year, I had an instance in a state park while hosting. Someone didn't follow the rules and keep the dog on a shorter leash and the first two times I went around, it was friendly. The third, came at me snarling. My ranger had to get involved since they wouldn't listen to shorten the leash and keep the dog out of the road. They tried to claim the dog was not dangerous.1 person likes this
@DaddyEvil (169326)
• United States
19 Jan
Sometimes dogs that "aren't dangerous" are the worst ones.
Thanks. I hope I never have to deal with their dogs.
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@noni1959 (12576)
• United States
19 Jan
@DaddyEvil I hope you don't have to deal with the dogs either.
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@DaddyEvil (169326)
• United States
14 Jan
Me, too. Even if most dogs seem to like me on sight, that doesn't make them friendly to Pretty. Once I start petting them, then she can move in and the dogs will accept her. Without me there, they're as likely to bite as to let her get close to them.
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@JudyEv (373172)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Jan
@DaddyEvil I never try to pet them. I let them come to me if they want to and I give them the back of my hand to smell.
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@DaddyEvil (169326)
• United States
23 Jan
Thanks. So far they're fairly quiet. They're digging holes for posts around their front yard for a fence, presumably for the dogs.
@DaddyEvil (169326)
• United States
23 Jan
And what if the owners have them on a special diet? They might get upset if I feed their dogs. (The dogs haven't appeared yet.) Burger meat is too expensive to want to feed somebody else's dogs.
Burger meat is too expensive to want to feed somebody else's dogs.
@LindaOHio (215395)
• United States
14 Jan
I hope the people and the dogs turn out to be a good fit. I hate when people chain up their dogs outside.
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@DaddyEvil (169326)
• United States
14 Jan
I just don't want to hear the dogs barking all the time.
Somebody across the street in the next neighborhood have dogs that bark and howl a LOT of the time. 
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@DaddyEvil (169326)
• United States
15 Jan
@LindaOHio I would agree but that isn't what happens here.
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@LindaOHio (215395)
• United States
15 Jan
@DaddyEvil People need to keep them inside and control the barking when they're outside.
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@Shivram59 (47664)
• India
14 Jan
Fortunately or unfortunately we don't have new neighbours in our locality. We are permanent dwellers and so are my neighbours. Neither we nor any of them have pet dogs.
I'm glad to know the neighbours you have are nice people. I hope they and their dogs will never cause any problem for your family.
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@valherma00 (1445)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
16 Jan
i am sorry that these neighbours have dog too but i hope it wil be different. also, very generous of you for giving them your number. i also don't like when dogs are barking at me; it's really stressful, that noise, rage, everything
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@DaddyEvil (169326)
• United States
19 Jan
Thank you. I always hope we get along well with neighbors. The older couple who live on the other side of us are nice and normally quiet. Their kids and grandkids aren't always quiet when they visit their parents/grandparents but we ignore them and their noise.
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@DaddyEvil (169326)
• United States
21 Jan
@valherma00 True... When the grandkids started playing loud music in the front of the house, I went to see who it was and the grandparents told them to shut off the music. I usually can't hear their music when they do that in the back yard.
If they get too noisy, I will call the police and have their party shut down.
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@valherma00 (1445)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
21 Jan
@DaddyEvil yes. since we live close, we should compromise. sometimes, not always
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@GardenGerty (167953)
• United States
14 Jan
I hope they really are responsible pet owners.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54339)
• United States
15 Jan
I hope that they will be good neighbors.
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@RasmaSandra (94900)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Jan
I hope they are good neighbors, Interesting I watch crime dramas I wonder if they will find anything starnge int hat house,
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@DaddyEvil (169326)
• United States
19 Jan
Thank you. I hope so, too.
The guy that bought the house had the insides stripped out and the house remodeled. I was in it for a couple of minutes during the remodeling. It looked very nice.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (17153)
• Torrington, Connecticut
13 Jan
Good luck with the new neighbors, anything's better than having a dealer as a neighbor.
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@DaddyEvil (169326)
• United States
13 Jan
Thank you. I'm sure we'll get along fine.
And I definitely agree with you on that!
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@Traceyjayne (8576)
• United Kingdom
16 Jan
Good to hear that your new neighbours seem nice. Also hope their dogs are well behaved.
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@DaddyEvil (169326)
• United States
19 Jan
Thank you. They're still moving in and the dogs haven't been seen or heard.
