as a small dog owner, with small poop , i apologize for your neighbors' poor form. i guess i can understand they do other things to sort of make up for it though.

i did send my neighbor a second email saying i realized my first one probably came off harsh and while i was a bit annoyed i wasn't mad. i feel good about doing that since i was honest but don't need to cause a big fuss. she responded briefly but didn't apologize or even acknowledge my being annoyed. i do sort of feel like i'll use this as a bit of leverage in the future if i want to, and hopefully she'll now think twice before trying to be pushy with me again. i just wish i could do this sort of thing without getting all obsessive about it. telling someone i'm annoyed with them is huge for me so progress is good.