I would say that you’ve always had a good relationship with him, and you are coming to him first because of this. Then I would repeat your last paragraph - the dog is destroying your property, costing you money and time and it needs to stop, full stop. I would reiterate that you don’t want to have the dog on your…

I think you should have dumped the opossum remains on your neighbor’s yard. Or at least knocked and handed them to him.

My mom is proud of her cucumber.

Garden thread ! These are just of the few of the tomatoes and red peppers we harvested this week.. I’ve been gardening my whole life and never had a crop this bountiful. I guess our timing and technique have been perfected over the years. I’ve been slow cooking a batch of marinara with the San Marzano’s all day.