Different twist on the same situation- I bought 70 acres from an old guy who had owned 150, and he kept the 80 adjacent. When we closed the sale, he said, "Now my old dogs are used to going on that land you just bought, with my cows. I don't want to tie them up, but if they ever give your cattle any trouble, just shoot 'em. And if you don't have a rifle, let me know, and I'll shoot 'em."
Needless to say, the old dogs "adopted" my cattle, hung around and ran off coyotes, guarded the calves, etc. Seller came by one day, and said that he noticed his dogs were gone a lot- were they hanging around my cattle? Yep, I said, and everything is working out just fine. He gave me a little smile, and said, "I guess they miss having my cattle around- but what I said still stands."
I miss the days when neighbors could work things out.
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