Trouble With Neighbors

Question:
 We live next door to a grocery / pool hall and the people who run the place are very friendly. Most of the patrons who go in are as well... but there are a few idiots who like to hang around out back and drink their beer. We wouldn't mind this, because for the most part they're pretty good about keeping the noise down and minding their own business. The trouble we're having though, with these idiots who hang around out back, is that they like to throw their trash over our fence. I couldn't tell you how many times I've had to pick stuff up so the dogs won't eat it. One night we were outside grilling and we see the dogs start to get agitated with each other. So I go over to calm them down and notice that they're both after a piece of chicken. And then I see another piece come sailing over the fence. These morons seem to think it's funny to toss this stuff over the fence and I can hear them laughing and I see them peeking through the slats in the fence. Honestly, I think they were trying to see if they could get the dogs to fight (one is an APBT). So I get the chicken, throw it away and I shout at them to cut it out. They seemed surprised, I guess they didn't hear or see us out there before that. Anyway, they stopped. Then a few nights later I see them throwing bones over the fence again... so I go pick them up and toss them back at them, and I tell them to stop throwing stuff over our fence. They stopped again, but continued to laugh. Then a couple of nights ago, my hubby's outside grilling again and he sees a beer bottle fly over the fence! He picks it up and throws it away and yells at them asking "Why do they have to throw trash into our yard!? Stop it!" They apologized and I think they went inside. They know my husband works for the sheriff's department, so they won't cross him. ---- Okay, so here's the bigger problem. Before I let the dogs out to play or do their business, I go around to see what they may have thrown over while we weren't "looking". Most of the time I find stuff and I pick it up. But, there are times that the dogs are out there unsupervised (I know... never leave them unsupervised, but I'm pregnant and I pee a lot so I go in to do that and go back out. Or I'll sit in a chair out side while the dogs play, but I can't always get to them as fast as I need to, to get something away from them.) Anyway, so I know they're throwing things over the fence, but if I'm not RIGHT there to get it, the dogs will eat it if it's food. Now Karma has begun to refuse to eat her dog food. We don't give our dogs table food or soft splintery bones. She isn't sick. She drinks plenty of water, she's very active and acts completely normal... she just won't eat her food. We've looked at her mouth to see if there are any sores or cuts, I've checked her stools for blood and everything else I can think of... there's nothing there. So all I have left to assume is that she's eating what they toss over the fence. I "tested" my assumption the other night and gave her a bite of meat from my plate, and she scarfed it down with out hesitation. I'm not sure what to do about it at this point, because calling the police wouldn't get us anywhere. What are they gonna do? --- Any suggestions as to how I can put a halt on this and get her to eat her food again? I know I should teach them both not to take food from anyone but us, but right now we have nobody to help with that. So for the time being, I'm keeping them inside and I take them out on leash to do their business. This is very hard for me though, because I'm due any day now and walking and standing like that don't exactly agree with me at the moment. (Baby's dropped and contractions are painful, not to mention all the other "joys" of being hugely pregnant and uncomfortable. lol) I do let them out off leash in the afternoon when my daughter is home, because they need their exercise and play time. But dang! That's when these people are around and when we have the most trouble. It's not fair to my daughter to have to "stand guard", or the dogs to have to be indoors so much. What to do?
Answer:
 Hi. Isn't it amazing how much we come in contact with the stupid side of human nature. The only thing I can really recommend is to complain to the manager of the place next door. In a very real way, these people are littering, since the property they are throwing trash onto is not the property of the store, so there is that. Still, if the manager cannot lay down some rules about throwing things over the fence, talk to the owner. It's not just rude, it's putting your dogs' lives in danger (and if they don't believe that, then they don't know how dangerous chicken bones can be to a dog).
Answer:
 I agree with Bearpapa talk to the manager and if that don't work talk to the owner of the business. When they congregate outside the manager should go out and tell them to NOT throw the stuff over the fence or they would be banned from coming into the place again....maybe when you see them throw the stuff over, call the manager or go over and tell him what they are doing...thats what I would do.....OOPs but I'm not pregnant either...ok send somebody else over to tell manager...LOL...Good luck with your sweet little baby.....Suebee