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Originally Posted by gerryann
My dog does her business before we go on our walks. However, the exercise gets her going and she will have another #2 while out on our walk. I ALWAYS pick. She also (like most dogs) likes to "mark" along the way....at least a dozen times......very little, but yes, she's peeing a bit. All of the dogs in my neighborhood seem to do the same. All #2's are picked up...ALWAYS.
Now....for those that have a definite problem with this #2 (picked up), or small amounts of #1.....put a small sign out on your lawn. You know, the one with the dog pooping with an \ through it.....or a NO DOGS sign. When I see this sign. (We have one in my neighborhood), I immedietly move across the street. I always keep my pup away from anyone that has a sign.
I moved to a dog friendly community and my dog and I will continue to walk my neighborhood. I will continue to pick up any messes just like my neighbors do.
By the way...my dog pees all over my lawn and my lawn is beautiful, green and not one brown spot. Don't blame the dogs, get a better landscaper.
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That's not true for every dog, gerryann. One of mine kills the grass; the other doesn't. It has nothing to do with the landscaper. The markers don't kill the grass because they're not depositing as much urine at a time. The non markers put out much more volume, and it does kill the grass. The little dogs that pee on our grass by the curb daily never kill the grass--again, volume issue.
Short leash, you control, keep dog(s) on the street and off everyone else's lawn. It's so easy. You're not walking them to "mark," you're walking them for exercise. One of my dogs will not "have another #2" while walking. The other one might "have another #2," but in the street, which is actually easier to pick up. Problem solved.
Who's the boss, anyway, the owner or the dog?