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Originally Posted by Piedmonter
A small (10 lb.) dog was attacked in our neighborhood the other night by an a large pit bull off leash. The small dog was very badly injured and only saved by his owner being willing to wrestle with the pit bull. The covenant restrictions of the Villages clearly do not allow dogs over 40 lbs. I am not necessarily in favor of that since there are many very nice, friendly labs, goldens etc. However, I do think that action should be taken when a larger dog shows itself to be dangerously aggressive. The Villages says that they cannot enforce the covenant. All they can do is send the owner of the pit bull a letter that when the dog passes away not to get another one like it. I am now very nervous when I walk my small dog at night. Perhaps the developer should consider amending the covenants to prohibit specific breeds known to be aggressive. For example, many campgrounds prohibit pit bulls and rotweillers.
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A dog or cat off leash is clearly not allowed. Domestic pets are not allowed to roam free. I have not heard of any stipulation on size of a dog here. I have seen several large ones...on a leash. Great Dane's stick in my mind. I wonder what is meant by your statement; "The Villages says they cannot enforce the covenant". I really wonder WHO you spoke to that you call " The Villages." Any deed restriction reported will be checked and the owner of the property warned and then fined. I am not sure this is a deed restriction. Did you talk to the Sumter County Sheriff's office?