Wow these were some very interesting posts! I am a dog lover and dog owner, having 2 small rescues who are a work in progress after the abuse they went through. I feel the Villages is very pet friendly having lived here 6 years now. I am also near the area by Nancy Lopez some have mentioned and agree people should NOT be letting their dogs off leashes there. We live on a corner lot ans yes people seem to think our lawn is fair game for their dogs to be on...NOT! We have someone who I think is new to our area that walks his dog and lets it go on other people "private property"! Yes at least he picks up but that is not the point, not all my neighbors have dogs though they all love the dogs in our area. But this jerk has gotten rude with my husband who only said hello , good morning but my husband was out with ours and one is very leery of other dogs still and this guys lets his dog come on our property uninvited and when my husband puled out dogs away his comment was well you're really friendly! It bowls down to a couple of rules of thumb, do not approach or let your dog approach another dog unless you KNOW the dog and person. If you want to walk you dog let it do its business on your own lawn before walking, unless you personally know the people and they are ok with you letting your dog on their property do not do so! Just common sense and common courtesy.As far as putting a sign up good luck if you live in Marion County as I do, you can't have anything up in your yard
Gotta love those deed restrictions...All in all TV is a great place to live and work, yes I still work part time. The huge majority of people here I found to be wonderful as are their pets
But as anywhere there is always a bad apple or two
Peace and Love to all