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Originally Posted by JSRusso
It’s not as reasonable a request as it might sound. Most dogs don’t go poo or pee on their owners demand. Walking them is for exercise primarily, most let their dogs out back of their own homes to pee and poop. But as life would have it, dogs poop and pee when the urge arises, similar to horses. What’s critical is that the owner picks up after the dog. Walking the dogs down the streets a responsible dog owner would typically allow the dog to walk on the furthest most points of the lawns away from the houses closest to the street so the dogs don’t get in the way of moving vehicles. Dogs naturally enjoy the scents they pickup along the walks and mark spots and go when the urges arise. If the poop is being picked up, and is not directly on your front walk, you are dealing with responsible dog owners. Also, note most responsible dog owners will not let a dog on someone’s lawn if a sign is present indicating keep dogs off my lawn or similar verbiage. It does point out that the owner of that particular home is not tolerant and not worth the confrontation. If you have dog walkers that ignore such signs then I would agree with the above that you are dealing with a much smaller percentage of dog owners and have some seriously bad luck in neighbors. I own multiple dogs and I too would not appreciate anyone allowing their dogs to poop on my yard without cleaning up after themselves. A dog peeing on my lawn doesn’t bother me as I don’t picnic out front and wouldn’t ever have to directly come in contact with it. My 2 cents… and worth about as much  |
Why should a homeowner have to put up a 'no pooping' sign? How about instead, dog owners use the properties that have 'let your dog relieve itself here' signs? Wonder how many of those you will find.....