I was walking my terrier, Gus, today on Bailey Trail. He stopped to sniff at a telephone pole, and the guy who owns the house abutting the street opened his lanai door and yelled at me, "Would you move the dog along?" And then slammed his door shut before I could respond. The dog was just sniffing, maybe was going to mark the pole, but he wasn't doing anything else if you know what I mean. And I had bags to pick anything up, which were in my hand. So I guess my question is what am I supposed to do, does the guy's property go all the way to the sidewalk? Are we supposed to curb the dogs?
That fellow's going to have a heart attack if he's that uptight about a dog on the edge of the sidewalk and the lawn. Gus wasn't even fully on the lawn... and I suspect he was so interested in that place because many many other dogs have been too. Maybe he'll be like the troll under the bridge when people with dogs go by!
Then I was walking home after going to the mailbox, where I deposited one of Gus's well wrapped and knotted used bags. I ran into two neighbors and told them about the man in the lanai, and one of them said "did he see your bags? and where are they?" I told her I put the one in the trashcan at the pool. She said I can't do that. Is this a rule?
I think I'll stay inside now for the rest of the day, even though it's beautiful out. Not a great walk.