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Originally Posted by redwitch
I love dogs. I love cats. Heck, I love critters. However, I don't love cleaning up after a dog that isn't mine. This used to be a major problem in one house in California. After cleaning up after the same dog for well over a month and talks to the owner were a waste of my breath, I got mean!
I patiently sat in my front yard with a water hose turned on (but not spraying). The second the dog stopped to leave me his present, I sprayed him. Three nights of this and that dog would circle around my house.
It's not the most fun thing to do, but it does work and if the owners don't like it, I'd suggest to them they walk their dog somewhere other than on a golf course. Maybe you can get a neighborhood brigade to do this. Poor dog will never want to walk in your direction again.
It really is a shame that some people just can't be responsible. It shouldn't be our job to get them to do what is right, but it frequently is.
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LOL, well I admit that at my house in Virginia I had a neighbor who would let his dog (and it was a big dog) dump in my front yard and not clean it (even though we have strict 'clean up after you animal' laws). One day I had enough and scooped up the leavings in a shovel and followed him back to his house and dumped the 'present' in his yard. He stopped letting his dog dump in my yard after that.
I love dogs and have one (a Bichon Frise < 15lbs) that will be residing with us when we move to TV permanently in about 2 years. We are meticulous about cleaning up his messes on walks even carrying a water bottle to dilute the liquid portion.