I live in Long Island. I do have a dog that I walk on the street and clean up after him. What I do not understand are some other dog walkers who walk their dog on the sidewalk and let them do their business on people's lawns. I seen one lawn that had so much dog crap on it that the owner put a sign on the lawn to tell the dog walkers to clean up after their dogs. I think he was being very nice about it.
Even if they clean it up, there is still residue and urine can burn a lawn also. Why can't they walk the dog on the street or let them go in their own backyards. The Villages looks very clean. I hope the dog problem is not that bad over there.