[Bobcuse]

There is no excuse for not picking up after your dog, especially when you are close to home if you get caught without a baggie and can quickly get one and go back. BUT, I have had dogs my entire life and there is an old saying "a dog never poops in his own yard" which holds true more often than not. My dog needed to be exercised (walked) before she would be stimulated to have her bowel movement. She would then pull up when she had the urge, which was rarely in my yard. Dogs pick up the scents from other dogs which stimulate them to do their business. Most dog owners would prefer NOT to have their dog do their business in someone else's yard, but dogs don't like going in the road and rarely in their own yard. My dog passed away last year, but I tried to avoid non-dog owner yards completely, and even then retricted her sniffing to just off the curb and ALWAYS picked up. In my 10 years here in TV I have only had two homeowners complain after my dog urinated on their grass by the curb, and I always avoided those properties. Both homeowners were nasty about it..."I don't p___ on your yard so don't let your dog p__ on mine!" rather than "Please don't allow your dog to urinate on my grass". But, I understood and respected their rights and avoided them and their properties. Just saying....it's not as simple as it sounds to control where and when a dog chooses to go.