Quote:
Originally Posted by Barefoot
Currently there are only three tiny dog parks provided by The Villages, obviously not enough for our growing canine population. More dog parks would solve a lot of problems, for dog owners and dog haters alike. Since there are thousands of dogs living in The Villages, doesn't it make sense to provide somewhere to walk them, where they could get off-leash exercise?
When I suggest more dog parks, I usually get an outcry of "Don't use my amenity money to pay for dog parks because I don't have a dog". Well, think about it. Many of us cheerfully pay for tennis courts, pool tables, pickleball courts, baseball diamonds and many golf courses, who don't use those facilities. And many snowbirds live in TV for the winter and happily pay amenities for twelve months. I'd like to think that we could all respect each others' hobbies. It's all for the greater good.
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To me, the key word in the quote I highlighted in bold/yellow is this:
"provide".
Or more specifically,
"Who" should provide for the needs of homeowners' pets?"
TV already "provides" more bang for our
quality buck
for people than any other place we've seen in the continent. Right now, the developers are trying to "provide" a large-scale, medical-home concept primary healthcare system for
people. That is just one of dozens of things TV "provides".
So, should TV also "
provide" a
veterinary medical-home concept primary healthcare system too, because there are thousands of dogs living in TV, so that we don't have to load the dogs into the car and drive outside TV to a private-owned vet clinic and pay individual rates instead of group rates, too?
I don't mean to be "offensive" to say this, but I and others who've written me by pm think it needs to be said:
People are citizens of this community, where we all bought our own home and lot.
Dogs are property, not citizens.
Property owners are expected
to take care of their own property and livestock.
If taking care of one's property means paying for membership at Doggie Doo Run or other privately-run facility, then that's what needs to be done. If there aren't enough of these facilities, then somebody ought to form and fund another one or five.
If buying a bigger lot, or some acreage, where the dog(s) can run free off-leash is needed to take care of one's dog (property), then that is what the property owner should do.