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Old 09-02-2013, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Polar Bear View Post
No denying they exist, but your examples still don't constitute even a small fraction of the number of responsible pet owners in TV.
Folks .... disrespectful behavior is not the norm in The Villages! It's just not! Most dog owners are very respectful of other residents' front lawns. Some of you, in your posts, are describing a few rude or self-absorbed people and trying to say it's the norm. Well, it's just not! I don't understand why people want to fixate on bad behavior of a few misguided people, life is not perfect, get over it.

Assuming only 20% of home owners in our dog-friendly community have one pet each, and I think that's a conservative estimate ... that's a lot of dogs. When the Developer made TV a dog-friendly community, he should have provided more dog parks. Well, that didn't happen. Most people toilet their dogs in their back yards or drive them to one of the three tiny dog parks provided by TV, or to the private dog park on CR 101.

With the number of dog owners that we have in TV, yes, there will be an occasional incident where someone is lazy and disrespectful. Just like people throwing cigar butts on golf courses or passing your golf cart and then slamming on the brakes. But it's NOT the norm.
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