[kaseydog]

new neighbors moved in on my block. they let their dog out without a leash. dog runs on their front lawn & neighbors lawn. lots of yelling to get dog under control. dogs in the villages are supposed to be leashed when outside. i'm not sure how to handle this.

[Bogie Shooter]

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[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by kaseydog

new neighbors moved in on my block. they let their dog out without a leash. dog runs on their front lawn & neighbors lawn. lots of yelling to get dog under control. dogs in the villages are supposed to be leashed when outside. i'm not sure how to handle this.

You are right. All dogs must be leashed. I am not one of those people who could directly confront someone and tell them. (East coasters feel differently) Maybe report them to deed restrictions?

[vintageogauge]

Don't forget, rules don't apply to everyone. There are those that are "entitled" to do as they please. These people were like this before they moved here and it will take a lot to change their ways. Our dog was attacked and badly injured by a dog that was not on a leash, not here in TV, but up north and ours was not the only dog that was attacked by it. Just today I was outside and my dog was on a long leash that does not reach the street and a nice lady with a little poodle asked if it was safe to walk past my driveway with her dog. I told her he could not reach the street but went over and held him by the collar just to make her feel more comfortable as he does bark when dogs go past the house. It only takes a minute to do things right and prevent confrontations.

[billethkid]

Where there are no consequences there will always be those who continue to not abide laws/rules/guidelines.

[Polar Bear]

Just to be clear, it is not a requirement in all areas that a dog be on a leash at all times when outside. Here is the relevant Sumter County code...

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County Code 4-10 - All dogs must be confined on the owner's property at all times or under direct control or on a leash when off the owner's property.
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[Mleeja]

Originally Posted by Polar Bear

Just to be clear, it is not a requirement in all areas that a dog be on a leash at all times when outside. Here is the relevant Sumter County code...

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County Code 4-10 - All dogs must be confined on the owner's property at all times or under direct control or on a leash when off the owner's property.
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I second this. We have a dog watch fence around our yard. Our dog have not left our yard in three plus years. We have a bigger yard than normal. The dog has room to “take care of business”, run around or play frisbee. Also, we do not leave her outside alone. When we are out and about the dog is on a leash, except at the dog park. No entitlement here, just a responsible dog owner.

[kaseydog]

is there a sign indicating that you have an invisible fence?

[photo1902]

The OP stated the dog goes onto property, other than its own. The section of the code provided is moot.

[DonH57]

Originally Posted by Mleeja

I second this. We have a dog watch fence around our yard. Our dog have not left our yard in three plus years. We have a bigger yard than normal. The dog has room to “take care of business”, run around or play frisbee. Also, we do not leave her outside alone. When we are out and about the dog is on a leash, except at the dog park.

We do the same and never had an issue in the 5 years we've lived here.

[DonH57]

Originally Posted by kaseydog

is there a sign indicating that you have an invisible fence?

We checked with vcdd when we moved here. No signs allowed in yard. I've basically have to all but our neighbors we have the invisible fence.

[SKIMAN]

how do you handle it .knock on door an introduce yourself an just say please keep your dog on leash an off my yard . it's that simple it's not rocket science....

[Polar Bear]

Originally Posted by photo1902

The OP stated the dog goes onto property, other than its own. The section of the code provided is moot.

No. It certainly is not moot.

Some think, and have posted in this thread, that if a dog is outside it must be on a leash. The quoted code corrects that misconception and is relevant to this discussion.

[vintageogauge]

An invisible fence serves the purpose of keeping your dog contained on your property. There is no law that states you must have a sign showing that you have the fence and if you did someone would complain about the sign and turn you in anyway. We had an invisible fence up north and dogs would walk by all day, ours would bark at them but he knew to the inch how far he could go without getting zapped. If trained correctly they are great fences and all the neighbors and dog walkers soon know that you have one.

[photo1902]

Originally Posted by Polar Bear

No. It certainly is not moot.

Some think, and have posted in this thread, that if a dog is outside it must be on a leash. The quoted code corrects that misconception and is relevant to this discussion.

Yeah. We get it