Originally Posted by Bill14564 (Post 2303947)

Some people treat their dogs as if they are their children - I don't get it but let's go with it for a bit...

- If your child regularly throws trash on my yard I am not going to like it, even if you regularly come over to clean it up.
- If your child stands in your yard and screams all day I am not going to like it.
- If your child runs in front of my bicycle or golf cart while walking on the MMP I am not going to like it.
- If your child runs over to me and jumps on my I am not going to like it.
- If your child yells at the squares, jumps on me at the squares, or runs around causing a hazard I am not going to like it.

MOST dog owners in the Villages, the VAST MAJORITY of dog owners in the Villages don't allow the above to happen. MOST dogs in the Villages seem to be well behaved or at least well controlled and don't cause any problems at all. The complaints you see on this forum usually concern the small minority of dogs or owners who just can't seem to behave properly.

Originally Posted by Velvet (Post 2304227)

You better figure that out first, before you get a dog. Mine went in my yard before we went for a walk.

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725 (Post 2304271)

Only saw a cat on a leash once here in the Villages in the past 18.5 years. It quickly went all the way up the nearby tree. She, the owner, had it on a very long leash.

Originally Posted by Velvet (Post 2304282)

When my grand cat lost his tail and he was with me for recovery, I bought a bunny harness and a leash. This cat is a jumper and within days he was trying to jump my 6 foot fence up north. So the leash had to be long enough to get him to accept it (that took time) and for me to carefully maneuver him (he wasn’t allowed to jump at all after surgery). Between 8 to 12 feet seemed to work. If he goes up you reel him in gently bit by bit like a heavy fish.

Originally Posted by Jayhawk (Post 2304299)

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Why not limit the leash to under 6 feet and not risk harming the recovering cat? Or keep it away from the fence if you use a longer leash?

Originally Posted by GizmoWhiskers (Post 2304121)

Lots of replies. T V is pet friendly. Get to know your neighbors. Mine straight up told me who is dog friendly and which houses aren't.

Dogs are not band from the squares; however, if your dogs don't like LOUD music avoid taking them to hear the bands. Truly not something most dogs WANT to attend.

Squirrel.... I find it horrible to see dogs teathered in golf carts while the owners are inside establishments. Are the owners NUTS???!!??

People move to T V and become waaaay too trusting (and pretty stupid sometimes) and leave their dogs in their carts on hot or humid days, which is typically 9 months out of the year. It is out right cruel.

I see dogs panting away while owners are sipping coffee or eating lunch inside. Makes me sick. Dogs LOVE THE RIDE not the WAIT.

Note to newcombers and travelors visiting FL it is illegal to leave pets in cars. Golf carts, it's an invitation to loose your pet. Please don't assume T V is a safe utopia for your pet to be left alone. Times, they are-a-changing!

Originally Posted by Velvet (Post 2304227)

You better figure that out first, before you get a dog. Mine went in my yard before we went for a walk.

Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2304356)

You do realize that panting for dogs is completely normal, don't you?

It's how they regulate their body temperature...

Originally Posted by dhdallas (Post 2304038)

Why do people insist on bringing their dogs everywhere? Dogs may be allowed at the squares but they shouldn't be. Why would you take a dog to a place with loud music & crowded with people? Dogs do not belong there nor do they belong at any public gathering, restaurant, grocery store or any other business. I don't care where pet owners walk their dogs whether on the MMP's, walking paths, or village streets BUT I do NOT want any dog doing his business in my yard whether the owner picks up after it or not.

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 2304065)

My takeaway on this post:

You have already gotten a home here, and will be living here three weeks from now. And today - three weeks before you move in, is when you first decided to ask about the community's perspective of dogs?

If you really wanted to prepare yourselves, you would've asked these questions the first day you decided to even WONDER about the Villages as an option for your next move. What would've happened if you found out - three weeks before move-in day - that the only option for your two medium sized dogs was to keep them penned up in your courtyard for the rest of their lives? What kind of "preparation" would you be making?

SMH - what kind of dog-lovers would move in to a place that they believe bans their pets, and then wait til three weeks before move-in day to ask for confirmation.

Originally Posted by Loriemoms (Post 2304431)

I guess I didn't ask it properly. I dont plan on bringing my dog to concerts or activities. I like to walk and was wondering if I should avoid the squares. Have seen some disappointing mean posts regarding dogs in the squares. So was wondering about the "rules"

Originally Posted by Loriemoms (Post 2304435)

Wow I must have hit a sore spot for you! I was reading so many anti dog posts and some pretty nasty comments I simply wanted to know if this was just angry dog haters or the general culture of TV. You know posts like yours. Full of judgemental nasty accusations. You don't know me or my dogs.