Info on the dog sign rule

[hdandydon]

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I have recently noticed some small round signs with a dog pictured on it with a line thru the dog . indicating no dogs. Is this now and ok procedure to keep unwanted dogs off our lawns.??

List Date: 6/5/2014

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[Mickedamouse24]

:ohdear::shocked:If so, maybe they should post them around the grassy areas at the mailbox buildings. As it gets warmer the aroma of "P!" is pretty prevelent. Why can't folks water their dogs on their own grass?

[mulligan]

Depends on where your home is. No signs allowed south of 466 per your deed restrictions.

[kittygilchrist]

Pee
Poop
and
:popcorn:

:blahblahblah::blahblahblah::blahblahblah:

We never tire of the :boxing2:
...:ohdear:

[Mickedamouse24]

:faint:Well, I quess some folks just can't get their head around the fact that this is wrong! Just Saying!!

[kittygilchrist]

not directed at you, MM, it's a problem of rights vs. rights and no one in charge to settle the case...perpetually.

[Russ_Boston]

:faint:Well, I quess some folks just can't get their head around the fact that this is wrong! Just Saying!!
Be careful. I've been TORTURED on this site for 4 years for saying the same thing. You'll be known as a dog hater. (Even though I love dogs:)). They say it's only Pee and an occasional leftover poop. "Cmon, it's nature! Let them relieve themselves wherever they want."


TVers without dogs have very limited rights.

[kittygilchrist]

Be careful. I've been TORTURED on this site for 4 years for saying the same thing. You'll be known as a dog hater. (Even though I love dogs:)). They say it's only Pee and an occasional leftover poop. Cmon, it's nature! Let them relieve themselves wherever they want. Us TVers without dogs have very limited rights.

here we go again.

[MikeV]

here we go again.

:bigbow:

[Moderator]

Please remember the OP asked if these signs were allowed. Discussion and debate about owners rights wasn't the question.

Moderator

[billethkid]

but which is wronger the sign or the dog with the an inconsiderate owner??

I still advocate turning on the sprinklers when they are in your yard.:boxing2:

[kittygilchrist]

Moderator to the rescue....thanks.
My deed restrictions are quite specific about signage, OP. Those are available on the VCDD website.
on the other hand...who knows how much or less traffic you'd get if you tried it.
:icon_wink:

You are considered the owner of the property even in easements for the purpose of protecting the lot around your home from foot traffic, damage, parking, etc.
(this was the official response to a query to VCDD, by the way)--

[Cisco Kid]

:bigbow::bigbow::bigbow:

[DigitalGranny]

I'm a dog owner and dog lover, and I wish every dog owner would take great care of their own dogs and clean up after them. It is Not fair to your neighbors to let your dog poop and not clean it up! As for their pee, it really is hard to stop them from peeing on a walk, but you can at least try! Your neighbors should not have to put up signs. Walk them twice around your own yard before you take them past your neighbors' houses. Please stop giving us responsible dog owners a bad name!

[kittygilchrist]

I'm a dog owner and dog lover, and I wish every dog owner would take great care of their own dogs and clean up after them. It is Not fair to your neighbors to let your dog poop and not clean it up! As for their pee, it really is hard to stop them from peeing on a walk, but you can at least try! Your neighbors should not have to put up signs. Walk them twice around your own yard before you take them past your neighbors' houses. Please stop giving us responsible dog owners a bad name!

Granny, when the moderator issues a warning, it means they are bringing gentle correction. In this case we were redirected to stick to the topic of signs in the yard. :) When we don't follow the correction, our posts are subject to being deleted.

[vlm790]

but which is wronger the sign or the dog with the an inconsiderate owner??

I still advocate turning on the sprinklers when they are in your yard.:boxing2:

I like how you think!!!:)

[Barefoot]

"Cmon, it's nature! Let them relieve themselves wherever they want.
Ross, that's poppycock and you know it!
I've never, ever seen that comment on this website.

Back to signs ...
Check your Deed Restrictions.
Some areas, such as Historical, are more relaxed.
As The Villages expanded southward, more covenants were added.

[KeepingItReal]

Depends on where your home is. No signs allowed south of 466 per your deed restrictions.

If you drive the cart path around the side of Turtle Mound Golf Course you will see a nice Villages Realty Yard Sign up towards the water tank out by the yard boundary with the golf course. Been there for quite a while now, does the yard sign rule not apply to The Villages Realty and should they not know better?

[CFrance]

Regardless of what your deed restrictions say, the process of making you adhere to them is complaint-driven only. You could put a billboard in your yard, and if no one complains, it'll stay there.

[buggyone]

Pee
Poop
and
:popcorn:

:blahblahblah::blahblahblah::blahblahblah:

We never tire of the :boxing2:
...:ohdear:

Now, that IS funny! Thank you.

[Barefoot]

If you drive the cart path around the side of Turtle Mound Golf Course you will see a nice Villages Realty Yard Sign up towards the water tank out by the yard boundary with the golf course. Been there for quite a while now, does the yard sign rule not apply to The Villages Realty and should they not know better?

It is my understanding that real estate signs are only allowed in the owner's window.
And yes, any real estate company does know the rules of The Villages.
As CFrance stated, removal would be complaint driven.
With all due respect, if the sign bothers you, why not call the number on the sign?
I'll bet they will immediately remove it.

[Cisco Kid]

Pee
Poop
and
:popcorn:

:blahblahblah::blahblahblah::blahblahblah:

We never tire of the :boxing2:
...:ohdear:


It's the Lions and Tiger and Bears of TV

[vlm790]

Might be yard art and not a sign ???

[kittygilchrist]

Might be yard art and not a sign ???

for example....?

[KayakerNC]

http://assets0.ordienetworks.com/images/user_photos/1142591/no-dogs-allowed_fullsize.jpg?d1f210b4

[D&Lsunfun]

and your address is ????????????

where are the rights of the pet free resident?

[kittygilchrist]

http://assets0.ordienetworks.com/images/user_photos/1142591/no-dogs-allowed_fullsize.jpg?d1f210b4

that is not only funny, it's great! the shepherd is still in the street, not on the lawn. dogs know sign language, however. they may eat the sign...

[shcisamax]

http://assets0.ordienetworks.com/images/user_photos/1142591/no-dogs-allowed_fullsize.jpg?d1f210b4
:bigbow:

[Barefoot]

http://assets0.ordienetworks.com/images/user_photos/1142591/no-dogs-allowed_fullsize.jpg?d1f210b4
A dog defacing a sign?
Call Community Watch! :boxing2:

[Patty55]

and your address is ????????????

where are the rights of the pet free resident?

Yep, you have the right to live in a PET FREE COMMUNITY. Instead you chose a PET FRIENDLY COMMUNITY.

[Cisco Kid]

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[Russ_Boston]

Ross, that's poppycock and you know it!
I've never, ever seen that comment on this website.

.


You're absolutely correct Bare. I was paraphrasing an action not an actual comment. I must assume that even though most dog owners talk about being responsible they must somehow not put their words into action. When I take my 2-3 mile walk I'll bet I see 3-4 dogs per trip who just stop on some person's lawn and do their business. Yes it's what dogs do (remember I love dogs too but I get to enjoy them through my neighbors without owning one!) but there are other methods.


I really like the idea of walking them around their own yard until the business gets done. THEN go for your walk so I can pet them!


Back to signs: I would think a small sign about 'curb your dog' wouldn't be much different than the small signs that EVERY landscaper and pest guy puts up about the lawn being worked on. I know one would be permanent and one temporary and maybe that is why. Kind of weird how we are so adamant about the deed restrictions when it comes to signs but somehow we don't care about someone's right to keep people and pets off of THEIR property if they so choose. Weird priorities I think.


Now you know why I've only posted a few times in 2014. Very sad.

[KathieI]

Right, Russ, back to the question about the signs...

They are very small signs with a dog lifting its leg and a red X strike-through on it. They are really very tiny, even hard to see. A few of the peeps in my hood put them out recently. They are smaller than the little signs the exterminator puts out when he sprays the grass. Not offensive but to the point... I know they weren't directed at me and the schnauzers because ,,, I let them pee in the house and then I take them out ... jk!!!

[Russ_Boston]

Right, Russ, back to the question about the signs...

They are very small signs with a dog lifting its leg and a red X strike-through on it. They are really very tiny, even hard to see. A few of the peeps in my hood put them out recently. They are smaller than the little signs the exterminator puts out when he sprays the grass. Not offensive but to the point... I know they weren't directed at me and the schnauzers because ,,, I let them pee in the house and then I take them out ... jk!!!


Always the voice of reason Kathie.

[KeepingItReal]

It is my understanding that real estate signs are only allowed in the owner's window.
And yes, any real estate company does know the rules of The Villages.
As CFrance stated, removal would be complaint driven.
With all due respect, if the sign bothers you, why not call the number on the sign?
I'll bet they will immediately remove it.

Well aware of the rules, just making a point, not that big of a deal for me..but thanks!

[Hopeful2]

....

Love the photo!

[Hopeful2]

Yep, you have the right to live in a PET FREE COMMUNITY. Instead you chose a PET FRIENDLY COMMUNITY.

:mademyday:

[Patty55]

IMO, you can put all the signs you want, it doesn't matter. The offenders know it's wrong and just don't care. A sign isn't going to change that.

I prefer going by the mailboxes. In this way I can charge up the cart, let the dogs do their thing and score some val-pak coupons:coolsmiley:. It doesn't get much better than that.

[Bonanza]

OMG! I can't believe I've read all of these comments. There must be something wrong with me. And is simply goes on and on and on.

Most of this B. S. was never an item where everyone lived before moving here. WHY is everyone so obsessed with this dog stuff and doggy signs??? Get rid of the damn signs! Save your money because they don't and won't work.

Years ago I remember my mother seemingly became obsessed with stupid things. No, she didn't suffer from dementia. One instance was she had every stopper shut in all her sinks and the tub in her condo. I asked her why she did this. She said so the roaches couldn't get in! (she didn't have that problem to begin with.) Hmmmmm . . . So I asked her what about the overflow hole in the sinks -- you know -- that other little hole. Ohhhhh, she said. I told her that she and her old lady friends really needed to go out and get a job because they had tooooo much time on their hands; I guess they sat there and brainstormed and came up with these off-the-wall things.

So here we are in our Golden Years and I see this same history repeating itself but just in another form. Stop sitting at your front window on your own "community watch." Your blood pressure will go down, you will then have time to get a new hobby and best of all -- we won't have to read about this nonsense every week in TOTV.

So my suggestion to all the nay-sayers, or whatever you are, enough already! The dogs aren't going to go away, they will always pee and poop and hopefully, the owner will pick up after them, they will always be walked on your grass near the curb, you probably aren't fast enough to turn on your sprinklers at the exact moment, the cops won't arrest the owner or the dog for being on the easement of your property (remember -- that's what it is) . . . Do you get my drift???

In short -- Get Over It! Get a hobby! Get a pet! Nothing is going to change.

[kittygilchrist]

On a lighter note....how about creative ways to signal that you prefer no pets on your turf?

1. Place several piles of plastic poop at the edge of the curb.

2. Sit in lawn chair at curb with water hose. Tell curious passersby you have to wash down the nitrogen in pee as you have just fertilized the yard yourself...chuckle....(this is funnier coming from a man than from a woman).

3. Put a magnetic sign relevant to the topic on your car. Park it curbside briefly at select times of day.

4. Spend enough time working in the yard, chatting with neighbors that you can naturally say to dog walkers...I care about my turf, and doing my best to help it stay nice. Would you mind letting your dog pass on by when you come to my yard?

[shcisamax]

OMG!
Most of this B. S. was never an item where everyone lived before moving here. WHY is everyone so obsessed with this dog stuff and doggy signs???


So my suggestion to all the nay-sayers, or whatever you are, enough already! The dogs aren't going to go away, they will always pee and poop and hopefully, the owner will pick up after them, they will always be walked on your grass near the curb, you probably aren't fast enough to turn on your sprinklers at the exact moment, the cops won't arrest the owner or the dog for being on the easement of your property (remember -- that's what it is) . . . Do you get my drift???

In short -- Get Over It! Get a hobby! Get a pet! Nothing is going to change.

Well thought out and well said. I guess it comes down to how you want to spend your time, ruminating on something you can't control or finding joy in the large and small moments of your life.

[buggyone]

IMO, you can put all the signs you want, it doesn't matter. The offenders know it's wrong and just don't care. A sign isn't going to change that.

I prefer going by the mailboxes. In this way I can charge up the cart, let the dogs do their thing and score some val-pak coupons:coolsmiley:. It doesn't get much better than that.

Now, THAT is funny!