First of all Buc, I thought you lived here full time. Glad you are going to be here full time soon....well pretty soon.:pepper2:

Second...tasteful is a word that is very hard to define. I must ask again about invisible fences for dogs. Are they somehow harmful? I know they give a shock when the pup goes near the boundary but we have a lot of neighbors in Cincinnati that use them as we have similar restrictions there.

I personally love wrought iron fences but this whole place doesn't quite blend with them, stucco is more modern in feel and the frame homes are more cottagy unless they used old looking white wrought iron. I am seeing more stone walls like the one separating us from Odell. They are pretty. I see they are using them a lot in Pennecamp and Buttonwood in the public areas. They age beautifully and don't need painting. I can see that everyone being allowed to have fences would drastically change the look of things and restrict people cutting through yards to get to the rec centers and pools. They are always doing that in our yard. We don't mind, it makes their walk a lot shorter.

Fences are a big dilemma for a lot of people.

I don't think anyone should cut through anyone else's yard to get to any place. When I first moved into Springdale there were only seven houses here and I walked Bart where I wanted. As the houses were built, the walkways to the walking path became fewer. After the last house was put up between me and the walking area I started driving Bart over to the walking area. There is no excuse for people walking through your yard to get to anywhere. It somehow goes with not allowing other people's dogs to use your yard for their potty area.

I was taught to respect other people's property and I think they should do the same thing.

Just my feelings. Feel free to castigate me for expressing myself.

Z

I posed the question to Deed Compliance reagarding the small, short fences in the back.
Received the following answer. Probably your advice to submit the design to ARC was very good.
"Fences are prohibited according to your Deed Restrictions. What is allowed with Architectural Review approval in the rear is a railing around a paved patio and abutted to the home. On the front entrance, under roof you may also have a railing with approval from ARC. These railings cannot have a gate."

I'm with you on this one Z, I don't want people using my yard as a shortcut. That has never been acceptable in the many neighborhoods that I have lived and don't think it is being a considerate neighbor.

As for the Invisible Fencing we had it installed at our house in TV and it works great, we and the girls are very happy, they have freedom to play and we have the freedom to let them out without a leash. Of course we never leave them out unattended.

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I would like a copy of the photo too, please. We are moving to TV on May 21 and have worried about how to "corral" our little dog. Thanks for your input. Sandra and Mike

shrandell....

You can get a copy of the photo by scrolling down (or up) to the post with the photo and right click your mouse while sitting on top of the photo. The popup menu has a selection "Save picture as..." that will save the photo as a .jpg image file on the directory you select within your computer.

Bogie's confirmation is right on.... for those of you for whom this type of fencing solution might be the answer to your dog challenge when deciding to buy in TV, I suggest you call and speak with the deed compliance people first. These are modest fenced in areas with size and materials limitations. They may not work for everybody.

Might not work for F16. Especially if the neighbors are baking.

I agree with you totally. I would not want anyone "cutting" through my property to go anywhere. I have never lived in a neighborhood when folks (not even kids) walked on my property as a short cut. I adore privacy. Our patio villa is very private at the end of the block with a CYV wall bordering the back and on one side.

Good clarification Bogie. Small fenced areas abutting a house aren't really suitable for dogs if the fence has to be around a paved patio.