[PLedoux]

My first response to this post is to refute the first sentence. I don’t believe this is “one of the biggest issues Villagers face.” I admit it is an unpleasant situation, but, seriously, there are bigger problems in the world. I try very hard to control where my dog goes, but occasionally she does go somewhere she shouldn’t. I hope my neighbors do not see this as a sign of aggression on my part. It is just an accident. And I will always pick up after her. Also, this not a situation limited to The Villages. It is an issue anywhere dogs live. At our home in Michigan, I have to clean up a lot of rabbit poop in my fenced back yard so my dog doesn’t eat it. And birds make a pretty big mess on our cars, we don’t go trying to get dna samples from them. Animals don’t really understand how their elimination habits offend us humans so much.yes, dog owners should be responsible for cleaning up after their pets, but I think this issue is a little over blown. Bigger problems do exist in the world.

[Whitley]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

We know where this will be going. I predict 125 posts.

That Many?

[Taltarzac725]

He who poops last...

...has a lot to clean up.

[Whitley]

Originally Posted by Girlcopper

Seriously? Lol. DNA testing to determine what dog pooped where?? The villages has no authority to take DNA from any dog or charge a fee. If someone tried to DNA collect from my dog, that wouldn’t be possible since it would take me awhile to get up off the ground after laughing my butt off. And just because someone refuses to do something doesn’t make them guilty of something. Stop watching so much crime dramas on TV.

TV can enact such a system. I handle several Associations and several have hired the DNA service. Like you, I thought it had to be fake, but alas. Another winner would be ESA. There will be no such thing as a pet free Association soon. My attorney advises I look at the animals as wheelchairs and not pets.We even have multiple esa's for one person. If they can get a letter from a medical professional (massage therapist?) stating each animal provides specific needs, they are allowed under law.Had one lady fill out all [paperwork, go through the interview stating that she has no pets. The day she moves in she has two dogs, one cat, one rabbit and a letter from a doctors stating each is an esa.

[Bhighley]

Originally Posted by TVTVTV

One of the biggest issues Villagers have to contend with is folks not willing to pick up their dog feces. Whether it's ruining the esthetics or harming the environment, laziness of owner's responsibilities should not be permitted.

The Villages could easily implement the dog DNA program, like many apartment, condo, and other housing areas have done. Dog owners and renters would submit a dog saliva swab for each dog, and be registered in the company's database, and culprit samples are sent and analyzed. The owner would then be identified and fined. Repeat offenders would have an additional consequence. It's not rocket science.

There are several companies making MILLIONS because of this, and Villagers deserve this issue to be addressed. To cover initial costs, dog owners would pay a small fee at the time of swabbbing. This approach would likely be welcomed by the majority of Villagers. Those who might be opposed- well guess why?

Dog feces left all over is becoming an increasing problem. I hope the people and TV administrators begin to push for this type of program. Perhaps it could be voted on by residents by District, and start small and see how effective it is. Of course there are issues to work out, but what a good resolution. Google DNA Dog Poop companies- you will find success stories and how they operate in some communities. Check out this for starters.

Dog Poop DNA Testing: The Scoop On The Latest Trend To Apprehend Offending Owners

It may be easier to move.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Girlcopper

Seriously? Lol. DNA testing to determine what dog pooped where?? The villages has no authority to take DNA from any dog or charge a fee. If someone tried to DNA collect from my dog, that wouldn’t be possible since it would take me awhile to get up off the ground after laughing my butt off. And just because someone refuses to do something doesn’t make them guilty of something. Stop watching so much crime dramas on TV.

That is a funny response.

Unless you live by someone with a Mastiff, Great Dane, etc. why get so worked up? There are all kinds of animals pooping on your yards. Some of those squirrels probably pack a heavy load. What Does Squirrel Poop Look Like? Squirrel Droppings Identification - Animal Hype

And then there is all that birdlife which almost always gets my car if it is outside.

And the love bugs are the worst....

[GATORBILL66]

Start fining the owners, beginning with $50.00 fines and increasing with each occasion. People can take videos of the owners and turn them in.

[Betty Wagner]

A: Always have poop bag, with you, in your car, in your golf cart.
B: Possibly Villages could install poop bag posts at mail box areas, one or two at the squares.

[Julijac]

Instead of DNA testing, why doesn’t TV install dog poop station’s throughout the villages that has bags and receptacles, so if someone doesn’t have a bag on them for whatever reason they can get a bag and dispose of it easily. The receptacles can be emptied by maintenance when they are mowing. I’ve lived in apartment complexes that offered that, and it was quite nice, and there were less “issues.”

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by midiwiz

sure lets go with the waste of time and money solution...

There are places that the DNA solution becomes the only solution when pet owners refuse to acknowledge their responsibility.
But, for now, we can avoid this, IF pet owners realize they (not all, but many) are the problem, and the home owners who resent being abused and complain are not.
So, if it isn't your yard, keep out!

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by TeresaE

I am a big black dog. Born this way, without any control of my most unfortunate circumstance. Discarded at a tender age, barely off my mother’s teat, along with my litter mates. Thought of as no more than garbage. Were it not for the sympathy and kindness of a stranger, I most certainly would not be here today.

I have endeavored since that fateful day of my rescue to live the most righteous life a dog can live. Seeking not to disturb and to obey without question the commands of my humans.

To that end, I most carefully place my pile as my humans say, on a common area swath of grass. And they, in return, most courteously remove my pile. I must then traverse through the numerous remanence of tiny poops left by the privileged, purebred dogs that have never know a day of cold, hunger and fear.

That I must say Hath
not a large dog eyes? hath not a large dog paw, organs,
dimensions, senses, affections, passions? fed with
the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject
to the same diseases, healed by the same means,
warmed and cooled by the same winter and summer, as
a small dog is? If you prick us, do we not bleed?
if you tickle us, do we not laugh? if you poison
us, do we not die? and if a little dog poops does it not still stink, polite and breed flies as mine does?

Therefore I say, do not condemn me with your prejudices. Rather open your eyes to the beauty of my character. After all, All Creatures Great and Small. God Loves them, One and All.

Adorable! But, certainly you are aware that dogs are not the problem. Never have been. It's the dog owners! Humans that take their dogs, not for exercise, but to use the neighbors yard for their toilet. That is where the problem is. Trespassing and dumping of raw sewage and only partially removed to hide the evidence.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by Julijac

Instead of DNA testing, why doesn’t TV install dog poop station’s throughout the villages that has bags and receptacles, so if someone doesn’t have a bag on them for whatever reason they can get a bag and dispose of it easily. The receptacles can be emptied by maintenance when they are mowing. I’ve lived in apartment complexes that offered that, and it was quite nice, and there were less “issues.”

By the time we pay to provide bags, bins, and extra maintenence workers and administrators, well, DNA info on a laptop would be way cheaper.

[Philipd411]

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[rochellepfaff]

Originally Posted by TVTVTV

One of the biggest issues Villagers have to contend with is folks not willing to pick up their dog feces. Whether it's ruining the esthetics or harming the environment, laziness of owner's responsibilities should not be permitted.

The Villages could easily implement the dog DNA program, like many apartment, condo, and other housing areas have done. Dog owners and renters would submit a dog saliva swab for each dog, and be registered in the company's database, and culprit samples are sent and analyzed. The owner would then be identified and fined. Repeat offenders would have an additional consequence. It's not rocket science.

There are several companies making MILLIONS because of this, and Villagers deserve this issue to be addressed. To cover initial costs, dog owners would pay a small fee at the time of swabbbing. This approach would likely be welcomed by the majority of Villagers. Those who might be opposed- well guess why?

Dog feces left all over is becoming an increasing problem. I hope the people and TV administrators begin to push for this type of program. Perhaps it could be voted on by residents by District, and start small and see how effective it is. Of course there are issues to work out, but what a good resolution. Google DNA Dog Poop companies- you will find success stories and how they operate in some communities. Check out this for starters.

Dog Poop DNA Testing: The Scoop On The Latest Trend To Apprehend Offending Owners

I think it would be helpful if The Villages put "doggie stations" along the main roads. People who walk their dogs have nowhere to dispose of the bags and have to carry them all the way home. I walk a 3 mile loop most mornings, and if the dogs poops early in the walk, I have to carry it the rest of the way. That is one reason, I'm sure, why some people don't pick up after their dog. I saw someone a few months ago who picked up, and then threw it down the sewer drain - another no no!!!!! (I scolded him.) If The Villages provided waste cans along many of the roads, I think more people would pick up, and dispose of the bags properly.

[Jayhawk]

Originally Posted by Whitley

I handle several Associations and several have hired the DNA service.

Please name the associations that have hired pet DNA services. Phone numbers would be helpful, too.