[Golfingnut]

In my humble opinion, a few dead bushes or some yellow grass is FAR OUTWEIGHED by the enormous amount of pleasure brought to the parents of the dogs. No, I am no longer an owner of a dog. At my age, the poodle that lives in our house is a permanent member of our family.

[Love2cruise]

Originally Posted by gamby

I see time and again people walking their dogs and then the dog go's on the lawn near the curb causing burn spots on someone's lawn .

I do kmow someone that puts small pcs. of burger meat with Exlax combined
along his curb. Claims the owners get the message real quick

That's about the cruelest thing I have heard. And if a dog does get sick most likely the owner won't "get the message" because they won't know where the dog got the contaminated food.

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by DougB

How could one possibly pick up puppy pee?

Pee bags now that's a fund raiser.

[gomoho]

Originally Posted by CFrance

Interestingly enough, there's puppies peeing all over the place at Tamarind Grove mailbox park, but I don't see one yellowed bush, nor any pee spots on the lawn. And I can't figure that out, because I have to follow my dog around with a pitcher of water to keep his pee from killing the lawn at our house.

I think all those pups are simply "marking" not really peeing and that is why there is no damage. I hear you about what is going on in the yard when they really pee!

[duffysmom]

Originally Posted by gamby

I see time and again people walking their dogs and then the dog go's on the lawn near the curb causing burn spots on someone's lawn .

I do kmow someone that puts small pcs. of burger meat with Exlax combined
along his curb. Claims the owners get the message real quick

Doing such a thing is cruel and heartless. Would they punish a child because the child's parents do something not to their liking. Sneaky, sad and misdirected.

[ilovetv]

Originally Posted by Golfingnut

In my humble opinion, a few dead bushes or some yellow grass is FAR OUTWEIGHED by the enormous amount of pleasure brought to the parents of the dogs. No, I am no longer an owner of a dog. At my age, the poodle that lives in our house is a permanent member of our family.

Nobody says residents should not have the joy of dog ownership.

It's about respect for property, plants and trees that the dog owners do not own. If somebody insists that their dog(s) must use grass and bushes to pee/poop on, then they need to plant that in their own yard. Everybody here has their own yard!

[kittygilchrist]

Seriously, we have a civic duty to diaper our dogs and put their poopy diapers in our own trash. Maybe the toddler diaper 24 months would fit my sweet girl. Wal-Mart sells them with character themes, and my girl is nuts about Little Mermaid. If you have a conversion chart for toddler to dog, please post it.

[BettyCrocked]

Originally Posted by kittygilchrist

Seriously, we have a civic duty to diaper our dogs and put their poopy diapers in our own trash. Maybe the toddler diaper 24 months would fit my sweet girl. Wal-Mart sells them with character themes, and my girl is nuts about Little Mermaid. If you have a conversion chart for toddler to dog, please post it.

^This. And we should also NEVER allow our dogs off of our property because Heaven forbid they should need to pee and we don't have time to make it back home for them to do it on our own property. May as well shut down those dog parks, since dogs should always be on their owners property.

[kittygilchrist]

Originally Posted by greenhillsgirl

While picking up my mail today I was in earshot of one dogwalker walking her dog alongside the landscaping at the mailboxes, and saying to another male dogwalker...."Look at how poorly The Villages takes care of these bushes..." She had absolutely no idea that her dog - as well as others - peeing on the landscaping shortens the life of the plants, flowers, shrubs...

You would think that with all the grassy areas they could stay away from the landscaping. I love, love, love the animals. OR, let them do their business at their own home lawn.

Whatever happened to courtesy, sensibility, or just plain common sense??

Can you please cite some scientific sites researching the effect of pet urine on plants? I have noticed that the nitrogen in urine boosts the growth of most plants, but when excessive can be temporarily detrimental. My girl is trained to go in pine straw or as allowed.
and then I'm wondering about animals in the wild who pee and poop all over and nature keeps making it all work?? They must not be doing horrible damage??
I love plants too, so if you can give research that her urine is detrimental, my girl will whiz elsewhere.

[RedChariot]

Originally Posted by ilovetv

nobody says residents should not have the joy of dog ownership.

It's about respect for property, plants and trees that the dog owners do not own. If somebody insists that their dog(s) must use grass and bushes to pee/poop on, then they need to plant that in their own yard. everybody here has their own yard!

RIGHT ON! And of course non of you here would let your dog do his business on my lawn or at the mail area. Yea, right.

[njbchbum]

Originally Posted by kittygilchrist

Can you please cite some scientific sites researching the effect of pet urine on plants? I have noticed that the nitrogen in urine boosts the growth of most plants, but when excessive can be temporarily detrimental. My girl is trained to go in pine straw or as allowed.
and then I'm wondering about animals in the wild who pee and poop all over and nature keeps making it all work?? They must not be doing horrible damage??
I love plants too, so if you can give research that her urine is detrimental, my girl will whiz elsewhere.

have a read of any article in this search list:

effect of dog urine on grass and plants - Bing

this article is a real brief summary:
Male Dog Urine Effects on Plants | eHow UK

many articles hilite the fact that female dog urine is most damaging because of the concentrated amount of urine released at one time as opposed to the marking habit of a male dog.

fwiw

[janmcn]

Originally Posted by gamby

I see time and again people walking their dogs and then the dog go's on the lawn near the curb causing burn spots on someone's lawn .

I do kmow someone that puts small pcs. of burger meat with Exlax combined
along his curb. Claims the owners get the message real quick

Obviously this resident should have moved into a no pet development...probably wishes he had.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by gamby

I do kmow someone that puts small pcs. of burger meat with Exlax combined along his curb. Claims the owners get the message real quick

Originally Posted by Love2cruise

That's about the cruelest thing I have heard. And if a dog does get sick most likely the owner won't "get the message" because they won't know where the dog got the contaminated food.

Originally Posted by duffysmom

Doing such a thing is cruel and heartless. Would they punish a child because the child's parents do something not to their liking. Sneaky, sad and misdirected.

God bless my pet loving friends. Every time I see a dog thread, I swear I won't read it and comment on the machinations. The people who scold about dog pee are really a miniscule portion of the people who live in The Villages.

I've had so many PMs from prospective purchasers who own dogs saying "Does everyone really hate dogs?" Sometimes you'd get that impression from some of the posts. I'd just like to assure any potential purchasers that The Villages is really a dog-friendly city. People who have problems tolerating dog behavior are few and far between. And 99% of dog owners are classy, respectful and wonderful people.

[zonerboy]

Dogs, as well as most other mammals, get rid of excess nitrogen from their bodies via their kidneys. It comes out in the urine in the form of urea. And since urea is a common ingredient of many fertilizers, I would expect it would be good for plants.
As a matter of fact, if it's not raining to hard, I often go out in my yard and pee on the plants and bushes, just to help them along. I usually drink lots of beer first, since this keeps the urea from being too concentrated and burning the grass.
I have a nice crop of tomatoes coming in now. Send me a PM if you'd like a sample.

[JoeC1947]

Originally Posted by BettyCrocked

^This. And we should also NEVER allow our dogs off of our property because Heaven forbid they should need to pee and we don't have time to make it back home for them to do it on our own property. May as well shut down those dog parks, since dogs should always be on their owners property.

For once I agree with you.