[Microcodeboy]

Originally Posted by Houselover

Any objections for "bird droppings" as well as other animal droppings on lawns, cars, houses, and sometimes on one's head.Who can we blame for this, God??.Maybe we should eliminate all forms of "non human" elements from the villages..

NO just eliminate the RUDE humans.

[Patty55]

Originally Posted by T-325

and no one feels compassion for those owners who are doing their duty....

It's okay, I understand the crankiness, some people are just never happy. I guess they can't accept that this lifestyle is not for everyone, that it's not easy living on close quarters. I also blame TV sales dept for pumping them up and giving them so many choices that their "picker" explodes...making them feel important and special. Then they move in and guess what? They find out they're not so special, probably never were and never will be.

Y'know, maybe this crankiness is a way to avoid acknowledging the reality of your situation, but acknowledge it or not there's some real nasty curve balls heading their way and a 10 lb Maltese taking a wizz won't even register a blip on their heartache meter.

[Patty55]

Originally Posted by nysnowbirds

NO just eliminate the RUDE humans.

Great idea, I hope they have garage sales when they leave.

[gomoho]

[QUOTE=ilovetv;717133]Comparing dogs' droppings to that of gators or birds or other wildlife is not a valid comparison.

Wildlife goes where it wants to go, and they don't like to hang out in peoples' yards, streets, nor among moving vehicles and pedestrians./QUOTE]


Ever lived with Canadian Geese in your yard??? - now that's a problem. I currently have bird poop all over my patio that I have to clean up everyday.
Sooooooo wildlife does create a problem and there is nobody picking up behind them.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by gomoho

Ever lived with Canadian Geese in your yard??? - now that's a problem. I currently have bird poop all over my patio that I have to clean up everyday.
Sooooooo wildlife does create a problem and there is nobody picking up behind them.

Yes, we live daily with hundreds of Canadian Geese trying to use our yard as an area to hang out (possibly because we summer in Canada, lol). We live in a community called "Lagoon City" where every home backs on a lagoon. Canadian Geese love to climb out of the water with their friends and goslings and waddle around on the lawns. They are hugely messy and dirty.

Funny thing .. I thought our two dogs might be a problem here, especially the large goofy one. But instead, they are a treasured commodity, people beg me to put them outside to chase the geese. They even ask to borrow them for a couple of hours. Dogs are like royalty here!

In The Villages, we do have ducks and bunny rabbits pooping in our yard. We've called the Bunny Poop Patrol to report them but nothing happens. It's all nature, we love all animals, so to us, it's all good. And we don't care at all if someone's dog makes a brown spot on our front lawn by the street.

IMHO, people who live in The Villages should be busy counting their blessings, not looking for things to complain about.

[kittygilchrist]

Originally Posted by ilovetv

Does anyone really think the Dog Whisperer (Cesar), for example, would allow a dog on a leash to go onto somebody's yard to do its business there while out for a walk on the streets??

I certainly don't think so. His training is all about discipline, obedience, and letting the dog know who is the boss, and the dogs certainly do not suffer from such discipline.

Wowzer Bowzer, what if we got Cesar to come here and do a seminar??

[ilovetv]

Originally Posted by kittygilchrist

Wowzer Bowzer, what if we got Cesar to come here and do a seminar??

He would have to teach a significant number of dog owners that the dog is subordinate to people, not the other way around.

[Patty55]

I'm thinking Dr. Phil might be a better choice than Cesar Milan.

[gomoho]

Barefoot - our Great Dane used to do a wonderful job of chasing the geese that came into our yard from the pond; however, one day he got a taste of what he saw as their delectable droppings and he then began welcoming them into the yard! That's why the call them DOGS!!!

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by ilovetv

He would have to teach a significant number of dog owners that the dog is subordinate to people, not the other way around.

Originally Posted by Patty55

I'm thinking Dr. Phil might be a better choice than Cesar Milan.

Yes, Patty55, because see ilovetv's post above!

I don't make a big fuss about someone's dog peeing in our yard. I'm not crazy about it, but oh, well. I just don't plan on letting ours go on someone else's and wish some people would realize how upsetting it is to others.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by gomoho

Barefoot - our Great Dane used to do a wonderful job of chasing the geese that came into our yard from the pond; however, one day he got a taste of what he saw as their delectable droppings and he then began welcoming them into the yard! That's why the call them DOGS!!!

There is so much grass in Canada Geese poop--delectable to dogs! And the poop is big--like little grassy hotdogs. Walking through the grass at our marina meant hanging on to the collar to keep the head up high! (They like to roll in it too.)

So the people at our marina liked our dogs because not only did they chase off the geese, they cleaned up after them! (Ew...)

[gomoho]

Ewwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!

[sueandskip]

Originally Posted by nysnowbirds

I love dogs. However, when I watched a neighbor walk her two dogs and stop at my lawn this morning while her dog did his business on my lawn, I was shocked. She was not at the edge but well off the street with the dogs on a long leash in the middle of my lawn and waited a while until the dog decided to do his business on my lawn. Yes, she picked it up and yes, one has limited control over such things. But this behavior was rude, inconsiderate and selfish. Why not walk the dogs on YOUR LAWN? Or since we are a developing village (Hillsborough) with many acres of vacent land, why walk your dogs on your new neighbors lawns? It is just RUDE!

Why post here...This is a waste of your time and gets nothing solved...Next time walk out and have a talk with your neighbor and see if that works...

[Bogie Shooter]

Wow, 73 posts and counting. Could this be a record for dog Poop Threads?

[billethkid]

2730 hits!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!