Originally Posted by nysnowbirds (Post 716639)

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!

Originally Posted by kittygilchrist (Post 716714)

:agree:
1. Your owning a dog does not mean you own the property rights of your neighbors, period, no excuses.
2. Your or your dog entering neighbor's yard to leave a deposit is a trespass violation with a fine up to $1000, whether picked up or just urine are immaterial.
3. Your picking up poop in the neighbor's yard subjects the neighbor to liability lawsuit if you slip and fall, etc.
4. Your walking your dog in neighbor's yards is not just rude, it's crude, self-centered and uncivilized.
5. You or your dog may be subjected to confrontation by the neighbor or the neighbor's dog, with ensuing legal action.

Solutions?
Walk to a common area, or transport the dog to a common area, or get an invisible fence. Or give the dog to someone who is responsible.
Doing the easiest thing on the neighbor's yard and rationalizing it away is using poor judgment splashed with self-pity.

Originally Posted by gomoho (Post 734777)

Patty - see you at the square with my two big "poopers".

Originally Posted by sobell (Post 734769)

what's the problem? The poop was picked up! Apparently you don't have a dog , so you don't understand how important it is for them to get exercise as well as poop! Get over it and get a dog. Then you will understand & probably be a much happier person.

Originally Posted by Patty55 (Post 734718)

Halfway up the driveway would be what? Five feet? PUHLEASE....

Just for the record, I no longer walk my dogs, not because I care about lawns... don't care about mine or yours. I no longer do it because I care about the dogs. After hearing about the dried sludge fertilizer I don't want them exposed to E-coli, staph and strep. Instead I take them to the town squares and let them do their thing on the sidewalks.

Originally Posted by Barefoot (Post 734824)

I'd guess there might be one person in 5,000 who would find it acceptable to toilet their dog on someone's front lawn. And those few people probably aren't members of TOTV. Over 100 posts later, I'm astonished that people people persist in bashing all the dog owners who live in TV. :ohdear:
If someone trespasses on your property, ask them to stop. It's that simple.

Originally Posted by keithwand (Post 734829)

I was thinking more like midway up which is 15-20 feet for my driveway and that's not right.

Originally Posted by ilovetv (Post 734831)

Ah....but this is where I disagree. There are numerous people right here in this thread who who mock and condemn and label as "dog haters" the homeowners who expect respect for their property.

Originally Posted by Barefoot (Post 734824)

I'd guess there might be one person in 5,000 who would find it acceptable to toilet their dog on someone's front lawn. And those few people probably aren't members of TOTV. Over 100 posts later, I'm astonished that people people persist in bashing all the dog owners who live in TV. :ohdear:
If someone trespasses on your property, ask them to stop. It's that simple.

Originally Posted by ctuttle (Post 716686)

I used to have 3 dogs when I lived up north, now I have one. When we moved here, she would not use our CYV area to do her business. We took up the rock and put down grass thinking that would do the trick. Nope. We invited our neighbors dog to do his business in our yard thinking she would smell it and get the hint. Nope. What other option do we have besides walking her? The public grassy area by our house is all the way down our street so when she has to poop, I have to walk her all the way down there. What do I do when she goes onto someone else's lawn to do her business because she can't wait, except pick it up? At least I do that. She can't walk totally on the hot pavement so I have to give her a little lead on the leash so she can get into the grass or rock before her pads burn. I'm sorry if my dog goes on someone else's lawn, but I do pick it up.