I suppose that everyone has pet peeves (this is appropriate - the PET - DOG - in pet peeves). But, this one (that resurfaces every month) always catches me by surprise. A yard is one of the last things that I would be SUPER particular about. I would WORRY that my car was NOT shined to a mirror-like perfection before I would expect perfection from my yard. I would worry that my computer desk was NOT NEAT enough (it isn't) before I'd worry about excrement on my yard. I would worry about a rust spot on my bicycle before excrement on my yard. A rust spot on a bicycle will get worse once it starts, but dog excrement will stop smelling (on its own) after about 1 day, and rain or people's sprinkler systems will QUICKLY melt it into the soil.
........I like to see the various dogs walk by my home - it reminds me of my youth when all the neighborhood kids and dogs ran around free and easy. Drivers never sped through the neighborhood streets (like the professional grass cutters here today do) and the dogs somehow knew to stay away from moving cars. It seemed more natural then. My parents worried about the Korean War then and whether flying saucers were real. Dog excrement was NEVER mentioned except to let the dog out when it scratched at the door (it was communicating and where the dog went to do his business, was HIS business. Ah yes the good old days......to be continued.

You read to page 5. And, you posted your comment. Maybe the entire TOTV community doesn't NEED to hear it, but a sizeable portion do. And on a regular basis to remind those with "short memories".

Lucky you. Not so much in our area, or many others.

Not my problem. Sounds like dog owners concern. That is why there are dog parks.

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Classy...

I thought you moved to Stonecrest...

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You know this how?

He moved to Stonecrest. Still actig like an _____

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I don't give a rat's @ss about any of those things...

And I'm sure you're just sitting there, peeking out of your window, waiting to turn on the sprinklers...

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Yup. They should count their blessings...

Nah, I use Dean's...

And I have never seen this...

Who are you responding to?
On the chance it is me, FYI I have had 8 wonderful dogs in my life. Mostly large. Never, as in never, let my dogs on to neighbors property, city or community lawns, flowerbeds, to sniff, snoop, pee or poop.
You are correct that dogs can't always poop on command, but they can learn when to hold it (as in house trained. Ever hear of that?
Also, if your dog is on a leash, as it should be, it can't go anywhere unless you let it. Dogs are not the problem. The owners, as always, are the problem.

Um, I doubt that would pass the ARC...

That's an "Invisible Fence"...

The person posting that couldn't be that confused as to conflate the two, could they?

A few other things that confuse me about yard perfection and associated territoriality. A yard is JUST a big area comprised of insects, goose do-do, other bird droppings, sand, worms, black crawling beetles, fire ants, fertilizer, manure, commercial black soil from who-knows-where, green grass (normally not the SOFT varieties that are up north, but hard crabgrasses) and my all-time favorite........(horn blows) SPIDERS AND SNAKES.
......I don't believe that I have EVER seen a bunch of neighbors get together and sit on towels and sheets and play music and talk and be happy on that biomass that they call their yard. Now some sit in folding chairs on the CEMENT driveway (not the yard) and DO, whatever they DO. I HAVE seen that. And sitting in gazeboes watching the sunset. I can understand that! But, I fail to understand being enamored about a yard that one never uses for any activity.
And the FINAL CLINCHER is that only about 10% of the residents care enough about their own yards to cut their OWN grass.(not counting those who are physically unable to cut their grass) Even for that - they NOW have Rumba's for yard-cutting. So, they hire grass-cutting Neanderthals who put divots into the house's siding and run over plants, park in the middle of busy streets, and break ALL LAND SPEED RECORDS as they race from one yard that they don't care about to another yard that they could care LESS about.
.......So, I find it really EXCEEDINGLY strange that these same individuals have hissy fits and break out in hives whenever a dog on a leash even SNIFFS at a blade of grass in their beloved yards. They say that it takes ALL kinds to make a world?

For someone who dislikes dog poop threads,
you sure add a lot of inane comments to them!

Lucky you, but like so many others who act like they don't get it, it is that you are trespassing unless invited. Sign or no sign keep of the neighbors grass.

And he still can't write a coherent post, either...

Well... You did warn us that more was coming... :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

I find them to be quite amusing...

The angst of some of the posters is a study in psychology...

Plus, I've got nothing better to do on a rainy Saturday (we're waiting for the tropical storm to hit, here in the DC area...)

There is no place on your neighbors yard "specifically where dogs are allowed to be walked" except in your imagination. Keep off the grass unless specifically invited.

Very astute observation. A+

But never on a neighbors lawn. If it does, then you are a failure as a dog owner.

Looks like we got a "post counter" here, Boss!

1. Not my problem.
2. Not my problem. Maybe use one of the dog parks?
3. Same in So. Cal.
4. Not my problem.

I think you are smarter than you let on. You don't need a cork, just use the leash to keep you dog off the neighbors lawn. It's so easy even a cave ..... Well, you know.

That wouldnt work. You could get some sort of motion activated sprinkler, though.

Filtered cigarette butts that land in my yard also get me WAY MORE angered than dog do-do, which is more natural. It is kind of an insult that Golf Cart drivers throw those butts out on yards - why don't they have a can with sand in it for their butts - a good citizen/resident would do that much for their neighbors. Also, birds have been known to go after the cigarette filters and end up choking on them. With all the chemicals placed on yards, we seem to have very few songbirds here in The Villages, at least compared to up north. We DO have plenty of crows here that must eat the songbirds' eggs. Maybe some brilliant scientist may find a way to cross a crow and a bluebird to come up with a nice song. (just dreaming)

From her point of view, a baseball landing in her yard could just as easily have broken her window. We tried to use a tennis ball if we were batting around in the street when I was a kid.

Yeah sure, blame it on those nasty golf cart drivers. Who you claim are running around at 30mph. I doubt they could hit your yard with a cigarette buttif they tried. It’s most likely the same inconsiderate dog owners that let their dog crap on your yard. If they don’t care enough to pick up after their dog they probably won’t pick up after themselves either.

That proves the 11th commandment, "Watch out rich people got no souls"!

The dog owners may NOT be MORE inconsiderate, there just might be WAY more of them here.

I watched a lady's dog on a long retractable leash get ahead of her and BITE a man walking in the opposite direction. It was an unprovoked attack.

More dog owners, more inconsiderate dog owners, I’ll buy that!

I often poop twice a day. Admittedly, "I am full of it". I think that I could poop on command most of the time, but that's just me. I also have been taught to "sit" and to "stay", but I have been having problems with that "fetch" stuff - that is a tough one!

You said it “I’ve got nothing better to do”,
so do you just blah, blah, blah, to run up post count?