[PVR]

95% who walk on everyone else's property and think they are right

[Justputt]

As much as I hate NY, they do have a law that requires pet owners to pick up after their dogs. We did it when our Corgi was alive, and it just isn't a big deal to do. Maybe TV needs to pass requirements, let people video offenders and turn them in for healthy fines.

[TEXJK]

When you see someone letting their dog do his business in your yard instead of peering out the crack in blinds and watching it
Grow a pair and go tell them to get off your lawn and pick up the 💩 pretty simple

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by Captainpd

Next time you go out to eat, Make sure you pee or poop before you go. If you are so smart, you shouldn't have to ever pee/poop except at your house.

I always do go before going out.
I find dog owners leave such a mess in public bathrooms!

[RCMill531@comcast.net]

I agree. I have nothing against dogs (used to own them) and they always pooped in our yard because of our fence. Since we moved here, I have often wondered why people don’t allow them to poop in their own yards. Not all of us have dogs and don’t like seeing them poop in our yards, even if it is picked up because it leaves residue. I don’t like walking in my yard near the street because of this. Just my thoughts since I don’t have dogs.

[CSB1228]

Community Watch or Community Standards WILL NOT remove anything that has not had a complaint called in by someone in the neighborhood.

[jimkerr]

Originally Posted by Catalina36

I realize dogs need to be walked for excercise and maybe just to get them out of the house
so they can do their pooping. A reasonable request to dog owners!! Take your dog outside and walk your dog around your yard, front yard, back yard, side yard where ever you like on your property until the dog poops. After the dog is done pooping make sure you pick up the poop and then take your dog for a walk on YOUR BLOCK. Recently I noticed a owner who lives in the Village of Ashland on Haretison Ave walk his medium to large dog several houses down his block and make a turn onto Crawford Court walk several houses down and now his dog is pooping on my neighbors lawn. I mean really don't you feel bad your walking your dog and your dog is pooping on other peoples property. Why not allow your dog to poop on your next door neighbors lawn or the people that live accross the street from you. Please don't walk your dog 2 blocks away from your house and allow your dog to poop on someone elses lawn. We the Homeowners, Your Neighbors who live in The Villages pay to maintain our lawns. Watering, Cutting, fertilzing, etc. etc. just like you do. We really don't want your dog pooping on our lawns. THIS MESSAGE GOES OUT TO ALL DOG OWNERS.
Like I said earlier WAlK YOUR DOG ON YOUR PROPERTY TO DO IT'S POOPING!!!!
NOT YOUR NEIGHBORS LAWN!!! Thank You in Advance.

Not all dogs will poop in their own yard. Mine for example will not. She has to go to a dog park or be walked.

[Catalina36]

Originally Posted by Captainpd

Next time you go out to eat, Make sure you pee or poop before you go. If you are so smart, you shouldn't have to ever pee/poop except at your house.

I don't want your dog pooping on my property or any of my neighbors property especially if you live 2 or more blocks away. Have your dog poop on your property or on your next door neighbors property. See how long that will last, LOL

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by jimkerr

Not all dogs will poop in their own yard. Mine for example will not. She has to go to a dog park or be walked.

Sorry. Not buying it. If the dog needs to go, she will go. Try not taking her for a couple of days and see how many "accidents " she has.

[Jcicales]

Streets-NOT neighbors yard. Did you read the post?

[LuvNH]

I read through this whole thread and, have unfortunately come to the conclusion that MOST Villagers should not be dog owners, they don't have a clue. NO IT IS NOT THE FAULT OF THE DOG, BUT IT IS THE IGNORANCE OR LAZINESS OF THE OWNER.

Get rid of retractable dog leashes and use a short leash so that you can control where your dog relieves itself.
Do not take your dog to another area to relieve itself, it's your dog keep it in your neighborhood.
Carry dog poop bags and use them and take it home with you instead of throwing the bag in the curb or in the storm drains. Yes, you do that .... there is a storm drain outside my home and I have watched you throw your waste in the drain.

For those of you who KNOW how to own a dog a BIG THANK YOU.

[JerseyGurl]

A reasonable request is to pickup after your dog.

[Cindysum90]

Good luck. Dog owners don’t care about anyone else.

[Byte1]

Originally Posted by JSRusso

It’s not as reasonable a request as it might sound. Most dogs don’t go poo or pee on their owners demand. Walking them is for exercise primarily, most let their dogs out back of their own homes to pee and poop. But as life would have it, dogs poop and pee when the urge arises, similar to horses. What’s critical is that the owner picks up after the dog. Walking the dogs down the streets a responsible dog owner would typically allow the dog to walk on the furthest most points of the lawns away from the houses closest to the street so the dogs don’t get in the way of moving vehicles. Dogs naturally enjoy the scents they pickup along the walks and mark spots and go when the urges arise. If the poop is being picked up, and is not directly on your front walk, you are dealing with responsible dog owners. Also, note most responsible dog owners will not let a dog on someone’s lawn if a sign is present indicating keep dogs off my lawn or similar verbiage. It does point out that the owner of that particular home is not tolerant and not worth the confrontation. If you have dog walkers that ignore such signs then I would agree with the above that you are dealing with a much smaller percentage of dog owners and have some seriously bad luck in neighbors. I own multiple dogs and I too would not appreciate anyone allowing their dogs to poop on my yard without cleaning up after themselves. A dog peeing on my lawn doesn’t bother me as I don’t picnic out front and wouldn’t ever have to directly come in contact with it. My 2 cents… and worth about as much

Hmm, seems like SOME folks do not know as much about dogs as they THINK. Dogs can be trained to go where the owner trains them to go. Do they go in your home? If not, it means they have been taught not to. If you do not know how to teach your pet how to behave, perhaps it's best to either learn from someone or give your pet to someone that is more responsible.
What you allow in your yard is your business. Just because another dog owner is more tolerant, does not mean that someone else MUST be of same mind when it comes to health and sanitation. Some of us mow our own lawns and do not wish to step on a neighbor's dog's residue and then track into our home.
Some dog owners will never understand, just like some folks that do not like or tolerate cats will never understand those that do. Anyone that assumes that it is ok for them to allow their dogs to relieve themselves on someone else's property, are irresponsible and selfish.
I wonder what a dog owner would think if I was to use my smart phone remote control of my sprinkler system to suddenly come on when they are in my yard. Would that be unreasonable? After all, it IS my property.
I love animals, but my property is my castle and I do not tolerate inconsiderate neighbors that believe they can drive on my lawn or walk their dogs on it. I use chemicals on my lawn and landscaping and I do not wish to harm animals. It is not my responsibility to "protect" or notify my dog owner neighbors when I treat my lawn. Believe me, I have had a neighbor request that I tell them when I treat my lawn so that they would not allow their dog to use my yard. I hope that my lack of response along with my incredulous look was sufficient.
Like I said before, I love animals but I do not believe that it is asking too much for other folks to respect a neighbor's property. If signs were allowed here, I would post a warning.

[Rzepecki]

Originally Posted by RedChariot

Good luck with that one. Dog owner just don't get it. They think its just their little fur baby. What's not to like?- not!

We DO get it! If you can get my dog to poop on demand, you need to tell me how you do it. You can’t poop on demand, why would you expect a dog to.

However, I do see dog owners who are disrespectful of other’s property. Dogs don’t need to walk on extension leashes and they don’t need to be in the middle of your yard. The edge 2-3 feet is enough and makes it easy to pick up after them.

On the other hand, get over yourself. If you find a way to keep the rats, birds, rabbits, worms, roaches, etc. from pooping in your yard, please let the rest of us know.