[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by mikeycereal

That constant barking dog is just madness. Usually when unattended, these dogs can go on and on. The place where I lived before there was a loose dog that used to bark a lot, most likely at the stray cats sitting around out of reach. Constantly every evening from around 7-9. Those who haven't experienced this, and many here have, it's the worst. After months of not knowing where that constant barking was coming from, and yes I searched him out, drove around the neighborhood, asked others....I finally saw him. Called animal control and they took him away days later. A pet free village would be fine with me. Again, nothing against them in general, but there are "those circumstances."

Those circumstances are few and far between…………not in twenty years in our village.

[Chuckndianne]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

With respect to pets, it seems that there are three types of people.
They are

1) people who love them and think everyone else should love them.
2) people who don't like them and don't want other people bringing their pets onto their lawns or in stores or restaurants and they don't want to live next to neighbors who have noisy pets.
3) people who are neutral - they don't care either way.

I am attempting to come up with a solution where all sides are satisfied. Would it be possible to have one of the new villages be pet-free? You would know going in that you couldn't have a pet and that none of your neighbors could have one.

This would seem to satisfy all parties. If you loved pets, you would probably have more neighbors with pets in those villages that allowed pets. If you didn't love pets, you would live in a village where pets are not allowed - people from an adjacent village could not walk their dogs in the pet-free villages.

And if you are neutral on pets, you could decide if you wanted to live in a village that allowed pets or you could decide if you wanted to live in a pet-free village. This would seem to be a win-win-win. You could live where you wanted and everyone should be satisfied.

But would it work?

And just how would this setup keep animals out of restaurants & grocery stores?

[Oldragbagger]

Originally Posted by Rodneysblue

Wow, can you say segregation.

We live in a segretated community already (by choice) due to the age restriction. No difference.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by airstreamingypsy

I like dogs better than I like people.

I believe you have made that statement before, and I find it very sad. I like some dogs (my dogs) more than some people (criminals, bullies, self-centered jerks,etc), but if I had to live in a world without one species or the other, I would chose to live with people.

[Indydealmaker]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

Hopefully the developer (or one of his employees) reads TOTV and will see that an overwhelming number of villagers would like to have pet-friendly and pet-free villages - and will implement it.

If it works, it works and if it doesn’t work, it will be like De La Mesa - the village with a private park and pool. Apparently that didn’t catch on.

It is so embarrassing when someone thinks they're mainstream when in fact they're extreme outliers.

[Whitley]

Originally Posted by Boomer

It would never happen.

Besides……..whether someone thinks it is a good idea or not, it could limit resale value — or not.

Boomer

What years does one have to be born in to be a Boomer. I get called boomer, and genxer. In order to tell is I am holding up well, or going to pot, I need to know what the parameters are.

[DonnaNi4os]

Clearly there are a lot of curmudgeons living in The Villages. Do you know what my realtor suggested when I moved here? “Get a dog if you want to meet your neighbors”. I already had one. I chose a villa because they are pet friendly. My suggestion to anyone who doesn’t want to live around dogs, do not buy a villa. Just for the record, my dog is not permitted on anyone’s lawn. I always keep bags on her leash should one become necessary (she does poop in the street sometimes) and I try my best to keep her from barking. My life would not be complete without her.

[DonnaNi4os]

Originally Posted by mikeycereal

That last part was a major grievance where I used to live. Many complained on the messes left behind. Despite all the signs requesting to please clean up, most pet owners just didn't bring that little bag for their dogs. I maybe saw 1 person do that the 10 years I lived there. The grass was off limits for me in that sense. Stay on the path!

I agree that there are some people who do not pick up after their dog. As a dog owner who keeps bags in a dispenser on her leash, I’ve cleaned up after other’s dogs and I find it disgusting that some owners would just leave it. But if the majority of dog owners didn’t clean up after their dog there would be poop everywhere. That’s ridiculous. Just because you don’t see anyone pick up doesn’t mean they don’t.

[DonnaNi4os]

Originally Posted by Georgiana Curley

I don't think there are people here who realize there are lots of wild life living in The Villages and wandering on their lawns at night. Coyotes, raccoons, wild cats, rats, squirrels, rabbits and all sorts of bird life. What are they going to say about them? Maybe they should live in an apartment where they wont have to see animals or worry about them being on their grass.

Great point!

[Driller703]

Originally Posted by me4vt

Go back north and hide somewhere alone! Some of use feel the same way about northerners!

Some of us Northerners feel the same way about Southerners, but that’s where The Villiages is located so we have learned to coexist with them. ( BTW, the word is spelled YOUSE, as in youse guys, not use. )

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by Georgiana Curley

I don't think there are people here who realize there are lots of wild life living in The Villages and wandering on their lawns at night. Coyotes, raccoons, wild cats, rats, squirrels, rabbits and all sorts of bird life. What are they going to say about them? Maybe they should live in an apartment where they wont have to see animals or worry about them being on their grass.

Most of us Do realize that there is wildlife here. Wildlife, the larger critters, tend to stay mostly to their normal haunts with limited visits to inhabited areas. Wildlife is pretty much uncontrollable.
Dogs, on the other hand, are not part of the natural order. They are bred as companions for humans that want them and the quantities and concentrations are expanded artificially. They (dogs) are also completely controllable. If, for example, a dog pees or poops on the neighbors lawn, it was allowed to, often times encouraged to, by the owner.
Not , "bad dog". Bad owner.

[Garywt]

Originally Posted by Jayhawk

With the number of residents who can't seem to remember the other deed restrictions they agreed to (yard ornaments, white crosses, landscaping, additions, etc.), why would this work any better?

Do your restrictions say Yard ornaments or lawn ornaments?

[Garywt]

Maybe just responsible dog owners who treat there did as dogs. We keep them off other peoples lawns and leave them home when going to a store or out to eat. If we do stop when we have the dog, someone stays in the golf cart with her.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by DonnaNi4os

Clearly there are a lot of curmudgeons living in The Villages. Do you know what my realtor suggested when I moved here? “Get a dog if you want to meet your neighbors”. I already had one. I chose a villa because they are pet friendly. My suggestion to anyone who doesn’t want to live around dogs, do not buy a villa. Just for the record, my dog is not permitted on anyone’s lawn. I always keep bags on her leash should one become necessary (she does poop in the street sometimes) and I try my best to keep her from barking. My life would not be complete without her.

Your realtor sounds like a dog fancier, and you sound like a responsible dog owner and good neighbor. Thank you.
😉

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by Garywt

Maybe just responsible dog owners who treat there did as dogs. We keep them off other peoples lawns and leave them home when going to a store or out to eat. If we do stop when we have the dog, someone stays in the golf cart with her.

Thank you.