[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Bill-n-Brillo

To offer a bit of clarification: My suggestion (from earlier in the thread) to also do a few Searches was not implying that the O.P. shouldn't have started the thread. Sorry if you read that into it. The purpose was focused on hopefully encouraging people to utilize the Search function who perhaps might not even be aware of its existence. There are plenty of historical threads on the topic that can be perused......in addition to whatever else might be posted on it in this thread.

Thanks -
Bill

Never anything different posted whenever a new poop thread is started, so why not just repeat all the postings? Or all the issues and solutions could be summarized and posted in the "nuts and bolts" thread.

[hotrodgirl]

I am anew to the forum, and will be at TV in May for the Lifestyle Preview Plan. I have been reading with interest all the pet threads as I have two small dogs. I consider myself a responsible pet owner who cares deeply about the well-being of my animals and that of my fellow neighbors as well. That being said, I walk my dogs 4 or 5 times per day, perhaps a mile ot two at a time. While I cannot control their "urge to go", I would never consider not picking up after them,and try to get them to go on a parkway or off someone's property when possible. Unfortunately this will not always be the case. I admonish those who are inconsiderate and don't pick up, but also am discouraged by those who choose to be irrational in their thoughts about pets. All of this talk has me thinking of canceling my upcoming house hunt, as I don't think I wish to be considered one of those awful pet owners. Currently I have another property in Florida and they have installed a pet post with bags and a waste can on the property. This both encourages people to pick up and throw out waste in a designated spot, or if not convenient, at home. The dog owners contribute to the cost. I do understand you have some dog parks there, but one of my dogs was attacked by a dog on our street and I am hesitant to go to a park where dogs are off lead. So we walk-a lot! I think we all need to temper our thoughts and consider we are not all on the same wavelength.

[Posh 08]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Never anything different posted whenever a new poop thread is started, so why not just repeat all the postings? Or all the issues and solutions could be summarized and posted in the "nuts and bolts" thread.

Why hassle people for starting a thread? Maybe these folks just want to communicate. If you don't want to participate then stay away.

[ajbrown]

We use a little spot south of 466A. No pickup, but bring a shovel

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Posh 08

Why hassle people for starting a thread? Maybe these folks just want to communicate. If you don't want to participate then stay away.

I'm not leaving.....................

[Uptown Girl]

Originally Posted by hotrodgirl

I am anew to the forum, and will be at TV in May for the Lifestyle Preview Plan. I have been reading with interest all the pet threads as I have two small dogs. I consider myself a responsible pet owner who cares deeply about the well-being of my animals and that of my fellow neighbors as well. That being said, I walk my dogs 4 or 5 times per day, perhaps a mile ot two at a time. While I cannot control their "urge to go", I would never consider not picking up after them,and try to get them to go on a parkway or off someone's property when possible. Unfortunately this will not always be the case. I admonish those who are inconsiderate and don't pick up, but also am discouraged by those who choose to be irrational in their thoughts about pets. All of this talk has me thinking of canceling my upcoming house hunt, as I don't think I wish to be considered one of those awful pet owners. Currently I have another property in Florida and they have installed a pet post with bags and a waste can on the property. This both encourages people to pick up and throw out waste in a designated spot, or if not convenient, at home. The dog owners contribute to the cost. I do understand you have some dog parks there, but one of my dogs was attacked by a dog on our street and I am hesitant to go to a park where dogs are off lead. So we walk-a lot! I think we all need to temper our thoughts and consider we are not all on the same wavelength.

It's just that some areas that may look like common areas are really not. Here in TV each homeowner is responsible for watering and caring for grass and landscaping surrounding their home. Many of us pay to have the services done, including fertilization and pest treatments. Many of us have invested in specialty landscaping.
We live in a courtyard villa neighborhood. There isn't any area amongst the homes that is not the responsibility of some homeowner.... no real 'common property' that is cared for by The Villages. No parkways.
So when a dog is allowed to pee on a newly planted palm tree, for example, or along sod adjacent to a wall that the owner pays to have maintained, being annoyed has nothing to do with disliking dogs.... it has to do with owners who would rather ruin your plants and sod than their own.
If a person wouldn't let their dog pee on their own bougainvillea for example, why is the one on a stranger's property fair game?
I have been fortunate to own dogs for most of my life and I could never understand that reasoning. We have talked about this on the forum forever, by all accounts... and no one can offer a legitimate answer to that one question.

Here, our neighbors use their OWN yards, walk their dogs in the street, or take them by golf car to a doggy park. We have parks here where the dogs are separated in areas according to size, and the dogs love them, even the shy ones.
So, don't feel that we are overreacting, or that we as a group don't like dogs.
Just be aware that someone is paying to maintain the groomed areas around their homes in any neighborhood you walk in.
Oh, and Welcome! Hope your visit to our paradise will be most enjoyable!

[hotrodgirl]

That particularly concerns me as I have never encountered this anywhere I have lived. I also pay to have my lawn fertilized and maintained. But if a dog relieves itself on my lawn, I have no problem unless the owner fails to pick up after their pet. In all my years here, I have never had grass, nor flowers nor trees ruined. So where in TV can a person walk a dog a few miles without offending someone along the way? We do use our own yard whenever possible, but I like to give them some exercise out of doors as recommended by our vet. I avoid dog parks for the reason I stated above, so I am now rethinking my visit here. While I would never let my animals use someone's garden as a toilet, mature trees and grass are kind of unavoidable unless I carry them around. I always pick up, and dispose of my waste at home, or in a proper receptacle out of the way of shops, playgrounds, etc.
Thanks for your honest replies. I understand your views, and don't wish to encounter any animosity amongst neighbors, so I have a lot to think about

[jebartle]

the problem is not the poop, most responsible dog lovers take care of pick-up....The problem that we discovered, one dog PEES, next dog answers PEE-mail at same spot, and the next and so on, UNTIL you now have BROWN grass in that spot....Really bottom line, the old golden rule applies here!

Originally Posted by hotrodgirl

That particularly concerns me as I have never encountered this anywhere I have lived. I also pay to have my lawn fertilized and maintained. But if a dog relieves itself on my lawn, I have no problem unless the owner fails to pick up after their pet. In all my years here, I have never had grass, nor flowers nor trees ruined. So where in TV can a person walk a dog a few miles without offending someone along the way? We do use our own yard whenever possible, but I like to give them some exercise out of doors as recommended by our vet. I avoid dog parks for the reason I stated above, so I am now rethinking my visit here. While I would never let my animals use someone's garden as a toilet, mature trees and grass are kind of unavoidable unless I carry them around. I always pick up, and dispose of my waste at home, or in a proper receptacle out of the way of shops, playgrounds, etc.
Thanks for your honest replies. I understand your views, and don't wish to encounter any animosity amongst neighbors, so I have a lot to think about

[mowdie]

Prior to happily becoming Villagers in 2009, we took our two dogs for walks alongside wooded areas. We always picked up after them, but didn't have to worry about where they urinated. When we moved here we had to make some changes. After their meals, we brought them in OUR yard to do their business, and THEN we'd go for walks in the street to a common area. They were only allowed to "mark" in common areas and if they had to "go" before we got home it was in common areas or curbside only.

We all learned quickly how to not leave residue on and/or yellow out anybody's lawn but our own. (No hardship for the dogs but a little more work for us if we don't pick up our yard every day)

Is there any reason why this wouldn't work for everyone?

[Bill-n-Brillo]

Originally Posted by mowdie

.......Is there any reason why this wouldn't work for everyone?

Nope - sounds real reasonable and rational to me!

Bill

[angiefox10]

I'm training my dogs to never pee or poop. As of now, they haven't caught on. But they will..... Soon...

[Bill-n-Brillo]

Originally Posted by angiefox10

I'm training my dogs to never pee or poop. As of now, they haven't caught on. But they will..... Soon...

Let us all know how that works out for ya........!!!!

Bill

[Posh 08]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

I'm not leaving.....................

No I bet you won't.

[njbchbum]

since we also suffer the same insensitivities of pet owners in nj and tv because owners would not train their dogs to potty in their yards only, we were forced to train them ourselves.

i sought the advice of my vet re how to accomplish this and he told me to apply pepper/hot pepper to the perimeter of our lawn area. this does not injure the dog - just makes it stop seeking out that place to leave their mark.

my nj dog walkers now walk briskly past our property and our villages neighbors have taken to crossing the street to avoid our lawn! i find i can stock up when spices go on sale or i get them in a dollar store. application needs to be repeated every few weeks or after a rain storm.

this same maintainence program has worked well to rid our yard of a couple of gophers who moved in after neighbors eliminated their extensive garden! now if i could figure out how to get rid of the neighborhood geese fly-bys!

[eremite06]

Originally Posted by mowdie

Prior to happily becoming Villagers in 2009, we took our two dogs for walks alongside wooded areas. We always picked up after them, but didn't have to worry about where they urinated. When we moved here we had to make some changes. After their meals, we brought them in OUR yard to do their business, and THEN we'd go for walks in the street to a common area. They were only allowed to "mark" in common areas and if they had to "go" before we got home it was in common areas or curbside only.

We all learned quickly how to not leave residue on and/or yellow out anybody's lawn but our own. (No hardship for the dogs but a little more work for us if we don't pick up our yard every day)

Is there any reason why this wouldn't work for everyone?

Yes. It is "a little more work."