"No dog pee" sign - is one style more effective?

[Anonymous]

Are these "no pee" signs effective, or do the jerk dog owners just don't care? Have you noticed a change after putting one of these signs in your yard?

[Anonymous]

Dog-owner here. I always try to heed a sign that's put out on the verge, where technically it's county land and I could let my dog pee or poo there. So any sign that legible enough will do - there are some hilarious ones on the internet!

I don't allow my dog to pee or poo on someone's actual property. Alas, there have been times when he's desperate and he goes anyway before giving any warning signals. I apologize for that. It's not always possible to drag a large dog by his leash when they're in the middle of their business. But it happens rarely, because I pay attention to his signals.

[Anonymous]

I hate the ones that say “be respectful.” It’s so smug and kindergarten teacher. I sometimes ignore those. But if a sign just says “curb your dog” or “please no pee” I definitely respect those.

[Anonymous]

I mean, if you put one up I will try to stop my dog from peeing. But know that you are in a minority of people that consider dog peeing somehow offensive, and now I as a neighbor know that about you.

[Anonymous]

It just gives them something to aim for.

[Anonymous]

I don’t let my dog pee in anyone’s yard, but I do let them go on the strip btwn the sidewalk and the curb. I ignore signs that are there.

[Anonymous]

Surround it with an electric fence

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I mean, if you put one up I will try to stop my dog from peeing. But know that you are in a minority of people that consider dog peeing somehow offensive, and now I as a neighbor know that about you.

It’s not offensive. It kills the grass, leaving little brown spots all over the yard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I mean, if you put one up I will try to stop my dog from peeing. But know that you are in a minority of people that consider dog peeing somehow offensive, and now I as a neighbor know that about you.

It’s not offensive. It kills the grass, leaving little brown spots all over the yard.

I agree, and I have a dog. Let's not pretend what comes out of them is innocuous. It stinks and kills plants. Please be mindful of other people's properties.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I mean, if you put one up I will try to stop my dog from peeing. But know that you are in a minority of people that consider dog peeing somehow offensive, and now I as a neighbor know that about you.

Think of the strawberries!

[Anonymous]

The problem is that there are some respectful dog owners. Those owners will tend to do the right thing whether you have a sign or not. But there are many apathetic dog owners who don't care about anyone else's property, especially post-pandemic. There are many people who acquired a Covid canine and don't really know or don't care about the etiquette of dog ownership and respecting other people's property.

Pre-pandemic, signs were good. Post-pandemic with many more of the apathetic dog owners, I just get the large container of cayenne from Costco and sprinkle around my mailbox and the edge of my property along the sidewalk (only my side, not the edge along the verge). I do this whenever I see signs of dogs on my property. The dogs learn and tend to stay away. So, I've found that you have to do it more often when someone gets a new dog or moves in but it gets further and further apart as the dogs learn to stay away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The problem is that there are some respectful dog owners. Those owners will tend to do the right thing whether you have a sign or not. But there are many apathetic dog owners who don't care about anyone else's property, especially post-pandemic. There are many people who acquired a Covid canine and don't really know or don't care about the etiquette of dog ownership and respecting other people's property.

Pre-pandemic, signs were good. Post-pandemic with many more of the apathetic dog owners, I just get the large container of cayenne from Costco and sprinkle around my mailbox and the edge of my property along the sidewalk (only my side, not the edge along the verge). I do this whenever I see signs of dogs on my property. The dogs learn and tend to stay away. So, I've found that you have to do it more often when someone gets a new dog or moves in but it gets further and further apart as the dogs learn to stay away.

Will wind blow the cayenne? I have next door neighbors that have dogs, and are great about their dogs and very respectful. I wouldn't want cayenne from my yard blowing into theirs. But the neighborhood dogs that step on my own property... that's different.

[Anonymous]

If you live in a suburban neighborhood with any pop density at all, you are essentially consenting to dogs going to the bathroom in your yard. Lots of people are going to be walking their dogs, and the dogs are going to step onto the grass. I don't allow my dogs to go very far into a yard, but the grass adjacent to the sidewalk? It should be fine for them to sniff there, or even pee. I have never seen these brown spots y'all are talking about from dog pee. And I always pick up after my dog when she poops. Dogs being walked up and down the street and taking the occasional pee or poop is just part of living in a neighborhood. You people need something real to get pissed off about.

That said, if I see the little signs on the lawn, I will pull my dog ahead and try not to let them pee or even sniff at that lawn.

[Anonymous]

We have a small dog so we don’t mind neighbor’s dogs do their business on the side walk side of our grass. What gets me is when they don’t pick up after their dogs. We have a sign near the sidewalk that says “Please pick up after your pet”. Why can’t ppl just be respectful?

[Anonymous]

FYI the vast majority of homeowners don't care about letting your dog pee on the curb - the weedy side close to the road. But the other side of the sidewalk? Where lawn and property and plants begin? If you're allowing your dog to pee on that part... you are a jerk and irresponsible owner.