Please explain the "rules" of dogs/walking/peeing and neighbors' property

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dog poops, you clean it up. Dog pees - the grass is a little greener in a few days.

Wrong. The grass dies and you get dead, yellow spots of grass. It is rude to let you dog pee or poop on someone else’s lawn. Use the strip between the sidewalk and the street.

I have a dog, and this is what I do. I also bring the poop home with me and put it in my own trash can.

[Anonymous]

I can't even convince the professional women in my office to clean up their own pee after peeing all over the toilet seat, but I'm going to expect those same women to steer their dogs to a more appropriate place to pee than my lawn?

It's rude, but it's a losing battle, OP. You're never going to win, so it's not worth getting worked up about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is no standard practice.

As an owner I try to ensure my dogs finish their business before the walk, but they love to mark places.

- I always pick up #2.
- I keep the leash tight enough to pull them away from actual yards, using the strip of grass between the sidewalk and street when possible for #1.
- It's near impossible to stop a dog from marking favorite trees, mailboxes, and poles. Once one dog marks it, all the other join in.

This is exactly why people don't want dogs peeing on their lawn. Because then EVERY other dog that comes by needs to pee on it too.

I think it's well within a property owners rights to say "please keep your dog's piss off my property". If you own a dog, this is just part of the deal. If you don't like it, don't get a dog.

Just gate your yard and don't let people in unless you know they don't have a dog.

If you can't afford that live with it.

This is OP (I was not the PP you are responding to). Just pointing out that not everyone can fence a yard -- especially in the front. Our HOA does not allow fences anywhere -- front, side or back. Fencing is not an option. But even if it was, are you saying that I have more responsibility to keep your animal off my yard than you do? That seems to shift the burden.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just put a sign up on your lawn that says it was recently sprayed with bug killer which can be toxic to dogs. That’ll keep the old bastard and his annoying dog away

This.

[Anonymous]

The rules are very simple:

Main lawn or piece of property? Not OK.
Strip of land between sidewalk and curb? OK.

I think the main point to keep in mind is to not cross the property line. If you follow that rule, you are OK in my book.

I don't own a dog, but I do walk my mom's dog when I go stay with her on the west coast. Even there, I try to avoid having the dog go in the strip of land between the sidewalk and curb. Many of her neighbors have taken the effort to sod that land or plant cute gardens. There's a leafy boulevard with a nice big strip of grass in the middle of the road, so the dog will usually do her business there.

But at a minimum, no dog should ever be crossing over the property line to do its business.

[Anonymous]

Poop gets picked up, dog leash doesn't extend beyond the first foot or so of lawn.

OP you do realize squirrels, raccoons, deer, birds etc freely use your yard as a bathroom all day and night, correct?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just put a sign up on your lawn that says it was recently sprayed with bug killer which can be toxic to dogs. That’ll keep the old bastard and his annoying dog away

This.

Someone in our neighborhood tried that. The strip of grass outside their fence has lots of yellow spots because it’s a popular pee spot. They put up a pesticide sign right by the yellow spots, but since it is obviously a ruse it is roundly ignored. The yellow spots live on.

[Anonymous]

Yes. Dogs pee on other people’s lawns. This is the price we pay to live in a community. I don’t care for the sound of leaf blowers or boys dribbling basketballs incessantly, or people parking their cars on the street in front of my house. But I deal with those things because I want to live in a community-oriented neighborhood in a popular, convenient area. The pros outweigh the cons IMO.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The rules are very simple:

Main lawn or piece of property? Not OK.
Strip of land between sidewalk and curb? OK.

I think the main point to keep in mind is to not cross the property line. If you follow that rule, you are OK in my book.

I don't own a dog, but I do walk my mom's dog when I go stay with her on the west coast. Even there, I try to avoid having the dog go in the strip of land between the sidewalk and curb. Many of her neighbors have taken the effort to sod that land or plant cute gardens. There's a leafy boulevard with a nice big strip of grass in the middle of the road, so the dog will usually do her business there.

But at a minimum, no dog should ever be crossing over the property line to do its business.

The bolded above is what I follow. It is called 'curbing your dog' - teaching it to walk on one side so that it pees/poops/sniffs on the strip of land between property and street. If the dog doesn't naturally do it, you have to steer him/her over.

I do everything possible to not let my dog poo/pee on the main property. Even a sniff can turn into a quick pee. My dog, too, pees frequently on a walk - 10,20, 30 times. It is her time to see/hear/smell the world after being cooped up in my house. It is my responsibility to see to it that she gets that stimulation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Dogs pee on other people’s lawns. This is the price we pay to live in a community. I don’t care for the sound of leaf blowers or boys dribbling basketballs incessantly, or people parking their cars on the street in front of my house. But I deal with those things because I want to live in a community-oriented neighborhood in a popular, convenient area. The pros outweigh the cons IMO.

+1 and dog walkers see and know more about what’s going on in an area than folks who spend their time in their cars and then stay only on their own property.

[Anonymous]

Squirrels pee, foxes pee, deer pee, and birds poop on your lawn. So do dogs. It’s normal. You can put up a sign if you want and most dog owners will respect it but privately I will consider you high strung and illogical.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Squirrels pee, foxes pee, deer pee, and birds poop on your lawn. So do dogs. It’s normal. You can put up a sign if you want and most dog owners will respect it but privately I will consider you high strung and illogical.

I live in neighborhoods without sidewalks so there’s no strip other than along the road. Of course poop should always be picked up.

[Anonymous]

DOGS SHOULD STAY OFF PEOPLE'S PROPERTY. No peeing or pooping.

Dogs should do their business on the verge next to the street, and if there isn't one, go to a public spot, or as a last recourse, somewhere where defoliation won't be a complete eyesore.

I own a rambunctious sled-dog who is very strong, and yet I pull him off lawn edges and decorative plantings because it's so incredibly rude to allow dogs where people have worked to have a nice garden. It's also trespassing. My dog goes on the verge, or pees on utility poles or whatnot.

And while I'm at it, pick up after your dog and never throw the bag in someone else's private trash, even if it's trash pick-up, the can is right there and the garbage truck hasn't come yet. Again, it's not yours and it's rude.

I can't believe how entitled some dog-owners are. They give the rest of us a bad name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
DOGS SHOULD STAY OFF PEOPLE'S PROPERTY. No peeing or pooping.

Dogs should do their business on the verge next to the street, and if there isn't one, go to a public spot, or as a last recourse, somewhere where defoliation won't be a complete eyesore.

I own a rambunctious sled-dog who is very strong, and yet I pull him off lawn edges and decorative plantings because it's so incredibly rude to allow dogs where people have worked to have a nice garden. It's also trespassing. My dog goes on the verge, or pees on utility poles or whatnot.

And while I'm at it, pick up after your dog and never throw the bag in someone else's private trash, even if it's trash pick-up, the can is right there and the garbage truck hasn't come yet. Again, it's not yours and it's rude.

I can't believe how entitled some dog-owners are. They give the rest of us a bad name.

I live in a neighborhood that’s friendly with tons of dogs and they walk along everyone’s lawns—it is definitely okay in our community.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is no standard practice.

As an owner I try to ensure my dogs finish their business before the walk, but they love to mark places.

- I always pick up #2.
- I keep the leash tight enough to pull them away from actual yards, using the strip of grass between the sidewalk and street when possible for #1.
- It's near impossible to stop a dog from marking favorite trees, mailboxes, and poles. Once one dog marks it, all the other join in.

This is exactly why people don't want dogs peeing on their lawn. Because then EVERY other dog that comes by needs to pee on it too.

I think it's well within a property owners rights to say "please keep your dog's piss off my property". If you own a dog, this is just part of the deal. If you don't like it, don't get a dog.

Just gate your yard and don't let people in unless you know they don't have a dog.

If you can't afford that live with it.

This is OP (I was not the PP you are responding to). Just pointing out that not everyone can fence a yard -- especially in the front. Our HOA does not allow fences anywhere -- front, side or back. Fencing is not an option. But even if it was, are you saying that I have more responsibility to keep your animal off my yard than you do? That seems to shift the burden.

You chose to live in a neighborhood and this is something that comes with living in a neighborhood. This is so low on the list of things to worry about.

Also, you can't control a fox from screaming in the am.
You can't stop the birds from waking you.
You can't stop kids from laughing as they ride their bikes by your house.
You can't stop deer from peeing on your lawn, or pooping.

You need Valium or counseling if this is your biggest worry today.