Dog pooped, I picked it up, neighbor still yelled

[Anonymous]

OP did the total right thing. The neighbor is a nut job.

Oh, and IT"S THE LAW!

http://patch.com/maryland/wheaton-md/doggie-laws-what-pet-owners-need-to-know-about-keepin8f635ccef4

Spring’s finally here and we want to get out with our pets and enjoy the nice weather. But having a pet is a big responsibility. So how well do you know the Montgomery County animal laws? Some of them are pretty basic, but others are a little more obscure.

Most dog owners seem to understand the law about picking up their dog’s poop aka “the Pooper Scooper” law. If your dog does his business anywhere other than your yard you have to pick it up or risk getting a $100 fine. The poop can be placed in a plastic bag. As long as this bag is then placed inside another plastic bag it’s acceptable to put it in your regular household trash.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Make sure she yells at the deer, raccoons, and squirrels. And while she's at it yell at those pesky birds that crap on my car when I park in the driveway.

You do know the difference between wild animals whose natural habitats are shared with plots of land where people's homes sit and domesticated pets that are the owner's responsibility, right? #1 your dog needs to be on a leash. 2) assuming he is, you the owner have the ability and obligation to keep your pet off of someone else's property. Besides, most dog turds are bigger and grosser than droppings from squirrels, birds, etc. you really need that explained to you?

Yeah. The wild animal sh*ts in your yard and it stays until/unless you pick it up or it washes away. A dog poops in your yard, the owner picks it up and no harm done.

Where do you live? Can I use your lawn as a toilet if it'll wash away?

[Anonymous]

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I've literally never seen this kind of anti-dog venom before.

Thank god I don't live in this area any more. People are monsters.

Yes. There are a lot of crazy people around here. It is terrifying.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Make sure she yells at the deer, raccoons, and squirrels. And while she's at it yell at those pesky birds that crap on my car when I park in the driveway.

You do know the difference between wild animals whose natural habitats are shared with plots of land where people's homes sit and domesticated pets that are the owner's responsibility, right? #1 your dog needs to be on a leash. 2) assuming he is, you the owner have the ability and obligation to keep your pet off of someone else's property. Besides, most dog turds are bigger and grosser than droppings from squirrels, birds, etc. you really need that explained to you?

Yeah. The wild animal sh*ts in your yard and it stays until/unless you pick it up or it washes away. A dog poops in your yard, the owner picks it up and no harm done.

Where do you live? Can I use your lawn as a toilet if it'll wash away?

Are you a typing dog?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Make sure she yells at the deer, raccoons, and squirrels. And while she's at it yell at those pesky birds that crap on my car when I park in the driveway.

You do know the difference between wild animals whose natural habitats are shared with plots of land where people's homes sit and domesticated pets that are the owner's responsibility, right? #1 your dog needs to be on a leash. 2) assuming he is, you the owner have the ability and obligation to keep your pet off of someone else's property. Besides, most dog turds are bigger and grosser than droppings from squirrels, birds, etc. you really need that explained to you?

Yeah. The wild animal sh*ts in your yard and it stays until/unless you pick it up or it washes away. A dog poops in your yard, the owner picks it up and no harm done.

Where do you live? Can I use your lawn as a toilet if it'll wash away?

Are you a typing dog?

And who is your owner? As long as they pick up your shit, I don't care. Poop away! Other dogs do.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Make sure she yells at the deer, raccoons, and squirrels. And while she's at it yell at those pesky birds that crap on my car when I park in the driveway.

You do know the difference between wild animals whose natural habitats are shared with plots of land where people's homes sit and domesticated pets that are the owner's responsibility, right? #1 your dog needs to be on a leash. 2) assuming he is, you the owner have the ability and obligation to keep your pet off of someone else's property. Besides, most dog turds are bigger and grosser than droppings from squirrels, birds, etc. you really need that explained to you?

Yeah. The wild animal sh*ts in your yard and it stays until/unless you pick it up or it washes away. A dog poops in your yard, the owner picks it up and no harm done.

Where do you live? Can I use your lawn as a toilet if it'll wash away?

Are you a typing dog?

No, but civilized people are responsible for the things they own. Including your animals. Don't want to be? Too lazy? Don't have the accommodations? Don't get a dog. It's that simple. Be wholly responsible for the things you own.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Make sure she yells at the deer, raccoons, and squirrels. And while she's at it yell at those pesky birds that crap on my car when I park in the driveway.

You do know the difference between wild animals whose natural habitats are shared with plots of land where people's homes sit and domesticated pets that are the owner's responsibility, right? #1 your dog needs to be on a leash. 2) assuming he is, you the owner have the ability and obligation to keep your pet off of someone else's property. Besides, most dog turds are bigger and grosser than droppings from squirrels, birds, etc. you really need that explained to you?

Yeah. The wild animal sh*ts in your yard and it stays until/unless you pick it up or it washes away. A dog poops in your yard, the owner picks it up and no harm done.

Where do you live? Can I use your lawn as a toilet if it'll wash away?

Are you a typing dog?

No, but civilized people are responsible for the things they own. Including your animals. Don't want to be? Too lazy? Don't have the accommodations? Don't get a dog. It's that simple. Be wholly responsible for the things you own.

I always pick up after my dogs. If you were indeed a dog I would expect your owner to pick up after you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Make sure she yells at the deer, raccoons, and squirrels. And while she's at it yell at those pesky birds that crap on my car when I park in the driveway.

You do know the difference between wild animals whose natural habitats are shared with plots of land where people's homes sit and domesticated pets that are the owner's responsibility, right? #1 your dog needs to be on a leash. 2) assuming he is, you the owner have the ability and obligation to keep your pet off of someone else's property. Besides, most dog turds are bigger and grosser than droppings from squirrels, birds, etc. you really need that explained to you?

Yeah. The wild animal sh*ts in your yard and it stays until/unless you pick it up or it washes away. A dog poops in your yard, the owner picks it up and no harm done.

Where do you live? Can I use your lawn as a toilet if it'll wash away?

Are you a typing dog?

No, but civilized people are responsible for the things they own. Including your animals. Don't want to be? Too lazy? Don't have the accommodations? Don't get a dog. It's that simple. Be wholly responsible for the things you own.

I always pick up after my dogs. If you were indeed a dog I would expect your owner to pick up after you.

On your own property? On public property? Great. But being a responsible dog owner means not having your animals use another's property as a toilet in the first place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Make sure she yells at the deer, raccoons, and squirrels. And while she's at it yell at those pesky birds that crap on my car when I park in the driveway.

You do know the difference between wild animals whose natural habitats are shared with plots of land where people's homes sit and domesticated pets that are the owner's responsibility, right? #1 your dog needs to be on a leash. 2) assuming he is, you the owner have the ability and obligation to keep your pet off of someone else's property. Besides, most dog turds are bigger and grosser than droppings from squirrels, birds, etc. you really need that explained to you?

Yeah. The wild animal sh*ts in your yard and it stays until/unless you pick it up or it washes away. A dog poops in your yard, the owner picks it up and no harm done.

Where do you live? Can I use your lawn as a toilet if it'll wash away?

Are you a typing dog?

No, but civilized people are responsible for the things they own. Including your animals. Don't want to be? Too lazy? Don't have the accommodations? Don't get a dog. It's that simple. Be wholly responsible for the things you own.

And herein lies the dividing force in this monumental argument here on DCUM. I assure you, every dog owner responding on this thread would not consider their pet to be a "thing," but you probably do.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Make sure she yells at the deer, raccoons, and squirrels. And while she's at it yell at those pesky birds that crap on my car when I park in the driveway.

You do know the difference between wild animals whose natural habitats are shared with plots of land where people's homes sit and domesticated pets that are the owner's responsibility, right? #1 your dog needs to be on a leash. 2) assuming he is, you the owner have the ability and obligation to keep your pet off of someone else's property. Besides, most dog turds are bigger and grosser than droppings from squirrels, birds, etc. you really need that explained to you?

Yeah. The wild animal sh*ts in your yard and it stays until/unless you pick it up or it washes away. A dog poops in your yard, the owner picks it up and no harm done.

Where do you live? Can I use your lawn as a toilet if it'll wash away?

Are you a typing dog?

No, but civilized people are responsible for the things they own. Including your animals. Don't want to be? Too lazy? Don't have the accommodations? Don't get a dog. It's that simple. Be wholly responsible for the things you own.

And herein lies the dividing force in this monumental argument here on DCUM. I assure you, every dog owner responding on this thread would not consider their pet to be a "thing," but you probably do.

Your dog is most certainly a "thing" extension of you. It belongs to you. You own it. You're responsible for all things that you own, including your kids, animals, whatever.

Others are not responsible for the things you needlessly take on for your enjoyment. And if a dog brings you lots of enjoyment? Great! Fantastic! I'm happy for you! But it's still 100000% your responsibility, and not the burden of others. Including not allowing your animal to use someone's lawn as a toilet, or put their feces in their trash can, or run around unleashed outside your personal home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Make sure she yells at the deer, raccoons, and squirrels. And while she's at it yell at those pesky birds that crap on my car when I park in the driveway.

You do know the difference between wild animals whose natural habitats are shared with plots of land where people's homes sit and domesticated pets that are the owner's responsibility, right? #1 your dog needs to be on a leash. 2) assuming he is, you the owner have the ability and obligation to keep your pet off of someone else's property. Besides, most dog turds are bigger and grosser than droppings from squirrels, birds, etc. you really need that explained to you?

Yeah. The wild animal sh*ts in your yard and it stays until/unless you pick it up or it washes away. A dog poops in your yard, the owner picks it up and no harm done.

Where do you live? Can I use your lawn as a toilet if it'll wash away?

Are you a typing dog?

No, but civilized people are responsible for the things they own. Including your animals. Don't want to be? Too lazy? Don't have the accommodations? Don't get a dog. It's that simple. Be wholly responsible for the things you own.

I always pick up after my dogs. If you were indeed a dog I would expect your owner to pick up after you.

On your own property? On public property? Great. But being a responsible dog owner means not having your animals use another's property as a toilet in the first place.

Dude. No one tells their dog to crap on your lawn. And if they are picking it up they are removing the scent so that hopefully the dog will not be drawn to that spot again. But you have to realize that if you live in a community with other people sometimes they may have to walk their dog past your property to get from point A to point B. It is not a personal affront to you that they are walking past your yard. They aren't choosing your yard on purpose - sh*t just happens sometimes. As long as they clean it up there really should be no harm done.

[Anonymous]

Where can I learn to potty train my dog? Should dogs be required to wear diapers when they are not at home or in a public space?

[Anonymous]

They do not need to stop and allow their dog to defecate on the property. I am a dog owner and am certainly able to move my dog along so he squats somewhere else. Yes, it's more pleasant to pick it up off the grass than the curb, but that is a small price for not pissing off the neighbors or whoever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Make sure she yells at the deer, raccoons, and squirrels. And while she's at it yell at those pesky birds that crap on my car when I park in the driveway.

You do know the difference between wild animals whose natural habitats are shared with plots of land where people's homes sit and domesticated pets that are the owner's responsibility, right? #1 your dog needs to be on a leash. 2) assuming he is, you the owner have the ability and obligation to keep your pet off of someone else's property. Besides, most dog turds are bigger and grosser than droppings from squirrels, birds, etc. you really need that explained to you?

Yeah. The wild animal sh*ts in your yard and it stays until/unless you pick it up or it washes away. A dog poops in your yard, the owner picks it up and no harm done.

Where do you live? Can I use your lawn as a toilet if it'll wash away?

Are you a typing dog?

No, but civilized people are responsible for the things they own. Including your animals. Don't want to be? Too lazy? Don't have the accommodations? Don't get a dog. It's that simple. Be wholly responsible for the things you own.

And herein lies the dividing force in this monumental argument here on DCUM. I assure you, every dog owner responding on this thread would not consider their pet to be a "thing," but you probably do.

Your dog is most certainly a "thing" extension of you. It belongs to you. You own it. You're responsible for all things that you own, including your kids, animals, whatever.

Others are not responsible for the things you needlessly take on for your enjoyment. And if a dog brings you lots of enjoyment? Great! Fantastic! I'm happy for you! But it's still 100000% your responsibility, and not the burden of others. Including not allowing your animal to use someone's lawn as a toilet, or put their feces in their trash can, or run around unleashed outside your personal home.

newsflash: kids aren't "things" either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They do not need to stop and allow their dog to defecate on the property. I am a dog owner and am certainly able to move my dog along so he squats somewhere else. Yes, it's more pleasant to pick it up off the grass than the curb, but that is a small price for not pissing off the neighbors or whoever.

Agreed. Although mine did manage to go while walking, once.

Some dogs are trained to go on command. Handy.