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Anonymous wrote:I am not a dog person and i can see how this would be confusing for someone who didn't grow up with pets.

How? It's like asking why there are toilets in houses for sale.

agree. This may be the silliest/oddest question I've ever seen on DCUM.

Yup. The stupid is deep on this thread

Anonymous wrote:The problem is in places like DC and Arlington, which has a HUGE rat problem, dog shit in the yard just attracts the rats, which like to eat shit out of the shit.

Don't forget the flies.

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Anonymous wrote:I am not a dog person and i can see how this would be confusing for someone who didn't grow up with pets.

How? It's like asking why there are toilets in houses for sale.

agree. This may be the silliest/oddest question I've ever seen on DCUM.

My neighbor has 3 maybe more dogs inside and they let them out to poop. Their yard BUT they never pick it up. The thing I hate are wasps and flies. I silently hope those nasty bugs get in their house because their dog poop is food for that.

Anonymous wrote:And thus confirms that many dog people are just dirty people. It's one thing to leave your dog outside all the time. It's something else to not pick it up their feces regularly (daily).

People with pets have notoriously healthy children with fewer allergies and autoimmune issues. Poop does that.

I have it on good authority that birds, squirrels, raccoons and mice are pooping in your back yard, OP!

OP, if your concern is that a neighbor is allowing vast piles of dog poop to build up in the yard next to yours, causing a stink, attracting flies and rats and so on, it would be perfectly reasonable for you to politely mention this to said neighbor and ask neighbor to clean up the poop every few days. If the neighbor gives you the finger, call the city code inspection people and complain.

But if the poor dog just sometimes poops in their yard and there is no obvious health or odor issue, then what is the problem? (And unless you monitor your neighbor's yard 24/7, how would you know how often they clean up the poop?)

What a weird question. Of course our dog poops in the yard. that's why we have a fenced in yard: so our dog can relieve herself there between walks, if she feels so inclined. She is a smallish dog and is trained to poop in a particular area, and every few days we go out and scoop the poop. She goes on walks too, and spends the day at doggie daycare, and sometimes she poops while on walks or at daycare, too! It's kind of up to her.... While she is trained not to poop indoors, she determines her own poop schedule when she's outdoors. She's a dog.

Anonymous wrote:The problem is in places like DC and Arlington, which has a HUGE rat problem, dog shit in the yard just attracts the rats, which like to eat shit out of the shit.

My neighbors without dogs are the ones with rats (rats are afraid of dogs). I don't think it is the dogs you need to worry about.

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Yes. It is very common. People are lazy though. Some do not clean up the poop at all.

It stinks and is an eyesore during the warm months but they don't care.

Those types of neighbors never walk their dogs to poop either. Their dogs get all their exercise in the backyard with dogsh*t everywhere. Gross.

Dogs generally defecate in the same area habitually. If someone has a large yard, I would not expect their dog to be taken on regular walks. I would feel differently if they have a small yard, or the dog is never outside. Most dogs prefer to be outside (to chase squirrels, etc.). Most owners pick up their yard regularly. Some neighbors want to create something to complain about. Don't be that neighbor, OP.

And thus confirms that many dog people are just dirty people. It's one thing to leave your dog outside all the time. It's something else to not pick it up their feces regularly (daily).

The problem is in places like DC and Arlington, which has a HUGE rat problem, dog shit in the yard just attracts the rats, which like to eat shit out of the shit.

Some people walk their dogs, others just let them roam a fenced yard. It can go either way. I have a little dog that I walk but she also goes in the yard, especially when the weather is bad. Since it was nice today, I actually went and scooped about 15 little piles out of the yard. Some may not bother to scoop the yard. It's owner's choice.

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Anonymous wrote:What's the issue? It's winter and most people aren't yet playing in their yard, so why not let the dog? We let our dog poop all over our yard and then once a day or so we run around picking it up.

Where do you think dogs should poop?

It's winter? It's like 70 degrees today.

I thought most people would just walk the dog and pick it up and put it in the trash.

I have never seen the neighbor walk around the yard picking it up. It's a big yard, it wouldn't be easy to find.

Well how big is the dog? My dogs poop is very small (squirrel sized) and it just disintegrates. For large dogs, it's very easy to find.

Disgusting!

Anonymous wrote:I heard the neighbors go around shitting in their toilets too.

The nerve.

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Anonymous wrote:What's the issue? It's winter and most people aren't yet playing in their yard, so why not let the dog? We let our dog poop all over our yard and then once a day or so we run around picking it up.

Where do you think dogs should poop?

It's winter? It's like 70 degrees today.

I thought most people would just walk the dog and pick it up and put it in the trash.

I have never seen the neighbor walk around the yard picking it up. It's a big yard, it wouldn't be easy to find.

Well how big is the dog? My dogs poop is very small (squirrel sized) and it just disintegrates. For large dogs, it's very easy to find.