Anonymous wrote:You don't actually own the grass verge between the sidewalk and the street -- the local jurisdiction does. I don't let my dog go on the actual lawn of other people's property.

My idiot neighbor thinks this too. Check your plats. In my neighborhood, we own up to the street. I have granted an easement to utility companies but not to your dog.

Scarecrow motion activated sprinkler will dissuade both the dogs and dog owners.

Anonymous wrote:Agree with a PP - I have never seen these so called brown spots caused by pee.

Have your eyes checked by an optometrist. My dog has been trained to go in one particular spot in the yard and the grass in that spot is dead.

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Anonymous wrote:Agree with a PP - I have never seen these so called brown spots caused by pee.

I have a large male dog. I have yellow dead grass spots all over my backyard. Maybe some dogs’ urine doesn’t kill grass, but my dog’s does. Fortunately, he only pees a ton in our yard. When we go on walks he’s just peeing a tiny amount here and there and not doing the same kind of damage. I think it’s that really concentrated, first pee of the day that’s so damaging.

+1

I walk him only on the verge side (switching sides for a brief moment if someone passes) so he only pees on the curb-side grass. But he does his first big pee in the woods at the start of our walk so by the time we get to the lawns, you might see him lift his leg here and there but very little to nothing is actually coming out. If he could talk I would ask him why he bothers.

I respect any and all signs, by the way. Even the ones warning of chemical treatment that are obviously fakes judging by the amount of overgrown weeds. My neighborhood is pretty friendly overall so if someone feels that strongly about not having my dog pretend to mark in the crabgrass next to their mailbox, I’ll heed it. The only one I see regularly is in French (“Non!” with a fancy poodle silhouette) and I particularly like that one since it’s much more interesting than the TruGreen ones.

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Anonymous wrote:I live in Rockville. Aside from roaming neighborhood cats, there is an abundance of wildlife including squirrels, birds, mice, possums, raccoons, and an occasional deer. While it didn’t come to our neighborhood that I’m aware of, the news reported a bear in the area earlier this summer, and other years I remember warnings about coyotes. Since presumably all these animals urinate somewhere, I don’t think the neighborhood dogs make a significant difference.

That being said, the most memorable sign I ever saw was posted at a campground. It was a fake tombstone displaying the following verse:

Here he lies
all stiff and hard
the last d——d dog
that c——d in my yard.

In the suburban neighborhood where I live these animals dont come thru our yards at all. If they do it’s small potatoes compared to the number of dogs. Everyone got a dog during Covid and there are definitely more people complaining about them. Our HOA is dealing with more complaints.

Also if you are a dog owner what makes you think it is reasonable to let your dog go up in someone’s yard?

pp here - NOT a dog owner. I don’t have any pets.

I didn’t say that dog’s should “go up in someone’s yard”. I just think that in light of nature living naturally in the outdoors (even if part of that outdoors is someone’s property), the dogs wouldn’t seem to make a significant difference. I hadn’t realized your HOA was nature-proof. I fully agree it’s your yard and you can do what you want, whether or not it makes sense to me. Put up a sign, or a dozen signs, or a fence. Maybe your HOA can pass some regulations for dog owners if there are enough complaints.

Personally, I think cats are a lot more intrusive. I’ve never found a stray dog in my fenced backyard. Cats (which I’m allergic to), on the other hand, are apparently not deterred by a fence, and their owners don’t even try to keep them on a leash and out of people’s yards, much less try to control/clean up after any waste they leave behind.

Many HOAs have rules about putting signs up in yards too, lol.

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Anonymous wrote:I live in Rockville. Aside from roaming neighborhood cats, there is an abundance of wildlife including squirrels, birds, mice, possums, raccoons, and an occasional deer. While it didn’t come to our neighborhood that I’m aware of, the news reported a bear in the area earlier this summer, and other years I remember warnings about coyotes. Since presumably all these animals urinate somewhere, I don’t think the neighborhood dogs make a significant difference.

That being said, the most memorable sign I ever saw was posted at a campground. It was a fake tombstone displaying the following verse:

Here he lies
all stiff and hard
the last d——d dog
that c——d in my yard.

In the suburban neighborhood where I live these animals dont come thru our yards at all. If they do it’s small potatoes compared to the number of dogs. Everyone got a dog during Covid and there are definitely more people complaining about them. Our HOA is dealing with more complaints.

Also if you are a dog owner what makes you think it is reasonable to let your dog go up in someone’s yard?

pp here - NOT a dog owner. I don’t have any pets.

I didn’t say that dog’s should “go up in someone’s yard”. I just think that in light of nature living naturally in the outdoors (even if part of that outdoors is someone’s property), the dogs wouldn’t seem to make a significant difference. I hadn’t realized your HOA was nature-proof. I fully agree it’s your yard and you can do what you want, whether or not it makes sense to me. Put up a sign, or a dozen signs, or a fence. Maybe your HOA can pass some regulations for dog owners if there are enough complaints.

Personally, I think cats are a lot more intrusive. I’ve never found a stray dog in my fenced backyard. Cats (which I’m allergic to), on the other hand, are apparently not deterred by a fence, and their owners don’t even try to keep them on a leash and out of people’s yards, much less try to control/clean up after any waste they leave behind.

You don't actually own the grass verge between the sidewalk and the street -- the local jurisdiction does. I don't let my dog go on the actual lawn of other people's property.

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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.

Brown patch disease is caused by the fungus Rhizoctonia. This disease causes patches of dead brown grass in hot and humid weather. Not dog pee

Dog pee does leave spots. Don’t be disingenuous and think people fall for your nonsense.

Too many people have too many dogs. I don’t get that about suburban neighborhoods.

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Anonymous wrote:Agree with a PP - I have never seen these so called brown spots caused by pee.

I have a large male dog. I have yellow dead grass spots all over my backyard. Maybe some dogs’ urine doesn’t kill grass, but my dog’s does. Fortunately, he only pees a ton in our yard. When we go on walks he’s just peeing a tiny amount here and there and not doing the same kind of damage. I think it’s that really concentrated, first pee of the day that’s so damaging.

It's dose-dependent.

The people who don't think pee (of any species) hurts plants is because they've probably only had small critters, including small dogs, pee on their property.

But large quantities of urine will cause browning.

Right, but that usually doesn't happen on a walk. Every dog I've had does an initial "big pee" in our yard to start, and then does minor marking during the walk.

In my opinion, both sides of the sidewalk are fair game, but only a couple of feet in. As a homeowner, I am purposeful about what I plant right next to the sidewalk.

Typical rude dog owner. You get to make the rules and the rest of us just have to live with what queen dog owner dictates. Tell me you’re not rude, self centered, and entitled…

Anonymous wrote:I live in Rockville. Aside from roaming neighborhood cats, there is an abundance of wildlife including squirrels, birds, mice, possums, raccoons, and an occasional deer. While it didn’t come to our neighborhood that I’m aware of, the news reported a bear in the area earlier this summer, and other years I remember warnings about coyotes. Since presumably all these animals urinate somewhere, I don’t think the neighborhood dogs make a significant difference.

That being said, the most memorable sign I ever saw was posted at a campground. It was a fake tombstone displaying the following verse:

Here he lies
all stiff and hard
the last d——d dog
that c——d in my yard.

In the suburban neighborhood where I live these animals dont come thru our yards at all. If they do it’s small potatoes compared to the number of dogs. Everyone got a dog during Covid and there are definitely more people complaining about them. Our HOA is dealing with more complaints.

Also if you are a dog owner what makes you think it is reasonable to let your dog go up in someone’s yard?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree with a PP - I have never seen these so called brown spots caused by pee.

I have a large male dog. I have yellow dead grass spots all over my backyard. Maybe some dogs’ urine doesn’t kill grass, but my dog’s does. Fortunately, he only pees a ton in our yard. When we go on walks he’s just peeing a tiny amount here and there and not doing the same kind of damage. I think it’s that really concentrated, first pee of the day that’s so damaging.

It's dose-dependent.

The people who don't think pee (of any species) hurts plants is because they've probably only had small critters, including small dogs, pee on their property.

But large quantities of urine will cause browning.

Right, but that usually doesn't happen on a walk. Every dog I've had does an initial "big pee" in our yard to start, and then does minor marking during the walk.

In my opinion, both sides of the sidewalk are fair game, but only a couple of feet in. As a homeowner, I am purposeful about what I plant right next to the sidewalk.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree with a PP - I have never seen these so called brown spots caused by pee.

I have a large male dog. I have yellow dead grass spots all over my backyard. Maybe some dogs’ urine doesn’t kill grass, but my dog’s does. Fortunately, he only pees a ton in our yard. When we go on walks he’s just peeing a tiny amount here and there and not doing the same kind of damage. I think it’s that really concentrated, first pee of the day that’s so damaging.

It's dose-dependent.

The people who don't think pee (of any species) hurts plants is because they've probably only had small critters, including small dogs, pee on their property.

But large quantities of urine will cause browning.

Right, but that usually doesn't happen on a walk. Every dog I've had does an initial "big pee" in our yard to start, and then does minor marking during the walk.

In my opinion, both sides of the sidewalk are fair game, but only a couple of feet in. As a homeowner, I am purposeful about what I plant right next to the sidewalk.

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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.

Brown patch disease is caused by the fungus Rhizoctonia. This disease causes patches of dead brown grass in hot and humid weather. Not dog pee

Wrong. I’d love to show you the spots where the dogs stop on my street. I can not believe the bull shite dog owners come up with to justify their poor behavior.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree with a PP - I have never seen these so called brown spots caused by pee.

I have a large male dog. I have yellow dead grass spots all over my backyard. Maybe some dogs’ urine doesn’t kill grass, but my dog’s does. Fortunately, he only pees a ton in our yard. When we go on walks he’s just peeing a tiny amount here and there and not doing the same kind of damage. I think it’s that really concentrated, first pee of the day that’s so damaging.

It's dose-dependent.

The people who don't think pee (of any species) hurts plants is because they've probably only had small critters, including small dogs, pee on their property.

But large quantities of urine will cause browning.

They know. The worst offenders make sure their dog never goes in their yard.

My next door neighbor got a dog and suddenly my front and side yards looked like hell. They used my yard multiple times a day and denied even when I pulled in to my driveway and saw them. I politely asked them to stop and they handled it as you’d expect rude, entitled, selfish, self centered jerks would.