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Anonymous wrote:Freaking out about dogs peeing on the grass that is within 6’ leash distance to the road is as stupid and pointless as expecting birds to never crap on your car. It’s just a part of life. If you don’t like suburban living then you should buy a few acres of land so that you can finally relax.

If you want a dog then you need to be responsible enough to keep it out of other people's yards.

Can't do the basics in dog care?

Then don't get a dog.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My family and I waited years to get a dog. We wanted to be sure our youngest child would be gentle first. We had him a total of 6 weeks before having to hand him over to a rescue b/c one of our children had severe allergies to him (couldn’t breathe/developed pneumonia/confirmed by drs). On our very last goodbye walk, heartbroken & fighting tears, he suddenly started trying to poop. Bless the guy, he pooped 4x a day- did not matter that we made sure he had done his business before we set out. I quickly steered him to the little strip of grass b/w the sidewalk and the road. From down the street, a woman ran towards me screaming, “no! no! Get your dog off my yard! Don’t you dare let him poop in my yard!” At this point, there was nothing I could do but let him finish. We immediately cleaned it up and apologized, but she continued to yell at me and dance around, saying she hated him & that it would never happen again. It was embarrassing. An hour later, I would hug his little face and tell him goodbye. That woman ruined what was supposed to have been our last moment together. I’m still so mad to this day snd don’t think I could have done anything differently. What a hateful person.

You're crazy.

If you don't think the last hours with a dog being put to sleep isn't completely traumatizing for many people, you are the one who is crazy.

Anonymous wrote:Put up a fence if you don’t want people or dogs walking on your lawn. That’s the only option.

Anonymous wrote:Freaking out about dogs peeing on the grass that is within 6’ leash distance to the road is as stupid and pointless as expecting birds to never crap on your car. It’s just a part of life. If you don’t like suburban living then you should buy a few acres of land so that you can finally relax.

Anonymous wrote:In sum - the rules are:
- Dog owners must always pick up after their dogs
- Homeowners must to post signs, plant some trees/bushes, build a fence, or something notify others that their yard is off-limits
- We will all be respectful of each other

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Anonymous wrote:I live in a neighborhood with no sidewalks. So if my dog is not peeing in a lawn, he would have to be peeing in the street (which I've literally never see him do).

I do try to avoid all lawns with the no dogs signs (although I note that there are people who OWN DOGS THEMSELVES AND WALK THEM TO OTHERS' LAWNS who have those little signs).

I also try to steer my dog to areas that are weedy/not well kept anyway (figuring no one would care).

But despite this, my dog will often go in a lawn (or against a sign, rock, or plant) which is located in close proximity to the curb on someone's private property. He's on a 6ft leash. My feet don't leave the street. I always pick up the poop.

For this, I'm a bad dog owner?

(FWIW, I have not noticed yellow spots on his usual walk route).

What does this mean? Are you saying that as long as your feet are on the street that it's OK for your dog to take a dump on some innocent persons lawn because your leash extends to 6 feet? I'd hate for you to have a 50 foot leash. You'd probably think it would be OK for your dog to poop on my doorstep then as long as your feet stayed on the street. Maybe you need a shorter leash!

Not PP but I have a similar rule, so I think I know what they're talking about. Basically for me, if I'm on the street or sidewalk, anywhere my dog can reach on a 6 foot leash is fair game unless it's something easily damaged. (flowerbed, etc.) Now obviously I pick up all poop, and respect any signs or neighbors who have asked me to keep my dog off their grass, but to me the default is that as long as your feet stay on city property, anywhere your dog can reach on a regulation leash (6 feet or under in DC) is within the social contract.

Anonymous wrote:Our neighborhood is heavily forested, bordering a park.on public forested land, I usually just cover the poo with leaves if it is off the footpath. I don't leave it on the footpath. That seems better to me, ecologically, than wrapping it in plastic and throwing it in the garbage. I looked into getting a dog compost system for our property. Will probably install one at some point.

I kind of think the plastic bag poops are a problem for the environment, just like all of those perfect lawns. When we had a lawn and a fenced backyard, I never noticed any browning.

Anonymous wrote:The rules are:

dogs can pee or poo anywhere there is grass or a tree

dog owners have to pick up the poo

My personal rule is to not let my dog go more then maybe two feet into a yard.

I also don’t let my dog pee or poo if a yard has a sign that says “no peeing/pooing here”.

Anonymous wrote:Yes, dogs can pee on anybody's lawn. FFS this is what you worry about all day long.

Anonymous wrote:Our dogs have “aged out” (ie. passed on), but we taught them to urinate/defecate in our yard BEFORE we went on walks. I found/find it rude when people don’t want to mess up their own yard, but take their dogs out to someone else’s yard.

As our one dog got older (over 10), he used to need to “go” during walks. He was trained to go on the sidewalk or on the boulevard. We always brought extra water and if he did pee, at least put a bottle of water over it.

Dogs should also be on leash and not roaming yards. This is as much for their own safety as kindness and concern to neighbours.

Unfortunately, some dog owners, like some parents, and ultimately, like some humans, can only see life through what is best and easiest for them.