Anonymous
08/29/2013 16:02
Subject: Why is it okay for your dog to shit in my yard?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:BTW, I am with you too OP.
OP here - just got back from work, and was shocked to see how active my post has been! I have to tell you that I was a bit shocked by the first few abrupt and nasty replies - especially because I prefaced my WHOLE question by saying I didn't know dog etiquette and didn't know if I was being unreasonable. Now I am happy to see that I'm NOT in the minority here
My front door is 30 yards from the road - so there is PLENTY of time for the owner to curb his dog for sure. The dog and his PJ clad owner were about 10 feet from my front door. To me it was blatant crap in my face that he allowed the dog to come that close to the house. It seems like such an invasion of privacy. And FWIW, this is not the first time this has happened. Its happened more often than I care to remember, but this one this morning was way OTT!
So did you say something to him when you caught him?
"OOPS -- you didn't make it to the curb, guess that happens every now and again"
Subtle but he should get the point.
Anonymous
08/29/2013 16:00
Subject: Why is it okay for your dog to shit in my yard?
It's perfectly acceptable to put up a "No dogs" sign. Most dog owners will respect it. It's not acceptable to get all bent out of shape as if people should know that you don't want dogs to poop in your yard.
Anonymous
08/29/2013 15:46
Subject: Why is it okay for your dog to shit in my yard?
Anonymous wrote:BTW, I am with you too OP.
OP here - just got back from work, and was shocked to see how active my post has been! I have to tell you that I was a bit shocked by the first few abrupt and nasty replies - especially because I prefaced my WHOLE question by saying I didn't know dog etiquette and didn't know if I was being unreasonable. Now I am happy to see that I'm NOT in the minority here
My front door is 30 yards from the road - so there is PLENTY of time for the owner to curb his dog for sure. The dog and his PJ clad owner were about 10 feet from my front door. To me it was blatant crap in my face that he allowed the dog to come that close to the house. It seems like such an invasion of privacy. And FWIW, this is not the first time this has happened. Its happened more often than I care to remember, but this one this morning was way OTT!
Anonymous
08/29/2013 15:29
Subject: Why is it okay for your dog to shit in my yard?
Anonymous wrote:Ge a bunch of moth balls, crunch them up some and spread them across your lawn and where the dog craps. The dog will not go up so close to the house because it will burn their nose.
ye si am a dog owner and our vet suggested this method to keep the dog from ruining other things
They are highly carcinogenic and difficult to find because of this. Find a less toxic method.
Anonymous
08/29/2013 14:54
Subject: Why is it okay for your dog to shit in my yard?
Anonymous wrote:
We had a neighbor like that. A88hole. So we decided to take matters into our own hands, so to speak. Thankfully, there are some wonderful cameras on the market! Buy a few and put them to use. Proof is everything.
OP, just set up motion detecting (and, I think its called infra red - so it can take clear pics in the dark) cameras where the offending neighbors offend. All you need to do is identify who it is (VERY easy - even if they wear baseball hats and shades like my paranoid neighbors tried).
Once you have the video and/or still photos, submit them to the authority that sends out fines for failure to pick up after ones pet. Or, if they are trying to use your yard inappropriately and repeatedly, put poison on your yard "for the grass".
Note: you can not put poison on any other property but your own, or you can be cited (or worse, by any of the entities which have an interest in doing so). Just be sure to put the poison on your own lawn. In addition, post that there is poison on the lawn. That is the limit of your liability.
Have fun!
Bitter neighbors are extremely easy to take care of. If you need an outstanding property lawyer, just repost with an email and I will be more than happy to share. If the problematic neighbor is a lawyer, I would bet you it would be fun to report them......
Signed, BTDT, "over it"
PP: Dying to know: did it work? How's your relationship with this neighbor now? I'm worried my neighbors would find another way to exact revenge.
Anonymous
08/29/2013 14:53
Subject: Why is it okay for your dog to shit in my yard?
Anonymous wrote:Ge a bunch of moth balls, crunch them up some and spread them across your lawn and where the dog craps. The dog will not go up so close to the house because it will burn their nose.
ye si am a dog owner and our vet suggested this method to keep the dog from ruining other things
Ooh!! This is the best thing I've ever read on DCUM. Doing this today!!
Anonymous
08/29/2013 14:42
Subject: Why is it okay for your dog to shit in my yard?
Anonymous wrote:#firstworldproblems
If I was queen for a day, I would outlaw lawns. Ugly waste of land and water. And the people who care about them are truly disturbed.
Says the person whose dog craps on other people's lawns.
I have an idea, how about all the folks who are ok with having other people's dogs crap on their lawns put flags up so that you all can swap stinky dog messes and leave the rest of us out of it?
Anonymous
08/29/2013 14:38
Subject: Why is it okay for your dog to shit in my yard?
Anonymous wrote:#firstworldproblems
If I was queen for a day, I would outlaw lawns. Ugly waste of land and water. And the people who care about them are truly disturbed.
Agreed. I would be able to extend my 6000 sqft home into my 2000 sqft yard. I'd have a real Mansion then.
Anonymous
08/29/2013 14:34
Subject: Why is it okay for your dog to shit in my yard?
#firstworldproblems
If I was queen for a day, I would outlaw lawns. Ugly waste of land and water. And the people who care about them are truly disturbed.
If I was queen for a day, I would outlaw lawns. Ugly waste of land and water. And the people who care about them are truly disturbed.
Anonymous
08/29/2013 14:12
Subject: Why is it okay for your dog to shit in my yard?
We had a neighbor like that. A88hole. So we decided to take matters into our own hands, so to speak. Thankfully, there are some wonderful cameras on the market! Buy a few and put them to use. Proof is everything.
OP, just set up motion detecting (and, I think its called infra red - so it can take clear pics in the dark) cameras where the offending neighbors offend. All you need to do is identify who it is (VERY easy - even if they wear baseball hats and shades like my paranoid neighbors tried).
Once you have the video and/or still photos, submit them to the authority that sends out fines for failure to pick up after ones pet. Or, if they are trying to use your yard inappropriately and repeatedly, put poison on your yard "for the grass".
Note: you can not put poison on any other property but your own, or you can be cited (or worse, by any of the entities which have an interest in doing so). Just be sure to put the poison on your own lawn. In addition, post that there is poison on the lawn. That is the limit of your liability.
Have fun!
Bitter neighbors are extremely easy to take care of. If you need an outstanding property lawyer, just repost with an email and I will be more than happy to share. If the problematic neighbor is a lawyer, I would bet you it would be fun to report them......
Signed, BTDT, "over it"
Anonymous
08/29/2013 13:57
Subject: Why is it okay for your dog to shit in my yard?
Former dog owner h ere who never let her dogs poop on other people's lawns. I think that is very, very rude.
I don't care if you pick it up.
I don't go on your lawn and poop and do other things without your permission.
Plus when a dog poops, he will likely pee. Dog urine will burn your grass. Yes.it.will
Please take your dog elsewhere.
I don't care if you pick it up.
I don't go on your lawn and poop and do other things without your permission.
Plus when a dog poops, he will likely pee. Dog urine will burn your grass. Yes.it.will
Please take your dog elsewhere.
Anonymous
08/29/2013 11:25
Subject: Why is it okay for your dog to shit in my yard?
This why I have indoor cats!
Anonymous
08/29/2013 11:22
Subject: Why is it okay for your dog to shit in my yard?
Anonymous wrote:I'm in Alex City and it's against the law to let your dog poop on someone's lawn. I know this because I was cursed out once after my dog pooped on someone's lawn and as I was cleaning it up. I'm now more careful, even though I wasn't trying to let my dog poop there. (I had dog and stroller and it happened so fast!)
Are you serious? I had no idea that it was against the law anywhere to let a dog poop on someone's lawn! I don't have a dog, but plenty of people have let their dog take a dump on my property. Usually they clean it up, but there is always something left. Also, there is a public stretch of grass literally two feet from my lawn, so I just don't get it. Interesting.
PS--I would absolutely not have cursed you out, PP, especially if you had a dog and a stroller and were trying to manage all at once!!!!
Anonymous
08/29/2013 11:10
Subject: Why is it okay for your dog to shit in my yard?
I'm in Alex City and it's against the law to let your dog poop on someone's lawn. I know this because I was cursed out once after my dog pooped on someone's lawn and as I was cleaning it up. I'm now more careful, even though I wasn't trying to let my dog poop there. (I had dog and stroller and it happened so fast!)
Anonymous
08/29/2013 10:59
Subject: Re:Why is it okay for your dog to shit in my yard?
Bullshit. Doesn't matter if the lawn is the size of a postage stamp. Then take your dog to the park or somewhere where there is a bigger strip of grass.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Does it matter? Like you would like to step out of your door into the remnants of shit that didn't get picked up? And by the way, you can't get it all. It does smear and no way is somebody going to stand there and wipe your grass clean.Anonymous wrote:How close is the door to the sidewalk?
And, yeah, I have two dogs, and I do NOT like having to hose down my lawn for leftover doggie-doo. So, I always think about how someone else feels when they have to clean up after my pooches.
Yes. If you're in a townhouse and your front yard is a 12 inch strip of grass its a lot different than a bigger hard where the dog roams free and deficates on the front steps.
Nobody wants a dog or people to dump at their front door. Period.