Dog doodles on my lawn

People think I hate animals because I make dog owners obey the local ordinances. Not true. It's not the dogs I hate, it's their poop combined with irresponsible ownership. Since it is rental property, the people living there are probably from another town and aren't aware of the local laws.

When my mom was alive she had a big tussle with a neighnor living next to us then that had an Irish wolfhound. He left it out all day in all weather and it barked the whole time he was away. They were like sonic booms. You'd think it would get tired after a while, but it didn't. Finally she called the animal control officer who did nothing. The local police laughed at her and said, "Dogs bark, get used to it." She finally took the neighbor to court. He kept delaying the case saying he needed time to, "consult with his attorney." Meanwhile he kept leaving thet poor dog outside in a small pen for up to 8 hours.

This went on for 6 months. Finally the justice told him he had to be prepared the next court date. He vehemently protested, but the judge was firm. Next court date the neighbor was there with his attorney. They tried to fight the barking ordinance by saying the dog was an "outdoor" dog and couldn't be left in the house all day. The judge, however, made them understand that they couldn't leave the dog out all day like that and creating a public disturbance. The neighbor wasn't happy, but a few days later the dog disappeared. A month after that, the neighbor moved.
 

C'est Moi said:
You can confront anyone you like; not that it will get you anywhere. If you don't even know the responsible party then why go around confronting anyone? Do you think Animal Control has nothing better to do than listen to complaints about random mystery dog poop? :rolleyes: Maybe you could hire a private detective to keep your property under surveillance and have them contact the SWAT team when the offending dog is identified. Or you could take photos for the local newspaper to see if anyone will come forward to ID their dog poop.
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Real intelligent response.
 

debodun said:
I have a feeling that the dog belongs to one of the tenants next door. I can never catch it in the act, but I wish they would be responsible and clean it up. Should I confront the landlord or the local animal control?
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Make your yard a nasty place to Stop N' Poop" by spreading a mixture of chili powder and cayenne pepper around the area of concern and maybe the next place that dog poops will be in the owners living room.
 
I scratch my head in wonder as to where society has gone so wrong today.

As for cleaning up other peoples animal waste in your yard, is it a learned function to be so tolerant of? A sign and indication as to how soft people have become, because (heaven forbid) you confront a neighbour about their pet and suddenly you're the a$$....? That seems to be the way it works nowadays, isn't it?

Or is it directly attributed to extending a "good neighbour" sort of vibe and relationship to all around you, as if to express to the all in the hood, that it's okay for your dog to use my yard as it's personal dumping-ground, because I have nothing better to do with my time (as a non-animal owner), than to go around from day to day with shovel in-hand, picking up your dogs turds in my yard and disposing of them? Is that what it's come down to? Better to get along with your neighbours and put up with a little $h*t (pardon the pun), than to stand up to it and say something?

To heck with that. That's where I draw the line at being a good neighbour to anyone.
 
Yeah, that solution doesn't fit the crime. It a nuisance, not a Federal case. I don't blame the dog for doing what it has to do - it's the owner for not doing the proper thing and picking it up afterwards. People that want pets have to deal with poops. I had cats and I didn't like to clean the litterboxes, but I did it for their sake (and mine). And I put used litter in the trash and didn't dump it over the fence into the neighbor's yard.
 
debodun said:
Yeah, that solution doesn't fit the crime. It a nuisance, not a Federal case. I don't blame the dog for doing what it has to do - it's the owner for not doing the proper thing and picking it up afterwards. People that want pets have to deal with poops. I had cats and I didn't like to clean the litterboxes, but I did it for their sake (and mine). And I put used litter in the trash and didn't dump it over the fence into the neighbor's yard.
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The second day we moved into this house our next door neighbor called the police because they swore we threw a Burger King paper sack under their truck. I will spare you the story. Next they started bringing their golden retriever over to poop in our yard.

Hes the only big dog on the street. I/we just picked it up and made no comment. After a while, it stopped. Now I knew these neighbors were/are going to be a test of my patience. You might speak to the owners just to find out what “kind” of people they are.
 
debodun said:
I emailed the local animal control officer and actually got a response. He sent me the ordinance law. I just wanted to make sure that there was a regulation in place:

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Here, as far as barking dogs, you fill out a form, then two other neighbors have to sign the form agreeing that the dog barks too much. 🤣. Not a chance.
 
My uncle once had a problem with a neighbor's dog getting into his garbage can. He did see the dog, so he knew who it was. He spoke to the neighbor about it and the neighbor denied it was his dog. My uncle said, "Then you won't mind if I put rat poison around the trash can since it must be rats tipping it over." End of problem.
 
Aunt Marg said:
I scratch my head in wonder as to where society has gone so wrong today.

As for cleaning up other peoples animal waste in your yard, is it a learned function to be so tolerant of? A sign and indication as to how soft people have become, because (heaven forbid) you confront a neighbour about their pet and suddenly you're the a$$....? That seems to be the way it works nowadays, isn't it?

Or is it directly attributed to extending a "good neighbour" sort of vibe and relationship to all around you, as if to express to the all in the hood, that it's okay for your dog to use my yard as it's personal dumping-ground, because I have nothing better to do with my time (as a non-animal owner), than to go around from day to day with shovel in-hand, picking up your dogs turds in my yard and disposing of them? Is that what it's come down to? Better to get along with your neighbours and put up with a little $h*t (pardon the pun), than to stand up to it and say something?

To heck with that. That's where I draw the line at being a good neighbour to anyone.
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People who let their dogs roam free & people who suggest "Picking up after other people's dogs" are the type of inconsiderate slobs who shouldn't have a dog.
 
Aunt Marg said:
I scratch my head in wonder as to where society has gone so wrong today.

As for cleaning up other peoples animal waste in your yard, is it a learned function to be so tolerant of? A sign and indication as to how soft people have become, because (heaven forbid) you confront a neighbour about their pet and suddenly you're the a$$....? That seems to be the way it works nowadays, isn't it?

Or is it directly attributed to extending a "good neighbour" sort of vibe and relationship to all around you, as if to express to the all in the hood, that it's okay for your dog to use my yard as it's personal dumping-ground, because I have nothing better to do with my time (as a non-animal owner), than to go around from day to day with shovel in-hand, picking up your dogs turds in my yard and disposing of them? Is that what it's come down to? Better to get along with your neighbours and put up with a little $h*t (pardon the pun), than to stand up to it and say something?

To heck with that. That's where I draw the line at being a good neighbour to anyone.
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Amen to this!
I had (have) a neighbor who would walk across my front lawn, across the driveway to another part of my front lawn, every day to let her dog poop. I opened my front door and she just stared at me.
I asked her what she was doing, she didn't speak English she claims, so she precedes to walk across the lawn to go home instead of the sidewalk.
One day I picked up the poop and deposited it their driveway, enough is enough.
She kept doing this, so I spoke with her husband who speaks English and explained that my yard is not a public park, we've been neighbors for years, not that that means much anymore.
I now have a no dog pooping sign on my tree that faces them, that another neighbor let me borrow (her idea). It has not happened again. You just have to speak up.
I'm a nice neighbor, but some people are ignorant and have no boundaries, no common courtesy.
 

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