WAY^3 OT: what would you do?

[jlagnese at massed.net (John Lagnese)]

Probably say something like excuse the dog and I!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Toomasson" <area53@validpath.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 11:07 PM
Subject: Re: WAY^3 OT: what would you do?


> First - sorry about the multiple posts; my PC went berserk for a second
> there...
>
> But what would you do if your dog decided to relieve herself on someone's
> lawn while the person who owns that lawn is standing right there?
>
> JT
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Lagnese" <jlagnese@massed.net>
> To: "Jeff Toomasson" <area53@validpath.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 7:55 PM
> Subject: Re: WAY^3 OT: what would you do?
>
>
> > I walk my dog. When she does her business I pick it up. I bring a bag
just
> > in case. I don't walk her to do her business, but if the dog has to
go...
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Jeff Toomasson" <area53@validpath.com>
> > To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 10:41 PM
> > Subject: WAY^3 OT: what would you do?
> >
> >
> > Before I get all lathered up here, this is about dogs doing they're
> > business. So, if discussion of dog poop bothers you, hit DEL.
> >
> > I have this guy who lives on my street. Walks his dog twice a day
> usually -
> > once in the morning and once in the evening.
> >
> > Now, I would say, >80% of the time, in the evening, when I'm out there
> > working on my car in the evenings (which can be for multi-week stretches
> as
> > it is right now), his dog elects to do his business on MY lawn. Now,
what
> > kinda irks me is that the owner allows this mutt to do his business
while
> > I'm standing right there! Doesn't say anything; just waits and picks up
> the
> > delivery when the mutt's done.
> >
> > Part of me feels like: "Well, it is just a dog. He's gotta go some place
> and
> > the owner _does_ pick it up".  Then one day when it was dark, I stepped
in
> a
> > nice, odoriferous present. Man, was I pissed!  Now, I can't say it was
HIS
> > dog. But one bad apple...
> >
> > But even before that event, the other half of me didn't like it too
much.
> I
> > mean - I pay gardeners damn good money to maintain MY yard - the yard I
> > OWN - not to mention that I have a small son who's going to be running
and
> > crawling through that very same grass.
> >
> > But I do realize that I can't prevent everyone from letting their dog
roll
> a
> > deuce on my lawn, but I distinctly feel that the owner should have the
> > decency to move him along if I'm standing right there. Hell - even a
> > pathetic "sorry" from him would be acceptable I guess...
> >
> > What would YOU do?  :)
> >
> > </rant>  JT
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