WAY^3 OT: what would you do?

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Jeff,

Ahhh, nothing like a lively discussion about dog poo.

It's a lot harder to say something if he picks it up, if he didn't it would be time for war.

We have four dogs and we walk them on a leash ON OUR OWN LAWN and then we pick it up, although I'm really thinking of leaving it on the lower part where the brat kids from next door go fishing from without asking permission and throw their garbage.  They would deserve to step in it and track in into their jerk parents' house.  But anyway, I digress...

Sometimes they get taken to the public park near our house and we pick up after them just like this guy does with his.  But it's a public park, not someone else's lawn.

What really pisses me off is all the other dogs that are allowed to run loose in my neighborhood.  I swear they all come crap on my lawn.

Anyway, if it's between the sidewalk and the road, that's within an easement in most municipalities.  It's your area but the public has a "right of way".  That's the only thing I can think of that he could say.

The dog may be consistently going on your area is "marking" your area as perhaps the edge of "his".  Of course he doesn't understand it's yours.

The issue of a small child crawling on that same grass is definitely a valid concern.  There are a host of different health problems that could result.

Personally, I would try explaining to the guy in a civilized manner at first that you have a young child could possibly be crawling in the same area where the dog had done its business, and that even though he's picking it up you're still concerned about health issues from residue that is left.

It does seem kind of weird he's not embarrassed or apologetic at all.  He probably just thinks it's fine as long as he's picking it up.  Explain the health thing to him regarding the child and he may understand.

John K. Gates
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----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff Toomasson <area53@validpath.com>
Date: Tuesday, August 3, 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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