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Reciprocal arrangements - I like that! Here's one: When
dog owners license
their little pets, they should be required to provide a
DNA sample from the
dog, and depost $1000.00 into an escrow account which we
normal people can
draw on when we need to have our carpets cleaned or
replaced because your beasts crapped on our lawns. Now
we're talking personal responsibility!

Don't people take personal responsibility for protecting
their own
carpets by checking their own shoes when they come in from
the garden (for mud, grass, water or oil, as well as dog
dirt). ?

Janet


When I come home from "the outside world", of course I
check my shoes, or more likely, remove them. On my own
property, there is never spilled oil. If I'm gardening and
it's muddy, I adjust my behavior. That's MY choice.

Janet, you're a smart lady. Here's a statement:

"I want to go outside at midnight, wander around my yard,
look at the stars, and see if the moonflowers have opened".

Please tell me what I said in that sentence. It's an
exercise of sorts.

you know, Doug, there are a large variety of fences available
that would solve your neigbor dog issues. if you can't simply
ask your neighbors nicely to keep thier dogs off the lawn
and/or clean up after them, then the next logical step is to
prevent the dogs from getting access to the lawn to start
with... a fence.
doesn't have to be a huge hulking 6' barracade (although that
might suit you ). most city dogs aren't very big & a 3 foot
picket fence would be sufficient physical barrier without
making you appear anti-social. plus it gives you a nice
background to plant climbing roses & clematis on...
i dunno what area of Rochester you live in though... i was
from Irondequoit, with pretty big yards (to a 4 year old
anyway), but some neighborhoods have pretty tiny yards (like
my MIL on Culver... well, *i* think her yard is tiny but i'm
on 62 acres, so bias is present. anyway, wouldn't it easier on
you to find a solution than to let the inconsiderate idiots
eat at you like they seem to? i mean, i have 2 dogs, BIG dogs
(because what's the point in owning a dog too small to see?) &
even though i'm in a rural area, i do not let my dogs leave
droppings where ever. that's just wrong.
lee
--
war is peace
freedom is slavery
ignorance is strength
1984-George Orwell

First of all, we're talking about dogs on leashes, with people attached.
Not strays - they are a separate issue that's easier to deal with. Onward:

I *do* ask people not to stop their dogs on my grass, and I do so very
politely. Unfortunately, some of them refuse to comply, which simply baffles
me. Their logic is that the first 8 feet is "public property", which is
completely untrue. The reality is that the town and the utilities have
permanent easements which allow them to do certain types of construction or
maintenance.

As far as fences, two problems: First, you cannot erect a fence within that
first 8 feet, so that leaves a pretty large area of property unprotected.
And second, I can't afford a fence, nor should I have to. It's not for me to
spend money in order to deal with other peoples' stupid behavioral problems.