"Erik Vastmasd" wrote in message
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On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 16:45:56 +0000 (UTC), enigma plucked a feather
from Fawkes, dipped it into the ink well and then scribed:

"Doug Kanter" wrote in
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"Janet Baraclough" wrote in
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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). ?

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.

I have dogs as do many people in our community and we don't appear to
be having as many problems as has been reported here. Local Councils
in most of our suburban areas provide off-lead areas where dog owners
can exercise their dogs. If dogs are exercised outside of these areas
then dogs must be restrained by a leash. At all times dog owners are
expected to pick up after their dogs and if they fail to do so they
risk being prosecuted.

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Regards Erik Vastmasd

Here, the risk of prosecution is minimal. But really, this discussion is
about people who have been politely told to do it elsewhere, even if they DO
plan on cleaning it up, and they have refused to obey. Civil trespass, in
other words.