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For an added incentive, if you have a video camera, get pictures of the dog
on your property. "Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... "Jibby" wrote in message ... Hi, Does anyone have any ideas on how to prevent my neighbor's dog from using my yard as it's own personal toilet? I am disabled and use a power wheelchair and there is nothing worse than getting dog crap on a wheel (especially since I can't clean the wheels myself). I don't want to put up a fence, and speaking to the neighbors about it has been no help. Thanks, Jibby Very easy. The general theme is that you never, EVER cut a dog owner any slack. Period. No slack. If you were repeatedly crapping on their lawn, they would cut YOU no slack. You'd be arrested, and probably interviewed by a psychologist, who would report to the judge that you needed a bit of therapy. The dog owner is no different - the dog is just an extension of the human who's supposed to be responsible for it. 1) Call your town and find out how many times a dog has to be off its property before the dog catcher is allowed to remove the animal permanently. For instance, in my town, it's 3 offenses. The dog catcher has to come over and issue citations. They come with steadily increasing fines, none of which are enough, but anyway....when incident #3 comes along, the dog catcher is required to take away the dog. Depending on just how big of an asshole the owner is when it appears before the judge, there's a good chance it will not get the dog back. 2) Inform the neighbor that they have a problem, give them 30 seconds to think, and then ask them for a commitment to stop the problem immediately. That means "never again". Not "I'll start next week because this week, 'As The World Turns' is so exciting that I can't get off my fat ass to walk the dog and clean up after it". 3) Their response to #2 will usually be "Oh....sorry....I didn't know it bothered anyone", or "I didn't know the dog was leaving the property". Both are lies. Accept what they say because you can't fix their minds anyway. There could be other responses, and the specifics will be useful insofar as telling you whether to watch for their dog immediately, or the next day. But, the behavior will not stop. 4) Start calling the dog catcher. Many years ago, ours told me he had to witness the dog being off the property before he could do anything. That's not true, and a judge will confirm it if you're given that line. Normally, it takes a few weeks or more for 3 complaints to be made, but some dog owners are so intensely stupid that you can actually have the animal gone in a week. I've done it. It's great fun. Keep in mind that the dog catcher is required to respond and do his or her job. Do not accept any excuses. Remember, too, that dog owners' offenses are 100% intentional. They know exactly what they're doing, and they don't care what effect is has on anyone else. Good luck! |
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