Among Friends

[MaverDaver]

We had an woman who lived around the corner from us.  She walked a German Shepherd and allowed it to "go" wherever it pleased without picking it up. DH watched the owner to determine where she lived. Once known, he picked up the poop and deposited two piles -- one at her front door, the other on the hood of her car.  Guess what? That dog was no longer walked by our house!

[Skyegirl21]

Its ridiculous, the lack of consideration for neighbors... In my neighborhood, there is a problem too, but it's on the street, not my yard specifically.
A few people have put signs out. I see these signs available on Big A. This shouldn't be necessary, but some people are jerks..

[Othereeeen]

@icezeus 

I like ALL animals....and yes I know it's not the dog's fault....she's a dog, doing what dogs do...of COURSE it's the selfish owner.

The pound....or scrape her off the road in front of my house. That's what's coming I'm afraid. I can either call the Animal Control and they will take her, or I could consider taking her in and telling the stupid neighbor I did so so he can get her.

From all the answers here, it seems there is agreement it's the selfish neighbor, and it's not an easy thing to fix.

[goldensrbest]

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@77yangya wrote:

This is probably why our food and water is so poisoned.  Too much dog feces and no one picks it up.  I read 60% don't pick it up.  It is now in our water supply.

I cannot figure why people need to own a dog.  They're really only interested in food, their tongues are always hanging out drooling and panting. 

Why can't they like a gold fish?  Dogs are the number one cause of fights between neighbors.  They're NOT worth it.  Dog owners are thee most selfish too, look how none of those people will take responsibility for that mutt. 

I never liked dogs anyway.  I enjoy human company and I like my solitude.

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As a person that LOVES DOGS, i find your post extremely upsetting, had many in my life, you certainly do not know what you are speaking of!!!!!!

[Sage04]

From what @SAM55  said the dog isn't roaming the streets. The dog is in the yard with a "shock" collar but for some reason the owner won't adjust the distance the dog can roam. All she has to do is do some adjustments, walk in front of the dog and once the dog feels the sensation from the collar, it will stop. She's just not taking the time to do it.

If it continues, call Code Enforcement.

[SAM55]

The dog does roam our little circular neighborhood.  Once you leave our neighborhood, you're on a major highway.  When we were friends with these neighbors, we'd call and tell them the dog was awfull close to this highway.  They'd go and retrieve him.  I'm sure he is pooping on others' lawns, but ours is right next door and we find daily (sometimes twice) big piles.  I hate having tension between us -- it's so awkward.  And yesterday, after I told my husband about some of these responses, he picked up a few hefty loads and piled them on their driveway and the neighbor yelled over, "What are you, a 2-year-old?!"  I'm heartsick over this problem thta could be solved so easily BY THEM.

[Sage04]

@SAM55  the dog is roaming that far with the collar on? The distance is usually up to a mile but it could be adjusted. I wonder if they don't know.

It's so sad that it has turned into this. Make a call before it gets worse. Try and get the dog in action. Somehow it prefers your lawn.

[Cakers3]

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@goldensrbest wrote:

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@77yangya wrote:

This is probably why our food and water is so poisoned.  Too much dog feces and no one picks it up.  I read 60% don't pick it up.  It is now in our water supply.

I cannot figure why people need to own a dog.  They're really only interested in food, their tongues are always hanging out drooling and panting. 

Why can't they like a gold fish?  Dogs are the number one cause of fights between neighbors.  They're NOT worth it.  Dog owners are thee most selfish too, look how none of those people will take responsibility for that mutt. 

I never liked dogs anyway.  I enjoy human company and I like my solitude.

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As a person that LOVES DOGS, i find your post extremely upsetting, had many in my life, you certainly do not know what you are speaking of!!!!!!

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@goldensrbest  She is right about contamination. All our walking trails have poop bags at the beginning with signs indicating how much dog feces contaminate water and even food supplies. 

There are plenty of gov't agencies discussing this problem and the health hazards to other pets and humans. Do some homework.

I feel she does not have to like dogs, her right. I do agree the rest of her post was too harsh.

You cannot cuddle with a goldfish.

[Cakers3]

@SAM55  Your neighbor needs to be reported to your board of health and animal control.

I strongly disagree with the poster who said just clean it and forget about it.

Just no. This is why people feel entitled to just do what they want and tough if it harms another person. There is a lesson to be learned here.

Even scooping it up and dumping it back on their property, which we would do btw, is a hazard.

Take pictures and give him a good spray with dog repellent. He most likely will be cautious about coming back.

Sorry but my health matters more than some dog and we have had dogs, cats, birds and rabbits through the years.

[RedTop]

We met our new city neighbors thru their wandering house dogs.  Apparently every time they let their dogs out, they came here to see if our outside dog had food left in his bowl, and they left deposits here as well.

It became a regular habit that had to be stopped, so we tied the dogs up in our front yard.  Wasn't long before the neighbors were out driving, looking for their dogs, and spotted their pampered pooches lying in our yard.  

They were surprised to see their dogs restrained, but also totally unaware of the fact the dogs were roaming so far out of their yard.  My husband and I explained the neighborhood and what was likely to happen to their pretty little dogs if they were allowed to roam freely.  We were thanked for keeping their dogs safe, and there was another incident where the dogs were restrained again, but we haven't seen them since then.