Yard Sign In My Neighborhood - Dog Hater?

[Rachael x]

Probably just sick of finding poop in their garden, A lot of people dont pick it up

[Princes mom]

Originally Posted by BamaFan121s

That's when you figure out where they live, collect said material and deposit it in a nice pile on their front porch.

Yep, that would get their attention. We have a neighbor who lets her dog out every morning without a leash for a few minutes, and he always comes over to our house and has a bowel movement right by our mailbox. My husband walked over there and told the guy what was going on, and to pick it up!
I was thinking about making a sign like that, and I love dogs. (That dog's poop weighed more than Prince, but in this case, size doesn't matter.)

[lostnomad]

I gotta say I understand exactly where this person is coming from. My lawn seems to be the communal toilet! The property beside us is county owned so everyone brings their dogs there. However, they don't keep them from wandering onto our property. Getting to my mailbox is like wading thru a land mind. It gets pretty frustrating to constantly clean up after other animals.

[vwill]

There are a number of those signs in our neighborhood. I'll have to try to snap a picture of one...they had a wrought iron lawn "ornament" of a dog in pooing position with the verbiage "No Poop!" Its about 8 inches tall...very fancy

[Rachael1983]

I get annoyed by people who don't pick up after their dogs. I live in an apartment and so does my best friend. We help each other out if one is working late to let the other's dog out.

My best friend's community, just had a flea outbreak and many owners don't pick up after their dogs. And that community provides poo bags and nice dog runs. There is one neighbor their who put a sign out in front of her apartment that says " Don't stop here if you don't pick up after your dog". In big bold letters! I don't blame them either because no one wants nastiness where they live.

I don't think that person is a dog hater, just dog owner annoyed.

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by QuickSilver

Maybe this guy loves his lawn a little TOO much.

I agree with everyone that you absolutely MUST pick up after your dog. If on the rare occasion you are caught without a baggie, that means you have to pick up someone else's poop at another time, or your poop karma will be out of balance. You don't want a big pile of dog poop hanging over your head.

I see a variety of signs around my neighborhood, varying from "Please curb your dog" to missives similar to the OP. I do find myself irritated when I pass by a sign lecturing me to be a good neighbor!!!!!!! and to show some consideration!!!!!!!!, because the sign kind of defaces the property anyway.

Some people are more pragmatic and put some kind of decorative barrier around their garden. You can have a simple, low, wrought iron fence, and your problem is solved. Someone else I know puts bamboo sticks all around her flowers. Very pretty, and also sharp.

That is my thought too -- what is the point of a nice lawn when there is an ugly sign as a focal point?

LOL, poo karma.

Originally Posted by vwill

There are a number of those signs in our neighborhood. I'll have to try to snap a picture of one...they had a wrought iron lawn "ornament" of a dog in pooing position with the verbiage "No Poop!" Its about 8 inches tall...very fancy

You have to get a picture of this ornament.

[Doodlebug]

I usually know when a dog is entering our yard-space by the babies barking up a storm. I go to the front window and watch. If they are leaving poop without picking it up I open the front door and ask them if they are going to pick it up. They usually pick it up and after that I usually see them crossing the street to avoid my yard.

If I am at the park and see someone leaving their dog poo without picking it up I will offer them one of my poop bags. They usually get mad and say no thanks and move on anyway but I think they are embarassed about leaving it. Hopefully they will think about picking it up next time.

There are people who park their cars at the park, open the door and let their big dogs out to poop. After the job is done the dog hops in the car and they leave. It makes me crazy when people won't pick up after their dogs because little toddlers and babies play in that park and I hate thought of them (or anyone) stepping in a pile of poo. If I am picking up our own poop I will sometimes pick up other poo that is close by. I wish people would be more considerate of others.

[Rhetts_mama]

You'd be amazed at how this issue can flame out of control in neighborhoods. In my last subdivision, the board had to close the discussion boards because one neighbor would literally list each and every time one of his neighbors dogs would come poop in his yard. It got to be a really heated exchange, and I swear some of the neighbors just started letting their dogs go over their to fan the fires, but man- it got ugly!

Bottom line- be a responsible dog owner and clean up after your pup.

[BellarousasMom]

OMG...even when I'm camping we pick up our dog poo on our site. Don't want to step in it. But when I take Bella for a walk and she just thinks she has to poo on someone elses campsite I get her on the gravel road. We horse camp and there's horse poo on the road everywhere so a few "tootsie rolls" are gonna be noticeable.

[Ladymom]

It's not just the poop neighbors have a right to be upset about. Urine kills the grass. I'd also be upset about burned out yellow spots from inconsiderate neighbor's dogs.

Also, worms and certain diseases like parvo are shed in dog feces. Using your neighbor's yard for your dog's toilet can put your children and pets at risk.

[Lizzie07]

Originally Posted by Doodlebug

If I am at the park and see someone leaving their dog poo without picking it up I will offer them one of my poop bags. They usually get mad and say no thanks and move on anyway but I think they are embarassed about leaving it. Hopefully they will think about picking it up next time.

I've done this at hotels and dog shows. I can understand why some hotels are not dog friendly when I see a ton of poop on the lawn at the hotels that are dog friendly.

At agility trials, the dog owners are required to pick up their dog's poop, but that isn't the case at conformation shows, or it wasn't. I will never forget being at an indoor show and someone left a huge poop on the floor and numerous people stepped in it. I became a huge mess.

I don't like cleaning up my own dog's poop, never liked mowing over it by accident and clean it up daily and always right before my yard guy mows, so you can bet I would prefer not to have to clean up after other people's dogs. Leaving poop is just filthy!

[Gennies]

My guess is they don't like the brown spots in their yard from other people's dogs. I respect that. After all they are the ones paying for the yard.

[Lisa and Pic]

Thanks everyone for your comments. Who knew the subject of cleaning up dog poop could be such an interesting topic?

By-the-way I was walking on this street last night (without my girls, too hot) and some neighbors walking their dog started talking to me about this sign. (A sign like this is an unusual kind of thing for this neighborhood). They said they did not like the sign, but could understand the frustration about people not cleaning up after their dogs. Just wonder how long this sign will stay up?

[Repunzel]

I am considering posting a video monitoring sign for the person that walks his/her LARGE dog and uses our yard to go. I will threaten to enlarge the picture of the owner and post it in public places. I noticed now that the sun rises early there's no poop. Hey, just pick up the dang thing.

[bfforever]

Frankie, my dog, goes on his pad in the house. My neighbors take their dog to poop at my mailbox every time. Not nice, huh? Do I say anything? No. Their dog is smaller than Frankie and it usually blows away, or dries up and gets sucked up in the mower when my guys cut the lawn.

When the neighbors' big dogs dump in my yard, I DO say something. I ask, "Are you going to pick that up. Generally they say nothing and give me that glazed suburban stare. I have been so bold as to tell them if they find a human poop on their front stoop, it is mine. PS--I am not popular in my neighborhood.