My neighborhood is anti-pet!

[Rae Rae]

I'm so upset I don't know if I want to scream, cry, or just pound on someone!

We get a letter in the mail today stating that the association will no longer allow dogs to urinate or poop while being walked on other lawns, the only lawn your dog can urinate on is the lawn infront or in back of your house! I always clean up after Rocky or Bella poop on their walks, but Rocky likes to pee (or pretend to pee) at every other house, how am I supposed to stop him? Well I guess I have too, because this is where I get madder than you know what!

First Offense: $50 fine
Second Offense: $100 fine
Third Offense: $200 fine
Fourth Offense: "Animal removed from community"


Can you believe that? Is this even legal? They passed this w/o voting, well the association board voted, and more people wanted to hold off on it but they ignored that and passed it anyways. There's a meeting to discuss this next week for people who are against it, I'm hoping I'll be off work so I can go, but if not my fiance will definitly go. How are they going to take my pets, my KIDS away from me? What's next, my dogs can't bark?

Their reasoning? This is a joke...the association is spending too much money repairing the lawns from urine and poop. Not true! I think money is getting pocketed, I have my reasons, to believe so! Not only that, the people they have landscape don't even know how to trim bushes, and when they attempt to do so they can't even pick up the peices, and the snow plowers? They plow into the lawns, therefore everyones lawn has to get fixed each spring! And they claim it's dog pee that is ruining lawns..yeah I know it can kill grass, but I think theres other problems for the landscaping far worse then my dog peeing!

[lucyaboo]

Good luck at the meeting next week.

[YorkieChick1]

Wow, are you living in Nazi Germany??? I am glad that I live in an older suburb with no Home owners association!! I couldn't stand being watched like that, it's like Big Brother watching you!! Good Luck and I guess your little guy will have to wear a belly band on his walks!! You should make a belly band out of a money print!!

[yoyo27]

Oh my this is getting way over the top. I can't believe this for you. We live in a subdivision but not yet anything like that. And the fines OMG. Well who is going to do the checking out as who is peeing on the lawns? We have rules how many dogs you can have but that also makes me mad. I bought this location and that wasn't brought up till after we signed all the papers then it was in the rules they gave you to go home and read. Well I'm waiting the day they come to me on this. Most can't tell what dogs are different. They think they are the same ones. ha ha So far. Well good luck and hope you figure out something. Or the next meeting does better and others are there to voice their complaints with you all.

[Emmsmom]

I wish my homeowners association was like this. I can see this from both sides... The one thing I hate to see is another dog peeing or pooing in my yard. Of course my own dogs do this in our yard but it is very different for another dog to do it. It is a matter of respect. I don't let my dogs do this in someone elses yard so I would like the same respect. That being said I don't think it is an issue if you are walking on the edge of woods and so on. I live on the side of a mountain and there are LOTS of wooded areas. To me that is not even an issue. I just have a problem when dogs come into my yard and do this. I have a certain area in my yard that my own dogs are allowed to go. A lot of time the urine will kill the grass and it becomes just plain ugly.

[Morkie1]

Good luck with the meetin! I have a friend in St. Louis that his association wanted to fine him becaue he put a small decorative fountain in his yard! people and power.....

[alaskayorkie]

Funny you should bring this up. Someone in our community just complained about the same thing. Turns out our community doesn't have a law about peeing. If they poop, you have to clean it up, but nothing on peeing.

But I would guess that if your community has passed the law, it is legal.

While I've never paid much attention to it, I can see how non dog owners would get upset. Pee kills grass. You might as well just do your best to keep your pup off their lawns.

Good luck.

[Rockster's Mom]

Originally Posted by Emmsmom

I wish my homeowners association was like this. I can see this from both sides... The one thing I hate to see is another dog peeing or pooing in my yard. Of course my own dogs do this in our yard but it is very different for another dog to do it. It is a matter of respect. I don't let my dogs do this in someone elses yard so I would like the same respect. That being said I don't think it is an issue if you are walking on the edge of woods and so on. I live on the side of a mountain and there are LOTS of wooded areas. To me that is not even an issue. I just have a problem when dogs come into my yard and do this. I have a certain area in my yard that my own dogs are allowed to go. A lot of time the urine will kill the grass and it becomes just plain ugly.

I agree with you. I hate it when I see one of my neighbors letting their dogs potty in my yard. I don't so much mind the pee, but the poop just drives me crazy. There are suspose to pick it up, but never do. I don't let my dogs potty in their yard and I would like the same in return. I confronted the neighbor the other day and asked them not to let their dog poop in my yard. Their response was "Well, where are is he suspose to do his business"!

[LuvMyPrinceKobi]

That would really anger me!!!!!!!! Seriously, I can understand about pooping...that is ridiculous to have your dog poop in someone's yard and leave it, but PEE!?!?!?! WOW...that's straight up crazy! I don't care if another dog pees in my yard...it's pee for crying out loud and dogs pee...DUR...

[celstu1]

I don't get WHY we are not a more pet friendly country!!! I swear Im moving out of the US. Other countries just hold more appeal to live in at this point. Cheaper, nicer and pet friendly!

Im sorry this happened at your community, Im thinking its only a matter of time that it will happen at mine as well. Every month there is a newsletter with a paragraph to people who do not pick up their dog waste! They say in our bi-laws that if you are asked to remove your pet from the premises, you have 3 days to do it. Imagine that? You cannot even get enough time to sell, pack and move!!! Crazy!

[ladyj]

Well, it is a little over the top, but I go to a lot of trouble for my yard and it really upsets me for any dog to come into my yard and use it for a toilet. You can't clean up pee and it smells and kills plants. I never let my dogs go into anyone else's yard. When we walk, we stay on the roadway (don't have sidewalks here). My male loves to pee on everything, but he isn't allowed to do it. He can pee on certain things in his own yard, but not on plants. I always carry bags to clean up if one of them poops, which isn't very often. I would guess some people where you live have been very negligent about cleaning up after their dogs and others have been complaining.

[nancyfancypants]

Unfortunately, this is life with a homeowner's association. They can do pretty much anything they want with a majority vote of the board. But I do understand your feelings on the matter. Good luck with the meeting!

[Emmsmom]

Well you could always do what I do... I get a shovel and take the poo and lay right in the path where they have to walk! I figure they will get the idea sooner or later.

As far as peeing.. Well urine will kill plants. If a dog owner wants to give me the money that I have invested into those flowers and small bushes then fine. Otherwise they need to keep their dogs from peeing and marking them. Like I said... I don't let my own dogs pee on them so I certainly don't want others doing it either.

[fufufashions]

WOW! We are supposed to pickup after our pups too but nothing is said about pp'ing!! When i walk my 5 girls, I always stay in the street..i need the room as they don't all fit on the sidewalk anyway! LOL! The street is public property. This way, if they have an accident, it is in the street and not in the grass or on someone else's sidewalk. My girls have learned to hold it until we get back home and they go in their own yard.
Can you just walk your babies in the street??

[Katys mom]

This place might be able to help you find out if it is legal.
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