"Dave Hall" wrote in message
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Here's another point of view: If you want to own horses, cows or goats,
you
usually get a much bigger piece of land than the typical 1/8 or 1/4
acre.

You also need the proper zoning.

Why do you suppose there are zoning rules if you want to keep cows, goats,
horses, etc.?

Residential neighbors don't like living next to a major source of bad
odors. And they voted as a block to make sure it doesn't happen.

Residential neighbors generally don't like having their yards used at
toilets, either.



I might want to build my kid a motorcross track, but I only have .18
acres.
However, my yard connects without any physical interruption to two other
yards. Do you suppose it would be OK for me to build some of the track so
it
includes my neighbors' yards?

No. But if they kill your kid when he occasionally deviates from his
own yard, I'm sure you'll want them on death row.

You said "No", which I take to mean it's NOT ok for me to extend a motocross
track into my neighbor's yard. If the sport requires more space, it's my job
to find another way to give it that space.

But it's OK for a dog that needs more space to use MY space.

Conclusion: You know full well that your argument about dogs needing space
is absurd, but you're hanging onto that idea because of pride.



Otherwise, you leaflet your neighborhood to inform your neighbors
that any time they find dog **** on their property, they should call you
to
come clean it up, any time of the day or night.

Hey....there's an easy catch-all term for this. Maybe you've heard of
it:
Personal responsibility

Yep, so clean up that pile, put a fence around your garden, and stop
whining about it.

What??? I'm personally responsible for someone else's dog?

No your personally responsible for taking care of your property and
preventing things that might happen.

Uh oh! My son plays soccer. My yard adjoins my neighbor's. Every day, the
soccer ball is kicked at high speed into the neighbor's flower bed, breaking
a few stems. A few weeks of this and there will be no flowers left.

Is it the neighbor's job to put up a fence?