And if, after perhaps a dozen calls, the dog catcher does nothing, then what
would YOU do? To assist you with your answer, I'll point out that the word
"you" refers only to YOU, not to some hypothetical person, or people in
general.


"John Smith" wrote in message
news:cjwjc.42536$GR.5946965@attbi_s01...
It does appear that we see it differently, but that should not surprise
either on of us. Neither the dog or the kids belong on the other person's
property. The correct course of action is to call the dog pound or the
police if the dog or kids are coming onto your property.


"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
...
Interesting logic. I see it thusly: Two objects are capable of causing
harm
or damage: A dog, and a pool. If you choose to allow the dog to roam,
then
you will probably not care if a kid falls into your pool.


"John Smith" wrote in message
news:nYvjc.50666$w96.4558920@attbi_s54...
Doug,
It is the law that the owner of a pool should put a fence around his
pool.
But, if we followed your logic concerning trespassing, it would be the
pool
owners right to shot any of the kids who came onto his property, The
parents of the kids did a poor job of teaching his children not to
violate
the neighbor and it will teach the parents and other kids in the
neighborhood not to step on other peoples property.



"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
...
"DSK" wrote in message
. ..
Dave Hall wrote:
... I guess in his mind, he should not have to be
"burdened" with the chore of constructing a fence to keep the
unwanted
out of his garden. He feels that it's everyone else's
responsibility
to keep them out for him.

Still refusing to take responsibility for your actions, eh Dave?
Well
a
leapord never changes his spots.

It *is* the responsibility of every pet owner to keep his pet out
of
other peoples' yards.

Same as it *is* the responsibility of every boater to operate his
vessel
safely, and it *is* the responsibility of every boater to not
create
a
large wake in places where it isn't wanted. Funny how you cannot
grasp
the simple principles of responsibility & accountability.

DSK


It's called "selective personal responsibility". You only need to be
responsible about your dog when it's sunny and you don't mind
stepping
outside to hook it onto a leash in your yard. But, if the weather's
lousy,
or there's a football game on TV, it's fine to let the dog out the
front
door and wave as it heads toward your neighbor's place.

Hey....here's a question for little Dave: The law in most towns says
that
if
you have a pool, you must have a fence with a gate that locks. Do
you
think
that's nonsense, and that it should be up to the neighbors to keep
their
kids from drowning in your pool?