"DSK" wrote in message
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Doug Kanter wrote:
Apparently, people can't help being people, either. Even the so-called
"good
dog owners" are usually skanks who have no business living within miles
of
other people.

Doug, you seem to be having a bad day. I'm sorry to hear it. If you're
going to be a pessimist, at least use it as a reason to be pleasantly
surprised more often.

Actually, I'm having a GREAT day, but mentioning dogs to me is like
mentioning skinheads to a survivor of the holocaust. :-) I'll admit, though,
that I have met ONE good dog in 20 years. Just one.


... Example: I was out working in the garden once when a guy
stopped to let his dog crap on my lawn where it meets the street. He had
the
equipment to pick it up afterwards, but as everyone knows, that doesn't
matter. Other dogs find those spots interesting because of the scent.
So, I
politely asked him to not stop his dog on my property in the future. He
said
he planned to clean it up. I said "Great, but even so, please don't stop
here any more". His next response was something like "That's some
attitude
you have toward your neighors", to which I responded "Would it be OK
with
you if I haul my trash cans down to your place and dump them on your
lawn?"
He said "That's not the same". My final comment was "If you'd like to
continue having a dog, you'll not stop here in the future". He didn't.
But,
why should anyone need to go through this hassle? He should've gotten
right
to the correct response to my request: "Sure...no problem".

To a large extent I agree, and don't let my dogs crap on other peoples
lawns indescriminately, but OTOH is it that big a deal? Did you get a
written guarantee when you bought your house that NO dog (or any other
living being, for that matter) would ever leave anything on your
property that you didn't want? Would you kill a dog, who was otherwise
better company and has more to contribute than most humans, just for
pooping on your lawn?

It's one thing to keep them on a leash. It's another thing entirely to argue
with the property owner over a simple (and totally valid) request. But, what
the hey. The world's full of slobs. Last night, at my son's high school band
concert, there was an entire family talking through the music. Adults.
Unbelievable. The principal finally led them out the door. WTF? Where do
people like this come from? We used to say they were raised in a barn, but
that's an insult to cows and pigs.


If it really is that big a deal, move to an exclusive no dogs allowed
neighborhood. They exist. Several of our neighbors want to outlaw dogs
in our neighborhood... they want to outlaw boats in the driveway, too,
and pass rules about what kind of Christmas decorations you can have.

Actually, I'll be moving outside the city a bit. Legally, you can liquidate
any animal which destroys food crops, as long as your method doesn't
threaten your neighbors, like shooting a .30 caliber rifle toward someone's
home, with no idea that the round's gonna travel for a long way.


We finally got a real dog catcher who behaves like a jack-booted thug.
After
the legally required third complaint, he doesn't even knock on the dog
owner's door - he just takes the dog if he sees it, and sends them a
letter
in the mail. Spooky. Nasty. Priceless. :-)

Sounds like a good deal, especially if he also rounds up unwanted cats.

No self-respecting cat would fall for animal control tricks. :-)