Comments on: …the crap I put up with

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 18:58:19 +0000

Uh oh…..he’s probably going to us his defense contractor contacts to track you down, ala Enemy of The State. That’s ok, we’ll be your alibi and say that you were with us all day, blogging. It couldn’t have been you that put poopy on his doorstep! ha ha

By: annulla

annulla — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 13:25:32 +0000

Thanks for reminding me of why I can’t live in the suburbs.

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 04:31:12 +0000

Ha! I wrote about a neighbor too. They can be real pains in the backside.

By: mamaholler

mamaholler — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 23:04:30 +0000

Being that you have children and have already spoken with them directly- you can always contact your towns health department about the problem. Like you said, they are in violation of a code. I’m sure that there is some sort of town employee who will come out and take pictures of the dog poop, write a letter and request that the poop be cleaned up and that it not become a problem again. Your name will never be mentioned- unless they call and ask. But, it doesn’t change the fact that they are in violaction of a health code and they do have to participate in health ordinances just like the rest of us… no matter how busy their lives are. It’s either that… or hire a dog walker…

By: Binkytown

Binkytown — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 22:09:38 +0000

Ha! Don’t make me torch it indeed!

By: Belinda

Belinda — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 22:01:54 +0000

Vicky needs one of these:

http://www.allsignsco.com/nopoop.html?gclid=CJX3oOLnpogCFRyPFQodA30_6A

This is an issue that gets conscientious dog-owners (like, say, um, people who currently own EIGHT ninja poodles, *cough*) alllllll riled up. You wanna see sparks fly? Be staying at the host hotel for a large dogshow, and happen to be around when some slob of an exhibitor does not pick up after their dog ON THE HOTEL GROUNDS. You can count on them being descended upon by other exhibitors, with fury and multiple poop-bags. People travelling with pets sometimes honestly don’t know any better (they might be from rural areas where dog-curbing is not an issue), but dog-show people KNOW BETTER.

I would definitely get an anonymous note to these folks letting them know that their “dog walker” is a joke, and that you and your neighbors are reporting their offenses. There are PROFESSIONAL dog-walkers who take pride in their work. And you are absolutely correct to report the offense, EVERY time it happens–and not just to the HOA, but to the city or county, as a violation of the leash law.

On another note, this is why I’m glad I live on 5 acres (and that my dogs choose “pooping grounds” that are FAR from our living areas), and that the poop of a raw-diet fed dog disintegrates to powder within 48 hours, requiring no scooping.

By: Binky

Binky — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 21:03:02 +0000

I am so thankful for the tall, non-see-through fence that keeps our neighbors away from us and us away from the neighbors (because we realize we probably aren’t the perfect homeowners, either!).

By: K

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 16:14:39 +0000

that’s just plain old wrong.

apparently they don’t teach everything at Johns Hopkins.

By: Roberta

Roberta — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 16:04:32 +0000

Hey, our neighbors dumped a pile of their lawn crap at the bottom of our lawn. My lovely husband wrote a HUGE NOTE on giant poster board so all the neighbors could see it that said something like “our lawn is not a dumping ground so please remove your refuse”. The next morning the stuff was gone. I am sure if you did this on your property it would help…Huge embarrassing notes tend to work in your favor.

By: Jodie

Jodie — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 12:26:53 +0000

Neighbours can be charming things at times cant they. Mine like to play their heavy metal music so loud that my apartment windows rattle. I guess I am just lucky they have enough respect for the fact I have a kid that they turn it down at about 10pm.