Leash law/rules are for everyone

[FL-JOE]

It isn't just campgrounds where dog owners violate leash rules and cause problems.

We were only in our new sticknbrick for a couple of months when us and our neighbors finally got our sod installed. We had observed our next door neighbors let their friendly dog run free whenever they came in or out of their house. The only time we seen a leach on their dog was in the early morning when one of them would walk him down to a vacant lot to crap. I started finding piles of dog do-do all over my side yard. I pointed it out to the neighbors and the female said jokingly "well, at least he is going in your yard".

She did come over the clean it all up but the problem continued. A few days later I told them their dog had to stop crapping in my yard. She replied "when we let him out at night we don't know where he goes to do his business". I told them there were rules in our subdivision that all dogs had to be leached and if they continued to let theirs crap in my yard I would have to report them.

We haven't found any more stuff in our yard but now they won't speak to us. I'm not sure people think rules always apply to someone else.

 

[bpaikman]

It’s a terrible story and you have every right to be angry. I don’t consider it an accident when the owners didn’t keep control of their dog.
Bob walks a LOT, and has been attacked by dogs AND cats.
Our toy poodle has never attacked anyone in her life, but she’ll bark like mad and scare them plenty if they’re afraid of dogs, so we keep her harnessed and leashed. There is a guy that walks in our neighborhood whom I believe is autistic and he’s definitely afraid of dogs. We are responsible for our dogs and others are not obligated to tolerate bad behavior from her.

 

[bpaikman]

we have some next-door neighbors that have adult children with large dogs …and when they’re visiting, they must be letting a dog loose because we’ll find a huge pile of crap in our yard about 15 feet from his truck. Right in front of our side gate. we also frequently hear big dogs barking when we go out in our own backyard. I don’t mind it if they settle down, and they do.

 

[Tjdave]

Sorry to hear about this. I hope your pup is ok. At a beautiful private RV Park at Wallowa Lake in Oregon, we meet my brother and SIL every year for the past 5 years. They just announced a no dog policy Memorial Day through Labor Day for the 2025 season. They couldn't keep up with irresponsible dog owners. Dogs off leash attacking other dogs, leaving barking dogs in RVs all day, and not picking up . We usually arrive on Memorial Day after the crowds have left. They have pugs, we have a Chihuahua.
Spoiled, always leashed, and go with us to dog friendly restaurant decks, never left in our RVs. I get it. We'll just go a couple weeks earlier. It sucks that people nowadays can't seem, or don't care to, follow simple rules. The trend of today's world.

 

[John&Andrea]

Sad, this is the post COVID world. MHO.

 

[Buc]

Sad, this is the post COVID world. MHO.

Society’s reaction to Covid was a symptom, not the cause. Me first types have been doing their own thing for years, ignoring the good of society.

 

[Rollin Ollen]

Society’s reaction to Covid was a symptom, not the cause. Me first types have been doing their own thing for years, ignoring the good of society.

My hope is that (no matter if it's Me Types or pre/post COVIDs) their owners get to step in it bare footed!

Darrell

 

[Jim]

We're up to 9 minutes now. He's not fighting the process, but more like adapting to it all.

 

[Buc]

I was thinking about y’all while taking the dogs out Saturday morning in the campground. It’s not too much to ask…

 

[bpaikman]

It seems like the bigger their dog, the less likely the owners will pick up the doo.

 

[Rich W.]

It seems like the bigger their dog, the less likely the owners will pick up the doo.

When I traveled with two 100lb German Shepherds I picked up a lot of record sized poops, often two-baggers, and I have to agree. It takes more dedication to the task to clean up after a big dog so some people are probably likely to be less thorough. Having smaller dogs now I find the task easy and often use the same bag for both - something that I could have never done before. That’s not an excuse, just a possible explanation for seeing more big poops on the ground. That said, I see a lot of small ones too and my guess is that the errant owners probably think it’s less of an issue.

 

[Fish]

It seems like the bigger their dog, the less likely the owners will pick up the doo.

My experiences have been the opposite of that.

Also that those with small dogs are more likely to let them run off leash, or on those 20 ft long retractable leashes where they run into my lot.

 

[Rollin Ollen]

My experiences have been the opposite of that.

Also that those with small dogs are more likely to let them run off leash, or on those 20 ft long retractable leashes where they run into my lot.

I have to agree with Fish. I normally find more small dog droppings left behind but that is probably because we have a small dog and it is not allowed to bound off into the wild yonder to do her business.

We do note that we see more large dog off leash than small. And when we do tread into the wild yonder we tend to see large dog droppings. This is probably because, by the time the owner notices the event taking place , the dog has run off again and the pile is then too difficult to locate. All dogs should be on a SHORT leash at all times.

Darrell

 

[Buc]

There are appropriate places for well behaved dogs to be off leash. I see far too many misbehaving dogs off leash though.

 

[Kevin D Pem]

There are appropriate places for well behaved dogs to be off leash. I see far too many misbehaving dogs off leash though.

Thank you!!!

You made my day! My well behaved family member, is not My prisoner.

As a side:

Did you know Tucson has a chain law? If you're not willing to do the research you can stay in the dark!!!