do they ANYWHERE?
Yeah, in NY and NJ, they’re pretty good about it.
I heard of a French town that used DNA to identify the dog whose shit was found on the pavement. (Presumably they start by collecting DNA samples from pet dogs.)
My current and prior apartment buildings collect DNA samples from all pets as part of the leasing process.
They claim they’ll use the data to identify which pet & owner left shit wherever.
I’ve not heard of an actual enforcement action. But I also note our pet owners are pretty aggressive about picking up their messes.
Oh, it’s definitely a US thing:
That’s great science and all. But I think it’s probably not accessible to the average homeowner with a poopy lawn.
I would skip any place that demanded such. What’s next? Human DNA? Fingerprints? I mean any place that is so anal (joke intended) that they want DNA samples from your pets so they can test some dog shit and blame the owner is crazy.
I’d be a lot happier if they prohibited pets completely.
400 apartments, 100 of which have yappy nervous dogs in them owned by spoiled people means that the sound of yappy dogs yapping at one another, or every human they see, is a fairly common audio pollutant.
Mysterious wet areas on elevator floors are not rare either. Maybe it’s people coming and going from the pool who’re dripping a bit. Or maybe not.
If somebody wants to own a critter, please live in a place where your critter has room to roam on your property and no one else’s. An ordinary suburban house and yard is fine; you don’t need rural acreage. High density high rises in urban areas are inherently not pet-compatible.
I saw this yard with “no pooping / no peeing” signs all along it today:
It is actually just accountability. If you don’t like it, make sure your dog doesn’t poop on anyone else’s property, on or near city sidewalks and in parks.
It isn’t that different than all the Ring cameras.
I abhor signs in yards for more than, say a garage sale time frame.
Political signs.
Church affiliation signs.
Kid on honor roll or on football team signs.
Home business signs.
I find them ugly and stupid.
But that’s just me.
Poop on the grass is so easily fixed.
Ayup.
You know who’s famously intolerant of irresponsible dog owners?
Responsible dog owners.
Still wondering why confronting the offenders is not an option.
I’m going to chime in here – my words, not the OP’s.
When you have trouble with a dog-owning neighbor, it tends to play out in one of three ways:
- They were blissfully unaware of the behavior you’re asking them about. They’re grateful for you bringing it (politely) to their attention, and will set about trying to rectify the issue;
- They were unaware of the behavior you’re asking them about, but are – at best – indifferent and insensitive to your concerns. At best, nothing changes;
- You’ve met an irresponsible dog owner who also happens to be an antisocial asshole, and you’ve just made an enemy of that person – maybe a passive enemy, maybe an active enemy.
AIUI, #'s 2 and 3 are far more common than #1.
I lived through #3, and it led to my current state (ie, terminally ill).
This isn’t Mayfield, U.S.A. any longer.
My dogs have a bathroom spot. Chosen at will of the dozens of dogs who’ve pooped at my house. If one strays a poop outside this area(that we clean regular like) me or my son goes out and removes the offending thing.
I have a big acreage. I have plenty of yard. So yeah, it’s not a thing we worry about. No one’s walking down my road. If they happen to be afoot out here, where Fido goes is not their biggest problem.
I can imagine living in a suburb. Plenty of dog walkers.
I think, not sure, but I think I’d be more distressed about poops on sidewalks and trails.
Grass?, eh. But do be a good neighbor. Pick up the poopies please. Grass or otherwise.
(I love typing poop)
Bullshit. I know you don’t like dogs as you have established many times, you just claimed no one in NYC should own a dog. Sorry, but no. There are over 600,000 dogs in NYC. Apartment buildings are not inherently not pet-compatible.
I read an article in the New Yorker, I believe, many years ago, about dog food. It said that dog food is specifically formulated to generate as little roughage as it reasonably can so that dogs in the city can manage until their owners get home from work.
Oh. I hope that’s not true(I kinda know it is). Sad doggies.
You’d rather they shit in the home? This is the same dog food that dog food companies sell to everyone, not just city folks. Even the gourmet companies. If the dog can’t hold it in before someone gets home from work, the owners aren’t going to keep buying it.
.
Well no. I don’t want anyone to contend with that.
It just seems sad for the dogs.