[Summit] Dear Irresponsible dog owner,

Wed Aug 20 23:49:02 UTC 2008

Yes, I agree with Allan- and I found that email was pretty unpleasant to
read, but I also empathize with John's angry feelings.

Several years ago a car skidded on black ice and plowed through some of our
shrubs, leaving a 6 foot length along the sidewalk missing.  Immediately our
front yard became a litter box for at least one large dog, which I
unfortunately did not notice for a week. I cleaned it up, and then there was
more.
I was unable to be sure who the dog was, so there was no way to stop it. It
was not a regular thing so I had to put up some ugly fencing in the gap in
the hedges. And since the dog apparently now considered the yard his regular
place, he then came through, in places that had not been a problem before,
so I had to plug up* more* spaces.  Finally that worked.

Now if I could just get people to keep their CATS out of my yard.  I LIKE
cats, but not the way the have been helping themselves to my yard; they use
one corner as a sometime litter box, they stalk the birds below my feeder,
and also do that by "hiding" i.e. laying in my lilies and daffodils, thereby
squashing them flat. Several times a week. And sometimes I do find dead
birds. Please don't tell me that is nature- I set up a station to feed
birds, not to help cats hunt.
I've tried repellents, and yelling & throwing things, but it probably
doesn't work because the cats can probably tell I wouldn't really hurt them.
And it makes me feel bad.  I don't appreciate being in this situation.

I thought people were supposed to keep their cats in so they won't be coyote
food.
Please, if you are one of these people who feels you must leave your cat
out, at least put a loud bell on it so it can't get birds, and I can hear it
and chase it out of my flower beds.

Anyone have any better ideas? I only rent and a fence wouldn't keep cats out
anyway.

Thanks.
Elianna

On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 6:54 PM, Allan Tear <aktear at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear John,
>
> I can appreciate and sympathize with your outrage over dog poop in your
> yard.
>
> However, this list does not include all the 1500+ Summit households. It
> contains only a fraction (20% or so, last I checked) and tends to be
> neighbors who are committed to...well, being neighborly.
>
> Your message ends up being the equivalent of walking into the local coffee
> shop and screaming at the patrons because someone nearly ran you down on the
> street outside the shop. Although its possible that the offender is in the
> coffee shop, its very likely that they aren't, in which case you are just
> ruining a good cup of coffee for everyone else.
>
> Best, Allan
>
> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 5:47 PM, <ri2007 at mac.com> wrote:
>
>> First of all you should not be allowed to own a dog!  You are a very
>> irresponsible dog owner to allow your dog to trespass on other peoples
>> property. Maybe you're illiterate and can't read the sign in my yard.   You
>> should keep your dog on it's leash and on the sidewalk!  We pay too much
>> money to keep our lawns and gardens looking the way they do.  It blows my
>> mind that ANY dog owner would allow their dog using an extend-a-leash to
>> just wander onto someone else's lawn and urinate on their shrubs
>> and defecate on their lawn!  Besides the peeing and defecating... stay off
>> of other peoples property!  My own dog does not go on our property!
>> My dog has been trained from a puppy not to urinate on plants.  I say the
>> word "plants" and he moves on.  It's not difficult no matter what type of
>> dog you have, pure bred, rescue, what ever.  BE responsible.
>> I've attached a copy of the city law for you to read.  If I catch this
>> person not only will I report you... I'll also rub YOUR face in it!  Maybe
>> that will teach you.
>>
>> If you have a problem with this I'd be more than happy to speak to you in
>> person.  If you need to find a responsible owner for your dog I'd be more
>> than happy to help.
>>
>> I apologize for being so belligerent and arrogant but I've had enough, 4
>> times this summer!  It's disgusting to walk out to your car and see a MOUND
>> of dog poop on your lawn.  Not only does it ruin your law but it's a
>> breeding ground for disease.  The fly that landed on your burger at your
>> last outdoor meal... where do you think that fly got it's last meal from?!
>> Fed up,
>> John Libonati
>> 39 Creston Way
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.municode.com/resources/gateway.asp?pid=11458&sid=39
>>
>> *Sec. 4-27.  Canine waste and its removal.*
>> (a)   *Duties to dispose.*  It shall be the duty of each person who owns,
>> possesses or controls a dog to remove and dispose of any feces left by
>> his/her dog on any sidewalk, street or other public area. It shall further
>> be the duty of each person who owns, possesses or controls a dog to remove
>> and dispose of any feces left by his/her dog on any private property neither
>> owned nor occupied by said person.
>> (b)   *Duty to possess means of removal.*  No person who owns, possesses
>> or controls such dog shall appear with such dog on any sidewalk, street,
>> park or other public area without the means of removal of any feces left by
>> such dog. Further more, no person who owns, possesses or controls such dog
>> shall appear on any private property neither owned nor occupied by said
>> person without the means of removal of any feces left by said dog.
>> (c)   *Method of removal and disposal.*  For the purpose of this
>> regulation, the means of removal shall be any tool, implement or other
>> device carried for the purpose of picking up and containing such feces,
>> unexposed to said person or the public. Disposal shall be accomplished by
>> transporting such feces to a place suitable and regularly reserved for the
>> disposal of human feces, to a place specifically reserved for the disposal
>> of canine feces, or to a place so designated as appropriate by the
>> department of public works.
>> (d)   *Fines for violation.*  Violation of this regulation shall be
>> punishable by a fine not exceeding ten dollars ($10.00) for the first
>> offense, not exceeding fifteen dollars ($15.00) for the second offense
>> within a year, not exceeding twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the third and
>> any subsequent offenses within a year to be recovered by action of debt or
>> by complaint or warrant, to use as such city council may prescribe.
>> (e)   *Exemption.*  This regulation shall not apply to a licensed dog
>> accompanying any handicapped person who, by reason of his/her handicap, is
>> physically unable to comply with the requirement of this section.
>> (f)   *Severability.*  The provisions of this section are severable and
>> if any of the provisions of this section shall be held unconstitutional or
>> in conflict with any other section of the City Charter or ordinances of the
>> City of Providence or state law, then such section shall be void without
>> affecting or impairing any of the remaining provisions.
>> (Ord. 1980, ch. 80-40, § 1, 10-9-80)
>>
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