Barking Space

Neighbourhood Watch Dog

I’m not really a dog person; while I like dogs, I would just never own one. My nose tends to remind me of one of the reasons (the smell) while the behaviour of our four-legged friends is a bit too rambunctious for me.

All of my friends who are dog owners are people who I respect; I like them and their pets a lot (even if they like to sniff my crotch when I visit; the pets, not my friends). However, I am slowly compiling a list as to why I am starting to dislike many of the dog owners in my neighbourhood…

1. Allowing your dog to piss in my garden is really annoying, considering how much work I put into the damned thing. Let them piss in your own garden.
2. Letting your dog take a dump on someone else’s front lawn is also annoying; even if you pick it up, there is still a layer of crap there. Considering a lot of folks in the neighbourhood have kids who like to play outside, letting your dogs deposit gems on their properties probably not a friendly thing to do.
3. Picking up after your dogs is great, provided you get rid of the package somewhere appropriate. For the record, the following places are not appropriate:
   • Other peoples’ driveways
   • Other peoples’ empty recycling bins
   • Other peoples’ empty food bins
   • Other peoples’ empty garbage bins
4. Letting your dog take a crap in the middle of someone’s yard and leaving it there is probably the worst thing you can possibly do short of leaving the evidence on the front porch.

I know it is not the fault of the dogs; they don’t know any better. Sometimes I wonder who really needs to be on the leash.

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