So... is it considered rude for you to let your dogs pee on someone's yard/bushes when on a walk? Obviously it's not acceptable to let them leave a pile behind, I always clean that up.

I have a small neighbor issue and wondered what the consensus is. To be honest I think the whole thing is kind of ridiculous- especially considering there are so many stray or loose dogs in the neighborhood who 'visit' everyone's yards at will and definitely don't clean up lasting reminders!

I am of the belief that it's extremely rude to use any neighbor's yard as my dog's toilet and never, ever, let my dogs do that. Just because the strays do it, doesn't mean you have to do it too. Not all people are dog people, and it just makes them hate dogs even more to have people letting their dogs pee on their flowers and bushes ruining them or to put dog spots on their lawn.

There are clearly people that think there is nothing wrong with this and I'm just not one of them.

please remember I am not talking about the dog pooping in people's yards and leaving it there-- just the pee part. Generally it's on a tree or bush or something, not people's flowers.

Please stick to the question-

I don't allow my dog to pee on neighborhood walks, period. I hope that stuck to the question.

Lee, the plea to stick to the question was in response to a reply that the poster deleted. I was not trying to be snotty to the poster or the board, just to keep this on track.

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please remember I am not talking about the dog pooping in people's yards and leaving it there-- just the pee part. Generally it's on a tree or bush or something, not people's flowers.

Please stick to the question-

Carolyn,

I do not let my dogs urinate in peoples yards nor around the motels that I stay in when I travel.
I usually drive them to a big field or somewhere that is not frequented by people.

I find it disrespectful and if my dog does do it (males marking bushes and it gets on the concrete...and I usually stop them from even starting by keeping them away from "interesting" things), I carry a bottle of water to rinse whatever was peed on.

(of course I am in the country where I live so it is not a real issue for me here, really only when I travel.

PS. Thanks for keeping it on topic as well. Good Job!!

Carolyn, I'm with Carol B. I don't allow my dogs to use other people's lawns/shrubbery/trees as their pee spots, when I am around other people's property with my dogs. I, too, live in the country so it's not normally in issue. If we are in town, I try for the curb if one of them really has to go, and I also always have a bottle of water (and paper towels and baggies) on hand that can be used for cleanups. In my opinion it's quite rude for a person to allow their dog to use another person's property for a latrine, urinating or otherwise.

Carolyn, I understand now. Sorry!

Dog urine has a way of burning grass and shrubbery so, yes, it is quite rude.

wow-- so really you guys would consider a tree between the sidewalk and the curb someone's property and an as equally offensive spot as say, their yard-proper?

I see people in my neighborhood letting their dogs 'go' on just about anything including trash cans, etc. Personally I think trash cans and the like fall under personal property and don't agree with it, but I thought trees and large shrubs were pretty fair game, especially when they're between the sidewalk and the curb.

The situation I have is that there's a sliver of land across the street from my house that until recently I thought was city property. I would take my dogs over there in the morning if it was raining because half the dogs in the neighborhood go over there, and because of the smells it is always guaranteed to empty them out quickly, lol. I found out from a neighbor that someone actually owns that property though-- he suggested that the woman who owns it wouldn't be happy that I was letting my dogs pee over there. She has seen us over there (again I didn't know it was her property at the time) and never said a word... the property is obviously not marked or fenced- it's triangle shaped, about 30-40' deep, and two lots wide. Most of it is city electrical easement I believe. We haven't been over there since he mentioned it, but part of me wondered if there was validity to his statement, or if he and that neighbor have their own issues and he was passing part of the blame onto me.