In reply to Katie86:
Most , not all, of the owners around us pick up after their dog ok, but it is disgusting when you come across some that haven't.
However, we do have a neighbour that comes out his house with his large dog, crosses the road and then let's his dog pee at the gates on our side of the road, with big trails running across the pavement. And it does smell , particularly if it has not rained for a while.
If it was HIM peeing at my gate I could call the police, but for some reason, I can't do that for his dog in HIS control, doing a proxy pee at my front door.
(Worse still my wife is friendly with his wife so I have to grin and bear it )
Owners of cats though, are much worse, they let them run around, digging up our plants, shitting in the soil, and the come into my property and kill the birds that I like to photograph at our bird table.
( same rule of keeping quite applies, as they are friendly with my wife)
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