I love dogs, but what would you have done?

mullinax95 said
Well I guess its really according where you live. I have good neighbors all around and we never get on each others nerves on anything that I know of. I don't think the bushes is "so" important that I would have had a duck about it. At least the owner wasn't letting him go right there on the green grass. Might need to lighten up a little. No offense meant.

Had my new neighbor come walking up in my yard with his small dog on a leash. We greet one another and start talking like normal people do. Next thing we know the dog takes a dump while we're standing there talking ....in my yard..... while I'm standing there. The owner (Jim) turns about three different colors and says "I'm sorry about that.... I will go get my shovel!" I told him "Don't worry.... it's just dog **** man!"

Mullinax, maybe you're right. Maybe I do need to lighten up. Although, judging by the owner's behavior in this, I'm pretty sure he wouldn't have minded the dog wandering onto my lawn either. It's a principle issue. Personally, I do not have an issue with my friend's dogs. I even had roommates with dogs. So going on the bushes per se is not the hot button issue for me. The issue is what is the common courtesy with regards to others property? I do not live on a large expanse of land. If I did, I probably wouldn't mind as much. I live on a 1/4 acre parcel and only a third of that makes up the front yard. How far do you let the dog wander onto your own property? This one wasn't even close to the sidewalk.