<p>Nrdsb4, Laughter may be a cure for the common cold. Hope you don’t have the dreaded special cold. </p>
<p>Ebeeeee, My dog doesn’t have a FB page, but I have lots of pictures of him on mine. </p>
<p>I will say that I do not allow my dog to pee on my neighbors’ tires, but I wouldn’t freak if I saw one pee on my tires, but it may depend on the height of the dog. If it involves a Great Dane, I’d prefer not to have to mop up the door handle and rear view mirror.</p>
<p>A teacup chihuahua peeing on a Hummer is not the same as a Great Dane peeing on a Fiat 500.</p>
<p>I think we could come up with a cottage industry. Do you think people would pay to have your dog pee on someone else’s tires?</p>
<p>*I think we could come up with a cottage industry. Do you think people would pay to have your dog pee on someone else’s tires? *</p>
<p>Yes, yes I do. I also think they would pay to have someone clean up said pee. You could get them coming and going. (Or is it going and going?)</p>
<p>I have an English mastiff and a freshman with not much to do this summer. Great idea for a new business. She can make money, but more importantly, this will look great on her Harvard app in a few years.</p>
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<p>No, but the chihuahua is imagining he’s slicing the tires while the Great Dane will go to the confessional after.</p>
<p>MDmom, what breed was he?</p>
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How is not wanting someone’s dog to pee on your car “valuing things over living creatures”? We’re not talking about eliminating the dogs - just eliminating the elimination on the cars.</p>
<p>When a dog goes on a tire they are also going on the wheels and, depending on their aim, possible the painted surface of the car. Even though you might not care about your car there are lots of people who do care about their cars including the appearance and condition of the tires and wheels. Many people even pay extra money for upgraded wheels and even wash them every now and then. Most people would probably rather clean road dirt off of a wheel than urine. </p>
<p>The point is that it’s unnecessary for a dog to pee on a car. Let the dog pee - just not on a car. Not on my front door either - how would you like it if the dog did that? The door’s also exposed to weather but I wouldn’t want dog pee on it.</p>
<p>I’ve had dogs for most of my years - all male dogs who enjoy marking territory as much as the next guy, but they’ve never eliminated on someone’s car because I’d never let them do it even if they wanted to but after a bit of training they figure out where it’s okay and where it isn’t.</p>
<p>I think we need more info so as to know how one might reasonably respond. How exactly did this occur? Were they chatting in the driveway while one guy was walking his dog, and while they were standing there the dog lifted his leg? Was the dog owner appropriately embarassed and offered to clean it up, or did he ignore it or shrug it off like it was no big deal. To me, the right thing to do would be to apologize and offer to clean it up, even if the car owner declined (personally I’d ahve taked a hose to it so as to avoid the smell on the car).</p>
<p>Or, did the car owner happen to see the guy walking his dog down the street and letting him pee on the car, thinking no one saw? That would **** me off, pun intended.</p>
<p>Somemom, our current dog is a Brittany, which looks like a smaller Springer Spaniel. We had a Springer before. Bird dogs:everybody gets a goose.</p>
<p>And because we are all friends, I will confess the very worst thing my bad dog has ever done to some one else’s property. Some years ago, we arrived at my BIL’s house. One of the kids grabbed his leash and walked to the house. By the time I got to the house, said kid is shouting, “(Bad dog) peed on the Christmas tree!” I did not believe it. Unfortunately, it was true. My BIL and SIL would have been happy if he had done that on the car. We, by the way, have a fake tree.</p>
<p>I can hear you all shouting, "My gosh, MD Mom, why don"t you train your dog?</p>
<p>OP back. This has been really enlightening.</p>
<p>I don’t know the circumstances around the initial incident. He’s someone who posted on a mutual friend’s FB.</p>
<p>Some of you will hate this, but when I walk my dog I don’t have him on a leash. I keep him pretty close to me. He’s well-behaved. I carry a leash in case we encounter another dog or a kid, and put my dog on it in order for the other party to feel at ease. He doesn’t go way up on someone’s porch, and we don’t have sidewalks on my side of the street, so he walks either right next to me, on the curb or on the lawns, but not more than a couple of feet deep. Because of this thread I am being much more conscientious about where I’ll let him mark, encouraging street signs and large trees. As always, I pick up his poop.</p>
<p>I still think that being bothered by a dog peeing on an inanimate object, unless it’s a kid’s toy or something, is over the top, but I’ll try harder to respect the presumed wishes of others.</p>
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<p>On walking without a leash - I don’t do that but I’ve noticed that some people who do this have very well trained and mindful dogs so I can see that in some cases like this it doesn’t automatically imply that the dog is going to do whatever it wants.</p>
<p>Yep, I hate it when dogs are walked without a leash, even though I know many people who do it.</p>
<p>I hate it because:</p>
<p>*one of my dogs is very reactive to other dogs, and off-leash dogs have been known to walk right up to her, even while I’m trying to cross the street to keep her from losing it–and the owners of the off-leash dogs invariably say “oh, my dog is friendly”. Well, my dog is losing it, so please keep your dog on your side of the street.</p>
<p>*I know of two well-trained off-leash dogs who decided to run into traffic and got hit by cars. One was greeting his other person (who was parking the car across the street) and the other saw a squirrel.</p>
<p>*I have two neighbors who walk their dogs off-leash, and yes, they are beautifully behaved. BUT… both dogs like to go behind the bushes in my side yard–where I can see them out my dining room window but their owners cannot see them at all–and poop there. Their owners appear to be clueless, and since I’ve never yet made it outside before the person has vanished around the corner, I’m left picking up their dogs poop.</p>
<p>On the front door: Like I said, I don’t let my dog walk up that close to someone’s house, but to pee right by the door, where people walk and it might smell, to me, is different from a car tire that no doubt runs over all kinds of things in the course of a day or even a mailbox pole.</p>
<p>dmd, like I said, I carry a leash just for those circumstances.</p>
<p>I have to say no neighbor has ever said anything to me about my dog being off a leash or pooping in their yard. Unfortunately, yes, that’s happened right in front of the homeowners before. But I always apologize and scoop it right up. In fact, when I walk without him, people ask where he is today! Of course, he is an unusually beautiful and charismatic dog. 
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<p>There was one incident where we walked by a house and a chihuahua came charging out at us from his garage. My dog looked his way and kept right on going, while the chihuahua chased us. My dog ignored him, but the other dog’s owner was really ticked at his dog. I don’t know that having my dog on a leash would have made any difference.</p>
<p>Along these lines: these cartoons about what dogs really want: [What</a> Dogs Want | The Hairpin](<a href=“http://thehairpin.com/2011/11/what-dogs-want/]What”>http://thehairpin.com/2011/11/what-dogs-want/)</p>
<p>In my real life, I look the other way as dog owners infringe upon the rights of others when it comes to their doggies business. Really, if someone elses little kids decided to do something at the edge of your property (say, build a clay volcano made of baking soda and vinegar), would it bug you? What if they did it every week?</p>
<p>I truly do love dogs, and if someone told me they have a soul I wouldnt think they were crazy for saying it (although I wouldnt agree). I get and like the big-heartedness of dog lovers. Its the traditions associated with dog ownership that just blow my mind. I hide my true feelings in order to protect the feelings of others, and be a friendly neighbor. I smile and pretend that I dont care.</p>
<p>Here I will share the truth. I resented that my little children were unable to run around barefoot on ALL of the property I paid for, because I never wanted them to step on the place where your dog previously pooped (or worse, where a recent escapee left a steaming present). Would you like to step where someones kid previously pooped? I bet not. Maybe if you used soap and disinfectant I wouldnt mind (assuming it would not damage the grass, which is unlikely). I also didnt like it that I had to be ever vigilant to have all the kids remove their shoes at the doorway, because I didnt want the germs throughout my house. Did I want my crawling infant, when he sucked on his fingers, to ingest germs from your dogs feces? In what world is that fair? Just because there are other germs on the yard doesn’t mean you have the right to add a whole lot more.</p>
<p>Yes, earthworms and birds poop, but I dont see it as the same thing. Dog poop is A LOT (as in BIG), and dogs are the property and responsibility (and under the control of) other people. Even when scooped up, the germy target area is huge. I dont like smelling urine when I go to my mailbox either. </p>
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<p>Actually, except for the rare accident, it is completely possible to prevent dogs from urinating or defecating on other peoples property, or shared spaces such as parks and schoolyards (no, it is not fun to smell your dogs urine while playing tag with buddies at recess). The solution is to keep dogs on a leash, and never allow a dog to trespass AT ALL on private property (or visit public spaces other than designated dog play zones).</p>
<p>Since I know my secret desires on this topic will NEVER happen, I will just continue to smile and wave and act as if I dont care.</p>
<p>" Actually, except for the rare accident, it is completely possible to prevent dogs from urinating or defecating on other people’s property, or shared spaces such as parks and schoolyards (no, it is not fun to smell your dog’s urine while playing tag with buddies at recess). The solution is to keep dogs on a leash, and never allow a dog to trespass AT ALL on private property (or visit public spaces other than designated dog play zones). " </p>
<p>I take my dogs with me in the car daily. Once in awhile, we run into an urgency to " go " from one of them and I don’t have much notice , but I always have bags with me</p>
<p>I seek out large grassy areas , but never someone’s personal property and pick up the mess , unless it is in puddle form</p>