I live in a townhouse community with two bichons. Every day I take them on 4-5 walks, generally the same route...never had any problems with anyone.
We were just out on a walk and some woman comes out of her home and says "Can you please not have your dogs go to the bathroom on my lawn?" I proceed to show her my blue bags and say that I always pick up after my dogs. She says "I know, but it's not fair to my dog when they pee on my lawn."
Now, my dogs don't go roaming her lawn (technically, I'm not sure if it's HER lawn or if it belongs to the community). Throughout the whole community there is one tree every couple of yards. These trees are literally maybe a foot away from the sidewalk. One of my little guys will lift his leg on it and keep on moving.
The part that confuses me is when she says "It's not fair to my dog." Her dog is a little teacup thing that doesn't even go on walks. The only times I've seen it, the woman or her husband would be holding it. Even if it did go on walks, how exactly would my dogs peeing be unfair?
Where does she expect my pups (and all the other pups) to pee?
Thanks for any feedback
p.s. I know avoiding one tree isn't a big deal...but it's a cookie cutter community so I would literally need to stare at every house number as I'm walking them. Due to the fact that my one year old enjoys putting anything and everything in his mouth, my attention needs to be on them, not with which house I'm currently passing.
We were just out on a walk and some woman comes out of her home and says "Can you please not have your dogs go to the bathroom on my lawn?" I proceed to show her my blue bags and say that I always pick up after my dogs. She says "I know, but it's not fair to my dog when they pee on my lawn."
Now, my dogs don't go roaming her lawn (technically, I'm not sure if it's HER lawn or if it belongs to the community). Throughout the whole community there is one tree every couple of yards. These trees are literally maybe a foot away from the sidewalk. One of my little guys will lift his leg on it and keep on moving.
The part that confuses me is when she says "It's not fair to my dog." Her dog is a little teacup thing that doesn't even go on walks. The only times I've seen it, the woman or her husband would be holding it. Even if it did go on walks, how exactly would my dogs peeing be unfair?
Where does she expect my pups (and all the other pups) to pee?
Thanks for any feedback
p.s. I know avoiding one tree isn't a big deal...but it's a cookie cutter community so I would literally need to stare at every house number as I'm walking them. Due to the fact that my one year old enjoys putting anything and everything in his mouth, my attention needs to be on them, not with which house I'm currently passing.