I think that most of us in the neighborhood have had it with the people who don't control their dogs. Some people "pretend" that their dog gets out, but their dog seems to get out the same time every day (right about the time of the morning that a dog needs to urinate and defecate).Isn't that a coincidence?!? So it's not that the owner is too lazy to walk their dog, their dog just 'happens' to get out at the same time every day. Their dog also needs to forage for food in the neighborhood trash bins (once in ours, twice to three times it's happened to the trash cans of the houses to the left and right of us.)
The worst part is that the dog likes to lie down in the middle of the street, or he likes to stand at attention in the middle of the street and do a 'stare down' with drivers. I've heard some people say, "I hope that damn dog gets run over." But I say, that's wishing something bad on the dog, and it's not the dog's fault. It's the humans' responsibility to take care of their animals. I'm concerned about the dog getting hit or eating something that will make him ill out of a trash can.
I used to be the person in the neighborhood who called Animal Control or the police about it, but I think I started seeming like Gladys Kravitz, [pictured] the nosy neighbor on Bewitched. I am also busy. I didn't even call Animal Control after the dog tried to do a face off with me in my own driveway. I played the role of Alpha dog and claimed my zone, and since then he hasn't bothered me or gotten into our trash....but he gets into everyone elses'. If I had run away into the house, he would have thought he'd won the area and he'd be trouble every time I stepped outside.
Seems like my neighbors might want to pick up the phone sometime and complain. I also have to wonder, if animals keep getting into your trash bin, wouldn't you do something to prevent it from happening...like, put the trash can in your garage?
I'm just sayin.'
Well I need to go. There's a wasp in the kitchen window, and my toddler son is crushing Goldfish Crackers with his feet. It's a typical day here.
