If you're a pro on dog behavior, I've got a question I'm trying to get an answer to:
Is there any sort of repellent substance (like mothballs or something) that will keep a dog from soiling on your yard?
Here's the deal: me and Mrs. D have a small patch of yard in front of our house, with a sidewalk and tree lawn. Most of the homes in the neighborhood have the same setup, except for the people who have landscaped their front yards.
Anyway, some local twit lately has been walking their dog on our street, allowing him to poop in our yard, and not picking up after it. It's gotten to the point where on an almost daily basis now we're seeing a fresh pile of dog manure on either the lawn, sidewalk or tree lawn. Evidently the dog, having sniffed the spot out, is going there repeatedly. Which would be fine IF the twit owner would pick up the poop like he's supposed to.
We don't know who the person is - he walks the dog when we're at work. Otherwise, it would be easy: I could politely say to the owner, "Listen, I'll make a deal with you; if you promise to start picking up after your dog, I'll promise to stop smashing my fist into your face like I've been doing for the past 15 minutes."
Is there any kind of stuff out there that will repel a dog? I know orange peel is supposed to work for cats, and apparently there's something called "Repel" that they sell at Home Depot, but I don't know whether it works or not.
This is a minor problem, but it's annoying. So any serious advice that anyone has to offer on how to solve this problem would be appreciated. Thanks guys.
Is there any sort of repellent substance (like mothballs or something) that will keep a dog from soiling on your yard?
Here's the deal: me and Mrs. D have a small patch of yard in front of our house, with a sidewalk and tree lawn. Most of the homes in the neighborhood have the same setup, except for the people who have landscaped their front yards.
Anyway, some local twit lately has been walking their dog on our street, allowing him to poop in our yard, and not picking up after it. It's gotten to the point where on an almost daily basis now we're seeing a fresh pile of dog manure on either the lawn, sidewalk or tree lawn. Evidently the dog, having sniffed the spot out, is going there repeatedly. Which would be fine IF the twit owner would pick up the poop like he's supposed to.
We don't know who the person is - he walks the dog when we're at work. Otherwise, it would be easy: I could politely say to the owner, "Listen, I'll make a deal with you; if you promise to start picking up after your dog, I'll promise to stop smashing my fist into your face like I've been doing for the past 15 minutes."
Is there any kind of stuff out there that will repel a dog? I know orange peel is supposed to work for cats, and apparently there's something called "Repel" that they sell at Home Depot, but I don't know whether it works or not.
This is a minor problem, but it's annoying. So any serious advice that anyone has to offer on how to solve this problem would be appreciated. Thanks guys.
