Dog mess

Dora_the_Explorer_5

sneekymum wrote:

I think that was something to do with a medicine that they don't use any more.

Wasn't it because dogs used to get bones regularly and leftover human food with biscuits and now they only get Chum?

Ganyam

Control of Dogs Order 1992

This requires that every dog, while in a public place, wears a collar with the name and address of his owner inscribed on it or on a disc attached to it. If a collar is not worn when out in a public place, the dog may be seized by the police and treated as a stray. Also the owner, and any person in charge of the dog permitting him to be in a public place without a collar, will each be guilty of an offence and may be prosecuted and fined.

The Environmental Protection Act 1990 allows for your dog to be seized and sold or destroyed if unclaimed after a seven day period.

Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005

Local authorities have the power to introduce and enforce dog fouling byelaws under which a person in charge of a dog can be heavily fined for allowing dogs to foul in a public place. This designated land may include roads, parks and other public areas within the local authority’s boundaries; in fact any land which is open to the air and to which the public are permitted to have access. An offence is committed if a person in charge of a dog fails to clean up its faeces. It is no defence to claim ignorance of the dog's actions, the law, or not to have a device available to remove the faeces. This could result in a prosecution and fine.

Or just shoot it, as others have said

Dora_the_Explorer_5

Ueful information, but not applicable if the dog is wandering from his garden to the OPs garden because the fence is down.

davsidipp

the trouble with owners like them is they give decent dog owners who clear up after there dogs a bad name .we have a green over the road from our house which is used as a dog toilet the smell in the summer is alfull and have given up shouting over when a dog fowls and the owner looks away society how it is today

biggar_2

Dora----you are correct.

Ganyam

Dora_the_Explorer wrote:

Ueful information, but not applicable if the dog is wandering from his garden to the OPs garden because the fence is down.

Unfortunatly your wrong, unless its a case of if the gates left open, it can !!!!!! in the street...

Its upto the owner to keep control of the dog, and that means the fence is down the dog shouldn't be allowed to roam off, into the next door neighbours garden, or the street.......

If you wish to take action against a dog owner who has not cleaned up after their dog, you should note what happened as soon as possible. Include the name and address of the person in charge of the dog, a description of the dog plus details of the date, time and place of the offence.

Contact your local authority and ask for details of their dog control procedures. Clearly describe the place being fouled.

Ask how the authority takes enforcement action. If fouling occurs at regular times, it may be possible for a dog warden or officer to witness the fouling and take action accordingly. In many cases the local authority will warn the offender before taking legal action and this warning may be sufficient to deter further offences.

If the local authority decides to prosecute an offender you may be asked to make a statement. You will have to name the person concerned and give information about the offence. An officer will assist you with your statement.

The court must give a copy of your statement to the offender if requested to do so. If the case goes to court and the offender defends their actions then you may be called as a witness and have to explain to the court what you saw.

But hell what do know, seems perfectly fine for the dog to !!!!!! in the garden because the fence is down....

So what was the complaint..... The fence is down, what should i do....

Dora_the_Explorer_5

As a now dogless dogowner, I have the greatest sympathy for the OP. It's usually better to try and resolve difficulties with neighbours in a friendly informal way as calling in the local authority will result in an audit trail. If this is construed as a dispute the OP would have to declare it if/when they sell their property.
The easiest solution would be the OP erecting a fence themselves to ensure the dog can't 'trespass', however as they are pensioners this may not be easily acheivable. Installation of a 'scanner' to keep the dog away would be easy and relatively inexpensive if the OP could be confident it would not effect the dog whilst in its own garden.
If I were in the OP's shoes, I'd try and keep a friendly line of communication open as Jays suggests, not least because the dog may also be urinating as well as fouling and if it's a !!!!! the grass will get scorched and if it's a dog plants may be killed.
HTH

Quincy_3

Just calmly walk nextdoor and take a crap in their garden, see how they like it.

Or

Put the crap in a brown paper bag and take next door and light the top of the bag then ring the bell and runaway, and see them stamp it out

biggar_2

Thank you for your helpful post Dora.
I wondered why quite a few parts of our lawn was scorched.
We have had no trouble yesterday or today. Long may it continue.:)

Dora_the_Explorer_5

You're welcome Biggar. Incidentally the MSE software replaced the word I used for a female dog with four !!!! I guess I'll have to be careful what I write in any discussion about little blue and yellow birds that visit gardens