Doggy doodoo

Savvy_Sue

TripleH said:

Other cats stopped doing their business in our garden after our Queen marked her territory (our youngest girl maintains this position). We were last to move into a new build on our estate.

Maybe mark your garden as your territory?

I don't know if this works for dogs, or when women do it (and the OP's username suggests female), but we've used this method to try to deter badgers from digging up parts of our garden. To avoid causing offence to the neighbours, DH uses a jug indoors and then pours where instructed. 

bouicca21

Thank you all.  The lease does give the neighbours (and me) the right to have a small dog, it’s really how to deter it without unduly upsetting neighbourly relations.  Chucking it over their fence is not an option (I’m not that obnoxious) but I suppose I could buy some poop bags and leave them by their gate but that’s a bit passive aggressive isn’t it? Somehow I doubt I have the nerve to ask male friends to pop round and ‘water’ the grass.  TBH I’m not too keen on the dog doing its stuff elsewhere in the garden either.

I suppose I should be grateful they pick it up once told about it.  

Brie

what about fencing your lawn?  Might not need to be much depending on the size of the dog.  Or could be nice thorny rose bushes all around?

elsien

Are you not able to just have a talk with in passing?

Hi , garden's looking great at the moment, isn't it, we're lucky to have this much space ....etc. etc. 
Can I just ask though, if you wouldn't mind keeping a little bit more of an eye on your lovely little Fido when he's out and about in the communal bits of the garden?  He's started using my area as a toilet and although you're great at picking up when you do see it, I'm a bit concerned that once he's started using that spot he'll keep coming back to it - it's not just the risk of (me/visiting children) stepping in anything it's the urine killing off the grass as well - still happens with dogs as well as bitches I'm told. So  I'd quite like outside my door (or wherever) not to accidentally turn into  the permanent doggy toilet. I'm sure you understand.  That's really helpful of you, thank you so much.

bouicca21

@elsien they are not the easiest of people and I’m not tithe most tactful of individuals, but that sort of script has possibilities. Thank you.  I will try to engineer a occasion for just such a conversation.  

Savvy_Sue

bouicca21 said:

@elsien they are not the easiest of people and I’m not tithe most tactful of individuals, but that sort of script has possibilities. Thank you.  I will try to engineer a occasion for just such a conversation.  

I always feel it's worth practising these things beforehand. You'll feel like an eejit, but I find that if I've heard the words I want to say come out of my mouth once, they're more likely to come out a second time, when it matters!

eldamar

Squirt the dog with a water soaker having first added brightly coloured dye to the water.

mcpitman

eldamar said:

Squirt the dog with a water soaker having first added brightly coloured dye to the water.

To achieve what?

Savvy_Sue

mcpitman said:

eldamar said:

Squirt the dog with a water soaker having first added brightly coloured dye to the water.

To achieve what?

I guess it would demonstrate to the neighbour that it was indeed THEIR dog who had just done his business outside his 'proper' territory. 

sheramber

Some dogs, .particularly labradors, enjoy playing in squirted water, water out of hoe pipes, fountains, sprinklers etc.

As far as I read the neighbour hasn't denied it was their dog. The OP says they  clear it up when told about it.

The dog is using a communal area so just as much his territory as anybody else who else who lives in the block.