Grass to garden -- what's the best approach?

[Ann]

"mleblanca" expounded:

How true!

[Jangchub]

I like a good debate. You are very rigid on this subject and I can't say I blame you because when the neighbor cat stalks the wild birds I get annoyed. Or one time we accidentally trapped it in our garage for a very long day in extremely high heat. I was not angry or annoyed at the cat, but at the a-hole owners who let the cat roam without care.

So, I'm going to return to my other subjects of interest and I truly hope it gets resolved for you.

Victoria

[JoeSpareBedroom]

I'm thinking of hiring a witch with some bad mojo to take care of this. I'm envisioning dogs being pecked to death by birds, like in the Alfred Hitchcock movie. :-)

[Jen]

That's just an inconsiderate and rude person. Not the dogs fault. Just because a person has a dog doesn't mean they become inconsiderate and rude.

Je

[Jen]

Not the babies fault if there isn't.

So why are you blaming dog owners. Why not just blame this "person"?

A dog doesn't purposely pee on your garden because it annoys you. It doesn't even consciously think about it.

Jen

[Ann]

"Jen" expounded:

Actually, Jen, he's a troll. Don't feed him.

[JoeSpareBedroom]

I'm not a troll. I've been gardening for 35 years, and I contribute useful information. But, are there no subjects about which you feel strongly? If you're asked about them, do you respond with anything less than total honesty?

[JoeSpareBedroom]

The point is this, Jen: The parent installs the locks because they address one of the requirements for being a good parent: Keeping the baby from harm. Therefore, the parent's behavior has changed because of the presence of the baby.

The dog owner's behavior changes because of the dog, too. The dog needs exercise. The dog needs "bathrooms". If the dog didn't exist, the problem with their waste products would not exist.

Now, before you respond as I know you want to, consider this: All urban and suburban areas have laws regarding what types of animals we can have on our property. Why?

Because of an erroneous group of words: "I'm a good dog owner". Even the "good" ones walk around causing problems. We have a couple of strays here. Guess where they sniff around to take a dump? Exactly where the "good" dog owners cleaned up after their pets. So, the "good" people are setting up their neighbors for more annoyances.

Does the dog owner leave the house with the dog intentionally, or is the dog owner somehow unaware of his/her actions? I think that qualifies as dementia.

[Jangchub]

Witches don't DO bad mojo. That's a myth. They'd certainly never do that to an animal. I know you're joking, but all one has to watch is any of those animal cop shows to see clearly how animals are so abused it tears your heart out.

It's never the fault of the animal.

[Jangchub]

I don't think you're a troll, but I think you have some issues to work out. We all have them. Everyone has their sacred cow, so to speak and your front plants seem to be yours.

I choose not to have destructive thoughts any more. I fall short most of the time, but I aspire toward that aim. The only one who suffers from hating is me.ds

[JoeSpareBedroom]

I think plants are vastly superior to people and dogs in every possible way, so I guess that's why I don't give dog-people any slack whatsoever. I will say that I have met exactly two dogs in my entire life who I considered to be honorable. Just two.

[JoeSpareBedroom]

It's the fault of the people who choose to *have* animals in places they don't belong. If you lived in a neighborhood of 1/8th acre lots and your neighbor came home from somewhere with a dozen hogs as pets, this point would be clearly illustrated.

[JohnS]

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[Jangchub]

Look, I watch the Dog Whisper every week. It's always the fault of the dogs owner. Why would anyone buy a boarder collie if they live in the city? The poor dog needs a job and is bred to do the job. So when the dog tries to round up the family, children, snapping at their ankles, they bring the poor thing to the pound. So, the dog is dead because anyone knowing anything would never buy a border collie in the city.

People are very ignorant. My point is, so am I in certain areas. It's my job to educate myself on my own mind. We can go around and around, but you know damn well if someone came home with a dozen hogs (I adore pigs) the deed restrictions set up by the city would prevent that from happening in city limits. So, c'mon.

[JoeSpareBedroom]

This is true. People who want a border collie should first be required to meet with someone knowledgable about the breed. They should have to sit through a video of these dogs doing their thing, and be asked a dozen times "Is this what you want, 24x7, 365 days a year?"

A relative on my wife's side had a border collie. She called its behavior "exuberant". One day, we went to this woman's home for dinner. I came straight from work, in a business suit. Her dog leapt onto the jacket, got its claws caught in the outer pocket, fell, and tore the entire left panel off the jacket. Too bad it was a Hickey-Freeman suit. It cost the woman some major money to replace the jacket. But, as the dog came tearing through the house toward us, she said "Oh look how happy she is to see you!"

Dumb.

[Cearbhaill]

Bad timing- my websites are in the process of being moved to a new server today. Sorry for the time wasted!

[Jangchub]

This is why I am cloistered away in my house most of the time. It cuts down on the amount of aggrivation I have. I limit my aggrivation to people who actually matter so I can work on my mind to quiet that part of me down.

My sister in law bought a Veeshla (it is misspelled I'm lazy) and the dog is a completely hyper active ping pong ball. She jumps on everyone and behaves like a nutcase.

My SIL went on vacation and I volunteered to watch the dog for two weeks and not one time did this dog act like a nutcase. Obviously it was the owner who has the negative energy the dog reacts to. Now SIL is divorced and the dog is locked in a room a lot of the time and she hates the dog. I offered to take her, but she said her kids couldn't live without her. Huh? IT'S A DOG! So torture the poor animal. Yeah, that's nice.

[JoeSpareBedroom]

I wonder sometimes if some people get dogs because they think it'll occupy their kids. This way, they don't have to.

[Jangchub]

I don't think in this case that is true, but I will say they got this particular breed because it was some sort of status shit. The puppy cost them 1500 dollars because she was sired by some big poobah show dog. Clearly, the reason NOT to buy a dog. I feel so bad for this poor thing, but we now have a parrot and that breed is a hunting dog who points at birds and she is lightening fast like a greyhound!

Feh.

[Jen]

Once again the owners fault, not the dog's!!