To the Editor:
Dog owners, this is for you. Dog pee kills plants. Dog pee has wiped out the entire hedge row in front of my house. Except our dogs didn’t do that.
When walking dogs, there should be a Three-P rule: Plugs, Poles, and Posts. Fireplugs, power poles, and lampposts. The urine can’t kill those articles, and homeowners would be grateful if you would direct the liquid involved to those targets.
There was once a 6-foot leash limitation for dogs in Alameda until someone invented those retractable leashes that can go out 20 feet. Then that someone got hold of someone else in City Hall and the regulation is now “appropriate length.” How is that appropriate when it allows a dog to run right up under someone’s living room window and blast their begonias with their offering?
So, plain and simple: Be respectful of others’ property and be responsible for your animal’s behavior because, simply put, that behavior can be destructive. And you’re in charge. Aren’t you?
In hope for unstained shrubbery, I remain,
Sincerely,
Arthur Lenhardt
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