Thank you for being so kind to me. I thought I was going to really get beat up. I realize their are problem dogs in every neighborhood and mine is no exception. Unfortunately it is the same for dogs as it is for humans... it is the few that ruin it for the many.

I do not have any answers about how you can get pet owners in your neighborhood to be responsible. I do have one suggestion although it is a far fetch. In our county a few months ago the animal control was going around knocking on doors to ensure dogs were properly licensed. If the dog was not then a fine of $300.00 was assessed immediately and a 10 day period given to have it done. The County Treasurers office noted a 43% increase in dog license applications the following month. Perhaps a petition signed by neighbors and given to animal control to have something like that done if the dogs were running off lead in the neighborhood could be done.

I understand the passion you feel for this problem. I also have a pet peeve that just gets the best of me. It's when people walk their dogs and their dog chooses to take a dump in my yard and they continue on without cleaning it up. I guess because I have dogs my yard must smell good and a good place to leave a calling card. There is only one dog that does this occassionally but that is still to often.

Hopefully you can walk your pups in tranquility soon. We wish you the best!