Comments on: Forget the Homeless, Get Rid of the Dogs http://actlocallysf.org/blog/petpeevesblog/2007/04/20/forget-the-homeless-get-rid-of-the-dogs/ The ActLocallySF Pet Peeves Blog Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:47:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 by: rob bregoff http://actlocallysf.org/blog/petpeevesblog/2007/04/20/forget-the-homeless-get-rid-of-the-dogs/#comment-568 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 22:45:12 +0000 http://actlocallysf.org/blog/petpeevesblog/2007/04/20/forget-the-homeless-get-rid-of-the-dogs/#comment-568 I don't mind the dogs, but keep them out of the parks. Off-leash dogs were banned from city parks until the 70s, yet people still had healthy, happy dogs. Now every grassy spot in the city becomes a dog toilet. "Responsible" dog owners start wailing at the very hint of restricting their prescious pets' right to foul the urban landscape, and Selfish dog owners seem to care more about letting their dogs destroy the grass than having the neighborhood kids have a place to play frisbee. Does anyone else remember when Duboce Park was full of PEOPLE on a sunny day? And yes, the grass still stinks of dog crap even after you're kind enough to pick it up (if you pick it up). This sort of defiling of the parks wouldn't fly in NYC, where they have tidy little dog runs, if anything at all. We should follow their lead. We're in an urban setting here, and many families don't have yards, but their kids can't play in the park without stepping or crawling in dog feces. This is another problem that is driving families out of the city. Parks are for people. RB<ul><li><label>Overall Rating</label>: 1</li> </ul> I don’t mind the dogs, but keep them out of the parks. Off-leash dogs were banned from city parks until the 70s, yet people still had healthy, happy dogs.
Now every grassy spot in the city becomes a dog toilet. “Responsible” dog owners start wailing at the very hint of restricting their prescious pets’ right to foul the urban landscape, and Selfish dog owners seem to care more about letting their dogs destroy the grass than having the neighborhood kids have a place to play frisbee. Does anyone else remember when Duboce Park was full of PEOPLE on a sunny day? And yes, the grass still stinks of dog crap even after you’re kind enough to pick it up (if you pick it up).
This sort of defiling of the parks wouldn’t fly in NYC, where they have tidy little dog runs, if anything at all. We should follow their lead.
We’re in an urban setting here, and many families don’t have yards, but their kids can’t play in the park without stepping or crawling in dog feces. This is another problem that is driving families out of the city. Parks are for people.
RB
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]]> by: Stephanie Frank http://actlocallysf.org/blog/petpeevesblog/2007/04/20/forget-the-homeless-get-rid-of-the-dogs/#comment-561 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 21:43:14 +0000 http://actlocallysf.org/blog/petpeevesblog/2007/04/20/forget-the-homeless-get-rid-of-the-dogs/#comment-561 I love the dogs in this city, and as soon as I cfind a landlord who will let me, I will own one too. Seeing a dog walking down the street, so happy to be out and about, always puts a smile on my face. The homeless on the other hand, are just as guilty of the offenses you mentioned above as any dog in this city.<ul><li><label>Overall Rating</label>: 1</li> </ul> I love the dogs in this city, and as soon as I cfind a landlord who will let me, I will own one too. Seeing a dog walking down the street, so happy to be out and about, always puts a smile on my face.

The homeless on the other hand, are just as guilty of the offenses you mentioned above as any dog in this city.

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]]> by: Rick Haelig http://actlocallysf.org/blog/petpeevesblog/2007/04/20/forget-the-homeless-get-rid-of-the-dogs/#comment-555 Sat, 21 Apr 2007 20:11:21 +0000 http://actlocallysf.org/blog/petpeevesblog/2007/04/20/forget-the-homeless-get-rid-of-the-dogs/#comment-555 Don't lump irresponsible dog owners with the rest of us, especially when suggesting that San Francisco disregards our homeless concerns in the interest of ridding itself of our cherished loved-ones. One barking dog is NOT worse than a single car alarm, and while an out-of-control barking dog is a nuisance, they represent a minority of the pets in the city. Make you a deal; you get the homeless off San Francisco's city streets, and I'll solve the canine urine and barking problem the very next day.<ul><li><label>Overall Rating</label>: 1</li> </ul> Don’t lump irresponsible dog owners with the rest of us, especially when suggesting that San Francisco disregards our homeless concerns in the interest of ridding itself of our cherished loved-ones.

One barking dog is NOT worse than a single car alarm, and while an out-of-control barking dog is a nuisance, they represent a minority of the pets in the city.

Make you a deal; you get the homeless off San Francisco’s city streets, and I’ll solve the canine urine and barking problem the very next day.

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