Sorry its the issue of Dogs again

We have just returned from a two week stay in Jardines.12. Our apartment is 5 . While we were doing odd jobs in 5 We saw the couple with the white German Shepard. Always on a lead untill they got to the area where the foro ws originally going. The dog has a good run around. They always have a pooper scooper & bag. The dog  goes back on the lead before getting back on the pavement.

However the lady with the White Husky allows her dog to Urinate in other Jardines I wonder if it does the same in their Jardin. The dog is on a lead but it is one of those that gives the dog the oportunity to run on ahead.

Will Dog urine eventually ruin the beautiful tree`s I wonder.

In the resturant in Jardin 6 there is a long table in front of you as you  walk into the foyer.

On it are various brochures & ads for other Polaris resturants. There is also a letter Both in english &  in spanish requesting all dog owners to complete. it asks for owners name Site address. the dogs breed & its name. Dont know how many people will see this form & how many will bother to fill it in.

I think these forms aught to have  been posted to each address or pushed under doors. at least no one can say they never saw it. 

jan

Hi Jan,

We have just returned from a brief visit & we saw a similar thing.  A lady with a little dog (possibly terrier type mongrel) walked into our Jardin (11) let her dog do its business & carried on walking.  Hubby, was none too impressed so followed her back to her Jardin (13) & took a note of her appt No.  She did look Spanish hence Hubby didn't wish to confront her fully as his/our conversational Spanish is pretty limited.

However, hubby did go to the portacabins & spoke to the man who is representing the management company (more on other threads about them), but they are the same ones that have produced the leaflet you mention.  Anyway, he said that he is taking these complaints very seriously, also the gardeners have made many complaints about the mess that has been left in the various Jardins by these careless owners.  Hubby did mention that in the UK it is a offence to let your dog foul in public & not pick it up & they responded by saying it is in Spain too, so I'm guessing that some residents are just taking advantage of the limited occupancy of the Jardins.  I'm hoping that in the Summer when there's a lot more people around, we should see a drop in these occurances, which will prove the theory of them taking advantage of not getting caught......

Anyway, this is a bit of a long-winded way of saying, if we see it happening, whether we confront the dog owner or not, then we must mention it to the management company  for them to approach the owner/resident & maybe we could suggest, as you say, that they do a proper door to door leafet drop to ensure that all residents have received the information. 

In answer to question about the urine damaging the trees......  Having been an owner of 2 dogs, male & female, my experience is that its mainly female dogs urine that is damaging to grass etc.  That said if a dog urinates in the same place constantly (which they tend to do, being creatures of habit), then you will probably see some damage occur, perhaps not to the tree itself, but definately the surrounding grassed area.... 

Cheers

Sara

It would be nice if people trained their pets to stay in their own small yard as we have, our pet does not cross the bush line, that way it is our responsibilty.

I hope more owners will follow suit.

Jill and Terry