@Walks_At_Night
In the What would Jesus do category:
With regards to the dog poop on your lawn problem:
Have you considered erecting a small and polite but blunt sign saying something to the effect of "Dear dog walkers, please pick up after your pets" or however you may want to word it.. yes?
It could work
I was out working in the front yard earlier this year. A family came up the sidewalk, first a teenage kid with a dog on a leash, and following him were what must have been his mom pushing a stroller, and his dad. I was sort of out of their sight trimming some trees.
The kid has his dog pee in my yard, then keeps going.
I walk out from where I'm standing and ask him if he's going to wipe it up. Total deer in the headlights, lol. Some unpleasantries were exchanged with the father, then sort of an ongoing exchange after he continued up the street after thinking better of stopping in my driveway. I haven't seen them since.
Is this ok - taking the dog out to pee in the neighbor's yard? I don't want them pooping in my yard and picking it up either. I'm supposed to mow, trim, rake leaves in that?