soundoff (27 Responses)

1. Joey Isotta-Fraschini
   

   Excellent thinking, Philip.

   June 28, 2011 at 9:10 am | Report abuse |
2. Joey Isotta-Fraschini
   

   I like my neighbors' pets in my Manhattan apartment building. They have to be on a lead.
   One man has a pit bull that barks at everybody but me. That always gets an impressed stare from the owner.

   June 28, 2011 at 9:19 am | Report abuse |
3. zigzag
   

   We have a Great Dane. Luckily we also live on a 3 acre lot. Poop is far and beyond.

   June 28, 2011 at 10:00 am | Report abuse |
4. Joey Isotta-Fraschini
   

   I love Great Danes. A friend in my building had two, and sometimes I took them out for her in return for the favor with our dog.
   That's a lot to handle on snow and ice.

   June 28, 2011 at 10:16 am | Report abuse |
5. banasy
   

   Responsible pet owners pick up after their dog, no matter where they live.
   I have a backyard, and I still pick up after my dogs.
   A newspaper bag is ideal for this; slip it over your hand and arm, pick up the poo and turn bag inside out; no fuss, no muss.

   Of course, the apartments complexes can always make their complex pet-free.

   There are still some of those left.

   June 28, 2011 at 3:48 pm | Report abuse |
6. banasy
   

   And as for the posted topic:

   This is the stupidest thing I have ever heard of!

   Dear Lord, have we become a nation of morons?

   Wait, don't answer that.

   It would probably be more cost-effective to just have a nosy Nellie in the building who knows what everyone is doing at any given time; offer a rent reduction, and poof! Problem solved!

   A "poo police", as it were.

   June 28, 2011 at 3:52 pm | Report abuse |
7. katj
   

   Wow. In this day and age someone is willing to waste money on this??

   June 28, 2011 at 4:39 pm | Report abuse |
8. LouTen
   

   You obviously never had a lawn that you were proud of and have a dog owner leave his pet's urine and feces on your property. Step in it some day and then take it into your house. If you have a dog you also have a responsibility to respect other people's property. I have had dogs and curbed ( in the street) them and then picked it up and disposed of it. This is not a stupid thing. It is a necessity for sanitary reasons, safety for children that play in the grass, etc.

   June 28, 2011 at 6:31 pm | Report abuse |
9. johnny under the deuce
   

   I've seen nasty dog owners who have intentionally taken their demon spawn to a neighbors yard to take a crap, damn people ought to be shot and their dogs too.

   June 28, 2011 at 11:15 pm | Report abuse |
10. ben
    

    Apartments complexes, where in the world did you go to school? Jethro Bodine high?

    June 28, 2011 at 11:18 pm | Report abuse |
11. Andreas Moser
    

    Shoot these dogs!

    June 29, 2011 at 9:41 am | Report abuse |