A simple printout covered with some of the plastic laminate and attached to a wooden stake in the ground should be adequate. See how that goes for a week or so.
I like the idea of posting signage in the area as a fist step. An animal doctor nearby has a very simple graphic/image in the area outside the office. Im sure you could find something similar online that would eliminate any language confusion.
Step 1. No pooping sign.
If no joy, do a customized sign with a photo of the guy and his dog on it.
I also worry about getting into confrontations with people I don't know.
However, if I had just moved into a new place with a dog I wouldn't want anyone to think it was me who wasn't picking up after my dog. Newbies and foreigners seem to be easy targets.
I think you should be proactive and contact your building owner/property manager and explain the problem. Hopefully this will prevent anyone accusing you. Who does this grass belong to? Who maintains it?
I have to wonder how long this guy has not been picking up after his dog. Does someone else do it? If not by now you would think there would be a huge pile of poo.
We have a very small patch of grass just outside our fence at the entrance to our driveway. I use a small trimmer to cut it by hand. Once I discovered dog poo, which was very annoying as it got all over my trimmer. I thought about attaching a few robidog bags to the fence, just in case someone hasn't got a bag. The nearest robidog is in the forest.
Of course living where we do it is not uncommon to find poo from other animals which our dog would roll in if given the opportunity.
Hope the problem gets resolved.
As a non-confrontational approach seems to be preferred, why not collect all the poop in the neighborhood so that you build a great network and everyone will love you?
This is what you need, from Bau & Hobby.
https://www.bauundhobby.ch/maschinen…ette/p/3200756
Poor dog though, looks like he needs his anal glands expressing…
Now that you mention it, I did hand tie a couple of the bags to a tomato stake and stuck it in the ground next to an area that had received some canine gifts. Took all of about a minute. Its property that I don't check often and the next time I went back, the gifts were gone. Never to return.
I think I like that approach even before the signage. It`s a more gentle reminder.
You mean something like this
To me that means that the dog can't poop there at all, not just that you must pick it up.
Me too.
That's the trouble with that sign. Honestly I don't care if a dog does their business on my little grass patch along the road, I just want the owner to pick up after their dog.
Where we used to live there were 2 empty lots, very overgrown, across the road from us. As we walked along the side of the road sometimes our very elderly dog, who couldn't walk very far, would decide that was the chosen spot. Of course I always picked up after the dog. One day one of the lot owners (who lived on the same road) told me she didn't want my dog doing business on her property because when the farmer cuts the grass every few months, the poo causes problems for his machines and the cut grass is used as feed. I told her I pick up all the poo, so I'm not causing trouble.
We never went onto the property as the grass was too tall. I told the owner that she had a lot of nerve letting her overgrown grass grow onto the road making it difficult to walk on the edge of the road. I also told her that when the farmer cuts the grass he can't get to the edge and if there is any wind all the cut grass before it is collected comes onto my front garden and I have to clean it up. I also pointed out to her that she didn't own all of the land. After that I took my mower and mowed along the edge of the other owner's lot and I made sure only to walk there.
It didn't take long before the husband of lot owner who complained to me to start mowing along the edge of his property next to the road.
Now both those lots have been sold and houses are being built.
For dog owners living in built up areas it is becoming more difficult to find areas where dogs can do their business.
I'm looking forward to hearing the results of whatever steps the OP has taken
Alright... This one ok?
I did a quick search for the legal situation here, that is of not clearing up after dog mess, and came across this. It is in German: https://www.zuonline.ch/liegenlassen…r-370749374227 The article is entitled something like: “Not clearing up dog mess can be really expensive”. It mentions a smartphone app which can help with the collection and assessment of evidence and a potential fine of approaching CHF 300.- in some areas. The name of the app developer, a Phildius Kotter, together with the date and month of the publication hints at the seriousness of the article.
But being serious for a moment…
As with most things in Switzerland, rules and consequences for breaking the rules will vary by canton and Gemeinde.
For instance in SZ cantonal dog law states that an owner is responsible for picking up, the fines levied are up to the Gemeinde. Where I walk the dogs the fine is reportedly CHF 600. Occasionally I’ve seen some kind of official-looking person checking that dogs are on lead, so I assume this is the gent who would fine you if he saw you leaving your dog’s mess. I’ve only heard FOAF stories about being caught and fined, though.
As with most things in Switzerland, the rules vary by canton and Gemeinde.
For Jess’ benefit, here is a summary the Tessin cantonal dog regs, provided by Tier Im Recht.
https://www.tierimrecht.org/de/recht/hunderecht/tessin/
The summary is in German, the link at the top is Italian. From the summary I do not see any mention of picking up in the summary, and I am useless in Italian. However, even if there is no express cantonal requirement, there might be in the Gemeinde regs, so that is another place to check.
But it shouldn’t take a law to tell a dog owner to exercise common sense, decency, respect for others, and concern for the environment. Pick. It. Up. No excuses.
Oh for Pete’s sake, let’s not go there again. It’s been years since I learned about it on EF and I still can’t look a a dog in the same way.
My apologies!
Art. 10 para. 2 in conjunction with Art. 21 Lege sui Cani should have you covered. Would love to see the maximum fine applied…
( https://m3.ti.ch/CAN/RLeggi/public/i…egge/num/479):
“Art. 10 The Municipalities make available in public areas special containers for the collection of dog excrement.
2 Dog holders must collect the droppings of their animals and deposit them in the appropriate containers.”
“Art. 21
1 Infringements of this law and the regulation are punished with a fine of up to CHF 20’000.-.
2 The infringements of art. 2, 7 para. 2, 3 and 4, 10 para. 2 and 11 of this law are prosecuted by the Municipality.”
Shov it up your dog's butt until he barfs it out?
Tom
My pet hate is when some bugger bags the dogshit and simply leaves the bag and crap where it fell, thinking that they have done their part. So now somebody has to deal with dogpoop and a plastic bag.
They often leave it in the gutter. And then some truck comes up the road and dog shit is spattered everywhere.
Yes. This was a recent event. Lazy tossers - there's a dogshit bin about 10m away.