How Do You Be A Good Neighbor And Pet Owner?
Good neighbor and pet owner can certainly go hand in hand–although you wouldn’t know it by some neighbors. In the pet owner world, they would be the equivalent of those parents at Target or Wal-Mart that assume the rest of the world is their children’s babysitter. You don’t have to be one of those pet owners–here are ways you can have pets and still be a courteous and considerate neighbor that is invited to all of the neighborhood gatherings–and not treated like the neighborhood leper. Clean up after your dog. That is first and foremost. It’s inevitable that if you walk your dog in the neighborhood, he will end up leaving a deposit on a neighbor’s lawn sometime, if not, every time. Always be sure to bring along some plastic “poop” bags. And even if you don’t like your neighbors, will the fact that it’s the law sway you? Keep your dog leashed at all times and never let your dog or cat roam the neighborhood. Dogs–and yes, cats–can get hit by cars and/or cause accidents. They also do
