Tuesday, May 22, 2012
New Fountain
The Board has agreed to install a new fountian at the pond located on Rivershore, between Blue Sky and Winding Creek. This will be up and running on Wednesday May 23rd. This new fountain will also have lights that shine at night.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
We have received concerns regarding an alligator. The Board is aware of your neighbor, however alligators cannot be moved. DNR simply authorizes the HOA to have them destroyed. We then hire a company who does that as quietly as possible…
We have an informative article on our website that we ask owners to read. Alligators are only a hazard to people and pets when they lost their natural fear of humans after being fed by humans – often by workmen and kids. Alligators LOVE marshmallows, food wrappers and lunch scraps... Please do not approach, try to get near, feed or let children or animals play near.
We have seen that shortly after removal, another animal will move into a vacant pond. They were here for millions of years before people and most locals have a certain sentiment for them…There are perhaps thousands in the area and they do move around. When owners call with similar encounters we ask that they carefully consider whether this animal was possibly stalking their pet and represents an unusual threat, or was just “walking around” before they call for its head.
If you feel this particular animal is a threat worthy of destruction, please let us know and we’ll schedule it for removal.
Additionally, each year, wildlife officers remind people:
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Friday, April 13, 2012
Reasons to Pick Up
Dog waste contaminates the ground and becomes a means of passing intestinal
parasites and infections to dogs and people. Your own dog can be repeatedly
reinfested by parasites in this way. Picking up the feces prevents a great
deal of the contamination, especially if diarrhea is not involved. Cleanup
can reduce veterinary expenses and might even save on human doctor bills.
Because of contamination as well as smell and mess, dog waste is highly
offensive to many people in the community. It often becomes a reason to ban
dogs from areas. Of course the dogs can't clean up after themselves, so this
is a people problem rather than a dog problem. It's easy to enact "no dogs
allowed" rules, and then the people who clean up suffer right along with the
ones who don't.
If happiness for you is being able to have your dog live with you in your
association, be conscientious about cleaning up. Dog waste damages
landscaping, offends other owners, and costs money to your association. It
pays to not only clean up after your own dog, but others, too, whenever the
poop is especially conspicuous.
Neighborhood disputes over dog poop can escalate into real misery. In some
localities it is illegal to allow your dog to relieve on someone else's
property unless you have that person's permission. The very existence of
such laws is an indication of how seriously people take the cleanup issue!
If you've ever tried to have a pleasant outdoor meal next door to a yard
contaminated with foul-smelling dog feces, you have some idea of how quality
of life can be affected by cleanup neglect. If you've found your lawn mower
stinking up the tool shed because of dog feces on the mower blades after
mowing your own yard where someone else's dog deposited poop, you surely
weren't pleased.
Keeping the yard clean keeps the dog cleaner, since the dog won't be
stepping or playing in the mess on relief trips outside. A clean yard also
gives both people and dogs a lot more exercise space.
Ways and Means
Various tools are available for picking up dog waste. Some people use a
shovel, and may bury the waste in the yard. If you want to dispose of the
waste outdoors, a septic or other sewage disposal system may do a better job
of handling potentially infectious material.
Scooper tools can make the job easier. These are usually lighter in weight
than a shovel and more customized for the pickup task. You can tote along a
bucket or bag to save steps.
A simple plastic bag slipped over your hand like a glove makes an efficient
and completely clean pickup tool. A latex glove is also useful. A wide
variety of bags will work, making this one way to recycle. Simply pick up
the poop, turn the bag inside out to enclose it, tie the top, and deposit it
in a legal container. This system works well on outings as well as at home.
If bending is difficult for you, a long-handled scooper tool may be your
better choice. Some of these are designed to work with disposable bags.
There are quite a few different tools designed for picking up poop.
The association has doggie stations located throughout the community. Take
advantage of these!
Good Habits
You can make pickup easier with how you manage your dog. Though you need to
always be ready to pick up on outings and walks, many dogs will learn to
relieve themselves at home before and after walks if consistently given the
chance. That saves you having to carry it home.
Keeping the elimination to certain areas can help the dog be more social on
outings, too. Some dogs will defend territory they have marked by urinating
and defecating. Getting your dog to do this at home instead of on your walk
can have a positive effect on the dog's attitude toward other dogs and
people on walks.
If your outings are long and the dog needs to eliminate before you get back
home, you may be able to teach your dog to eliminate on cue. Dogs vary in
how their bodies work for elimination. Some will be so stimulated by
exercise that they simply must move their bowels on every walk. This is just
the way they are made, not a training issue.
Be Proud
There's no place so isolated that you can be sure dog poop would not put
some animal at risk of catching something from your dog, or some person or
animal at risk of stepping in the mess. Picking up is just part of having a
dog. If everyone would do it, there would be far fewer objections to dogs
living and traveling in human communities.
Be proud to be seen picking up dog poop. It may seem silly at first, but
people who see you do this will know any mess left behind is NOT from your
dog. Picking up shows pride in your community, in yourself, and in your
dog. You set a great example for others, and you help create a brighter
future for dogs and their people.
CLEANING UP DOG POOP
IF YOU WALK YOUR DOG, REMEMBER YOU MAY BE ON CANDID CAMERA!
This is lovely dog walking weather. Everyone is grateful for the good
neighbors who carry a disposal bag or container and pick up the poop their
pet puts out. For those who may have forgotten, it is against the law NOT to
pick up your pet's poop. If someone identifies you and sends a picture to
Animal Control of you watching your pet pooping on someone else's property,
you could be cited and not picking up the poop could affect your pocket or
pocketbook (this could be quite expensive). With the growing number of
surveillance cameras and phones with cameras, it is increasingly likely your
picture could be taken in such embarrassing circumstances. Be a good
neighbor, tuck a bag in your pocket for poop pick-up, don't get yourself
cited and help keep our city clean.
THE LAST BAG
If you have just used your last bag and your dear dog decides to poop again,
try knocking on the neighbor's door and asking if they have a poop bag you
could use, because you just used your last one. Some neighbors would prefer
to help you instead of finding poop on their lawn.
Dog waste contaminates the ground and becomes a means of passing intestinal
parasites and infections to dogs and people. Your own dog can be repeatedly
reinfested by parasites in this way. Picking up the feces prevents a great
deal of the contamination, especially if diarrhea is not involved. Cleanup
can reduce veterinary expenses and might even save on human doctor bills.
Because of contamination as well as smell and mess, dog waste is highly
offensive to many people in the community. It often becomes a reason to ban
dogs from areas. Of course the dogs can't clean up after themselves, so this
is a people problem rather than a dog problem. It's easy to enact "no dogs
allowed" rules, and then the people who clean up suffer right along with the
ones who don't.
If happiness for you is being able to have your dog live with you in your
association, be conscientious about cleaning up. Dog waste damages
landscaping, offends other owners, and costs money to your association. It
pays to not only clean up after your own dog, but others, too, whenever the
poop is especially conspicuous.
Neighborhood disputes over dog poop can escalate into real misery. In some
localities it is illegal to allow your dog to relieve on someone else's
property unless you have that person's permission. The very existence of
such laws is an indication of how seriously people take the cleanup issue!
If you've ever tried to have a pleasant outdoor meal next door to a yard
contaminated with foul-smelling dog feces, you have some idea of how quality
of life can be affected by cleanup neglect. If you've found your lawn mower
stinking up the tool shed because of dog feces on the mower blades after
mowing your own yard where someone else's dog deposited poop, you surely
weren't pleased.
Keeping the yard clean keeps the dog cleaner, since the dog won't be
stepping or playing in the mess on relief trips outside. A clean yard also
gives both people and dogs a lot more exercise space.
Ways and Means
Various tools are available for picking up dog waste. Some people use a
shovel, and may bury the waste in the yard. If you want to dispose of the
waste outdoors, a septic or other sewage disposal system may do a better job
of handling potentially infectious material.
Scooper tools can make the job easier. These are usually lighter in weight
than a shovel and more customized for the pickup task. You can tote along a
bucket or bag to save steps.
A simple plastic bag slipped over your hand like a glove makes an efficient
and completely clean pickup tool. A latex glove is also useful. A wide
variety of bags will work, making this one way to recycle. Simply pick up
the poop, turn the bag inside out to enclose it, tie the top, and deposit it
in a legal container. This system works well on outings as well as at home.
If bending is difficult for you, a long-handled scooper tool may be your
better choice. Some of these are designed to work with disposable bags.
There are quite a few different tools designed for picking up poop.
The association has doggie stations located throughout the community. Take
advantage of these!
Good Habits
You can make pickup easier with how you manage your dog. Though you need to
always be ready to pick up on outings and walks, many dogs will learn to
relieve themselves at home before and after walks if consistently given the
chance. That saves you having to carry it home.
Keeping the elimination to certain areas can help the dog be more social on
outings, too. Some dogs will defend territory they have marked by urinating
and defecating. Getting your dog to do this at home instead of on your walk
can have a positive effect on the dog's attitude toward other dogs and
people on walks.
If your outings are long and the dog needs to eliminate before you get back
home, you may be able to teach your dog to eliminate on cue. Dogs vary in
how their bodies work for elimination. Some will be so stimulated by
exercise that they simply must move their bowels on every walk. This is just
the way they are made, not a training issue.
Be Proud
There's no place so isolated that you can be sure dog poop would not put
some animal at risk of catching something from your dog, or some person or
animal at risk of stepping in the mess. Picking up is just part of having a
dog. If everyone would do it, there would be far fewer objections to dogs
living and traveling in human communities.
Be proud to be seen picking up dog poop. It may seem silly at first, but
people who see you do this will know any mess left behind is NOT from your
dog. Picking up shows pride in your community, in yourself, and in your
dog. You set a great example for others, and you help create a brighter
future for dogs and their people.
CLEANING UP DOG POOP
IF YOU WALK YOUR DOG, REMEMBER YOU MAY BE ON CANDID CAMERA!
This is lovely dog walking weather. Everyone is grateful for the good
neighbors who carry a disposal bag or container and pick up the poop their
pet puts out. For those who may have forgotten, it is against the law NOT to
pick up your pet's poop. If someone identifies you and sends a picture to
Animal Control of you watching your pet pooping on someone else's property,
you could be cited and not picking up the poop could affect your pocket or
pocketbook (this could be quite expensive). With the growing number of
surveillance cameras and phones with cameras, it is increasingly likely your
picture could be taken in such embarrassing circumstances. Be a good
neighbor, tuck a bag in your pocket for poop pick-up, don't get yourself
cited and help keep our city clean.
THE LAST BAG
If you have just used your last bag and your dear dog decides to poop again,
try knocking on the neighbor's door and asking if they have a poop bag you
could use, because you just used your last one. Some neighbors would prefer
to help you instead of finding poop on their lawn.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
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