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Sunday, April 13, 2014

Tiny landmines and time machines: How to train your neighbor's dog


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I’ve got a crappy neighbor. She’s small, white, goes by the name Buffy. There’s an older man in her life.
                Now, there’s nothing wrong with any of that. Hell, it’s all true of Sarah Michelle Geller, and I wouldn’t care if she lived next door.
                The problem I have is that this neighbor has developed an irritating habit of crapping on my lawn.
                Here’s the situation: Our neighbor likes to let his dog Buffy walk around sans lease on his front lawn. So naturally, whenever she has to poop, she crosses over into my lawn and does her business right smack in the middle of it. Oh, and then she rips up a bunch of dirt and grass to try to bury it for good measure.  
And I don’t care if you’re a small fluffy dog named Buffy or even the lovely Sarah Michelle Geller herself, I don’t want you pooping on my lawn. I’m just old fashioned that way.
I don’t mind cleaning up the leavings of the animals who actually provide me with joy and companionship. That’s the tradeoff.
                But Buffy? She provides neither of those things so therefore I’m not all that interested in being her pooper scooper.
                Trouble is, Buffy’s owner is a thousand years old. In addition to predating America, the man is also as sweet as the day is long. So, saying anything to him about it kind of feels like giving George Washington a wet willy.