Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Pets

[bdsullivan (bdsullivan]

>In a message dated 2/28/97 7:58:44 PM, Joani Blank wrote:

>
>We've so far recommended a personal responsibility ."  Owners of
>course are expected to do poop patrol, prevent annoying barking, and
>generally keep their pets from being a nuisance.
>
I don't live in Cohousing yet either but we are hopeful that we can when we
move back to the States this summer.  I'ld like to second the "personal
responsibility" issue. We have a dog in our appartment building and
therefore she has to "go" on common property. Of course we clean up after
her. However, because she is a dog and has odors, she attracts outside dogs
to come and relieve themselves on the property as well. A territory sort of
thing.  I feel therefore it is my responsibilty to clean up after these
dogs as well because they are in fact there because of my dog. So I do a
"poop patrol" every 3 days or so where I walk around inspecting all the
grouds as part of the regular walking exercise.

Pets are great for those of us who love them, but I'd like not to be
responsible for causing inconviences for others.

Now we have 2 young kids and I guess the same could be said for them as
well. Hopefully we'll be cleaning up other stuff though.


Brian D. Sullivan, Lecturer
Department of Architecture
Chinese University of Honk Kong
email  bdsullivan [at] cuhk.edu.hk