AIBU to not want dogs pissing on my new wall?

[uptheauntie]

I'll caveat this by saying I am not a dog owner.

We have had a lovely white rendered wall built in our front garden. I cannot tell you how many dog owners I have seen pause at our wall to all their dogs to cock a leg and piss down it. Which is leaving marks! It is not rocket science that if you pour yellow piss down a white wall it will stain.

AIBU for this to piss me off? I'm not blaming the dogs, but couldn't the owners tug them on! It's getting to the stage I thinking of putting up a sign or banging on the window when I see it!

Dogs will pee where they want to, and you really cannot stop them from cocking their leg.
If your genuine expectation is that owners will move their dogs on to less attractive wall....then good luck with that.

I understand your not in love with the stain down your nice new wall, but there really is nothing you can do.

Try the chilli powder?

*you're

its not the stained shoes I object to, its the wet squelchyness for the rest of the walk.

But if its the same dogs twice a day and they are walking onto your drive that's slightly different, I cross the road half way through the walk as my dog has a thing about a particular row of little potted conifers, i'd read your post to mean just random dogs wandering past and peeing on the wall from the pavement rather than a post on your drive as their regular pee spot.

Yes but surely the old wall would have been pee'd on too

It's part and parcel of having a wall that separates your private property from a public pathway, dogs will pee on it, cat's will climb on it (and possibly pee on it too), birds will poo on it, grit and slush will stain it. It's just the way it works.

I have suggested chilli powder as a deterrent also. I used to have a very big male dog, when he wanted to pee he pee'd there was no way I could have actually stopped him and quite honestly the cost of the wall wouldn't come into the equation for me. It's not about the shoes, that was tongue in cheek but seriously nobody is going to get wee all over their feet to protect a wall on a main road.

Meeep Are you sure you mean suck it up, with or without curry powder?

I loathe dogs, but as long as people are allowed to keep them as pets - they piss where they choose to piss so YABU.

But if you don't walk your dog close enough to the wall then he won't pee up it??!!

That's how I stop mine from peeing up against things I don't want him to, anyway!

Most width of pavements, you either walk your dog next to a wall, or next to the road and get glared at by drivers. What I used to do was have the dog on the wall side, but keep him on a very short leash.

Well they're just leaving and picking up pee-mails you'll have to stop all dogs from doing it. I must admit I couldn't be bothered, Wash it down every day if it's bugging you is the only thing I can think of or paint it a different colour.

"they piss where they choose to piss so YABU."

Only when off a lead.

I must live in the land of narrow pavements. My male dog wouldn't squat so would hold his wee until he found something suitable to pee on then run full force. I was going with him or he was going by himself, he was quite strong and knew where he wanted to relieve himself. I walked him in the woods because of his size but a few walls/lamposts got caught in the crossfire on our way.

Excellent point from ouryve - theyve marked it now. Before you put a deterrent on, clean it thoroughly with biological washing powder. (Not vinegar though)

If you are at the road edge & the dog next to you on a short lead, how can it reach to pee up a wall?

Unless you can't stop the dog from pulling you?

I'd be annoyed... Yeah dogs go when they need to go but I would be quite resentful it was on my wall. One of those annoying but inevitable things -.-
What gets me most though is when you see dog owners letting their dogs crap on someone's front garden/leaving mess on pavements.
What I bloody loathe though is the amount of cats that crap in my garden. Don't have pets for a reason so why should I clear up after someone else's stand in it wearing flip flops when nipping to the bin You wouldn't let a dog.

Sorry...pregnancy hormones running wild today.

I honestly must live in a place that has extraordinarily narrow pavements. If I'm walking a safe distance away from the road edge there isn't much room between the dog and the wall. If he caught a smell he would run towards it and pee, there was no chance of stopping him.

YANBU - my dad used to put a trail of Jeyes Fluid along the bottom of their wall. He thought it worked.

diddl - Dogs piss where they want to on a normal length lead. You have to keep them on a very short lead to stop this happening. Most people, can't be bothered.

Please don't use "Jeyes Fluid" that's toxic to dogs.

Should also say it's not just dogs it's toxic for. It's toxic for children, cat's and any kind of wildlife.

Haha at dog owners standing by while their dig pisses on someone else's property but not being allowed to use Jeyes fluid on their own property!

I would always discourage a dog on a lead from pissing on someone's plants, garden or carefully painted wall. And on car wheels.

Charm - Did you miss the fact that Jeyes fluid is also toxic to children? Or other wildlife?

I'm going to get some vinegar later on and spray it on the wall.

Dogs didn't seem that interested in pissing on our hedge that was there before the wall. I think several dog owners are dawdling to have a look at our building work and just letting their dogs piss away whilst they do.

Our wall is not a public footpath. It is on my property. I suppose those saying tough luck it is public would have no problem with people sitting on their wall?

Charm That's a bit twisted. It's toxic to all wildlife and children whether on your property or not it's disgusting to put something down that could harm anyone, animal or human. Their life is far more important than a wall or even a driveway, there are non toxic measures that can be taken. I still don't condone any dog owner letting their dog actually onto someone else's property but I certainly do not condone putting down harmful toxins as a deterrent.

What if your kids ball ended up in that particular garden and your child got poisoned?

Meeeep, you says jeyes fluid is toxic. But really, is dog piss something that is pleasant to ingest? Oh the irony.

Jeyes fluid is toxic to pretty much anything undilluted, so if you've got it on your wall when it rains it will kill your plants and its not good for children either so probably not the best idea as OP has a young DD.

Dogs hate the smell of vinegar though and that's safer for wildlife and children.

I didn't know it was toxic but how can it harm children? They aren't going to be licking the pavements?