23
Feb
12

Curb your dog!! in Canaryville

A discussion popped up on EveryBlock Chicago about a month ago: ‘Curb your dog!!

Canaryville is a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago that “stretches from Fortieth to Forty-Seventh Street between Wentworth Avenue and Halsted”.

Aside from the usual – urban poop is a problem everywhere in the city – what’s interesting about the post was that several commenters brought up the problems with the term ‘Curb your Dog‘.

What on earth does “Curb Your Dog” mean anyway? Perhaps we, and the signs, need to say “Pick Up Your Dog’s Waste Or You Will Be Ticketed!” instead of using some arcane expression to pussyfoot around.

Right on, jim m.!

Whereas Jennifer says:

Curb your dog – you or your landlord owns the property in front of your house (your front yard or steps). the “curb” area is owned by the city. “Curbing” your dog means having them do their business on the “community” property – the area by the curb.

And Kitty chimes in again:

Okay well they are not using the curb they are literally leaving the poop on the side of my fence or in front of my home. I am really annoyed by this..

A lot of people in Canaryville are annoyed at having to clean up after other people’s dogs!

Just like in the South Loop!


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