Here you go:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/pet/374165066.html
Leave the Disgusting Job to Us!

Karen


dkhedmo wrote:
I live back east now, and something I noticed in early spring were ads
for people willing to come clean up the dog poop in your yard, I assume
for people who just let the dog out to poop in the snow but never
cleaned it up all winter. (Ewww... the mister was out there at least
once a week, no matter how damn cold it was!) We didn't own a dog when
we lived in the east bay, so I can't say I ever noticed people offering
those services, but maybe you could look around for a couple of phone
numbers to give the guy, maybe even check into the prices. Could be a
way to open up an amicable conversation?

Karen

Dan_Musicant wrote:
On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 04:51:05 GMT, dkhedmo wrote:

:Are you actually in Berkeley? Berkeley municipal code states there
:should be no more than 4 dogs over age 6 months. If there are more
adult :dogs than that, they are required to have a kennel set-up which
is :approved by the humane society and there are set-back requirements
for :said kennels.
:
:As per recent CA laws regarding dogs being kept/tethered outside,
etc. :the following may be helpful:
:
: Section 10.04.140 Care requirements for dogs housed or left
outdoors on private premises.
:
: C. Shelter. If a dog is housed or left outdoors, its
owner/guardian shall provide a “shelter” structure or other space for
the dog ... (f) be kept clean and maintained in a manner designed to
insure the :best possible sanitary conditions, e.g. excreta shall be
removed from :the shelter as often as necessary,
:
:
:Good luck dealing with Berkeley bureaucracy, you'll need it...
:
:Karen, who used to live in the East Bay and worked in Berkeley for
many :years

Yes, I'm actually in Berkeley and thanks for citing the city code. I'm
pretty sure he has less than 4 dogs, probably two. I figured that
Berkeley doesn't allow this guy to just let his dogs continually crap in
his backyard and never clean it up. I just went to my back fence with my
digicam and took 1/2 a dozen pictures. I hadn't taken the trouble to
look carefully before, but from my single vantage point on the fence I
could see that the dogs aren't just crapping next to the fence, but all
over the portion of his back yard that I can see -- the area in back of
his new garage, an area over 150 square feet, for sure. He just ignores
it, evidently. Many turds, most rather dried up by now, just sitting out
there. Now, I'm certain that it's an egregious code violation.

I've read all the posts up to this one and I'm inclined to agree with
the people who say I should talk to this guy before contemplating going
to the authorities. I can probably find the regulations online, FWIW,
but it isn't my inclination to go to the authorities if there's a chance
I can resolve a problem without doing so, and this situation can very
probably be so resolved. I'm not going over there today, because I want
to think about just what I'm going to say to this guy. He's tried to
come off as a nice guy, easy to get along with and I think if I approach
him in the right manner he will start keeping his back yard reasonably
clean. I don't want to create bad feelings, so I'm going to work on my
attitude, think about how to approach him. I've done many similar things
in the past (I think we all have), so I figure I can probably work this
problem out too. I don't think either of us needs to get belligerent.
It's been years, so there's no rush. I think the first step has been
made, actually, which is simply deciding that I'm going to talk to this
guy. It could happen today, it could happen in two weeks, who knows? But
it WILL happen! I rarely see him. He doesn't hang out in his back yard,
AFAIK. I may wait until I encounter him, or I may knock on his front
door. If I wait until I encounter him he will immediately realize I have
had something on my mind that I've wanted to talk to him about - not a
bad way to start the communication about this.

His house is generally upwind of his back yard, is a big part of the
problem, I figure. I don't think he has a wife. I don't know this for a
fact, but I suspect he lives there alone with his dogs. His house is due
west of the back yard, and the prevailing winds in Berkeley are from the
west or northwest. Only on rare days do we get offshore winds, and only
then would he sense the problem, assuming some of his windows were open.

Dan