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SUMMER 2014
! The Civic Association of River Falls!Neighborhood News
Kids’ Bike Brigade at July 4th Parade
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4th of July Picnic and Parade by Suzanne Crump and Holly Hoscheit
outgoing co-chairs, Community Activities Committee
CARF is pleased to have brought the neighborhood another successful River Falls Fourth of July celebra-tion! Parade highlights included dozens of bikes and scooters, a Color Guard from Maryland’s own Navy Information Officers Command (NIOC) and an impres-sive showing by the Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service, Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire Department. Congratulations to the tennis team, which won the
Issue Highlights July 4th Celebration…..……………..…Page 1 Beautification Committee Report..Page 4 Around River Falls…………………………Pages 6-9 RFCCA Membership Report……….…Page 10 Killeen-Harrison Yosemite Hike.…..Page 11
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RiverFallsChat is the un-moderated listserv of the Civic Association of River Falls (CARF). The listserv was formed to facilitate both official and informal communication among neighbors in River Falls. The listserv is available to residents of River Falls who are mem-bers of CARF (or their minor children who have parental permission) and to non-residents who are current members of the River Falls Community Center Association (RFCCA), the swim and tennis facility. The listserv is also available to a few individually approved dues-paying “Friends of CARF” who reside outside the neighborhood.
Official communications are email messages originating from the CARF or RFCCA Boards –e.g., meeting notices, Architectural Control Committee (ACC) notices, messages about community safety, announcements of swim and tennis sign-ups, and public events held in the community and clubhouse.
Informal communications are email messages originating from CARF or RFCCA members of the listserv. Listserv members are welcome to post on any topic of general interest to the community—e.g., community safety, events or classes; information, items or services needed or offered; tutoring, babysitting, etc. Members are encouraged to use discretion in posting commercial announcements.
To join RiverFallsChat, send an email with your name, address, and phone number to [email protected]. If you are not a resident of River Falls, please indicate whether you are a paid "Friend of CARF" or RFCCA member. If you are an RFCCA member, please include your membership number.
If you want to receive RiverFallsChat in daily digest form –i.e., a single email daily—rather than individual messages, then send a blank email to [email protected]. You may send a request for help to [email protected].
RiverFallsChat Rules of Usage: o Users must be 18 years old or submit written parental permission to
o Messages must contain a “Subject” line.
o Users must identify themselves by first and last name at the end of all messages.
o Repeated postings of commercial messages or the same message within a short period of time is discouraged and could result in removal from the listserv.
o Using RiverFallsChat for any personal attacks, hostile remarks, or foul language will result in removal from the listserv.
o Membership will be terminated for any member who receives notice of a Covenants violation from the ACC or CARF President and who fails to remedy the violation within 90 days of such notice.
o RiverFallsChat may not be used for political or religious advocacy. This guideline does not preclude the posting of messages that have broad interest and that are non-partisan in nature.
RiverFallsChat Guidelines
CARF Board of Di-rectors 2014 President: Keith Williams, 301.983.5334, [email protected] Vice President: Ted Duncan, 301.785.7966, [email protected] Secretary: vacant Treasurer: Bill Eagle-son, 301.983.9740, [email protected] Beautification: Linda Rieger, 301.365.7593, [email protected] Community Activi-ties: vacant Covenants: vacant Membership: Debbie Stevens, 301.983.8667, [email protected] Neighborhood Secu-rity: vacant Newsletter: Nancy Holahan, Editor and Layout, 301.983.0725, [email protected]; Kim Kuehl, Photogra-phy, 301.365.3978,[email protected] RFCCA Liaison: Ken Markowitz, 301.983.4266, [email protected] RiverFallsChat: Andi Tepper, 301.469.8758, [email protected] Directory: Anne Killeen, 301.706.0067, [email protected] Welcoming Commit-tee: Sarah Hanfland, 315.657.4070, [email protected]
What is CARF?
Civic Association of River Falls, CARF, is a voluntary, dues supported association formed in 1975 to represent the inter-ests of River Falls residents. Among CARF’s responsibilities:
• act as a spokesperson for River Falls to the various governmental and cor-porate bodies whose decisions affect our community
• keep the community informed of de-velopments affecting River Falls in particular and the Potomac area in general (e.g. PEPCO, school and zon-ing-type issues)
• oversee the Architectural Control Committee (ACC), which reviews homeowner renovation plans for con-formity with legal covenants that apply to residents, and ensure com-pliance with other homeowner covenants
• publish a periodic newsletter for the community, a resident directory for members and maintain a neighbor-hood listserv, RiverFallsChat
• undertake local projects and celebra-tions of a civic nature to enhance the enjoyment of residents—including organizing the annual July 4th cele-bration, providing security patrol for Halloween, and establishing a “Wel-coming Committee” to help new resi-dents to transition into our communi-ty.
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!Neighborhood News is the com-munity newsletter of the Civic Association of River Falls (CARF) in Potomac, MD. It is published four times annually and deliv-ered to residents by community volun-teers. It is also available online to mem-bers of CARF on RiverFallsChat and to members of the River Falls Community Center Association (RFCCA) through its web site at www.RiverFalls.org. !Articles may be edited, should be of com-munity-wide interest, and may not be used to promote for-profit businesses. Previous-ly published material must include permis-sion from the publisher and credit given. !No part of Neighborhood News may be reprinted without written permission from the editor. Published materials do not nec-essarily reflect the opinions of CARF’s Board of Directors. !Submission deadlines are: April 10 (spring issue), July 10 (summer issue), October 10 (fall issue) and January 10 (winter issue). Send material to Nancy Holahan, Editor, at [email protected] (preferred) or 8113 Coach St., Potomac, MD 20854 or fax to 301.983.2434. In the subject line of e-mail, please state “CARF Newsletter.” Submissions must contain contributor’s name and the issue(s) in which the article is to appear.
Volunteer Opportunities for CARF Positions
If you are interested in taking an active role in our neigh-borhood, the civic association has opportunities available requiring varying levels of involvement. CARF is current-ly seeking volunteers to fill positions in the following ar-eas: Secretary, Security Committee, Architectural Control Committee, Com-munity Activities Commit-tee, Welcoming Commit-tee, Covenants Commit-tee. If interested, please contact CARF President, Keith Williams, (301.983.5334 or [email protected]) or another Board member. Thank you!
CARF Welcoming Committee Seeks Assistance !The Welcoming Committee is looking for volunteers to help deliver welcome packets to new neighbors. Even if you are able to commit to welcoming only one fami-ly, that would be a great help. Sarah Hanfland, who chairs the committee, recently added a new baby boy to join his toddler sister. Sarah is looking for help with the committee. It’s a great way to meet new neighbors! Please contact Sarah at [email protected] if you can assist.
4th of July Picnic and Parade continued from page 1
float competition and earned a gift card from the ever-popu-lar Chipotle. In addition to our traditional picnic, parade, egg-toss and pool games, this year the always competitive Fun Run was back! Special thanks go to Doug Stevens, who or-chestrated the games that make this event so great. Huge shout out also to Tom Salcetti, who did a great job of making sure everyone was fed and SAFE! Tom and the entire Life-guard team worked very hard to make this a great annual event that is cherished by all. !As we indicated in a RiverFallsChat post, we are passing the torch on orchestrating this wonderful neigh-borhood event after chairing it for a number of years. We really can’t say it enough--thanks so much to every-one in River Falls for your terrific support of this neighborhood classic. We are VERY grateful for those of you who have volunteered to help over the years. We could not have done it without you and it was al-ways a pleasure. Please contact one of us or a member of the CARF Board if you would like to chair this event next year. River Falls is a special place to call home, and this event is the shining symbol of what makes it so great. !Suzanne Crump [email protected] !Holly Hoscheit [email protected]
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Beautification Committee Report
Rain, Rain, and More Rain Whether you believe in Global Warming because of human activity or not, human activity can make the effects of the rain on the River Falls landscape a problem. Some of you are seeing seepage in your basements for the first time since you have lived here. People are seeing mud being washed into the streets. Gullies are forming in the conservation area. Some areas in our yards now need plants that love a wet environment. Our roads are being repaved partly because
of the water that has overwhelmed the storm water system that was put in when the homes were first built.
Here is what has happened. It is not just the rain, though I admit it has been a bit much. People in River Falls care about their property and build beautiful additions and lovely hardscape areas on which to enter-tain. Well, now we have a problem. The water that used to be absorbed by the vegetative areas (especial-ly next to the deer-browsed conservation and park area) is now running onto our properties, our neigh-bor’s property, our streets, and streams. The storm water system was not designed for this new develop-ment. In fact, there are regulations in place to help mitigate the problem, but the inspectors in the county don’t usually look for water run-off problems that may develop. They are trained to look for the structural integrity of the new designs as the building is started and finished with their approval. !If you build a new addition with a larger roof, you may have to plan for putting in a cistern or some way of containing the water and letting it out slowly. More trees on the fringes will help. Water should not be di-rected onto your neighbor’s property or into the conservation or park area. The people on the higher ridges can cause a problem for those who live on the lower streets. What can we do about it? We have to make sure that, when we have new plans designed, the person who designs them is well versed in what to do for drainage on private property. We can insist that the permit-ting services regulations are followed. If you want to understand what to ask for, you can go online and study the regulations yourself and make sure that you and your neighbors don’t pay for the increased run-off in the future. And maybe our Architectural Control Committee of the Citizens Association of River Falls can make sure that those standards are being considered as well. This is more than the RainScapes program can handle now in our neighborhood (even though some of you are following their helpful recommendations). We all have to consider more options. https://permittingservices.montgomerycountymd.gov/DPS/road/DrainageOnPrivateProper-ty.aspx or short-cut URL, http://tinyurl.com/obbcwir.
The Architectural Control Committee Expands and Has Room for Additional Members
The Architectural Control Committee (ACC) searches for new members to ensure that the current views of the neighborhood are fully incorporated in the architectural review process. In early 2014 the committee welcomed the addition of new members Gene Ebner and Chase Sanders.
The ACC is grateful to have Gene and Chase as members and looks forward to their valuable input on projects in the coming years. We continue to extend the invitation to join the ACC to all homeowners who are interested in actively preserving the quality and beauty of River Falls by supporting the neighborhood covenants. If you would like to become a member, please contact Alex Patch at 301.299.0916 or at [email protected].
Alex Patch, ACC Chair
Linda Rieger, Beautification
Committee Chair
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Guidelines for Reporting Crime and Neighborhood Incidents !Notify the Police Report all emergencies to the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) by dialing 911. !Emergencies involve: *danger to life *risk of serious injury *a crime that is in progress or about to happen *a crime where the offender is still at the scene or has just left *Call MCPD’s non-emergency number 301.279.8000 to report all other suspicious or criminal activity. Remember—victims and witnesses must report directly to the police. CARF cannot file reports on your behalf. !Notify CARF
Crimes and incidents should also be reported to CARF’s Neighborhood and Security Committee by e-mailing [email protected]. Include details (what/where/when/offender description), your name, address, and phone and/or e-mail. CARF tracks incidents and uses the information when communicating our needs to the MCPD. CARF will notify residents of noteworthy incidents (without names or specific addresses) via RiverFallsChat and Neighborhood News. !
Report on RiverFallsChat Inform neighbors directly about a crime or incident by posting an e-mail on our community listserv, River-FallsChat. The listserv is the fastest way to alert and network with your neighbors. !Get involved. File reports. Help keep River Falls safe. Contact CARF’s President or Vice President if you have ideas or questions about this topic.
!Upgrading? Remodeling? New Fence? !
Any exterior project to your home, whether or not it necessitates a county building permit, requires review by the River Falls Architectural Control Committee (ACC) unless it is an in-kind replacement of existing ma-terials. This is a homeowner obligation and not something your contractor will necessarily do unless you ask. Be sure to review the River Falls covenants (available in your CARF Directory) for guidance. !The ACC Project Review Form, the Guidelines for Complying with River Falls Covenants, as well as mailbox construction details, are available on www.riverfalls.org at the bottom of the CARF tab. !The ACC continues to seek new members for the committee in order to ensure that the current views of the neighborhood are fully incorporated in the architectural review process. At present three members of the ACC have served for almost ten years, and one or two would welcome interested homeowners to take their place. The position does not require a professional background in architecture or construction (currently one member is an attorney), but more a sensitivity to residential design and a commitment to retaining the ar-chitectural integrity of the neighborhood. If you are interested in becoming a member of the committee, please contact Alex Patch at 301.299.0916 or [email protected]. !Architectural Control Committee: Alex Patch, Chairman; 301.299.0916; [email protected] Dick Leggin, AIA; 301.983.3830; [email protected] Kevin Winkler, AIA; 301.200.2214; [email protected] Giles Cohen, 301.365.0880; [email protected] Gene Ebner, 301.299.3176, [email protected] Chase Sanders, 301.471.1500, [email protected]
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Swim team Tie Dye Friday
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Head Coach, Jason Blanken, keeps the swim team motivated at a Friday afternoon pep rally.
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Chase Holahan gets some final words of advice from Assistant Coach and senior swimmer, Charlotte Costello.
Swim team pep rally
Cooper Kuehl at the Lollipop MeetOlder swim team member volunteers lead the youngest swimmers during the annual Lollipop Meet in July.
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Swimmers in “nerd mode”: Leia Till (11-12), Carleigh Armstrong (11-12), Wyatt Halcott (13-14), and Kyle Campbell (15-16 swimmer and Assistant Coach)
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Swimmers waiting out thunder before a Wednesday night meet
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Sandy Harrison—with an amazing Yosemite back-ground—during her June hike with Anne Killeen
Tennis players in the Junior’s Advanced II group run through drills with coaches Paul Bress and Pat Coan.
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Olivia (3) and Caroline (5) Clarke are ready for the parade!
The ever-popular Tennis Team Float
River Falls Seniors
Newest Family: Tracey Morris and son, Johnny
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Uncle Sam joins the parade on Andrew Cross’ float car.
Isabella Cross, Olivia Kuehl and Morgan Riso enjoying the festivities
Girls’ smiles light up the parade. Front row: Mattes Crichton, Catherine Reichart, Norah Oppenheim and Tessa Cross; Standing: Francesca Brown, Mckenzie Grech, Olivia Kuehl, Emma Megary and Isabella Cross
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Adding to the color of the parade are Caroline Crump (standing), Caroline Easley and Emily Crump.
Peter and Nick Holden join the parade.
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Welcome new RFCCA Members!
By Jody Aucamp, RFCCA Membership Governor
Please join me in welcoming the following 26 new RFCCA pool & tennis families to River Falls: BELUR, BUSKIRK, COLEMAN, FEZZA, FREND, GODWIN, GUREVICH, HARMS, HELMAN, HERWIG, HITTLE, KEATING, KUCKELMAN, LIKHACHOFF & GLADKOVA, MORRIS, NEVIASER, PIERSON, PORTO, PRATT, RYAN, SCHWARTZ, SCHWARZ, SHOOSHAN, STREIBERT, SULLIVAN and WONG.!
If you see a new face, introduce yourself and welcome our new members!
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Pool & Tennis Guest Passes
I wanted to let you know how to add guest fee credits to your account. If you have the blue guest pass cards, they are still valid, as they do not expire. If you do not have any blue cards left over from previous seasons and want to have credit on your account, please follow the easy step-by-step directions below. !You can also pay cash to the guard upon check in, but only for the amount owed. The guards cannot access or modify the payments section of your account. !DIRECTIONS FOR ADDING GUEST FEE CREDIT TO YOUR ACCOUNT: !GO TO : www.riverfalls.org
Log in with your ID and password
Click Membership tab
!Then click Payments Under Guest Passes, you will get a drop down window. 1 = $20 in credit, 2 = $40 etc. Highlight how much credit you wish to pur-chase. You will then select PAYMENT tab at bottom right corner and pay via credit card. Your credit will show up on your account when you log in at pool. If you still have the BLUE cards, they are still valid. The cards do not expire. Just bring them to the pool and the guards will check off the credit used. When the card is empty, simply throw it away and purchase more credit on-line. !See you at the pool! Jody Aucamp Membership Governor
Know a New Resident? Contact Sarah Hanfland at [email protected] with the newcomer’s name and address. A vol-unteer from the River Falls Welcoming Committee will visit and drop off CARF’s informational package for new residents.
Blue Bow on a Mailbox? This means the resident is new to River Falls. Please introduce yourself and welcome them to our community.
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Neighborhood News Is Available Online !Neighborhood News can be accessed at the “members only” section of the RFCCA web page at www.RiverFalls.org. The newsletter is also available on RiverFallsChat.
Anne Killeen Reflects on her Recent Yosemite Hike with Sandy Harrison !“Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." John Muir !Sandy Harrison and I got a chance to do just this while participating in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training, Hike Yosemite, in the middle of June. We spent the previous twelve weeks training in our back-yard on the Billy Goat Trail and in other spectacular local hiking areas including Harper's Ferry, Sugar Loaf Moun-tain and in the Shenandoahs. Sandy and I felt exceptionally well prepared and decided to chose the strenuous Yosemite Falls Trail for our hike on the big day. Little did we know that Yosemite Falls trail has sixty switchbacks and an elevation climb of almost 2,500 feet. (Next time we'll read the fine print more closely!!) It is one of Yosemite's oldest, historic trails built from 1873 to 1877. It leads to the top of North America's tallest waterfall which rises 2,425 feet above the Valley Floor. The day of our big hike started early. We were required to meet in the lodge at 5:45 am to be bussed to the Valley Floor where our hike would begin. As we unloaded from the bus and got our first glimpse of the waterfall, both Sandy and I had an urge to get back on the bus! The Falls were massive and seemed to rise to the heavens! After four hours of hiking with a steep and rocky trail near the top, we were re-warded with spectacular views overlooking Half Dome and other well known landforms of the Sierra mountains. We were ecstatic we made it! !The next four hours, though, were the real challenge as we carefully hiked down the mountain taking care not to slip and fall on the dusty, rocky trail. It takes a much different skill to go downhill versus uphill. Both of us started the downhill route with shaky, jello legs after the tough, taxing hike up the mountain. Without a doubt, at the bottom, Sandy and I both felt that we were completely challenged. The 8 hour climb took every ounce of energy we had, both physically and mentally! Upon returning to the Lodge, Sandy and I took a plunge in the outdoor jacuzzi-- truly welcome relief for our aching bones! !More important than the climb was the fundraising effort we undertook to help educate and raise funds and awareness for leukemia and lym-phoma. Our national hiking team raised a whopping $500,000 - half a million dollars! - to be used to develop new cures for blood cancers. Our hiking team could not have reached this milestone without the wonderful help and generosity of people like you. Our River Falls neighbors were exceptionally generous. Sandy and I were awed by the support. We owe each and every one of you who donated a BIG thank you. Your donation does make a difference. !We received an unexpected gift as we toiled along the trail. Other hikers periodically noticed our purple Leukemia and Lymphoma shirts and shared with us their stories of survival after a leukemia or lymphoma diag-nosis. Others mentioned family members and friends who had passed away from the disease. Sandy and I told them we were walking in memory or in honor of neighbors’ friends and family members who had succumbed to the disease or who were currently battling it. The pause in our hike and the emotion behind these stories really put things in perspective for us. We were fortunate to be able to handle this rigorous hike and we recognized the struggle of some cancer patients is much greater than our eight-hour hike. Sandy and I are looking forward to our next TNT hike and the opportunity to give back again. We've asked the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to consider hiking in Glacier National Park the next time. Want to join us?? !"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.” John Muir !For more information, please go to: www.teamintraining.com
Sandy Harrison and Anne Killeen during their June Yosemite hike to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
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www.RiverFalls.org:E-home of America’s Best Neighborhood! !The River Falls Community Center Association (RFCCA), in conjunction with the Civic Association of River Falls (CARF) and the River Falls Home Owners’ Association (RFHOA), maintains an official community website at www.RiverFalls.org. The pur-pose of the website is to promote the community of River Falls and enhance commu-nication within the neighborhood. !The website is made up of both public and private sections. Public sections of the site include a wealth of information about the neighborhood published by CARF and RFHOA, including a history of River Falls, a community calendar, descriptions and photos of facilities, forms for contacting neighborhood officials, a mapping feature to provide driving directions to the neighborhood and many other sections providing useful information about River Falls. !Private sections of the website are accessible by user ID and password and are avail-able only to members in good standing of RFCCA. The private sections of the website include an interactive member directory, forms for reserving RFCCA facilities such as the pool, fields and clubhouse, photo galleries, trade recommendations on service providers, and detailed information on camps, swim and tennis teams.
2013-14 RFCCA BOARD OF GOVERNORS !President: Ken Markowitz, 301.983.4266, [email protected] !Vice President, Grounds: Tristan Caudron, 301.299.7003, [email protected] !Treasurer: Liz Hudson, 301.765.0103 !Membership: Jody Aucamp, 301.299.2254, [email protected] !Secretary: Anthea Higgins, 301.299.3070 !SwimTeam: Leanne Till, 301.299.4703 !Swimming Pool: Ryan Kuehl, 301.365.3978 !Tennis: Scott Heimberg, 301.983.2371 !Security/Insurance: John Frue-hwirth, 202.441.9943 !Clubhouse: Ann Eagleson, 301.983.9740 !Social: Adults’ Activities: Olivia Easley,301.299.0432; Jenna Steck-ler, 301.765.0624; Children’s Activities: Margaret Press, 301.983.2606; Colleen Clarke, 240.338.0615 !Pool Manager: 301.299.6178 !Tennis Pro: 301.983.3202 Courtesy Phone: 301.299.6280 Swimming Pool, Direct: 301.983.7010
Regular Community Reminders Recyclables: Tuesday is recyclables and yard trim pick-up day for River Falls. Special pick-ups for metal collection can be arranged by calling the Division of Solid Waste at 240.777.6410 by 9:30 a.m. Mondays. Need blue recycle bins? Go to: montgomerycountymd.gov/solidwaste
Street Light Outages, Road Repair: Call the Department of Public Works at 240.777.6000.
Tree Problems in Common Green Areas: Contact Jonathan Soule, Project Manager, Lorax Forest at 301.428.0800 ext. 1245 or [email protected]
Share Your Photos Share your special photos of the neighborhood, group activities and special events for possible use in the newsletter. Please provide complete names, an explanation of the pictured activity and confirm that those pictured have agreed to have the pic-ture used. We will crop and format for publication. Forward your best to Nancy Holahan, [email protected].
Reminders About Dogs
Use a Leash: Always walk your dog on leash, for the safety of all, including your dog.
Avoid Unwanted Contact: Do not allow your dog to approach another person or dog without permission from the person or dog owner. Some people are afraid of dogs. Some dogs, due to age, infirmity, fear or simple lack of interest, do not wish to be ap-proached by other dogs. Moreover, leashed dogs feel trapped and thus may be very stressed or likely to fight, if approached by an-other dog.
Don’t Leave a Barking Dog Outdoors: If your dog is barking for more than a minute or two, bring the dog indoors.
Remember to Scoop: Please scoop in all common areas as well as in yards. See someone not scooping? Offer them a plastic bag, as they may have forgotten to pack one. Be sure to double bag all dog waste before placing in your trash.
Use Your Own Trash Can: When on a walk, do not place your dog’s waste in another resident’s trash.
Respect Your Neighbor’s Property:Don’t allow your dog to soil a neighbor’s lawn or shrubs. Best bet? Let your dog relieve himself in your own yard before starting the walk.
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