The folks complaining live near or on OFW? For the smell of dog crap to invade their home they would have to live right on OFW and even then I doubt the odor would invade their living space.

I frequent that area with my dog and I always, always, always carry poop bags so that I can pick up after her. Are you seriously saying that they smell dog crap?

Well, that's probably true. Bum piss is by far the most prevalent of noxious odor from SM to Venice.

If indeed there are "smell" issues, then perhaps the people who are walking their dogs should always use doggy poop bags and tie them before throwing them into the trash cans. There has been a few people using a pooper scooper and throwing the raw poop into the trash can.

Also the resident on OFW that releases the dog from the front gate and rarely picks up the poop should be noted. They live half-way between 26th Avenue and 25th Avenue in a beautiful light brown structure. Their house-keeper is better about picking up the poop than the owners. I guess they are too rich to pick up after their animal. Not sure why they have a dog either.

The previous poster mentioned about the lack of watering of the grassy area. I am not sure what the City of Los Angeles is planning or not planning reagrding maintenance of the park area. I agree the grass should be watered because all of it is dying.

I don't think the complainer has really thought all this through.

Remember Venice is also known as "Dog Town"!

We also go around and pick up other dogs poop so we don't step in it. There are inland neighbors who bring their dogs to the beach and think it is OK to just let their animals crap and feel it is OK to not pick it up! We don't agree and are constantly picking up other dogs poop. We call it "Karma Poop".

Solutions:

Get the city to water the grass again.

Use poop bags.

Get others to pick up after their dogs.

winemastermind said: 

Remember Venice is also known as "Dog Town"!

Actually, Dogtown is Santa Monica.

This is definitely people looking for something to complain about!

The people who gather there are super friendly and always watch after their dogs and pick up their poop as far as I have seen. I think it's a great spot where locals can come together.

I've NEVER noticed a funky smell there! People need something better to do with their time.

And just to follow-up with the person that noted the city doesn't care for that lawn….  They actually re-sodded/fertilized the area not too long ago ( and do look after it (ie water, etc) but maybe too much dog piss kills grass?

nickmitch said:

HELLLLLLLLLL NO!!  Don't move to 23rd, that is where I live!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(whoever made the initial complaint can simply call the police department to complain as half the sunset dog-poopers are drinking cocktails – I am pretty sure that is illegal…)

yeah- and why don't you go piss on everyone else's parade while you're at it, guy? look, these people are homeowners and renters enjoying an evening after work with their dogs- not homeless drug addicts looking to rob people for a fix. 

i can't speak about the rest of the people on this board, but part of the reason i moved here is FREEDOM- being able to responsibly enjoy myself without someone nosing in and calling the cops about some wine in a paper cup when they're really just sore about something else. move to santa monica, guy. you'll fit right in there if you keep up being a jerk.

Uh, history according to whom? A movie or a person, and from what decade are you referring to?

BTW- I'm not trying to start a pissing match with you. When I moved to Venice in the 70's, SM was Dogtown and Venice was Venice. Yes, many of the little thugs on skateboards were from Venice, or should I say they're parents lived in Venice and the Z skate apartment/clubhouse was on Pacific Ave near 25th, but back them DT was SM and the DT name predated the skateboarding re-explosion.

No movies. Just locals. Let's piss. A lot of Venice is more accurately "Ghost Town" and the origins of GT go all the way back to the days of AK himself.

I'm not going to get into the names used on more Northern reaches of SM…

I always figured the "Ghost Town" moniker was a straight-up racist relic and would best be set aside next to phrases employing "colored" "dago" and the like.  But perhaps I'm mistaken.

nickmitch said:

HELLLLLLLLLL NO!!  Don't move to 23rd, that is where I live!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(whoever made the initial complaint can simply call the police department to complain as half the sunset dog-poopers are drinking cocktails – I am pretty sure that is illegal…)

only in America! you nark!