“How to revise Section 7.9.3 and 7.9.4 of the covenants to recognize practical limitations regarding the control of dogs and other pets in the subdivision.” [Problem Statement #12 in the survey]
The current covenants contain a lengthy specific list of prohibited pet behaviors. It is virtually impossible to consistently enforce them, so pet offenses are typically overlooked, especially for pets of short-term rentals. This creates a gap between what our covenants say and what we do. By 24 to 13 the membership surveys favored some kind of change to these sections. (Pro-change members score= 2.17). But few comments were made about it.
This proposal would amend the covenants to delete the unenforceable list of pet behaviors & requirements, and to state that state and county enforcement of pet and animal laws take precedence. The proposed new language is found in the Draft Covenant Proposals, Article VII at section 7.9 (on the Saddlehorn Blog).
Saddlehorn Ranch HOA 
This sounds good to me.
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How would this work? If there’s a problem with a dog, does a neighbor call the county to come enforce their ordinance? I doubt they would respond.
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I agree that this one is hard to enforce and therefore can understand the deletion. I hope that we can trust our neighbors and/or renters to be respectful and aware of their pet’s behavior, and that in the event of any egregious behavior or safety issue caused by pets it is probably best addressed by county officials.
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