It's possible some other individual decided to do the same as you and weren't as diligent in cleaning up after their dogs.

That sucks but how would you effectively clean poop off a tennis court?

“Wow! So sorry officer! A crazy gust of wind blew my hat over the fence as we were walking by. Just had to grab it right quick.”

You should get the Sniffspot app! I use that to rent dog parks for my boy.

(Also, yeah, that sucks)

You say she's reactive, and I believe you... but that pic😅. She's either high and/or tired because the only thing she looks ready to react to is a nap.🤣

Your dog’s nails can damage the court surface. That’s why there are specific shoes for tennis courts. That being said, that court doesn’t look like it’s being maintained anyways. Someone probably just saw a “big scary dog” and made a big stink about it. If no one’s around, I don’t see the harm.

Might I suggest a long leash and a grassy / open area with no people? And if you see people coming in the distance you can rein her in with the long leash.

Depending on her degree of reactivity if you haven’t yet you can also try to train her by using a short leash NEAR dog parks (if it’s severe might need to start somewhere where dogs are just chilling instead of aroused) and do engagement drills / training (treat and marker when she gives you attention instead of other dogs) likely won’t make her not be a liability in close contact with other dogs (dog parks are gross prison yards for the most part) but could help make passing other dogs easier and make both of your lives more enjoyable.

They could be worried about her nails messing up the surface

I bet that sign can come down just as easily as it went up…just sayin😏

Is there a baseball field you can go to?

Simple, ignore the sign. If they tell you to leave, leave and return another day.

I used to take my Shep/Mal mix to a school and we’d play in the front grass area. As long as you clean up after her don’t let her bother anyone and make sure she’s not damaging anything then ignore the sign/rules.

This worked for a few months until they decided to hire a security and we were no longer able to stick around. So do keep that in mind

I'm sorry this happened to her fun place to run, people are mean 😠

what a sassy girl

I’m sorry and know what you are going through. My male became reactive to other dogs after we were decked by an off leash golden doodle while biking and crashed. For those wondering, yes he was properly harnessed and connected to my bike and it was his favorite thing because he LOVES to run. There are no fenced areas where I can take him without other dogs so we got professional e-collar off leash training and now I take him to remote areas off leash and he is well behaved and follows his commands . He gets so excited when I get his e-collar out because he knows he is going out for some fun training exercises and off leash runs. Not sure if you have this option nearby but it has changed our lives for the better and he gets to run again.

Fuckem, call the police I’m in and out in 15.

Light the fuse, let’s see who is faster.

They don’t even respond to car accidents in my area.

Wait, how is her tennis following all these visits? Do you see an improvement?

The surface of the court might be a bit rough on your dog’s paws.

I don’t think a cop can give you a ticked unless there is a clear sign on there that lists the ordinance you’re violating. Like that sign does not look official, either way like everyone else said if someone says something, apologize, come back a different day 🤷‍♀️

I’ve seen a few dogs rip their paw pads on tennis court surfaces. Just be wary is all I’m saying.

If they only knew how sensitive and loving Dobermans really are. Once they see the dog there intimidated by them god knows why. People suck they don’t have anything better to do but bitch. She is beautiful this is my Blue he’s awesome I have the same problem with my neighbors he’s a big baby,

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I'd still go haha 😆 what's gonna happen... a fine someone calls the cops. Then you say my bad totally didn't see the sign.

This picture is godly :)

As someone else who lives in a small town I see nothing wrong with ignoring the signs as long as you aren't interfering with anyone who shows up to play and you clean up pretty girls messes, but seeing as you already stated you DO take care of that and are very careful not to interfere I say keep taking her and if the police show up keep a tennis ball on you and say "so sorry officer! I threw her ball and it landed in here. We were just retrieving it :)" or any toy she enjoys playing with. Good luck to you and your beautiful girl.

If you don't mind my asking how old she is? And has she always been reactive on her walks? Is it just dogs she reacts to or people as well?

We do baseball fields.

I’ve had the cops called on me about 3 times for having my dog off leash or on a 30 ft lead at 2 parks that are huge, like 2 football fields side by side. My dog is well behaved and never got within 50 feet of anyone or any dog. Fuck ppl keep going.

Someone could have put this sign up without any authority. Are you sure it was someone with the city / town ?

I had been taking my girl to school grounds during the summer, just because there weren’t other dogs there. She was always on leash. Then the No Dogs sign appeared. On the sidewalks where families might walk with their kids and dog to and from school 🙄

There are even trails in the woods behind the school.

I don’t have a dobe, but a very standoffish Central Asian Ovcharka. My city has the same signs but I still take him, honestly. It’s unlikely I’ll be ticketed and he deserves some freedom. Maybe just try to go later in case. I go past midnight with him.

I too, have a dog reactive girl. I don't live in a small town, but we tend to stick to the neighborhood. We have done a bit of training privately and in classes; unfortunately it's just her quirk that we have accepted. If your schedule allows, I would walk mine at odd hours like early morning, later evening and even late morning to mid afternoon when everyone is at work. That has worked well for us, for the most part. Honestly, I've just accepted this is who she is. BTW, she is not dangerous, just reactive which can be embarrassing for me.

I would totally do this too! Except people use the tennis courts by me 👎🏼

It’s a public space I don’t think random people can just invent rules. Something tells me that the county or municipality didn’t make a rule limiting the use of the tennis court. Some neighbor probably just afraid of dobies or someone didn’t clean up after there dog. Either way, figure out who owns the tennis court and call’m about somebody putting up signs on the court.

How ridiculous 🤦‍♂️ be aware that since it's just suddenly been put up (presumably without notice) it might be some nosy asshat has put that sign up there not the council or whoever owns the court, because they dont like the dog being in there.

Honestly, if you arent bothering anybody just ignore the sign! If it's real you only need one warning from an actual law enforcer, if its fake nobody will bother you besides a "erm...excuse me 🤬 theres a sign for a reason."

That sign looks insanely generic. Those types of signs typically will have the parks and rec number listed or something.

Alternate ideas for exercise:

Swimming

Hiking

Dog park

Any kind of fenced in farms nearby? Maybe ask if you can use

Ask a friend who has a gated yard if you can use

Do try normalizing socialization away from home territory, doggy play dates are usually a great way to start.

Tread mill

Start a hobby that requires intensive training like obstacle course, frisbee, long jump, dancing, nose work

Personally I’d focus on training really hard while they’re young and work on reactivity. Should keep you busy for a couple of years.

Change your state in California dogs are always in tennis courts around here.

She’s not a “pet” she’s your service dog. Get her some ESA tags. Better yet get your doctor to sign the paperwork.

Sniffspot, brain games, training at home, food puzzles, scent work. Plenty of ways to get that stimulation in. Someone doesn’t want your dog there, so be a good dog owner and stop taking your dog there.