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ESTATE NEWS

FROM THE ESTATE MANAGER

e hope you all enjoyed the holiday respond noisily to any and all activity, but improvements on their property forming
season and from the BVHOA, we nothing is as annoying as incessant barking - part of the streetscape, to the satisfaction
Wwould like to wish everyone a happy even for dog lovers. If your dog is a yapper or of the board.
new year and a successful 2021. We hope you a yowler, please consider some of these bark- • An owner must at all times maintain his
are ready for the challenges of the new year. abatement ideas to keep the noise down in or her undeveloped property in a neat
your area. Your neighbours will thank you! condition and clear of rubble, refuse and
A REMINDER OF SOME ESTATE RULES litter.
THAT NEED ATTENTION • Training. Always the first recommendation • Domestic and garden refuse bags may
for any behavioural problem! Help is as not be placed on the pavement but in
Pets close as the Yellow Pages. Training not only bins provided by city council and must be
This is still a contentious issue, with pets helps your dog, you’ll be surprised how placed outside on the pavement on the
morning of collection day. Collection of
much it helps you, too. You may get some
roaming freely around the estate. We urge insight into why your dog barks so much, refuse is every Thursday.
residents please to contain their pets not or what it is trying to communicate. • An owner must maintain his or her garden
to become a nuisance to others, and also to • Citronella collars. A humane alternative to and the sidewalk between the curb and
ensure pets are behind lockable gates.
the electric-shock, anti-barking collar and the boundary of his or her property.
costs about the same. Available on the web • No trees or other flora may be removed, cut
Just a reminder to residents when walking and in pet stores. or damaged in public open spaces.
your dog(s): please ensure they are on a leash. • Confinement. Sometimes simply bringing • Owners shall at all times ensure that any
Please keep in mind that some dogs, but not an outspoken dog indoors or confining it object which could, in the opinion of
all, will be okay with other dogs. The safety to a crate can cut down on the disturbance the estate management, be considered
of our residents is important, and children to neighbours. unsightly or to the detriment of the
especially must be considered when walking • Reduce stimulus. Close drapes to help appearance of the estate, shall not be
your dog.
muffle street noise, or leave a radio on visible from the street, from public open
to mask it. Disconnect telephones and spaces or from other properties. Objects
Conduct rules state that: doorbells before leaving your home if they which should be screened from view
14.7 Pets may only be walked on a leash in upset your dog or make it bark. include washing lines, caravans, wendy
the public open spaces. It is not the duty of • Companionship. Dogs are pack animals; houses, swimming pool pumps, TV aerials,
security to take care of your pets or run after they need companionship - a cat, bird, or satellite dishes, refuse and garden refuse.
them. Ensure pets are within your property at another dog. Consider a mid-day visit from
all times. a pet-sitting service, or drop your pooch off Thank you to residents for their co-operation
at a friend’s place or a day-care facility once and for continuing to maintain the high
14.8 Residents must, at least once a day, or twice a week. standard of our beautiful estate.
remove any defecation of pets from their BV
erven. The pet owner is responsible to MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTY AND Keep safe
immediately remove any pet excrement from
the public open spaces and/or the erven of STREETSCAPE
other residents. • An owner must maintain the external Gary Haynes,
appearance of his or her property, including
Dogs left alone all day get bored and restless, the buildings, outbuildings, boundary and BV Estate General Manager
egm@bvhoa.co.za
and many find relief in barking. Some / or retaining walls or fences, and any other
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