My brother had a run in with the Diamond Bar Country Estates awhile back and wrote a long letter to the association. I guess it runs in the Lee family because now it's my turn:
Dear Rules and Regulation Committee and Board of Directors,
This is the Lee Residence on ____ Wagon Train Lane; I am writing in response to a citation received earlier this week; citation #______ (see attached).
We brought our puppy home from a foster home a few weeks ago; she is only 14-weeks old. Because she is still a puppy, the family is still learning how to co-exist together. On the evening of Jan. 25th, we stepped out of the house for dinner and realized that our puppy had disappeared upon returning. After noticing the puppy was missing we proceeded to search the surrounding area for 3-hours; made a large sign and planted it in our yard, and also went to make copies of missing puppy fliers.
That evening we also called the Country front gate and was informed that a security officer had seen our puppy in our yard around 7:30pm. We certainly feel that it was rather irresponsible and inhumane for a security guard to see a puppy and leave it in the streets. The puppy could have easily been run over by a passing vehicle and it almost did; luckily a fellow Country resident saw the puppy in the street and took it home. The puppy was returned the following day after our Country neighbor saw the sign posted in our yard (our puppy did not have a name tag at the time; we have since remedied that issue).
We understand the leash rule and abide by the rule; however this incident was unfortunate and we have altered our fences to prevent this from happening again. We also feel that as residents of this community, we expect our security guards to provide a safe environment for all residents and guests; including our pets. Leaving our puppy in the streets not only endangered the safety of the puppy, it also leaves other residents at risk of causing an accident. We do not know the standard procedure for stranded puppies/dogs, but I would only hope that in a comparable situation a Country security officer would take custody of a young child lost in this community.
We do apologize for this incident and have made the necessary changes to our home to prevent another violation; but we also feel that this fine is uncalled for and I will be appealing this fine. I look forward to our meeting.
Best Regards,
The Lee Residence
Any suggestions before I send this out Monday?
4 comments:
Good writing runs in the family too. Not too shabby. but I'd send in a picture of Piro, who could resist a puppy!
Ask them about the mole service
dude! u lost PiRo once already??? LOL, i guess puppies going missing runs in the Ning family (ask Ni for details). So, exactly what was the citation for? posting signs? or was it YOUR citation to idiotic security guards?
The citation was for $50 for an unleashed dog... I dropped off the letter yesterday and asked to schedule an appointment with the regulations committee; the office lady told me that the letter would be enough and that they would review and get back to me... I don't anticipate paying this $50 and will appeal as many times as necessary until it gets waived.
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