I’m of the opinion that more often than not, dog owners suck for everyone around them. They typically suck so much, that dog owners don’t often even like other dog owners. But the problem is that the individual dog owner can’t see that they themselves probably suck.
So, I personally find strict rules about their impact on a neighborhood agreeable.
HOAs often impose yard upkeep rules on owners. I have a buddy whose front yard grass keeps dying from dog walkers letting their dogs pee in his yard, and then as an insult to injury, the HOA cites him.
It’d be ideal if your neighborhood had a dog park established as an alternative, but honestly, this rule is on the more agreeable side as far as HOAs go.
I live in a large US city, and it’d be considered weird to greet patrons of an establishment I didn’t yet know as an acquaintance. Greeting staff however is good, and a good way to build familiarity.
This is an animal that is said to have domesticated itself and started mimicry of baby cries, just to try to communicate with (see: manipulate) us, and you don’t think there’s merit in speaking to it?
I’ve adopted silent cats, and by way of speaking to them regularly, seen their own feline vocabularies grow. They learn new ways to audibly express themselves, and their personalities seem to grow, for the better of their own contentment.
I genuinely think you should reconsider your outlook on this matter.