Pets
Pets at Fairwinds
In compliance with Anne Arundel County law, which requires registration of pets, including cats, Fairwinds also requires that every animal owned by a resident must be registered with the Association Office (forms are available at the office or here).
Fairwinds bylaws allow residents to have one (1) small, manageable house pet:
The maintenance keeping, breeding, boarding, and/or raising of animals, livestock, or poultry of any kind, regardless of number, shall be, and is hereby prohibited within any Unit or upon any common elements, except that this shall not prohibit the keeping of a small, orderly house pet provided that it is not kept or maintained for commercial purposes or for breeding. Pets shall not be permitted upon the common element except in areas designated by the Board of Directors. All pets shall be accompanied by an adult and are to be carried or leashed. Any member who keeps or maintains any pet upon any portion of the Property shall be deemed to have indemnified and agreed to hold the Association, and each of its members free and harmless from any loss, claim, or liability of any kind or character whatever arising by reason of keeping or maintaining such pet within the Property. The Board of Directors shall have the right to order any person whose pet is a nuisance, to remove such pet from the Property.
For full information regarding pet restrictions, please consult your governing documents.
Remember while walking please carry a bag and always pick up after them in all areas – after all it’s the law! Dogs must be on leash and under control by their owners/handlers at all times and may only be walked in designated “pet areas” on the property. Cats cannot run “at Large” on Fairwinds property. Pets are not permitted to remain unattended on patios and balconies. Pet doors and outdoor litterboxes are strictly prohibited.
- Quiet Waters Dog Park/Beach – located less than a mile from Fairwinds!
- Summary of Animal Control Laws
- Animal Registration Form
- Fairwinds Map (illustrates designated pet areas)
Stop that Barking!
Dogs left alone all day get bored and restless, and many find relief in barking. Some respond noisily to any and all activity. But, nothing is as annoying as incessant barking—even for dog lovers. If your dog is a yapper or a yowler, please consider some of these bark-abatement ideas to keep the noise down in your area. Your neighbors will thank you!
- Training. Always the first recommendation for any behavioral problem! Help is as close as the Yellow Pages/internet. Training not only helps your dog, you’ll be surprised how much it helps you, too. You may get some insight into why your dog barks so much, or what it is trying to communicate.
- Citronella collars. A humane alternative to the electric-shock, anti-barking collar and costs about the same. Available on the web and in pet stores.
- Confinement. Sometimes simply bringing an outspoken dog indoors or confining it to a crate can cut down on the disturbance to neighbors.
- Reduce stimulus. Close drapes to help muffle street noise, or leave a radio on to mask it. Disconnect telephones and doorbells before leaving your home if they upset your dog or make it bark.
- Companionship. Dogs are pack animals; they need companionship – Consider a mid-day visit from a pet-sitting service, or drop your pooch off at a friend’s place or a day-care facility once or twice a week.
In accordance with Fairwind’s Bylaws, Section 13 (i): “The Board of Directors shall have the right to order any person whose pet is a nuisance, to remove such pet from the Property.