For the umpteenth time today, I've taken my dog out for a walk only to tread in a big pile of the brown stuff in the middle of the pavement. Now I know I should have been looking where I was going but I've always had a habit of gazing ahead as I'm out for a stroll rather than observing the ground and it would be almost impossible for me to change this trait after 50 odd years, so I guess I'm going to continue to catch more than my fair share of those unwelcome packets.
Smelling like a dog turd for a whole hour, as your fellow dog walkers avoid you like the plague, is bad enough but to then walk into some more mess on the Neville playing field (and a particularly watery variety) only 10 mins after the other incident strikes me as damn bad luck. Ever mindful that things tend to happen in threes, I spent the rest of the walk looking at the ground and counted more than 20 other turds of varying proportions over 30 mins, despite the existence of four poo bins. So what is it about some people and dog poo? Are owners really so idle and lazy that they can't be bothered to pick it up? Do they always forget bags or not bother buying them? Can they not afford bags and so are obliged to leave their dog's deposit in situ? Or do they think that picking up dog poo with a bag is somehow unhygienic or perhaps beneath them? I have politely asked people to pick up in the past; some do but most give a volley of abuse and threaten violence of some description so I don't tend to make a scene any-more but there is no doubt that the problem is getting worse and it can't be long before dogs end up being banned form certain public places because of the actions of a minority.
I would be interested to know of any experiences that others have had with the doo poo issue; and if there is anyone on NSC who never picks up I'd be very grateful to know their reasons for not bothering. It may be that I'm unluckier than most when out walking? Perhaps, therefore, I should think about dedicating a pair of trainers to dog walks to save me the trouble of cleaning different pairs each time I get back home.
Smelling like a dog turd for a whole hour, as your fellow dog walkers avoid you like the plague, is bad enough but to then walk into some more mess on the Neville playing field (and a particularly watery variety) only 10 mins after the other incident strikes me as damn bad luck. Ever mindful that things tend to happen in threes, I spent the rest of the walk looking at the ground and counted more than 20 other turds of varying proportions over 30 mins, despite the existence of four poo bins. So what is it about some people and dog poo? Are owners really so idle and lazy that they can't be bothered to pick it up? Do they always forget bags or not bother buying them? Can they not afford bags and so are obliged to leave their dog's deposit in situ? Or do they think that picking up dog poo with a bag is somehow unhygienic or perhaps beneath them? I have politely asked people to pick up in the past; some do but most give a volley of abuse and threaten violence of some description so I don't tend to make a scene any-more but there is no doubt that the problem is getting worse and it can't be long before dogs end up being banned form certain public places because of the actions of a minority.
I would be interested to know of any experiences that others have had with the doo poo issue; and if there is anyone on NSC who never picks up I'd be very grateful to know their reasons for not bothering. It may be that I'm unluckier than most when out walking? Perhaps, therefore, I should think about dedicating a pair of trainers to dog walks to save me the trouble of cleaning different pairs each time I get back home.
