A Question of Clean Sidewalks.

Grey_Wolf · 02-21-2003, 06:39 AM

What's your opinion of dogowners letting their dogs do their business on the sidewalk and said owners not picking up the stuff afterwards?

In the part of the town where I live, it's constant hazard, if you don't watch you step you might find yourself with smelly crap stuck to your shoes.

galadriel · 02-21-2003, 02:42 PM

There aren't any sidewalks where I live, so this isn't a problem.

However, I think it's fair enough that the person walking the dog is responsible for cleaning up after the dog, especially if they're "doing their business" right on the sidewalk. Ew.

Hanza · 02-21-2003, 02:49 PM

well i think its v. annoying. its quite easy just to take a pooper scooper with them. Is it not?

Elven Archer · 02-21-2003, 03:58 PM

I don't live in town so all the dogs around here go in their owner's yard. I don't think it's a problem in town either,cause i've never seen any dog doo on the sidewalks. But something that is very annoying is when people walk their dogs on school property and don't pick it up and then when your running around the field you step in it,slip and for he rest of the day you have dog dookie on you.
When people walk thier dogs in public places they should pick up after them.

Smaug · 02-21-2003, 05:10 PM

I haven't stepped in dog poop for several years, possibly over a decade.

It seems like less ppl have dogs now, and most places have leash laws now.

When I was a kid, there were more dog owners, and dogs were allowed to run free. I had to clean dog poop off my shoes a few times a week.

Fortunately, I never stepped in dog poop barefoot, and I never slipped and fell into it.

Lizra · 02-21-2003, 07:24 PM

I don't like to think about things like that!

durin's bane · 02-21-2003, 08:02 PM

It's not a big problem on the sidewalks here, but it's really bad in our parks, playgrounds, and school grounds. People let their dog do their business in the grass so they think people won't see it. I've actually SEEN a person letting their dog do it! I came to school a bit earlier that morning, and I saw a woman letting her dog pee on one of our soccer nets. I'm not sure if there's a law about letting a dog "do business" on school or other property, but if there isn't, there should be, and if there is, it's not a very well-followed law. I mean, LETTING a dog do that on school property is very bad, because I don't people are allowed to be on school property during school ours if they are not students or teachers.

galadriel · 02-21-2003, 08:07 PM

A lot of places have laws against letting your dog go anywhere besides your private property without cleaning up after them. After all, it is pretty gross to deal with someone else's dog poop in your own lawn.

Evenstar1400 · 02-21-2003, 10:52 PM

thats a good law! but im guessing dog owners arent too happy about walking around with a shovel everywhere they go. i know i wouldnt be too happy.

see.... this is why i take my dog to the bathroom BEFORE she and i go on a walk.

Legolas_Frodo_Aragorn · 02-21-2003, 11:14 PM

we dont have any sidewalks either except around the school and the center

i think tho if a dog does his buisness on public property..it should be picked up

***Khamûl*** · 02-22-2003, 12:34 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by galadriel
There aren't any sidewalks where I live, so this isn't a problem.

Boy, you sure hit close to home on that one.

We don't have sidewalks in my town either. But I think that whoever is walking the dog should be held responsible for cleaning up after the dog.

Celandine · 02-22-2003, 01:00 AM

That is really annoying

Grey_Wolf · 02-22-2003, 10:10 AM

In Sweden one can buy special little black plastic bags in which to take care of the dogpoo and then we have waste baskets in which to deposit the filled bag, but even filled bags aren't being deposited in the right places sometimes.

Blackboar · 02-22-2003, 10:15 AM

It is abit where I live, but my dogs always well behaved about it and craps in the garden usually first so she dosnt usually crap on walks.

Coney · 02-22-2003, 08:28 PM

o_O A thread about dog excrement????

Ok..........erm.

*Speechless*

***azalea*** · 02-22-2003, 10:25 PM

*is happy to see Coney back*

I posted a long time ago in the vent thread about dogs. Luckily I now live in an area where people seem to be more considerate. It even bothers me when I'm sitting in the back yard and the smell of it wafts over from the next yard.

Lady of Rohan · 02-22-2003, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by azalea
It even bothers me when I'm sitting in the back yard and the smell of it wafts over from the next yard.

That is gross!!!

When ever my dog goes to the bathroom on a walk I always pick it up with a plastic bag and then throw it in the trash.

Bunnie_Queen_1146 · 02-22-2003, 10:44 PM

u do the right thing LoR.but those who dont i guess r 2 lazy 2 pick it up and put it in the bag. but that is gross!

02-21-2003, 06:39 AM	#1
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	A Question of Clean Sidewalks. What's your opinion of dogowners letting their dogs do their business on the sidewalk and said owners not picking up the stuff afterwards? In the part of the town where I live, it's constant hazard, if you don't watch you step you might find yourself with smelly crap stuck to your shoes.

02-21-2003, 02:42 PM	#2
galadriel Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: a castle made of clouds Posts: 459	There aren't any sidewalks where I live, so this isn't a problem. However, I think it's fair enough that the person walking the dog is responsible for cleaning up after the dog, especially if they're "doing their business" right on the sidewalk. Ew. __________________ Human kind cannot bear very much reality. dreamflower - for all things Lady Galadriel

02-21-2003, 02:49 PM	#3
Hanza Woolly Jumper Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: In my field of paper flowers and candy clouds of lullaby Posts: 1,200	well i think its v. annoying. its quite easy just to take a pooper scooper with them. Is it not? __________________ :: there's nothing comforting in change:: Why dont sheep shrink in the rain??

02-21-2003, 03:58 PM	#4
Elven Archer Elven Warrior Join Date: May 2002 Location: America! Posts: 480	I don't live in town so all the dogs around here go in their owner's yard. I don't think it's a problem in town either,cause i've never seen any dog doo on the sidewalks. But something that is very annoying is when people walk their dogs on school property and don't pick it up and then when your running around the field you step in it,slip and for he rest of the day you have dog dookie on you. When people walk thier dogs in public places they should pick up after them. __________________ "In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: 'it goes on'." ~robert frost

02-21-2003, 07:24 PM	#6
Lizra Domesticated Swing Babe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Reality Posts: 5,340	I don't like to think about things like that! __________________ Happy Atheist Go Democrats!

02-21-2003, 05:10 PM	#5
Smaug Enting Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: New England Posts: 70	I haven't stepped in dog poop for several years, possibly over a decade. It seems like less ppl have dogs now, and most places have leash laws now. When I was a kid, there were more dog owners, and dogs were allowed to run free. I had to clean dog poop off my shoes a few times a week. Fortunately, I never stepped in dog poop barefoot, and I never slipped and fell into it.

02-21-2003, 08:02 PM	#7
durin's bane Lady of Westernesse Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Canada (Help! Our parliament building is melting!) Posts: 761	It's not a big problem on the sidewalks here, but it's really bad in our parks, playgrounds, and school grounds. People let their dog do their business in the grass so they think people won't see it. I've actually SEEN a person letting their dog do it! I came to school a bit earlier that morning, and I saw a woman letting her dog pee on one of our soccer nets. I'm not sure if there's a law about letting a dog "do business" on school or other property, but if there isn't, there should be, and if there is, it's not a very well-followed law. I mean, LETTING a dog do that on school property is very bad, because I don't people are allowed to be on school property during school ours if they are not students or teachers. __________________ Yada, yada, yada

02-21-2003, 08:07 PM	#8
galadriel Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: a castle made of clouds Posts: 459	A lot of places have laws against letting your dog go anywhere besides your private property without cleaning up after them. After all, it is pretty gross to deal with someone else's dog poop in your own lawn. __________________ Human kind cannot bear very much reality. dreamflower - for all things Lady Galadriel

02-21-2003, 10:52 PM	#9
Evenstar1400 Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In the inner depths of my lair. Posts: 421	thats a good law! but im guessing dog owners arent too happy about walking around with a shovel everywhere they go. i know i wouldnt be too happy. see.... this is why i take my dog to the bathroom BEFORE she and i go on a walk. __________________ Treebeard: Hmm, you look like hobbits, smell like hobbits, feel like hobbits and sound like hobbits. You must be orcs!

02-21-2003, 11:14 PM	#10
Legolas_Frodo_Aragorn The Elven Queen Of All Pyros Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Im like a little bug stuck in the lamp...never going anywhere Posts: 795	we dont have any sidewalks either except around the school and the center i think tho if a dog does his buisness on public property..it should be picked up __________________ Would you judge my future based on what i did in the past? Procrastinators Unite!!!.....tomorrrow.... Kids in backseats cause accidents...accidents in backseats cause kids As long as there are tests..there will be prayers in school

02-22-2003, 01:00 AM	#12
Celandine Elven Warrior Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 168	That is really annoying __________________ If you look in a mirror it surely would crack My mind works like lightning, one brilliant flash and it's gone You can do it a trot, you can do it at a gallop, you can do it at a rate so your heart don't palpatate, just don't be late, do the PUYALLUP and in the morning i'm makin' WAFFLES We're off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of oz. Because, because, because, because, BECAUSE of the wonderful things he does. I am a banana. All around the mulberry bush, the monkey chased the weasel, the monkey thought it was all in fun, POP goes the weasel Do you think Chelsey's smart? Texaco, star of the American Road! You can trust your car with the man who wears the star at the big bright texaco star!! TEXACO FOREVER!!! It's texaco.com http://www.texaco.com/texaco/

02-22-2003, 10:10 AM	#13
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	In Sweden one can buy special little black plastic bags in which to take care of the dogpoo and then we have waste baskets in which to deposit the filled bag, but even filled bags aren't being deposited in the right places sometimes.

02-22-2003, 10:15 AM	#14
Blackboar Legolas's beloved sister and Queen of the Wood Elves of Mirkwood Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Under the hill at Bag-end, Hobbiton the Shire Or Rivendell,I can't remember!!!!!!!!!! Posts: 1,086	It is abit where I live, but my dogs always well behaved about it and craps in the garden usually first so she dosnt usually crap on walks.

02-22-2003, 08:28 PM	#15
Coney The Buddy Rabbit Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Trapped in the headlights.. Posts: 3,372	o_O A thread about dog excrement???? Ok..........erm. Speechless __________________ Blessed are the cracked, they let the light in Beatallica

02-22-2003, 10:25 PM	#16
*azalea* Long lost mooter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 3,342	is happy to see Coney back I posted a long time ago in the vent thread about dogs. Luckily I now live in an area where people seem to be more considerate. It even bothers me when I'm sitting in the back yard and the smell of it wafts over from the next yard.

02-22-2003, 10:44 PM	#18
Bunnie_Queen_1146 90% angel Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Unknown>:) Posts: 243	u do the right thing LoR.but those who dont i guess r 2 lazy 2 pick it up and put it in the bag. but that is gross! __________________ Call me BQ orTiny. Since I can't change my user name.lol Don't you remember/ The fizz in a pepper/Peanuts in a bottle/At ten, two and four/A fried bologna sandwich/With mayo and tomato/Sittin' round the table/Don't happen much anymore /Back when a hoe was a hoe/Coke was a coke/And crack's what you were doing/When you were cracking jokes/Back when a screw was a screw/The wind was all that blew/And when you said I'm down with that Well it meant you had the flu/I miss back when

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