I always clean up after Doggie poops

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jonbeeza said:
As I did on that very cold and very frosty morning the other day ;)
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The other day?? I'm in the North East of Scotland. It got above freezing here once!! :-)
 
gman said:
It's quite common in Mugdock Park for people to bag it then leave it hanging on a branch.....
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Is it a coincidence that that's an anagram of DogMuck Park? :D

You described the "dog scuttle" earlier which mine has a ridiculous habit of doing too - loves scuttling sideways up a mound or somewhere raised too just to make sure everyone can see.
 
gman said:
I hate that! My dog will purposely avoid the short piece of grass where it's nice and easy to pick up his crap, instead he'll select the longest clump possible, normally with a few twigs in it to ensure the bag is then punctured and whatever I have managed to scrap into the bag then falls back out.

This isn't actually the embarrassing part though; when he's looking for a good spot he'll do this stupid hunched up walk and whilst in this position he'll somehow point his ass in the direction of where he's interested in and walk kinda sideways/backwards. Then when he finds the spot (long and twiggy - see earlier) he'll then circle about ten times, start crapping and then midway through he'll start turning so he can have a look whilst spreading the remaining outcoming in a wide arc.

And because the little ****** has spun so much the lead will usually be tangled up so the precision manoeuvre of picking up the scattered steaming pile of crap and flipping the bag back from being inside out goes tits up as it catches the lead and it ends up somewhere else - usually my hand.

But other than that he's very cute.
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This has given me the best laugh I have had in ages! Its so true - and very well written.... hahaha - thanks for that! :-) :-) :-)
 
hehe seriously, our dog is a never ending source of entertainment. We have quite large but rough lanes (van width) that run behind the houses and the other night I was walking him around the corner and he "scuttled" ;) up one of these lanes in pitch black to do his business.

Now here is the problem, many other dog owners don't pick up, especially up these lanes so I'm thinking that if I wander up there in pitch black I'll end up knee deep in the stuff so maybe I'll just leave it, besides, nobody can see as it's pitch black. Suddenly, he's lit up by what can only be a 500W motion sensor flood light on the side of a house up the lane in the perfect "dog doing a dump" position! The best bit is that nowhere else in the lane was lit up, just a 3 metre radius around him! You couldn't have planned it any better.

Never thought of that about Mugdock park! haha
 
I am just having a quick read of these poop postings, lol plenty of amusing reading :lol: . I am just off to the park again, this is for my dogs morning run. I of course will have a pocket full of treats and a pocket full of poop bags. I might take my iphone, just to get photo evidence ;)
 
Spuff said:
Is it a coincidence that that's an anagram of DogMuck Park? :D

You described the "dog scuttle" earlier which mine has a ridiculous habit of doing too - loves scuttling sideways up a mound or somewhere raised too just to make sure everyone can see.
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Near where I live there is a raised bank dividing 2 pavements, and a bus stop. Once our dog decided he would climb the bank and turn to give a bus load the best possible view of what he was doing, which was a little embarrassing...
 
panther_87k said:
complaint going into the council asking them to do something about this. The walk to take my son to school in the morning is only 5 minutes and i had to dodge 3 on my way there this morning, 2 of which had already been stood/walked in by someone else.
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you should see the pavement I have to walk 500 yards of every morning! I have to hop skip and jump in order to avoid having a shoeful of pucky!
 
luckychip said:
Heck! What kinda kids eat dog poo?
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Some will, but that's not the point. The kids play on the grass where the dog ***** is, the kids will often pick their nose, or put their fingers near their mouths. The cr*p can contain a serious disease that will blind children, in even small amounts. Not every poo will have the disease of course, but it only takes one...

A quite recent story...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-11012044
 
Bend The Light said:
Some will, but that's not the point. The kids play on the grass where the dog ***** is, the kids will often pick their nose, or put their fingers near their mouths. The cr*p can contain a serious disease that will blind children, in even small amounts. Not every poo will have the disease of course, but it only takes one...

A quite recent story...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-11012044
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What kinda kids pick their noses? :-) Seriously though - kids should be made aware that any kinda poo by way of mouth isn't a good idea - not just the dog variety... cats' would be far less tasty IMHO....
 
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jonbeeza said:
I was in my local park yesterday morning, and this was for my dogs normal morning walk. I do get followed by wardends from time to time, but this time a marked warden car followed me, he even pointed is in car camera towards me, and recorded me and my dog. I always clean up after my dog, so I am not worried that way.

I was thinking I might get my own micro video cam, just to record any events that went on that day. The park has been featured on TVs Filthy Rotten Scoundrels, so I know they do keep video footage.

Just thinking it would be good to keep proof of me picking my dogs poops up, I know not a nice video, but :lol: Just purely as evidence!
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I think you should video the wardens - rather than your dog's offerings - good proof that the wardens are giving value for money and earning their salaries...
 
my dog once had the option of using a large expanse of grass, but she didn't bother with that. So onto the beach, me hoping she ''wouldn't'' because it's harder to pick up. She didn't bother with that either. Instead, confronted with the empty sea, she ran over to the only spot where kids were paddling, ran into the sea and did a doop right next to them! I was standing on the shore, bag in hand, completely mortified. The kids' parents thought it was hilarious!
 
sturisoma said:
my dog once had the option of using a large expanse of grass, but she didn't bother with that. So onto the beach, me hoping she ''wouldn't'' because it's harder to pick up. She didn't bother with that either. Instead, confronted with the empty sea, she ran over to the only spot where kids were paddling, ran into the sea and did a doop right next to them! I was standing on the shore, bag in hand, completely mortified. The kids' parents thought it was hilarious!
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Hahaha - nice to see that folk still have a sense of humour! Dogs seem to have an exhibitionist trait when it comes to toileting - good job that {most} humans don't have the same tendancy eh? ;-)
 
she does like to pee in odd places, like puddles or on top of mole hills, but doops are normally done hidden in a bush somewhere :lol:

it's more awkward when you go to clean it up only to find it's a bit too liquid - that's when you get 'looks' from people ha ha
 
sturisoma said:
she does like to pee in odd places, like puddles or on top of mole hills, but doops are normally done hidden in a bush somewhere :lol:

it's more awkward when you go to clean it up only to find it's a bit too liquid - that's when you get 'looks' from people ha ha
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Yes - terrible clean up job when the offering is - well, less than solid. Sadly, this was how I learnt that the plastic in the doggie-doo bags needs to be moderately strong, so that one's fingers don't go through them... :-(
 
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I used to use a freezing spray, worked ok but expensive way to turn it into temporary stone :lol:
 
luckychip said:
What kinda kids pick their noses? :-) Seriously though - kids should be made aware that any kinda poo by way of mouth isn't a good idea - not just the dog variety... cats' would be far less tasty IMHO....
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for toxicarias to be a problem it has to get in the eyes - while eating dog poop isnt to be recomended its not the prime problem
 
Mondo74 said:
I really struggle to understand people who go to the effort of bagging it then leaving it or sticking it ins hedge or whatever. Surely that's even worse than just leaving it)
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this

and to find out how much worse try doing some countryside work

when a bags been mouldering in the sun for several weeks and is half full of semi decomposed dog poop and has taken on a slury like consistency - and then you hit said bag with a strimmer and get showered in it - (the face sheild keeps it off your face, but you get it in your hair and on your clothes) but you still have to do a full days work before you can clean up - and in that time you can bet on hitting more bags in similar state

thats when you really understand the meaning of unacceptable (and lets not even start on used condoms/sanitary towels / and nappies)

Personally if they are going to leave it in the grass i'd rather owners didnt bag it as at least then it will decompose and dry out.
 
big soft moose said:
for toxicarias to be a problem it has to get in the eyes - while eating dog poop isnt to be recomended its not the prime problem
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What kinda kids put poo or poopy hands in their eyes... kids should be advised that this is not a good idea - and hand washing should be encouraged more.
 
sturisoma said:
I used to use a freezing spray, worked ok but expensive way to turn it into temporary stone :lol:
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And folk think dog owners are not responsible. You are to be commended for effort and bravery :-) I never thought of freezing spray. I work in a chemistry department though, and could lay my hands on some liquid nitrogen :thinking: ... if the doggy-doo doesn't require it I could make some ice-cream like Heston Blumenthal..yummy (the ice-cream, not the poo!)
 
luckychip said:
What kinda kids put poo or poopy hands in their eyes... kids should be advised that this is not a good idea - and hand washing should be encouraged more.
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its usually something like kids playing football or whatever and falling over and going in face first , or getting it on their hands without realising then rubbing their eyes.

tbh the media has hyped it up something chronic , the number of cases is tiny (an average of ten per year - and most of them are not ocular) and even more so in proportion to the ammount of dog crap arround.

If kids are going to do insanitary things like eat poo , or not wash their hands before eating the chances of food poisioning/stomach infections /worms etc are considerably greater.

That link that was posted about the little girl in manchester makes the valid point that "dog owners are responsible for their animals mess" but equally parents are responsible for their childrens safety - and a good first step would be to train them not to rub their eyes if they have crap on their hands (or to even keep an eye on what they are doing and not let a 2 year old them run and fall in aeras where dog mess is prevalent)
 
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big soft moose said:
its usually something like kids playing football or whatever and falling over and going in face first , or getting it on their hands without realising then rubbing their eyes.

tbh the media has hyped it up something chronic , the number of cases is tiny and even more so in proportion to the ammount of dog crap arround.

If kids are going to do insanitary things like eat poo , or not wash their hands before eating the chances of food poisioning/stomach infections /worms etc are considerably greater.
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Yep - I agree with this. The bottom line is that the dog owners on here all seem to have a responsible attitude. No doubt those who have/mind/care for/are reated to/etc... young kids are the same - responsible. However, the world ain't perfect - some dog owners (a minority) are crap - and some kids (a minority) have yucky habits. Never the twain will meet - but we all just need to do the best we can I guess.... :-)
 
luckychip said:
What kinda kids put poo or poopy hands in their eyes... kids should be advised that this is not a good idea - and hand washing should be encouraged more.
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Ones that don't always understand what it means! Kids like my daughter who, although 3 years old, wouldn't understand not to wipe her eyes just after she had crawled across the park and got crap on her hands. THAT sort of kid.
But then you'd probably say "What kind of kid crawls in the park? Surely they should be advised that walking is a better idea!"
Well, it's the kind of kid who, like my daughter, who is 3, who doesn't walk so well due to her malformed hips. Walking is not an option.
Maybe I should not let her play on the grass, and that grass should be reserved as a dog toilet?

And just to sum up...my daughter loves dogs, as do I. But sometimes it is easier for a dog owner to not leave ***** all over the place than it is for a child to avoid the piles of crap, or be advised to avoid piles of crap.
 
the way I understood it was the parasite enters the gut then travels to the eye - maybe google it, anyway, the whole problem *could* be eliminated if dog owners made sure their animals were properly wormed....

this whole thing started in the 80's when one child suffered eye problems which the GP said was probably caused by her coming into contact with infected dog doop - so, one instance and even then unproved

knee-jerk

however, it should be cleaned up, streets are so much better now
 
Bend The Light said:
Or can't help it. Get in the real world, Love!
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I am there already thanks :-) ... that's how I know about the yucky habits - and thats how I know when parents need to step in (not in the poo mind you) and guide the young ones :-)
 
luckychip said:
I am there already thanks :-) ... that's how I know about the yucky habits - and thats how I know when parents need to step in (not in the poo mind you) and guide the young ones :-)
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No, sorry. you don't get it. Not at all.
 
Bend The Light said:
No true...only a few posts back I posted this...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-11012044
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Look - please don't take this personally. I don't like poo of any kind - any more than anyone else. Some of my comments here were written tongue in cheek - and to be honest - on this site we are all flogging a dead horse. I don't see anyone saying it is a good idea not to pick up after their dogs - or any parent saying they would allow their kids to eat any nasties. There is no question of me suggesting that folk 'let their kids eat poo' etc... If i saw this being encouraged I would be inclined to report it. However, the world us not perfect - and it does well to be aware of it IMHO....
 
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Bend The Light said:
No, sorry. you don't get it. Not at all.
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You have no basis on which to make this judgement - as you know nothing about me at all....
 
luckychip said:
Look - please don't take this personally. I don't like poo of any kind - any more than anyone else. Some of my comments here were written tongue in cheek - and to be honest - on this site we are all flogging a dead horse. I don't see anyone saying it is a good idea not to pick up after their dogs - or any parent saying they would allow their kids to eat any nasties. There is no question of me suggesting that folk 'let their kids eat poo' etc... If i saw this being encouraged I would be inclined to report it. However, the world us not perfect - and it does well to be aware of it IMHO....
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You are talking more crap than about crap. You said "What kind of kid puts poo in their mouths"
"What kind of kid wipes their eyes when they've got poo on their hands".

You said that it is up to the parents to "advise" their kids that this is not a good idea. You don't know the first thing about SO MANY parents and kids and yet you tell us how it should be done.

The simple fact is...some dog owners let their dogs foul the place then leave it. Some dog mess contains powerful pathogens which can deprive children playing of their sight. I don't see what the argument is! Clean the sodding mess up! Simple!

Now I'm not coming back into this thread (you may well be pleased to hear) because I cannot bear to hear the crap you are spouting any more.

have a nice day...and clean up that ****!
 
Bend The Light said:
You are talking more crap than about crap. You said "What kind of kid puts poo in their mouths"
"What kind of kid wipes their eyes when they've got poo on their hands".

You said that it is up to the parents to "advise" their kids that this is not a good idea. You don't know the first thing about SO MANY parents and kids and yet you tell us how it should be done.

The simple fact is...some dog owners let their dogs foul the place then leave it. Some dog mess contains powerful pathogens which can deprive children playing of their sight. I don't see what the argument is! Clean the sodding mess up....
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I always do clean up the doo-doo often picking up that left by other owners - never leaving the house without twice the estimated number of bags needed.

Chill out man.... take it easy - you dont seem to be able to spot irony when it is staring you in the face. I hold by what I have said above because I havent accused you of anything - just asked a couple of Qs to bring some balance here.

You on the other hand appear to have 'gone off on one'. Its sad that you should feel the need to expose your own child's problems in order to make an angry point - in the way that you have above... :shame:
 
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Mary - I'm with you on this one - yes dog owners are responsible for their owners mess , but parents are responsible for their childrens well being (especially when they are little) - anyone who's paranoid about toxicara has the option of not letting their little one play where there might be poop (and toxicara is caused by roundworm larvae which is also present in cat and fox poop so even if every dogowner picked up you could not still eliminate the risk)

However the risk is minute - as i said above ten cases per year - most of which are not ocular - there is a far higher chance of a little kid falling on broken glass etc than there is of them contracting the condition.

(and anyone who feels the need to start shouting abuse about this topic or acusing others of talking crap needs to go read the rules)
 
big soft moose said:
Mary - I'm with you on this one - yes dog owners are responsible for their owners mess , but parents are responsible for their childrens well being (especially when they are little) - anyone who's paranoid about toxicara has the option of not letting their little one play where there might be poop (and toxicara is caused by roundworm larvae which is also present in cat and fox poop so even if every dogowner picked up you could not still eliminate the risk)

However the risk is minute - as i said above ten cases per year - most of which are not ocular - there is a far higher chance of a little kid falling on broken glass etc than there is of them contracting the condition.

(and anyone who feels the need to start shouting abuse about this topic or acusing others of talking crap needs to go read the rules)
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Thanks for that - really. I am fairly new on TP, and I certainly didn't intend to cause any offence or make 'accusations'. A bit of banter seems to be acceptable on other threads, and most folk enjoy that too. There have been some wonderfully funny accounts put onto this thread - and I hope that folk keep adding them :-) Toxicaria is rotten - and thankfully rare - as you point out....
 
Blimey you lot will even argue about crap :D

I'm glad too see that its settled down again though, lets try and keep it pleasant guys, thanks :thumbs:
 
I hate irresponsible dog owners, it give us 'dog owners' a bad rep!

Worst offenders are teenagers walking dogs for family and dog walkers with 6-8 dogs!

I will follow them and film them if they don't pick up!
 
Ricky said:
I hate irresponsible dog owners, it give us 'dog owners' a bad rep!

Worst offenders are teenagers walking dogs for family and dog walkers with 6-8 dogs!

I will follow them and film them if they don't pick up!
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Yep ----- however in my part of the country, we have no quibble at all with youngsters. There are 1-2 misguided folk that seem to think that their dogs have gold-plated doo-doo and they persist in leaving it as treasure for everyone else. These are sneaky folk who seem to come out when the park is devoid of other humans as well...

On a lighter note - remind me NEVER to ask to see your home movie collection :-)
 
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big soft moose said:
Mary - I'm with you on this one - yes dog owners are responsible for their owners mess , but parents are responsible for their childrens well being (especially when they are little) - anyone who's paranoid about toxicara has the option of not letting their little one play where there might be poop (and toxicara is caused by roundworm larvae which is also present in cat and fox poop so even if every dogowner picked up you could not still eliminate the risk)

However the risk is minute - as i said above ten cases per year - most of which are not ocular - there is a far higher chance of a little kid falling on broken glass etc than there is of them contracting the condition.

(and anyone who feels the need to start shouting abuse about this topic or acusing others of talking crap needs to go read the rules)
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So in the case i put forward of irresponsible dog owners leaving their dogs poop on the local playing fields where all the local under 16 and under 12 footie teams play, should they just go play somewhere else because they know that the playing fields are likely to have a number of poops left there?

Also, cats bury their mess and foxes are unlikely (although not in every case) to mess out in the middle of a well mown field, its the dog mess that is the real problem.

Parents should not be forced to stop their children from playing on parkland simply because there are some ignorant people who cant be bothered to pick up after their pets.

Just because toxicara is uncommon doesnt mean it cant happen and with the increasing amount of dog mess that seems to be left on playing fields, its going to become more common
 
Panther i dont disagree with you - dogs should not be crapping on a playing feild, end of.

that said kids who are old enough to play U12 and U16 footie are also old enough to learn to act responsibly and not touch their eyes/mouths/faces if they have dog crap on their hands.

They also arent particularly at risk of toxicaria anyway - somewhere arround a third of the population have some in their systems but most of us are imune to the effects , the isssue is with very little kids who havent had time to build up that imunity (and most cases in fact have nothing to do with dog poo - the 'commonest' (although still very uncommon) route on non ocular infection is little kids eating soil - which is again down to a lack of parental supervision.

I don't want anyone to get the idea that i'm apologist for irresponsible dog ownership - I have a dog and always pick up after her (or stick and flick in very rural locations) I also don't walk her in parks, sports feilds, and playgrounds in the first place - plus see my post above about the horrors of countryside work and hitting bags filled with anaerobicly decaying poo with a strimmer)

What i'm saying is that the risk of toxicara (and particularly vis a vis dog crap) has been massively blown out of proportion by the media not letting facts get in the way of a good story.
 
big soft moose said:
Panther i dont disagree with you - dogs should not be crapping on a playing feild, end of.

that said kids who are old enough to play U12 and U16 footie are also old enough to learn to act responsibly and not touch their eyes/mouths/faces if they have dog crap on their hands.

They also arent particularly at risk of toxicaria anyway - somewhere arround a third of the population have some in their systems but most of us are imune to the effects , the isssue is with very little kids who havent had time to build up that imunity (and most cases in fact have nothing to do with dog poo - the 'commonest' (although still very uncommon) route on non ocular infection is little kids eating soil - which is again down to a lack of parental supervision.

I don't want anyone to get the idea that i'm apologist for irresponsible dog ownership - I have a dog and always pick up after her (or stick and flick in very rural locations) I also don't walk her in parks, sports feilds, and playgrounds in the first place - plus see my post above about the horrors of countryside work and hitting bags filled with anaerobicly decaying poo with a strimmer)

What i'm saying is that the risk of toxicara (and particularly vis a vis dog crap) has been massively blown out of proportion by the media not letting facts get in the way of a good story.
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Absolutely agree - and that includes the all-important 1st sentence as well. Can I take the liberty of re-emphasising - we are actually all agreed on this thread about responsible dog ownership. The folk that cause problems are not subscribing to this thread as far as I can determine....
 
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