Dog poop on our doorstep
We live in a lovely "no through" road with small free car park opposite which is great for dog walkers. By the way, we also have two dogs and we carry plastic bags to pick poop, so I'm not having a go at dog owners here. There's a dog bin right by the entrance to the car park, although it can get a bit smelly in the summer, when it "cooks"; it's far enough away from the houses to not be a nuisance!
Why then, when winter comes and the nights draw in, does one person allow their dog to poop right outside our house? We know it is one person because it's is always the same colour and we think that they live locally.
Sometimes it is so bad that it is scattered over 100 metres, which presumably means this poor animal is being dragged whilst whilst going (Anyone who has a dog will know that they do tend to stop and "strain" and that it is quite noticeable!)
We put a board up outside the house last winter asking people to pick up their mess and I even got some bags from the dog warden to hang from the gate post. Many of the other dog owners around were quite sympathetic to our plight, with one exception. This one person ignored all the signs and continued to allow his or her dog to go outside our house! Why can't they just pick it up?
The dog warden is right there with us and has asked when we think it is happening. Of course we have no idea and I don't want to manually check how warm the Richard the third is to establish a "time of deposit".
By the way, the local Parish Mag published a letter from a neighbour about the situation and the next month some numpty said "If that's all you have to complain about then pick it up yourself!" Funny how nothing was mentioned when I wrote in to ask where they lived so I could transfer the poo to their house!!
We've talked about water-soluble luminous spray paint to highlight the problem.
We've talked about making tiny flags to stick into the mess.
We've talked about chalking BIG CIRCLES around the them.
I am now opening up the floor for your suggestions! (rubbing my hands together as I know this will no doubt be fun!)
By: Pugs
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Expect to see GL soon on Youtube labelled the "Phantom Poo Poster"
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My sign sniper killing dogs not on leads seems to have halped a little but I still have them firmly in my sights just let them off the lead on the beach cos my triger finger is twitchin buddy
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Gainsborough lad. - 16-May-10 20:37
I hope you get the poop situation fixed. You ought to rub the owner's nose in it if you find out who it is. ;o))
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I have seen incidents where there is dog dirt not even a 100 yards away from a bin that has been designed for such a purpose; kids regularly use path and nearby fields to play and walk to school. Not only is this act of letting a dog foul paths inconsiderate and disgusting, it is dam right dangerous as doggy dirt can cause health problems in children, including blindness.
So dog owners, please be considerate.
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Hope it helps!
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The worst 'pile' was on the pier, by the sea. Can't believe some selfish individual just left all that for some little kid to step in. It's hard to get off wooden boards as well.
Would CCTV help? Or do these selfish people come out at night when they think they won't get caught? Sick of it.
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I've seen my fair share of drunk "female" humans squatting behind taxis, parked cars, walls and alleys.
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All humans are alike. - 23-Oct-09 22:00
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I take my dog with me on bike rides, and watch him like a hawk. Whenever he does a poo, I stop and pick it up with the bags I carry tied to my bike handles. People are truly disgusting, I quite agree.
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Aisling Eivers - 23-Apr-09 19:31
fox=blackish
cat=brown+thick
dog=light/dark brown sometimes sloppy
this isnt exactly the best thing to talk about !
it could help though.
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Good grief, Anonymous, are you living in the halcyon, sun-kissed-ginger-beer-and-chirpy-railway portered, Enid Blyton world of the 1950s??? These days, people do already "do the same" - pissing EVERYWHERE, in broad daylight, in full view of the public, without any dignity or consideration. There's certainly a law, unspecific and rarely imposed, whereby offenders can be prosecuted under public order legislation, and that on-the-spot fines of £80 can be served under the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001. Police could even use an 1847 law against indecent exposure.
I do realise, of course, that you are suggesting legislation should be imposed against canine urination (despite poor punctuation and incorrect syntax structure). However, human urination in public is just the tip of a very large antisocial iceberg: may I suggest your ire would be better aimed in this general direction? And let my dog do what he naturally has to do.
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Good grief, Anonymous, are you living in the halcyon, sun-kissed-ginger-beer-and-chirpy-railway portered, Enid Blyton world of the 1950s??? These days, people do already "do the same" - pissing EVERYWHERE, in broad daylight, in full view of the public, without any dignity or consideration. There's certainly a law, unspecific and rarely imposed, whereby offenders can be prosecuted under public order legislation, and that on-the-spot fines of £80 can be served under the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001. Police could even use an 1847 law against indecent exposure.
I do realise, of course, that you are suggesting legislation should be imposed against canine urination (despite poor punctuation and incorrect syntax structure). However, human urination in public is just the tip of a very large antisocial iceberg: may I suggest your ire would be better aimed in this general direction? And let my dog do what he naturally has to do.
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