Attention: dog owners

The very first Dog Poop thread! Feels like old times.

Austen I hear ya. Happened to me a few days ago. Ugh. Hope you get the pole up in time for the Airing of Grievances and the Wrestling.

i almost stepped in the most disgusting, enormous pile of two-toned dog crap this morning on the way to the el. in fact, there were about four landmines that i narrowly avoided. even if pepper goes and i happened to forget a bag, i will find a newspaper or any of the multiple pieces of litter on the street and pick it up. it's just so rude and filthy to leave it there.

i agree 100%. there was a guy and an off-leash dog on our walk to the el this morning. it wouldn't surprise me if that dog was responsible for one or more of said landmines. also, what if your off-leash dog happens to see a cat and run across the street, and then gets hit by a car? people are mind-blowingly stupid sometimes.

austen you must just love konrad square. (imagine that in sarcasm font)

I'll never forget the one day I had my son who was about 3 at the time in that little green space on 2nd and market playing with a beach ball. I don't think it's technically a dog park, but is used as one and when we were there, there were no dogs in sight. A man walked in and let his GINORMOUS doberman off his leash and the dog came barrelling toward my son. I've never run so fast in my life. The dog ended up grabbing the beach ball (his target) and popping it with his teeth. The owner of the dog just said to me, "he's friendly, I have children at home." I just glared at him and said, "just because he is good to your children doesn't mean he will be with mine, and I don't know anything about your dog as I see it tearing a path to my child."

Both of my nephews were attacked by dogs. One was a mistreated german shepard that broke free from his chain and threw my 6 year old nephew around like a rag doll. I hate when people have their dogs off leashes no matter how friendly they are. My son doesn't like dogs at all and does not react calmly when a big one rushes up to him to say hello. I'm afraid one time my son's shrill shriek will make the dog react badly.

cosigned.

I have a few neighbors on my block with small dogs and every morning they let their dogs outside the front of their own house to go, and they don't pick it up. I would never say anything because I wouldn't know how to say it, I can't just say clean your pavement and I wouldn't say anything because I like the people it's just a little funny we all have yards.

I would try saying "hey, pick up your dog's poop. kids play on that pavement and we all have to walk on them"

No poopies on the payment, por favor.

We live across the street from a small park and I'd noticed frequent messes and was hoping to catch the owner in the act. Sure enough, a week or two later I see a woman across the street with two small dogs, both off-leash. She just stood there while they walked around and did their business. When it was clear that she wasn't going to bother picking up after them, and was just going to go home per usual, my husband grabbed some plastic bags from our stash and ran across the street to offer them to her. The problem (with her at least) mostly resolved itself after that point.

If you know the people it might be easier to ask them to pick it up. People should not let their dogs crap in front of their own house, or anyone elses, without picking it up. Common sense and common decency. Obviously they don't want their dogs messing up their yards - they would rather have them leave their crap on the pavement for people to step in. INFURIATING.

My favorite is when the poop is hiding in the snow. I was walking to a neighbor's funeral a couple of years ago, and of course the pavement wasn't shoveled. I got doodle on my suit pants when my foot sank into the dirty snow. To add insult to injury, I saw that I was overdressed for the occasion. It was an Eagles themed funeral.

I got nailed this morning too, and I was wearing flip flops but luckily avoided the dreaded overspill into the toes.

I figured it was just the rain, seems like people don't pick up as much then...

I hand people a bag and say, "I know how you feel. I feel so bad when I don't have a bag to clean up after my dog. Here, have one of mine."

I hate dog poo!

I love dogs. I hate dog poop. That doesn't stop me from picking up my dogs' poop, or those of other dogs that I occasionally see. And like Meredith, if my dogs catch me with a two-fer special after I;ve already used my bags, I will find a piece of trash or newspaper on the ground to pick it up.

I am just confused by those who feel no need to pick up after their animals.

After feeling no need to:
* pay their bills
* see that their children go to school
* get off the sofa other than to buy more intoxicants

Feeling no need to clean up their dog's excrement seems pretty unsurprising.

Has anyone else seen this?

http://sprinklebrigade.com/

I was not complaining about my neighbor please don't think I was.
I just think its funny how they will sweep the pavements and get angry if someone litters,but this is normal I really do like my neighbors I put it on here because it's kind of funny how they don't get it or feel awkward about leaving it there in front of you. Maby thats why I find it comical because they just don't get it.

Today my dog went and I didn't have any bags. Couldn't find any litter nearby so I just picked it up in my handkerchief and carried it with
Me til I found a bag

one of the my greatest moment ever will go down as the weird old pimp screaming at my elderly neighbor "Yeah well I don't gotta bag B8888 "and me quietly in an almost psychotic rage opening the door and placing one in his hand hhahahahaahhaan and watching that scum bag do the only thing right he ( probably) ever did.....the down turn in crime has really effected my fun....cursed ....

Yeah, it's really bad on the Boston St near Planet Fitness. I have to step over landmines every time I walk to the gym.

Almost every morning I pick up my dog's poop, and will also grab a rogue poop to help the situation. If I don't, the places she likes to go would be covered in excrement and she would step in it. But often I feel like I am just enabling the rogue poop leavers. They come in the darkness of night to leave presents just like Santa, except it's every day. I should put out cookies.

Or cake!
http://abcnews.go.com/m/story?id=15212043

I saw that story... What happened to exploding candles or whatever...sheesh.

You should spray the dog owners with a hose. Especially if it's cold outside. Eventually they'll learn.

wait, they confessed after people became sick after eating it. If they mixed a bit of poo in the icing to mask the smell then the media shouldn't really use to word smear. I count on the media to give me true facts and accurate details. bwahahahahahaha.

happy holidays everyone. please stay safe.

Walking around Palmer Cemetery at dusk gives me the faintest taste of what it must've been like for our young soldiers during Vietnam. One wrong step and PLOP. You're digging Kibbles-N-Bits out of your shoe for 10 minutes. Granted, the morning Fishtown warrior is dodging Weapons of Mutt's Destruction while our boys were dealing with things of a much more serious nature.

I'd love to get ahold of one of these dog walkers, sit em down good and proper, hand them my new Jordans and a toothpick and say "Hey you, Sunray or whatever your earthly name is, I think it's your turn you dug ol' Fido's handy work out of the crevises of my shoe. I'm tired of standing on the el platform and having half the crowd stare at me because I smell like I missed the toilet by 10 minutes. When you step in doggie do at 6 in the morning, that's it. You've only been awake for 20 minutes and the days already been ruined beyond repair.

Well, my ranting and raving is done for the day. Thank you all, good friends, for listening.

Someone is forever letting their dog poo all along Belgrade and down Oxford. My 2 year old has stepped in it more than once. I'm forever telling him to watch out for the poop. Bleh.