Dear Dog Owner...
Part of owning a dog is the responsibility that comes with it, and that responsibility includes cleaning up after it. As unpleasant as you may find it to scoop that poop, believe me it is far more unpleasant to be the unfortunate person who stands in your dog's shit. And even more unpleasant when that person is a 4 year old, wearing her brand new Kickers, whose immediate reaction is to burst into tears and lift up those new Kickers with her hands to have a look at the mess.
The streets of South East London are littered with it. I really do wonder how so many people around here seem to be totally unaware of their responsibility to other both people and to the place they live in. In what way do you think it is okay to let your dog shit all over the pavement that everyone else has to use and just leave it there?
Perhaps the issue is that you are just too stupid to understand how it works. In that case, let me talk you through it. Your dog poos. You pick it up using a bag - one which you have taken out with you because, you know, you own a dog. You put the bag in a bin. There are usually quite a few around. Some parks even provide bins solely for this purpose, imagine that!
Sadly, I suspect the real issue is that you just don't care about either your neighbourhood or other people. You probably even think it must someone else's responsibility. But actually it is yours.
If you can't be bothered to clean up your dog's mess, you shouldn't have a dog.
The streets of South East London are littered with it. I really do wonder how so many people around here seem to be totally unaware of their responsibility to other both people and to the place they live in. In what way do you think it is okay to let your dog shit all over the pavement that everyone else has to use and just leave it there?
Perhaps the issue is that you are just too stupid to understand how it works. In that case, let me talk you through it. Your dog poos. You pick it up using a bag - one which you have taken out with you because, you know, you own a dog. You put the bag in a bin. There are usually quite a few around. Some parks even provide bins solely for this purpose, imagine that!
Sadly, I suspect the real issue is that you just don't care about either your neighbourhood or other people. You probably even think it must someone else's responsibility. But actually it is yours.
If you can't be bothered to clean up your dog's mess, you shouldn't have a dog.
posted by solveig at
5:27 PM
8 Comments:
Totally agree (I'm in SE London too - seems to be some kind of poo mecca!) I hate bringing the buggy into the house knowing the wheels are probably caked in 57 varieties of shit.
Hope your little one has recovered from her ordeal x
It must be people who take their dogs out late at night, because when I get the train in the morning - and that is early there is often new shit on the road down towards St Dunstans.
And they almost certainly walk their dog late at night so fewer people can see them leaving their shit everywhere.
Anyway, I have a long list of things I will do if I catch anyone at it, the selfish [insert very rude words here].
My mum told somebody off the other day. It was a strange moment a proper "mum telling a naughty boy off" moment (the boy in question looked around 35). He actually cowered, and apologized. I bet he starts doing it (or going out at night).
Grrrr, makes me very cross. Good on your mum, Alex!!
Well said. I'm sick of trying to wheel the buggy around dog poo. These people are so inconsiderate.
we have the same problem in York - in fact, the corner of the road that Jacob's school is on is dogshit central. In fact, as Jacob runs in front of me and Sam in the morning, he shouts out "watch out for the dog poo, Sam" as he goes round the corner.
If people have a problem with the squishyness, they should buy that poo freezing stuff you can get in a can - freeze-dries the poo so its just like picking up a stick, rather than, erm, a lump of shit :)
Lib Dem candidate just came to our door, so I gave him chapter and verse on dog poo. He says it is one of the top concerns of Lewisham residents and the council intends to give more on-the-spot powers to PCSOs as well as targeting particular problem areas when they get reported by the public.
All well and good, but they should just make it open season on the owners; couple of high profile daylight hits with a Magnum .44 would soon make people think twice :)
Well, there's a lot of people dodging dog poo from the sound of things. Thanks for your comments!
Can't believe you can buy stuff to 'freeze' it!!
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