I love my dog but...not the mess!

hi sweetie! its indeed a job to go past those dog deeds!! in our place there is no law as such and ppl are equally careless and thick. they just would not listen and would do it more when told!! i donot have a pet but i just love them. so, i donot have any grudge against them but i would like to have a more responsible owners who would have more civic sense!! they could be a victim anyday or who knows, they already are!!

I have a 6lb papillion and his land mines are small. We live in a city with a back yard so it is contained. I do not clean up after him. I let nature take care of it. I do not like it when I get huge land mines in my front yard. I feel people should not let their dogs out at night to do their business in other peoples years, I also feel when you walk your dog clean up after him or her. In the USA it is common prectice to scoop the poop. A few weeks ago a lady on a bicycle was walking ther dog, I did not see the dogs discresion, what I noticed was the lady get off her bicycle and clean up after her dog. I told her thank you because it was in my yard. She was a responsible dog owner.

We have laws about not picking it up here, as well, but I don't know anyone that has actually been fined. The local park can be really bad. Some people do actually pick it up, especially when those little baggies are provided for them, but heck, I've seen people let their dogs "go" in PetSmart and not clean it up, and they provide paper towels, cleaner and such on every blasted isle! Some people are just to lazy to care. They are also usually the first ones to complain about the messes they have to walk around, which I find ironic. I'm not above making a comment to someone who doesn't clean up after their dog, either. I don't want to step in it and I for sure don't want my kids to.

I don't have a dog but I love the description of yours! lol I have the same problem here and it really annoys me that we cannot go to or from school (which is just around the corner) without at least one of us stepping in it! The kids have also only recently been able to start using the playing fields again as they were out of bounds due to the amount of doggy doodoos left there! There are laws and fines for not cleaning up after your dog here but too many people just ignore it , as do the Council unless you make a huge fuss! I just wish these owners would consider the health of our kids before they walk away leaving this waste in their wake! xxxx

For a moment there you sounded like my fiancee. During the school year she likes to walk the children to and from school. Or during the summer months the walk across town to the park. She has complained on several occasions how people allow their dogs to go bathroom all over but don't bother to clean the mess up. We now have four dogs. One Brittany Spaniel, one Irish Setter (we think), and two German Shepards mix, believe me these dogs can make a mess. While my fiancee is walking the dogs she carries a couple of grocery sacks with her to clean up their messes. We pay the children to clean the messes up in our back yard daily.

I live in a clean neighborhood, all just one family houses. Everybody runs around with a dog and a plastic bag. So do I. No problem cleaning up after my dogs. I use the plastic bags I buy vegetables in. A form of recycling. These bags are free and work nicely. There would be a fine from the local community if there were leftovers from the dogs in the streets but where I live the community doesn`t make money on this law.

I live in an area where there is no such laws. so the dog can happily doody anywhere without my picking up. luckily there is lot of rough ground around it doesnt affect the pedestrians.

I don't have a dog, simply for that reason. I would hate having to pick up after him. We have an above ground pool in the backyard that the kids like to chase each other around sometimes. If we happened to miss some doggy doo-doo it would be awful. Yuck! People around our town are pretty good at picking up after their dogs. We see them walking their dogs and they are carrying plastic bags with them so you know they are picking up. The worse is spring thaw. Those who did not pick up after their dogs in the winter we find out about after the snow melts. And yeah, sometimes we have to navigate the poop because the owner won't stop to let the dog poop in one place so they leave a trail. Some people don't deserve to have pets.

In Minnesota USA the cities I take my dog to have oprdinances for cleaning up. It can be up to $250 fine for not cleaning up after your dog. So I have started to carry the baggie for his droppings when we go on our walks. I also have to clean up my backyard at least 2 times a week due to the fact I am out in the yard doing garden work and don't want to step in it nor smell it. HAHAHA!!! Due to this law here I have yet to find any doggie doo doo in my front yard to this day. So it does work as I see many people walk past my house with their dogs. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~

I hate it, people are so rude. I think that it is disgusting, why do they think that they dont have to pick up after their dogs. Here in Australia you can get fined for it. Sometimes I feel like just going out and picking it up and following them home and dumping it on their doorstep (or rubbing it in their face).

we always had scooper when we had our snoopy. in our last apartment complex we lived,we had a real bad problem with that til our apartment manager started a new rule. if a person got caught leaveing their dog doody,they got one warning and if caught again,they would either have to get rid of the dog or move. what a difference that made

The area we used to live in has a law that says you have 24 hours to clean up after your pet, not that many people pay much attention to it, but we got in the habit of cleaning up after our dogs everyday. It really benefits us, because I hate stepping in dog doo doo when I am in my yard. Years ago, I lived in a home with a huge yard, on the other side of my house was a trailer that my landlord owned and the tenant used to let her two big dogs come in my yard and do their duty, and then I would have to clean it up. It was so aggravating, I finally complained to the landlord.

they're supposed to pick it up,but a lot still don't. i can't tell you how much i just love stepping in poop in my yard,when i don't own a dog. we have a lady somewhere on the street that does pick it up,but deposits it in MY trash cans,rather than bringing it to her home,where it belongs. i'm getting sick of rinsing out the cans because of her-not to mention she's trespassing to do so.

I've got a couple of acres and woods across the street, and my dog likes to go in places where I let the grass grow tall, in between the trees. I rarely see any poop in my yard,but I'll still go around and pick up the occasional mess after it gets hard. Whenever we go somewhere to visit, I do pick up after my dog. When my brother and sister in law were living in Chicago, they had their dog trained to go on the landscaping rocks, so as not to mess up their lawn. It was easier to pick up there.

ya man ....sum one has to lokk after tht.....but a dog is a very faithful animal to human kind .

I love dogs but do not own one at the moment. I used to work long hours and keeping a pet indoors for long stretches did not seem humane at all. I agree with you that with dog ownership should come responsibility, and that includes picking up after your doggie doodoos! There is actually a guy here in Toronto who does just that for a living! He says business has really picked up (haha! punny!) and he has had to hire three more guys. I guess some people like to enjoy the company of their pooches but do not like to clean up the mess. :-0

Gosh woodpigeon !!! I got a goosebump when I think about it. I don't even dare to let myself and my daughter walk on the grass again which is quite a shame since my daughter love playing on the grass. So many people that has dogs here and I have to watch where I walk everytime as I don't want to step on those boobytrap. I've seen finger count people that picking them up, but mostly just didn't care. I've heard somewhere that they even has a dog tags/chips that will tell who the owner from the dog poo dna. And they will send the fine for the owner that didn't pick up and throw it in a garbage...

Hey its the same with my dogs also... Its not only for a single day but every morning and night they only do it when i take them for a walk, and you know how well they are trained, they don't even go for lu on the roads... Hey after all they are MY DOGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't really like dogs, and I don't have one as a pet. But I have to live with the "mess" of other people's pets, unfortunately. I live in Brazil, and we do have laws about it, but almost no-one is actually punished. So, not everyone respects. And I'm shocked to know you have the same problems in Ireland!

taking care of dogs is just like taking care of babies... i mean, human babies. They are cute and cuddly that is why we love them, bu the mess.. ahh... we cant take it but we dont have a choice.. taking care of their mess is our way of telling them that we love them... so go.. clean up your dog's mess and tell them how much you care for them!