Why is there so much poop on the sidewalk??!?!??

Subject: Bad reputation

Crap like this (no pun intended) really annoys me. I think it's a few bad dog owners who don't pick up after their dogs that give the majority of the respectful dog owners a bad reputation. Come on...as a dog owner, if you don't pick up after your dog, especially on the side walks, you're bound to come across it during your next walk and potentially step on it yourself. I have a very large dog who craps like an elephant and i make sure i carry enough bags with me to always pick up after him. I have one of those poop bag dispensers which is attached to his leash. This way, i ways have enough bags with me...i think it's the dog owners responsibility to always carry enough bags.

I've seen a few people not pick up after their dog in my street and noticed that they don't live on our block...so perhaps they don't give a damn. I made it a point to stop them and offer them a bag to pick up the crap. Haven't run into any confrontations yet. They're usually embarrassed about getting caught.

Anyway people...pick up after your dogs and stop giving us responsible dog owners a bad rep!!!

Obamanut wrote: [quote=besus]How about you guys with dogs just pick up after them? Instead of philisophical debate or hostile actions, remove the feces from the sidewalk/road/etc.

If you have the best intentions yet lack a bag, a simple explanation that you're going to go get one will probably do.

It's really quite simple.

Oh, is it really that simple? Well here is the problem I have: Why the hell do I have to give you or any other self-appointed guardian of the sidewalk any explanation at all?

You're not my mother, nor are you a cop. You have no authority over me or any other dog owner, and that's why I have no problem being nasty in return.

I don't know if you don't pick up your dog's poo, but someone who does not, SHOULD be able to give an explanation. I don't think the previous poster was saying people should be nasty in requesting a clean-up, but I believe there are some rules about picking up poo left behind by your pet. They even come with fines. And since many of us use the sidewalk, why shouldn't we be able to ask that other sidewalk users respect the public space? It doesn't mean it has to be a nasty exchange, but I have the right to walk on a sidewalk free of crap, just like anyone else should have the right to walk a dog on the sidewalk.

Obamanut's runs got picked up by Gowanus Lounge. AND THEY NAMED NAMES!