It really puts me off. Do you, er, grow to like it? Or at least not mind it?

Makes a nice pocket warmer (I would imagine) in this weather.

can’t imagine liking it, i just do it

hand in a nappy sack, reverse action, tied and flung in the nearest tree 😉

No different to changing a dirty nappy, you get used to after a few goes. slightly harder when they have got the ****s though.

Yeah your thankful got it when walking themat midnigt and it’s -15c warms your hands a treat.

The number I have seen in the snow.

If I saw this being perpetrated I think I might be sufficiently angry to throw it at the owner. That might be assault though.

Haven’t had to pick one up for years.

Got loads of scrub area in the garden she goes in (never on the grass) and when on the beach she always goes in the sea.

Handy and definitely awesome.

I REALLY hated picking up turds when she was a pup.

You get used to it, but never get used to the smell. Particularly if they’ve been eating something like tripe.

Never get used to it. Just do it and make sure I’m breathing out.
The sight of a steaming poo in the snow, knowing you have to pick it up, is a lovely one to behold.

Mat – your dog sh*ts in the sea? Seriously?

To paraphrase Churchill, “This is the sort of dog poo up with which I will not put.”

would the OP prefer cold poo?

I’m afraid I’m with the muslims on my attitude to dogs. Filthy things.

And I genuinely question the sanity of anyone who follows a dumb four legged creature around picking up its poo.

Exactly who’s the boss in that relationship? 😉

It thought you might make me feel better about it, but this isn’t helping… :?.

Like legend said, cold poo is the worst. I don’t particularly like picking up warm poo but cold is just nasty!!

Doesn’t bother me.

Mat – your dog sh*ts in the sea? Seriously?

Yep – take her to the beach and if she needs to go, she’ll run about knee deep and crap into the briney.

Handy because you can’t pick it up, horrendously embarrassing if people are also in the sea nearby. That’s when we pretend she isn’t ours.

i hated the thought of it but after a short while it becomes no problem – can’t say I enjoy it bit its part of having a dog

Heard of “Surfers against Sewage” Mat?

Is there a “cute puppy” exception? 🙄

I’m pretty sure you’re trolling, so I’m not biting.

So do you need video proof?

Al – she taught herself (wasn’t us). We try very hard to make her go before she gets to the beach. Doesn’t always work.

I thought there were a lot of cigar smoking swimmers round Mat’s way

no need to touch it use a scoop – http://www.forpets.co.uk/product.php/1153/0

£2, fits in your pocket, works great, avoids all contact with said poo

No need to pick it up – if leaving it in our ajoining passage is good enough for my neighbours then why should anyone bother?

Really hoping one of them stands in it before I do.

Exactly who’s the boss in that relationship?

the wife/girlfriend that’s sitting in the house all nice n warm

Matt sorry but you have slipped somewhat on the AWESOME scale.

Practice on your own first?

Matt sorry but you have slipped somewhat on the AWESOME scale.

Good.

She’s the most AWESOME dog ever so really, I couldn’t give a flying Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo.

Serious response – seriously, that’s really ****ing offensive letting your dog do that, the old “she’s a lovely mutt” defence is pathetic. I’m only being serious because I don’t think you are a tool, despite the ****-takes.

Jokey response: No sex last night?

You only have sex at night?

How very staid.

Surf-Mat – if you’re not trolling, that’s disgusting.

We live near a canal and the amount of dog poo left on the tow paths was beyond a joke, So I wrote to the local councillor. She replied saying I was amoung several people who had also complained. Amazingly a dog warden has now been working around the village and surrounding area and its worked, fewer doggie doos. Yay!

Do any of you know anything about the sea and raw sewage?

Clearly not.

An occasional dog turd in the sea is rather minor compared to the millions of tonnes pumped into the sea every single day. Go for a no2 near any seaside resort, it ends up in the sea.

The naivety and self righteousness of some of you astounds me – all anti fox hunting too by any chance?

As I said clearly, we try and avoid it but would rather a sea-born floater than a mid footpath mess.

Why do you think dogs owners are encouraged to let their dogs go below the tideline? Because then it gets washed out to sea.

Now do any of you know where burgers and bacon come from?

An occasional dog turd in the sea is rather minor compared to the millions of tonnes pumped into the sea every single day. Go for a no2 near any seaside resort, it ends up in the sea.

Erm I think it may be treated first?

Your dog poos bacon and burgers?!! Wow!!! That really is awesome!!! 😀

Erm I think it may be treated first?

Point proven.

would rather a sea-born floater than a mid footpath mess

I’d rather it were on a footpath, because then you’d pick it up.

Wouldn’t you?

An occasional dog turd in the sea is rather minor compared to the millions of tonnes pumped into the sea every single day. Go for a no2 near any seaside resort, it ends up in the sea.

Aye, I concur. It’s a drop(ping) in the ocean.

I have a neighbour who puts the n°2’s into a little bag and flings them into the road, in the bag. The street is riddled with little black plastic bags. I think she’s missing the point a tad*.

*May be because she is a) French b)deranged c)both.

Very helpful Mat, got any evidence?

No no none at all…

SAS Outraged As CSOs Escape Regulation

http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/Raw-sewage-warnings-Gwithian-welcomed-SAS/article-1518208-detail/article.html

http://www.extremehorizon.com/surf-blog/index.php/sewage-in-lincolnshire-surf-breaks-08-01-2010

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/5363302/More-British-beaches-fail-clean-water-test.html

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