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I once had a job strimming the South West Coast path in Torbay which we named 'dog st alley' and the bags in bushes thing was a common problem. People want to conserve their 'reputation' by being seen to pick it up when really they couldn't give a f.
People want to conserve their 'reputation' by being seen to pick it up when really they couldn't give a f***.
too true
unless it's a "trail hound" then you don't even have to bother bagging it
this thread has bust me up
As a responsible dog owner it really does my head in.
Out on dog walks I have to dodge piles of poo in the fields. Also when the dog in season she has a nasty habbit of rolling in mess left by another in season bitch - we have to keep a close eye on her. Only time we ever leave poo is when it is REALLY runny and can't even be scooped up in leaves. In that I case I either cover it in loose mud or put a rock on it - depending on where it is and what is around.
Sometimes we hide bags somewhere to pick up on the way back but that is rarely. Just depends were abouts on the walk we are going and if we know that we will pass that place on the way back.
Always have to remember to take enough bags to double/triple bag it when out on the mountain bike though as it sloshes around a lot hanging off the saddle rails until I find a bin (I ain't putting it in my backpack).
I raised this in a chat forum thread a week or two ago and a dog owner there said it was because they were biodegradable bags. Still doesn't make any sense to me?
Still doesn't make any sense to me?
you're not a dog owner therefore it will never make any sense, their logic is "unique"
I would like to see non-biodegradable bags and nappy bags banned by the government. Sometimes you need some and you just can't find them.
Seems utter madness to pick up dog poo in a non-degradable bag so it sits in the bag in land fill for hundreds of years!
My Mum was once having a tea party with some snooty lady friends from the WI. Her setter wandered into view in the garden, which provoked all kinds of oohs and aahs, until the dog squatted down and nipped off a huge steaming log. That was bad enough, but then the dog turned round and scoffed it!
So that's the answer: train dogs to eat their poos.
urgh! that is gross.
And a sign of a dog that is not on enough or the right food or sometimes fed once a day instead of twice.
Not long ago, all the dog walkers were having a nice chat, right underneath this particular tree. Utterly oblivious to the scene at their feet.
I wandered up, and took said photos right in front of them all. I got asked "What are you going to do with those?". I said something like "I don't know yet..".
Anyway, a couple of days later it was mysteriously cleared up.
Needless to say the little collection is growing again as we speak, both here and hanging about delicately in the nearby bushes.
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andyl - I got hold of a plastic container with a wide mouth and a secure screw on lid which gets strapped to the outside of my rucksack and the bagged poo goes in there. I don't really want the bags bursting in the event of a crash!
Wouldn't this be a better solution....
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globalti - Memberthe dog squatted down and nipped off a huge steaming log. That was bad enough, but then the dog turned round and scoffed it!
I'll have a LOL please.
Ditch_jockey - yeah I was thinking I have some suitable bottles in the lab. Or I might just get a cheap water bottle and use that - could just put it in the bottle cage then if if I dont have the backpack or it's rammed. Just have to remember not to use it to drink from!
You can now get compostable poop bags that degrade in a matter of 3 months and carry the EN13432 logo to prove it, just the thing if you like to bag it and leave it! (Also available are wormeries where the worms eat the bags and the poo), the resulting compost is great for the flowerbed but not to be used on your homegrown veg though. I know because my wife sells them at www.dogpoopbags.co.uk and a very good price they are too.
Another thing, anybody know any good 24" tyres for a bit of junior downhilling for our son, I was trying to get the super tacky High Rollers in 2.5 width but can't seem to find a seller.
Hairy Wolfhound - Member
You can now get compostable poop bags that degrade in a matter of 3 months and carry the EN13432 logo to prove it, just the thing if you like to bag it and leave it! (Also available are wormeries where the worms eat the bags and the poo), the resulting compost is great for the flowerbed but not to be used on your homegrown veg though. I know because my wife sells them at http://www.dogpoopbags.co.uk and a very good price they are too.
Another thing, anybody know any good 24" tyres for a bit of junior downhilling for our son, I was trying to get the super tacky High Rollers in 2.5 width but can't seem to find a seller.
This still does not answer why bag it and leave it? The shit will biodegradable faster than 3 months if left unbagged so if you are not going to do the job properly and bin it why bag it? You seem to be encouraging this retarded and selfish action.
You seem to be encouraging this retarded and selfish action.
what !! dog owners selfish and retarded!!!
free stuff from Keep Britian Tidy
http://www.keepbritaintidy.org/OrderMaterials/Default.aspx?catID=85
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Not encouraging it, are you daft, It bothers me as much as the next sensible person.
The poop bags are for putting the poo in and then bining it, not for chucking it. It bugs the hell out of me, better to leave it and let the slugs eat it up, if you're not going to bin it.
You can now get compostable poop bags that degrade in a matter of 3 months and carry the EN13432 logo to prove it, just the thing if you like to bag it and leave it!
interesting but the roundworm eggs which cause toxocariasis are killed by UV and can survive for several months in the environment, which I imagine is what your bags shield it from,
Bag it and bin it, no excuses
Yeah, even if it means cycling, walking for miles or driving with it, BIN IT.
Symptomatic of today's society's 'not my problem' attitude. The same people piss everywhere in public toilets as someone else sorts that out; and leaves litter in shopping trolleys. Some other schmuck can sort that out, too.
I'm with binners, the sensible approaches just don't seem to register with them.
Don't kick it in the edge, I have to cut that. Don't sling it into the trees, that's where I work too. Tell you what, I'll come and take a dump on your desk.
http://www.keepbritaintidy.org/OrderMaterials/Default.aspx?catID=85
Good resources - unfortunately, according to their website, Keep [b]BRITAIN[/b] Tidy only operates in England...
Good resources - unfortunately, according to their website, Keep BRITAIN Tidy only operates in England...
I'll send you some stickers when mine land 😉
Keep BRITAIN Tidy only operates in England
well that's devolution for you
I can certainly echo the sentiments above about cycle ways becoming dog shit alleys and dog parks full of poo berries that are no go areas.
What I want to know is who is responsible for cleaning up after the equestrians?
who is responsible for cleaning up after the equestrians?
Well one of our collies makes a pretty good go of getting rid of any fresh horse apples round our way - apparently it's best when it's still warm and tender.
This is what devolution actually does:
http://www.keepwalestidy.org/campaigns/dogfouling
(It has nothing to do with devolution really) they are almost the same organisation (autonomous?) and run some campaigns the same and some campaigns that the other doesn't.
And for those over the other borders there is KeeptScotlandTidy and TidyNorthernIreland too.
I pick up after my dog who always goes in the first 5 minutes of the walk. As the council have removed the bins from the playground I walk through into the woods I normally leave said bags by the side of the path to pick up on my way home. 95% of the time when I get back to collect them they have gone 😯 Saves me carrying them home and putting them in our bin but I'm intrigued as to who moves them... This happens at whatever time of the day or night I walk the dog too.
What if some smart person could use the dog poo to produce gas, could that be used for heating say in a localised ring? I'm sure I've heard of something like that.
Bit of light reading (for kids really) the Giggler Treatment books by Roddie Doyle.
Most owners do bin it, just takes one dogs poo being left and after a week of walking it every day there's 7 stinking dumps waiting for you.
OMG you mean that wasn't chocolate...............
interesting but the roundworm eggs which cause toxocariasis are killed by UV and can survive for several months in the environment, which I imagine is what your bags shield it from,Bag it and bin it, no excuses
Most folk look after their dog's health to control worm infestations but sadly but there are 10-20 cases of [u]permanent child blindness[/u] in the UK every year caused by ingesting worm-infected dogsh*t. This is Toxocara Canis, as above. All due to lazy selfish ignorant behaviour by a few dog owners. It's not just about the foul smell.
Saves me carrying them home and putting them in our bin but I'm intrigued as to who moves them... This happens at whatever time of the day or night I walk the dog too.
it will be the wildlife taking them, you know, rats and the like
I was out riding with the kids today just outside Shrewsbury, Haughmond Hill. As usual had to warn them about dogshit, as usual it's everywhere, saw a few bags hanging from trees but most of it was just on the paths and tracks, with footprints or tyre prints squidging it about.
Went to a spot that the kids like to have our mid-snack ride and found a nappy there, all wrapped up and just left, for the nappy fairy to pick up, presumably. Loads of general rubbish about too.
It does grieve me somewhat that I have to share this planet with people who do this, just don't understand it at all.
I'm intrigued as to who moves them..
Probably someone who thinks you're a **** for leaving dogshit in bags instead of taking them home.
I just don't buy the whole 'I was going to pick it up later', yeah right, anyway why should anyone have to even see a plastic bag with a turd in it, doesn't exactly blend in.
If you're taking your dog out for a shit then at least have the ****ing decency to not inflict that on other people. Why can't your dog do it's business at home?
I thought this was going to be another Wiggle bargain thread.