[Closed] Dogs on beaches - yuck

You must be utterly terrified at the prospect.

Ah well. At least it'll all be washed away on the next tide, eh?

Or just wait until it dries and hardens, then get yer golf clubs out.

FORE!

Can't wait to be able to use the full beach at with the dog.

As a responsible dog owner I pick up my dogs poo on the beach but thanks for tarnishing us all with the same brush 🙄

Now if only other people without dogs would stop dropping litter on the beaches and if only the water wasn't contaminated with human faecal matter....

Luckily I live in a civalises county where dogs are allowed all year around. Some local toffs tried to get such restrictions brought in one beach until it was pointed out visitor levels would drop. Most dog owners clear up after their dog so it's barely an issue.

akysurf - you do know that fish do their wee and poo and even have SEX in sea water as well don't you?

EEEEEWWWWWWWWWW!

Put a tree on it so they can hang their beloved pooch's turds among the branches.

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Very surprising! Especially as he had two loos.

Do let me know which of the beaches in Cambs you use & I'll be sure to keep the dog away from them.

Very surprising! Especially as he had two loos.

Wait,

Fish have sex? 😯

Unfortunately 1st Oct is looming when the dogs get their season

A lot of dog owners have the misconception that everybody wants their dog running at them and jumping up etc., which is not the case. I don't dislike dogs, but I don't want to roll around on the floor with them either. I don't let my kids run up to people and annoy them, and neither do I ride up to dog owners and expect them to be in awe of my bike just because it's something that I have an interest in.

Sadly that's a meaningless date IME.

frickin' dogs and their dumb owners

I don't let my kids run up to people and annoy them

Interesting. A couple of places we go on holiday (Porthcawl, Tenby) they have beaches which dogs are banned from and ones where they're allowed. We normally go to the beaches where dogs are allowed, and it doesn't seem to be a problem - maybe dog owners in SW Wales aren't ignorant and selfish.

Before anybody thinks I'm just another dog lover - actually I'm not all that keen.

Quite a lot of people irritate me by just being on the beach while I'm trying to have a nice walk with the dog!

A lot of dog owners have the misconception that everybody wants their dog running at them and jumping up etc., which is not the case. I don't dislike dogs, but I don't want to roll around on the floor with them either. I don't let my kids run up to people and annoy them, and neither do I ride up to dog owners and expect them to be in awe of my bike just because it's something that I have an interest in.

Bloody horrible animals.

Del - Member

"I don't let my kids run up to people and annoy them"

excellent. then i'm sure you can sympathise with those of us who do our best to prevent our dogs doing the same.

Its not about doing your best - its about stopping it happening. If your dog is not well trained enough to not be a pest to others then keep it on a lead - simples

best ban seagulls,horrible ****ers,cacking all over the place,squawking at a zillion decibels,stealing peoples food,attacking people,etc,etc.
we could have some council seagull wardens,yes,that's what we could do.
and as for bikes on beaches,well,there's plenty of other places them bloody bicyclists can ride,and people who we don't like the look of ? yes,ban 'em all.

especially from my back yard.

I don't like children, can we ban everyone under 18 form beaches too while we're at it?

i dont like ugly people, BAN THEM ALL!

I don't like children either -but I have never had one run up to me and jump up into my face shouting or try to hump my leg

TJ,you've led a sheltered life..........

It's not about banning, is it. It's about showing a bit of consideration for your fellow man outside of your own little bubble.

I was in ASDA yesterday and there was a bloke in one of the aisles who'd done that "gone to look at something interesting on the other side of the aisle, holding the trolley at arm's length perpendicular to the shelves" thing, so that in one fell swoop he'd blocked off the entire aisle. I'd happily have stoved in his stupid 'kin ignorant face with a tin of Heinz' Baked Beans With Sausages, with a spring in my step and joy in my heart, but sometimes you just have to accept that we have to share space with each other and pretend to get along with these wastes of DNA.

TandemJeremy -
I don't like children either -but I have never had one run up to me and jump up into my face shouting or try to hump my leg

really? 😕

i'm a walking climbing frame in most kids minds it appears, and with legs as sexy as mine you get used to the odd humping.

I don't like children either

now that's just plain odd. odd but sadly indicative of the uptight, funless, anally retentetive nation that we are.

any other aspects of humanity that you'd deem it acceptable to dislike ?

Why is it odd to not like children? there are a lot of us about out there
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TJ,you've led a [s]sheltered[/s] sad life..........

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best ban seagulls,horrible ****ers,cacking all over the place,squawking at a zillion decibels,stealing peoples food,attacking people,etc,etc.

I was in ASDA yesterday and there was a bloke in one of the aisles who'd done that "gone to look at something interesting on the other side of the aisle, holding the trolley at arm's length perpendicular to the shelves" thing, so that in one fell swoop he'd blocked off the entire aisle. I'd happily have stoved in his stupid 'kin ignorant face with a tin of Heinz' Baked Beans With Sausages, with a spring in my step and joy in my heart...

Cougar - Member
It's not about banning, is it. It's about showing a bit of consideration for your fellow man outside of your own little bubble.

I was in ASDA yesterday....

I stopped reading at that point.

Try shopping at Waitrose in future and you will not suffer any of the ugliness that your story may have contained 😀

Why is it odd to not like children?

cos it's no different to saying that you don't like cripples or jews.

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It does hack me off a bit as a dog owner that we can walk the beach quite happily through all the cr*p winter weather but come the nicer weather all the folk who have been inside all winter that you haven't seen on the beach form months suddently appear and the dogs are banned.

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I would rather be on a beach that has dogs on it than spend one minute with people who dislike dogs.

all the folk who have been inside all winter that you haven't seen on the beach form months suddently appear and the dogs are banned.

I would rather be on a beach that has dogs on it than spend one minute with people who dislike dogs.

trailmonkey - Member

"Why is it odd to not like children?"

cos it's no different to saying that you don't like cripples or jews.

No its not. Nothing at all similar

No its not. Nothing at all similar

apart from children being another sub section of humanity. one that you are willing to claim that you dislike en masse based on your own pre-conceptions and prejudices. a fate that all sub sections of society are vulnerable to.

so in that regard, they're not only similar, they're exactly alike.

Cougar - Member
I was in ASDA yesterday and there was a bloke in one of the aisles who'd done that "gone to look at something interesting on the other side of the aisle, holding the trolley at arm's length perpendicular to the shelves" thing, so that in one fell swoop he'd blocked off the entire aisle. I'd happily have stoved in his stupid 'kin ignorant face with a tin of Heinz' Baked Beans With Sausages, with a spring in my step and joy in my heart, but sometimes you just have to accept that we have to share space with each other and pretend to get along with these wastes of DNA.

I'd suggest sticking your fist in a frozen chicken or turkey & punching the tossbag square in his face for best effect.

Trailmonkey - thats just nonsense 😆

none so blind....................

Like you? If you cannot understand the difference then I am sorry for you.

Allowing animals to defecate in public spaces has no place in modern society

Give it a few years and it will seem as alien as smoking indoors

cos it's no different to saying that you don't like [s]cripples or jews. [/s]dogs

enfht - Member
Allowing animals to defecate in public spaces has no place in modern society

Give it a few years and it will seem as alien as smoking indoors

I really hate walking behind/past someone who is smoking outside. I wish they would do it in their own homes and not spoil my fresh air!

Try shopping at Waitrose in future

I hear you. The problem is that I live in East Lancashire, so finding a shop with indoor plumbing is a luxury, never mind a Waitrose.

children being another sub section of humanity.

Except, they're not, are they. On the list of persecuted minorities, "children" aren't going to be on there. I was a child once, but I've never knowingly been a 'cripple' or Jewish. You're not going to find a mad dictator going on a cleansing rampage by gassing all the children (outside of the Bible anyway).

I'd suggest sticking your fist in a frozen chicken

I tried that once. I'm not allowed to shop there any more.

what about [b]horses[/b] and donkeys crapping on the beach? 😆

And so begins another 9 pages of dog lovers vs anti dog nazis! 🙄

Allowing animals to defecate in public spaces has no place in modern society

Considering all the problems in our wonderful 'modern society' that are actually significant, I don't think dog poo even registers on the 'to do' list.

Unless you're one of those interfering local busy-bodies with no friends, hobbies or interests.

enfht - Member
Allowing animals to defecate in public spaces has no place in modern society

That ^^^ is almost the stupidest thing I've read in one of these predictable 'debates'. I'm tempted to go find a picture of, say, a badger in a nappy...

what about horses and donkeys crapping on the beach?

They don't carry *potentially* Toxicariasis though

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Right, I'm off to put little signs up asking foxes, birds, badgers, squirrels, hedgehogs, slugs, mice, rats etc to not poo in public spaces.

See you in a bit....

That old & lame argument was used when dog owners were first made to pick up their freshly laid dog eggs

Again,

It's not a difficult thing really, is it. If you own a dog, try not to let it defecate in places where people are likely to be walking / playing, and keep it under control when there is potential for it to cause distress. If this is just too radical a concept for you, don't own a dog.

Drawing parallels with other animals is just building a straw man argument. Dog excrement is nasty, smelly, toxic, sticky stuff and is often found in the middle of paths and bridleways, waiting for an unsuspecting tyre or shoe. No other animals do this apart from horses, and horse manure in comparison is relatively innocuous and a damn sight easier to see.

Whilst I don't own one, I don't dislike dogs. I am however cultivating a healthy dislike for a lot of dog owners. I regularly ride canal towpaths and the areas next to some of the bridges are more shite than path.

TandemJeremy - Member
Like you? If you cannot understand the difference then I am sorry for you.

enlighten me.

Trailmonkey - thats just nonsense

Fantastic argument! Well played! But hold on i think there is a slight flaw in that some might say, "Oh no it's not".

It does somewhat highlight the inadequacies of your argument.

And it's not really about not liking dogs, it's about not liking having to clean dogshit off small children so that they don't get some horrible lurgy.

personnally I think most dog owners have already taken it upon themselves to declare an antisocial war against the general community, why else would you toilet your dog on paths, playing fields and public parks?

Considering all the problems in our wonderful 'modern society' that are actually significant, I don't think dog poo even registers on the 'to do' list

for most councils it's usually in the top five antisocial issues they have to deal with

Considering all the problems in our wonderful 'modern society' that are actually significant, I don't think dog poo even registers on the 'to do' list

Really? we have to solve world hunger, bring peace to the middle east and fix global inequity before you pick up your own dog's shit?

And if all of the poo nazi's got their way, what would these guys roll about? Ping Pong balls donated by the local city-dwelling-middle-class-and-nothing-better-to-do socitey
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Considering all the problems in our wonderful 'modern society' that are actually significant, I don't think dog poo even registers on the 'to do' list

Really? we have to solve world hunger, bring peace to the middle east and fix global inequity before you pick up your own dog's shit?

😆

Right, I'm off to put little signs up asking foxes, birds, badgers, squirrels, hedgehogs, slugs, mice, rats etc to not poo in public spaces.

And I think you will also find that it is mainly cats and dogs that carry the worms, not foxes, birds, badgers...

agreed, unless the dog drinks sea water!

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OMG RUN!!! 😯

Isn't it amusing how certain dog owners impose their defecating pooches upon everyone and shout "nazi" at anyone who doesn't agree

Nazis calling other people Nazis, whatever next 😀

you assume I don't scoop up the apples after my hound, and believe me when I say they are more like Bramleys than Crab apples

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you assume I don't scoop up the apples after my hound, and believe me when I say they are more like Bramleys than Crab apples

I don't assume anything about your practices with regard to picking up shit

its all in the wrist action 😉

big_n_daft - Member
personnally I think most dog owners have already taken it upon themselves to declare an antisocial war against the general community, why else would you toilet your dog on paths, playing fields and public parks?

Well personally I think comments like that are insulting to dog owners who act responsibly. You say 'most' so do you know for a fact that it is a majority? My Spaniel does 3 poos a day, round here there is lots of much bigger dogs so if all poos were left we would be knee deep in poo by now.

As a dog owner I can assure you that dog poo is more of a problem to me than you as I stick to known dog walking routes more than someone who is 'just out for a walk' needs to - ie I intentionally walk the same boring route most of the time to minimise my contact with other footpath/bridleway users, I also do so two times a day. As such I come across A LOT of dog poo left on the footpath and I do so in the dark when none dog owners are unlikely to be out on footpaths as they don't need to be.

I also come across copious amounts of fox and badger poo - both of which are really nasty and along with other dogs poo are a health risk to my dog. So anyone who thinks it is petty bringing other animal poo into the discussion can you tell the difference or do you assume all poo on paths is from dogs?

Unlike a lot of dog owners who think it is only required to pick up poo that is on the footpath I pick it up anywhere as I do not want my dog picking up stuff from other dogs poo and thus act as I want other people to act and pick up all poo. I feel that return for being allowed access to farmers fields it is my responsibility to make sure my dog poo is not left there as it can be harmful to their livestock - particularly pregnant cows.

If you are not prepared to pick up dog poo then don't have a dog. If you have a dog keep it off playing fields in case your dog has the shits that you can't easily pick up in its entirety - dodging dog poo while playing rugby is not nice. Maybe then the people who tarnish us all with the same brush will find someone else to whine about.

Oh and how many keyboard warriors actually confront people who don't pick up poo or do something about poo being left? Good on you to those who actually do as it is the only way people will stop it. 🙂

One day I hope society is emotionally well developed enough so the ownership of cats and dogs in domestic prisons is not allowed.

Right, I'm off to put little signs up asking foxes, birds, badgers, squirrels, hedgehogs, slugs, mice, rats etc to not poo in public spaces.

Now if you were suggesting putting signs up for the sheep, that might be a different matter.

I think somebody's beaten you to it. Not that I've seen a sign, but then I've never noticed fox, badger, squirrel, hedgehog, slug, mice or rat poo on the pavement, in the park or on the beach, so clearly there must be some somewhere.

next time you roll around on the grass just think what animals have wee'd and poo'd there when humans are not invading their space. I wonder if people with OCD ever think of that? 😆

mmmmm at least you can see sheep poo and have a tasty nibble! (someone post that picture) 😀

went out for a ride recently, and during the pre-ride faff, a lady came by with an old, fat doberman. It then sat on a mates' foot, and seemed to be happy to stay and get stroked buy 4 blokes on bikes. It eventually carried on its way back to its owner. Only then did my mate realize that the dog had done a wee all over his foot.

The rest of us saw the funny side instantly.

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Oh and how many keyboard warriors actually confront people who don't pick up poo

someone post that picture

personnally I think most dog owners have already taken it upon themselves to declare an antisocial war against the general community, why else would you toilet your dog on paths, playing fields and public parks?

Well personally I think comments like that are insulting to dog owners who act responsibly

so all those dog owners who use my local park and playing fields for toileting their dog are responsible?

If you are not prepared to pick up dog poo then don't have a dog. If you have a dog keep it off playing fields in case your dog has the shits that you can't easily pick up in its entirety - dodging dog poo while playing rugby is not nice.

thanks in advance 😀

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