To say don’t put dog poo in bags

I agree that it’s disgusting to look at op.

The solution is they don’t leave it. Why should other people have to see their dog’s excrement lying around? If it comes out of your dog’s arse it belongs to you until
disposed of in an appropriate bin. You carry the damn thing with you until that happens. Anything else is disgusting.

Def prefer bag over poo on the path but ppl who don't bin them are almost as bad as the no picker-uppers especially when there are dogshit bins all over the place. Its another form of fouling the environment. Do they think the fairy-poo bag-collector is going to come in the night and bin it all FFS.

viques · Today 16:30

MrsSkylerWhite · Today 16:02
I took compostable bags when we had our little dog. Used them on pavements and paths. If she went in a thicket or dense undergrowth, left it to decompose, along with the fox and badger poo.
Flushed contents when I got home and composted bags.

Please don’t flush your dogs shit. Most sewer systems are ancient and can barely cope with the demands of human waste let alone dog waste on top. If you have a garden then why not dig a hole and bury your dogs crap, or put it in a dog bin for proper collection and disposal.

This was a few years ago. We lost her during lockdown, unfortunately. Wouldn’t now if we had a dog after all of the awful reports of raw sewage in the past couple of years.
Digging a hole is a good idea, never thought of that tbh. I didn’t like to use dog bins because they were generally overflowing with piles of bags on the floor (would use them when there was - rarely - space).

Won’t be having another dog now, so won’t be an issue.

Filthy dog owners who do this. Be responsible.

Yanbu and I am a dog owner. I never do this.
I prefer the stick and flick method and do that if I can. Lots of country parks request this. No need for plastic at all just find a stick and flick the poo into the hedge or bush just like all the wild animals that pop all day and night! Let nature take its course.

I left one by mistake once and I've gone and picked up so many since in recompense. To be fair mine also had gone the next day so someone did me a favour. That was the first last and only time I've left one. I now take great pleasure in tying the end of the bag in a sturdy loop and clipping it to my carabiner.

Not saying I've never dropped one and not realised but I've also regularly had the ghastly experience of going to pick up my dogs poo, realising it's cold and therefore someone else old one, before finding and scoping own my dogs.

I talk about dog poo too much.

Living quite rurally, and a dog walker, I find I have to avoid more horse poo than I do dog poo, and whilst every area may be different, it is equally as unpleasant to be cleaning either type of poo from my footwear - vegetarian or not.

I've also offered to put someone's bag in a bin if I know I'm going to be closer to one than they are.

I run on country roads quite a bit…the amount of horse sh1t left is ridiculous at times.

@SporadicMincePieMuncher
It is treated the same as normal waste. There are no special procedures.

Of course there is.

Dogs are omnivores and their diet consists of a mix of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates, often including meat, vegetables, and processed dog food. Has a stronger and more pungent smell due to the presence of protein and fats in their diet. Takes longer to decompose, especially if it contains a lot of protein and fats.

Horses are herbivores, primarily eating grass, hay, and other plant materials. Their diet is rich in cellulose, which affects the texture and composition of their waste. Fibrous and less compact due to the high plant/fibre content in their diet. Generally has a mild odour, more akin to compost or hay, because of their plant-based diet. Decomposes quickly, especially in compost piles, and can be used as a nutrient-rich fertilizer for plants.

The environmental impact of of dog waste is also worse than horses.
Water pollution if it washes into streams, rivers, and lakes as it contains nutrients and pathogens that can harm aquatic life and water quality. Carbon emissions, plastic waste from bags and biodiversity as nutrients from dog waste can affect local plant growth and disrupt ecosystems.

I shudder to think how you know this. Poo comparison parties?😦

No idea, but I assume local councils have a procedure they follow.

What is proper disposal of poo from dog poo bins, you sound like you know?

I've always assumed it is sent to landfill

YANBU. I'm a dog owner and I frequently find poop on the corner on my road that I'm sure is from the big staffy that I see let out to do her business by her owner who is in a dressing gown, in the mornings. I've never caught them in the act so not said anything yet. If the owner is reading this ... FUCKING STICK A ROLL OF POO BAG IN YOUR DRESSING GOWN POCKET AND DAMN WELL USE THEM. EVERY TIME!

Plastic bags of dog poop left in the countryside are the WORST.

There are also some lovely places to walk locally that I simply don't go to any more, because dog walkers take a pack of dogs there and leave the poo - when every step you have to watch your feet to avoid the next pile, it's no fun any more.

I can’t believe someone has said bag the poo and leave it … what good does that do, apart from meaning that it will still be there probably for years to come.

IF you’re in a suitable place to flick it, then yes, that’s a reasonable idea.

But anywhere else TAKE THE BAG WITH YOU I’m sick of people in this country who feel it’s okay to dump their litter and their dog crap and expect the magic fairy to pick it up.

It’s dirty, irresponsible, and downright disgusting!

Please don’t flush your dogs shit. Most sewer systems are ancient and can barely cope with the demands of human waste let alone dog waste on top. If you have a garden then why not dig a hole and bury your dogs crap, or put it in a dog bin for proper collection and disposal.

Not had a dog 💩 thread for awhile.

You should not be leaving dog poo in the Brecon Beacons or anywhere. It will change the flora and could be harmful to wildlife. Sheep poo is not the same. It is just grass that has been through the stomach. Bag it up and take it with you. Of course you can carry it with you.

If you can't carrying with you, push it aside and cover it with stones. Let the rain do the rest. This advice I was given after I complained to National Trust about bags left along path on Brecon Beacons, Pen Y Fan walk. They do have litter pickers to collect them, and why should they? It's not a town park, it's a mountainside grazed by sheep (and covered in sheep poo!). Common sense should advise that in a natural outdoor setting plastic bags are a no-no unless you are prepared to carry it back.

This ^ sums it up nicely. Not to mention the risks for children. I stopped taking DS to one local woodland as it was so stressful trying to get him to look out for and avoid poo. Hours spent cleaning it off wellies. It's shitty behavior for dog owners not to bag and bin (pardon the pun). There are plenty of ways to carry it with you and its a responsibility you take on when you get a pet dog. One or 2 scumbags used to let their dogs poo on the pavement alongside school every day. It needs better policing and stiff penalties to deter people like this. 100's of kids would step in it, and little brothers and sisters - trailing it into school, into the hall (where they later have PE and dinnertime), buggy wheels etc. It's such a small thing to do to avoid other people (mainly women in all probability) spending time cleaning it when it's gone all over shoes etc. Not to mention the serious health risks.

www.ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk/article/1422/Toxocariasis#:~:text=Dog%20Control-,Toxocariasis,in%20parks%2C%20gardens%20and%20playgrounds.

The Night Poo is easily found with a phone torch these days and illuminated tag on dog so one can see where they stop.
Before tech a mag lite torch 🔦 did the job.

I always flick when walking rurally, I also try to dodge all the horse shit all over the roads which is evidently ok!

Anyway I do pickup but also try to get her in the gutter so there's no remnants on the path.

This problem is getting worse everywhere and it's so grim!
Owners not picking up or picking it up in bags and hanging it on trees so it looks some really putrid Christmas tree!

Each park should have a warden with a pellet gun and megaphone and start pelting these dirty gits whilst they are loudly subjected to a good telling off!!

@doodahdayy x post