Just wondering who cleans up the blind dogs poo

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A man has picked up his children with his blind dog in tow and on way back watched the dog squat straight in front of me in the middle of the path. I called after him pointing out that there are many children using the path and does he have a bag for me to pick it up. He said he does not carry one as he does not have to or is able to pick it up.

I was a bit shocked but probably BU.

Okay, if I saw a syringe in the street, and children used that street, I'd pick it up and dispose of it sensibly. Because I think it is important that syringes are not in the street.

Either it really matters that dog poo is in the street or it doesn't. If you're not picking it up and leaving it for kids to walk through, that suggests you don't think it really matters that much. And really, for you, it is just a load of moral indignation aimed at a blind person.

"And really, for you, it is just a load of moral indignation aimed at a blind person"

For saying I would offer to pick it up for someone who couldn't do it on their own but not for inconsiderate arses who just refuse to do it? If I cleaned up every shit I seen I would be stopping every 2 mins.

And I wouldn't pick up a syringe, I would contact the police to dispose of it.

My point exactly shrodinger!

Spaniel, the advice from the council re syringes is that if you see any in the street that you shouldnt touch them, but report to the council and they will have someone there within the hour to pick them up! so you don't prick yourself i guess.

Xposts about syringes! :)

I've been on MN too long, this has been done before!

If you can train a dog to poo on command, then surely you can train a child to poo on command. Why did no one ever tell me this?

I use nappy bags to pick up poo all the time, 36p for 300....bargain! Especially when poo bags are £1 for 40 and not any better.

and yes Guide Dogs are trained to go on command, preferably at home, but when you have to go you have to go. My current pup will do a maximum of two poos in a morning, he had done both before we left for town the other day, and he still curled one out in front of Greggs. fair comment, dh said

And yes we picked up as we are puppy walkers.

Jamie, im a fair bit older than you.

Off to let you argue the toss now.

When we used to Puppy Walk potential guide dogs for the GDBA, we were instructed to teach the dog to poo in the gutter (ie stand on the kerb with it's bum over the gutter). Is this not the practice any more?

It possibly depends where you live. It is not the advice I was given (although it was given by the council through work, so they possibly have a different attitude if they are giving training).

They wouldn't, however, get the council to come and pick up a dog poo within an hour. Because, like all the people who walk past it, they don't think it matters that much.

'For saying I would offer to pick it up for someone who couldn't do it on their own but not for inconsiderate arses who just refuse to do it?'

You're not picking it up for an inconsiderate dog owner; you're picking it up to stop a child coming into contact with it. Unless you're not bothered about the actual poo, but just have indignation at the dog owner and their law breaking, which of course doesn't apply to blind people.

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Aaaw come on! Arguing the toss is fun. Ok, you win

I probably would pick up a poo on the pavement to stop other people walking in it. I would be grumbling, muttering and moaning through the whole process though. Might even come on here afterwards to complain about dirty inconsiderate people who let their dogs shit in the street and don't clean it up

Greenshaddow - i remember a campaign, not just aimed at guide dogs - "kerb your dog" was all about making dogs poo in the gutter. That was in the 70s before someone actually had the nouse to think "I know, lets just get everyone to pick it up instead of leaving it in the street"!

My spaniel - that reminds me of when we had a spate of inconsiderate dog owners in my area. Someone was actually going round with chalk, drawing round the poo, really close to it i mean, they would have had to kneel over it FFS, and then they took to putting little flags in it FFS!!!

Of course i think people should pick up after their dogs, i pick up after my two

No, I wouldn't pick up every poo because I wouldn't be able to stop!

If it was right in the middle of the pavement and there was a chance my child would step in it or my buggy then I would pick it up.

MY auntie trains the guide dogs they are not blind dogs she gets the adorable ikkle puppies, and they are trained to poop in the garden sometimes they can go in the roadside but usually they do their business before going out,

Well I for one have learned something new today about an issue I have NEVER thought about before (in spite of DD1's good friend having a blind father who has a guide dog).

Who knew I was being unreasonable all along.

greenshadow ....it's the ideal if they have to busy whilst out, but it is becoming increasingly difficult with shared spaces in city centres. But that's a whole other issue.

A nun is sitting in the bath when there is a knock at the door. "who is it" she calls. "the blind man" so she calls him into the bathroom "What can i do for you, my child?" says the nun. The Blind man replies "nice tits luv, where do you want me to put these blinds?"

2girls...I LOVE that joke! :D

Hello everyone,

I would like to kick off by telling you that I am a UK Guide Dog Owner of 18 years.

I would most certainly echo the calls to call them Guide Dogs, rather than 'blind dogs'.

I have been driven to reply simply because many people here, presumably through myths and guess work are somewhat off the mark in terms of the reality of Guide Dogs. Please do bear in mind that these very highly trained dogs are still dogs at the end of the day. Like you, they need to relieve themselves from time to time, including when out and about.

It is categorically untrue that Guide Dogs are trained only to go (or spend as we say) in the owner's house. This would assume that people who are blind for visually impaired don't work or spend protracted periods out of the house.

It is true that there is an exemption in law, that exempts registered blind people with dogs (I don't think the law even specifies Guide Dogs actually) from the legal duty to clear up after their dog has spent.

There are a very small number of Guide Dog Owners, who very genuinely, cannot pick up after their dog. They are the exception, and there are often medical reasons beyond blindness that would mean this is the case.

The charity Guide Dogs does train us in how to clean up - and it revolves around following the dog's position to the tail, using your foot as a marker and physically using your hand and a bag to find it.

SOme dogs will only go on concrete, some will go on grass and some will go on both. When Guide Dogs spend (go to the toilet) in the street, this is known as gutter relieving or gutter spending. It is highly common and pretty essential for dogs and owners who work together in big cities such as London (or New York for that matter).

You can find out so much about Guide Dogs at guidedogs.org.uk - but please, please don't guess... and pretty, pretty, pretty please don't call them blind dogs. The clue is in the name.

Thanks

My sister in law is blind and her dog is trained to do his business into road drains. Caught me by surprise when I walked him for her for the first time and he dragged me to the side of the road all of a sudden!

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