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AIBU?

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It's a dog poo thread - sorry

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MajesticWhine · 03/03/2015 11:11

I was on my way to school this morning, and cleaned up after my dog who crapped on the pavement. A woman passing said, "there’s dog mess on the pavement" pointing to a bit of skid mark where I had cleared up the poo. Unfortunately without a brush and a water supply, I was not feel I was able to remove the scrape mark. I said “What can I do?” And she said “You should clean it up with your hands. You’re filthy.” I said something like "I’ve done my best” and she then started to say “Fuck off you’re filthy”. She then started pointing to various other marks (poo marks, or dirt, who knows) and saying "look here and here too - filthy”. I said “that wasn’t me” (probably should have already disengaged by now)

I was going to try and clean it up further by rubbing some leaves on it, but she was kind of upsetting me and being quite unpleasant, so I just wanted to get away. So I walked off. AIBU to not want to be told off when I had picked up my dog's poo, when lots of people don’t. Should I actually carry a brush around with me and polish the pavement?

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Topseyt · 04/03/2015 00:30

In addition to poo bags, I have seen posts on other threads saying that we should carry with us when walking the dogs:

  1. Bowls to slip under the dog for it to poo in like a potty, as that way its poo never has to touch the ground. Ever.

  2. A watering can to wash the ground after the dog poos or wees.

  3. Antibacterial spray and sterile wipes to complete the job.

You would hardly be able to see me under all of that lot!! Shock

Happy to clean up after my dogs, and I can't stand owners who don't. However, people are being overly precious if they think that the world is a sterile place. We are surrounded by all manner of other animals and their poo, like it or not.

however · 04/03/2015 04:29

itosh, people where I live use the squirty bottles for dog wee, too.

People may scoff, but I live in a concrete jungle. There is literally no grass over great swathes of land. Not a blade. When it hasn't rained for a bit, the smell of dog piss makes me gag. It's that bad. Don't get me started on the dog shit.

No one expects dog owners to get down on their hands and knees and scrub, but a squirt from a bottle of water with a bit of soap or some such in it wouldn't go astray. People generally have a regular bottle and have fashioned a small hole in the lid. Point, squirt, and off they go.

I've not seen anyone carry a watering can. Because that would be silly, wouldn't it?

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