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To want the dog owner who's dog's shit my buggy went through

36 replies

ilovemyflipflops · 10/11/2008 09:56

to come lick it off my buggy wheels?

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WhereTheWildThingsWere · 10/11/2008 10:00

Oh this happened to me the other day, I just wasn't looking and it was right in the middle of the pavement. I got it on my boots too, disgusting, I was soooooooo .

YANBU.

(And I am a dog owner btw).

Poledra · 10/11/2008 10:00

YANBU at all. This happened to me last week - brand new tyres on the pram so it got into the treads and I had to scrub it out [yuck emoticon].

VinegarTits · 10/11/2008 10:02

Thats discusting, you just put me off my breakfast

SoupDragon · 10/11/2008 10:03

Here it's wet enough to get washed off. Just push it through a few puddle.

midnightexpress · 10/11/2008 10:04

Oh it's the most annoying thing isn't it? The air is blue round here when this happens to me. We've got a P&T, so DS2 is right next to the wheels as well in the back seat - argh.

ilovemyflipflops · 10/11/2008 10:08

This was all across the pavement too, i tried to dodge it at the last minute but it was everywhere.. With my baby strapped to me in his Babyhawk and a buggy in front of me it makes viewing dogshit hard sometimes. Do they never enforce the fines for not picking up dog shit? Our village always seems to have dogshit on the pavements.. i suppose it only takes one person to never to pick it up to make a big problem.

It's stuck in the tread of the wheels and my lovely new shoes with deep treads.. tried pushing it through puddles seems to have now created a firm dogshite paste

Sorry if i put anyone off their breakfast am just a tad peed off.

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jennieflower · 10/11/2008 10:09

I get dog shit on pram wheels nearly every morning, thankfully DP has installed a tab beside the front door so I can hose them down when I get back from the school run.

The short trip from home to school is like walking across a mine field. I often fantasise about catching the culprit and what I'd do to the owner. I reckon I'd follow them home and take a shit on their doorstep.

jennieflower · 10/11/2008 10:10

*tap

RagingHormone · 10/11/2008 10:11

The dog owner shouldn't be allowed a dog if he's not going to clean it's shit up. Disgusting. Poor you, your baby, and your carpet!

VinegarTits · 10/11/2008 10:11

Its the thought of you wanting them to lick it off

countingto10 · 10/11/2008 10:12

YANBU - this happens to me more times than I can mention. Dog walkers use our road to get to the beach.

I try and 'phone environmental health services every time it happens to me - they can't do a lot unless you catch them in the act but they do then know where there is a problem with fouling in certain areaa and the council can't say that they don't have a fouling problem if people keep reporting it.

It's also good to have a rant at somebody - we pay council tax don't forget

sunnygirl1412 · 10/11/2008 10:14

Yes, you are being utterly unreasonable.

You should be taking the buggy to their house, driving it round every room (especially those with nice light-coloured carpets) and THEN making them lick the wheels clean!!

Seriously, I remember so well the huge annoyance of dog poo on buggy wheels, and on the shoes of small boys who didn't notice it was there - and I remember doing the 'Dog Poo Slalom' with the buggy whilst trying to watch where two little pairs of feet went at the same time.

Most dog owners clean up after their pets - but the ones that don't give them all a bad name.

midnightexpress · 10/11/2008 10:20

...and it's even worse at this time of year because you never know what's lurking underneath all the leaves.

needmorecoffee · 10/11/2008 10:22

i get it on my wheelchair - 10 stone machine and thick treads

ilovemyflipflops · 10/11/2008 10:26

I have a dog and always pick up after him,would never do this to someone, it's a horrid thing to have to deal with especially when you have two little ones to get in he house etc. I feel sick trying to get it off. I just think they need some extreme way of seeing how gross it is, maybe licking it off is going slightly too far.

Maybe there's some dogshit analysis kit i could invent to trackdown the dog.. then when i spot the dog i could follow them home and push the buggy through their lounge.. once i figure out an excuse to get in their house.

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StickLadyLove · 10/11/2008 10:39

This makes me furious, too. You are NBU in any way. Our village isn't bad, except the alleyway which always has poo in it - I think because it's hidden so the dog owners know they can't be seen

Do you have a village newsletter? If so, put in something about the village mums (and dads) being furious about inconsiderate doowners letting their pets poo on pavements. It is a serious health hazard to young children (toxoplasmosis?) as well as selfish and disgusting. Remind them to take a bag out with them to scoop up their mutt's poop or they face a huge fine if anyone spots them.

Get an old scrubbing brush and some anti-bac cleaner and get to work with the hose outside. Yuck.

StickLadyLove · 10/11/2008 10:39

...or even 'dog-owners' oops

ipanemagirl · 10/11/2008 10:40

I think the people who don't clear up after their dogs should go to prison. Seriously! It is the most offensive thing in the world. The crap is THEIR responsibility. And these owners always seem to let their dogs crap in the middle of the pavement? Is that because they delight in the suffering of other people.

My dh is enraged by this. We had 2 lovely walks recently which were almost entirely ruined by the foul half hour/45mins it took to clean the pram wheels/boots etc. It just makes me want to murder someone.

And then when one council wanted to install cameras to catch these morons, loads of people objected! Put them in prison! Who loses?

Are they all owners who walk their dogs at 4 am to avoid being seen?

Spidermama · 10/11/2008 10:41

These people give other dog owners a bad name. It infuriates me.

In my neighbourhood there's someone who goes round with chalk drawing rings round dog poo and writing messages like 'disgusting' and 'clean it up'. He/she has been doing it for years and years.

roobarbschmoobarb · 10/11/2008 10:43

YANBU in the slightest....the school run (or rather walk) drives me up the walls constantly having to scan the footpaths and steer the children in and around dog mess.

Have you got a hose and an ouside tap where you could blast it off? Or rather get your DF to blast it off lol

ipanemagirl · 10/11/2008 10:46

Last week I cleared a massive crap off my neighbours pavement because I knew it would soon be being walked all over the front of my house. Apparently if you spray very strong perfume over an area the dogs like - it will put them off.

notsoteenagemum · 10/11/2008 11:05

Rofl at Spidermama they must have a strong stomach or maybe od fashioned chalk stick!

I think they should bring back dog licences to pay for a poo- patrol.
Someone on our street used to take his dog out about 3 am and let it 'go' in the middle of the path, dh and I saw the culprit on the way home from the pub once, so dh scooped it into a bucket every night for a week and then tipped it on his doorstep

ipanemagirl · 10/11/2008 11:08

notsoteenagemum All Hail to yr dh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did the moron learn anything? Did the crapfest stop?

notsoteenagemum · 10/11/2008 11:19

Yes but I fear he just went further afield to 'do his business' revenge was sweet though especially the next day when we heard him swearing and saw a shi*y footprint on his path!!! He's moved now thank goodness he was a right cocky tt with a horrid cocky dog to match!

ipanemagirl · 10/11/2008 11:25

it is music to my ears to hear that one piece of revenge!

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