to think that dogs should be outlawed in towns (and yes I know AIBU but I'm cross)

[LadyBiscuit]

Once again today there is copious quantities of dog shit on my street. A nice wet squidgy one just at the part of the pavement which is half taken up by a tree so you can't really avoid it. My DS scooted straight through it

If there isn't anywhere to exercise them other than up and down the street and of course they are bound to want a poo, then AIBU to think they should be banned?

I know there are responsible dog owners in cities. But round here, they either seem to let their dogs shit willy nilly and don't clear it up or if they do, they leave their neatly tied bags next to the trees on the pavement. It's revolting.

I am sick to death of having to weave down the street to avoid the steaming piles (or the skids where someone else has been unfortunate enough to step in one.

Grrrrr

[LadyBiscuit]

I'm sure you can train cats to use the loo can't you?

I have got cats but I am a very keen gardener so they use a litter tray - poo should be kept under control

[kiwichicka]

Loving the train them to go on the loo idea McSnail i now have a mental image of walking into the bathroom to find one of my weimaraners sat on the loo, paper in paws and giving me a disgusted look!!!

[McSnail]

[McSnail]

YANBU. I loathe and want to slap inconsiderate dog owners.

BUT - we are not the only species on the planet. It kind of annoys me when people get het up about animal droppings. They live here too.

Saying that, it would save a lot of disgruntlement if we could get dogs to use the toilet... I mean, come on. We can train them to sniff out cancer in it's early stages, but not to sit on a lavatory. Ridiculous.

[fruitshootsandheaves]

eewww no.

[HighOverlordCybil]

please tell me you dont let him lick your mouth

[fruitshootsandheaves]

My dog eats my cat poo. Very efficient recycling.

[HighOverlordCybil]

I agree with the OP based solely on me reading the thread title and nothing more

[HowAnnoying]

You all obviously live in areas where people have very little consideration for their surroundings. Where I used to live nearly every other house had a dog and hardly any dog poo on streets. You would always see dog owners walking around with their little bags of poo (me included).

This was in a large village, am about to move back into town, where apparently there are lots of dogs in the area so will be interesting to see if there will be more poo.

ALso if any of you are cat owners then you have absolutly no right to moan about dog poo. (unless you clear your cats poo up)

[HippyGalore]

There must be a way to fix this though as I live in a city and have often thought how little dog shit there is compared to when I was younger, but I can't put my finger on what they are doing right. I guess people feel less shame about leaving poo if there is a fair amount there already but would pick up if theirs was the only one. So a big street clean might have more than immediate effects.

I don't really think wardens are the way to go, they would mainly be in parks and here the other dog owners do a good enough job of self policing, plenty of times I have seen someone running towards the guilty party brandishing a poo bag saying something along the lines of: "don't worry I have a spare bag you can have, we all get caught out sometimes." On the streets they could give the responsibility to the traffic wardens as they parole around and get to know the local dogs and owners.

[Alicetheinvisible]

YANBU

Why is it also that there is always loads near schools?

[darkandstormy]

Well I am a responsible dog owner who does pick up after my dog.These lazy owners do give others a bad name. However, to ban dogs from cities that is a bit strong. At least it is biodegradable, it teaches the first lesson in life,watch where you walk

[Monalisa74]

YANBU

Happens all the time in my road too! My 2 year old daughter trod in some this week, I of course never noticed, put her in her carseat and she wiped it all down the back of my chair. I was wretching clearing it up.

Makes me so that I could quite easily punch the selfish knob of a dog owner!

[olderandwider]

re my post - guide/hearing dogs etc excepted

[Ripeberry]

Are you sure those dogs are actually walked or are they just let out to do their business?
We live on a very quiet estate with lots of green spaces and the owners here just let their dogs out, don't even bother to walk them
Can't do anything as it's a private road and not controlled by the council, all house owners are responsible for the road outside their homes.

[olderandwider]

This is one of my absolute hates. I seriously think we should re-introduce dog licencing in order to pay for more wardens. £20 a year per dog sounds reasonable to me. Round where I live the problem seemed to go way for a few years, and now every bloody teenager seems to have a dog and is always "looking the other way" when the mutt takes a dump. I do see responsible owners picking up poop, but too many don't seem to care.

[MrsC2010]

Haha, that would make me laugh!

[bigfishlittlefishcardboardbox]

It's vile. I've witnessed someone let a dog shit outside on a pavement in front of their neighbour's gate and walk off. I then watched as pissed off neighbour came out, scooped up dog shit and posted it through owner's letter box!

I'm glad there are people in the world who are brave enough to do such a thing!

[MrsC2010]

Oh yes!! What about cats? My next door neighbour's one will only go in our garden and digs up all of DH's carefully tended veggies. Now if that isn't anti-social I don't know what is! At least our dogs primarily go in our garden and only go elsewhere if desperation/nature calls.

[Itsjustafleshwound]

YANBU - I think the ban should extend to cat owners as well - I am sick of having someone else's fleabag sh*t on my front door mat.

[MrsC2010]

YABU, but you know you are and I completely agree with the sentiment r.e.: inconsiderate dog owners and poo. My DH has been known to pick up other people's inconsiderate offerings when he's out and about as it hacks him off so much. (We have dogs so we always have poo bags on us...he's not 'just' weird!)

[diamondsandtiaras]

they shouldn't be banned but owners who don't pick up dogshit should be shot heavily sanctioned.

[Sonilaa]

yanbu!
exception working dogs (but they are never a problem anyway...

[LadyBiscuit]

Oh yes, hearing/seeing dogs definitely excluded. I have considered going out really early in the morning and sitting in the car so I can shout at the offenders.