Cheeky Mare

Disgusting...... hate irresponsible dog owners. I did something similar once pixie......one particular dog owner used to allow dog to foul on my front lawn...so fed up, I waited until I saw them again and took out my purposely messy cat litter tray! I said I was going to dump it all over his lawn!!!

Never saw him again although DH was furious as he said you never know what backlash there could be! He is right of course, but its a shame people are scared now of approaching people in the wrong!

Even worse are people who pick up but fling the plastic bags everywhere!!!! I can't help pointing it out...."who do you think is going to pick that up? The poo fairy?) Most of the time they just look at me as if I'm some kind of loopy grumpy old woman!!! As far as they are concerned "it's picked up"! No...it isn't! Just an unsightly mess which won't eventually wash away either!!!

Off my soap box now!

I thought that, but didn't say it!

The stall owner was shouting at the dog owner but it was obviously water off a ducks back.

Or piddle off a fabric stool?

We were having the dogs on beaches conversation at the weekend, one of my daughters said she asked a man on a dog free beach to at least put the dog on a leash, as her children were nervous, I won’t repeat what he said!

On a day out we were walking through a street market and saw a woman making no attempt to stop her dog lifting it's leg on some fabric covered stools placed in front of a stall. The stall owner was shouting at the dog owner but it was obviously water off a ducks back.

I watched a woman with a dog this afternoon. Very smartly dressed woman, bobbed hairstyle but not a " doggy-bag " in sight. I walked to my gate and was watching her across the road when her dog suddenly crouched, ready. She immediately looked over and saw me watching her and started dragging the dog along who was still crouching and no doubt dropping its guts at the same time.
For two pins I could have marched over to give her a piece of my mind as well as a plastic bag but there was a blasted car coming and I wasn't going to run after her. I hadn't seen her in this area before so it made me wonder if she'd just brought the dog to muck up this area rather than her own.

I lived opposite a woman who let her dog out to mess outside my gate. Once I found the culprit I shovelled up the mess and took to her door offering to dump it on her step or on her lawn. It never happened again.

Oh, Septimia I like that one!

We have had dogs and now look after grand-dogs but always clear up after them, and generally keep them all on extending leads (a wonderful invention) when out and about to make sure they mind their manners. But we do have a garden which is big enough for them to have a good full speed belt around as all dogs like to run sometimes. I just don’t understand why people living in flats think its a suitable environment for a dog.

What we get a lot of is people who sanctimoniously pick up their dog’s poo - and then sneakily hang the bags in our hedge and that of our 93 year old neighbour. Especially as there is a dog poo bin 50 yards away!

It really is quite beyond belief........." dirt" from dogs and cats everywhere. Vile.

I heard of a lad who, I suppose fed up with the dog mess, collected it in a paper bag, placed said bag on the doorstep of the offending owner, set fire to it and rang the doorbell. When the owner opened the door, the lad had gone and all he saw was a fire on his doorstep. So he stamped it out....

Ha ha! Sara65
A young woman I know thought briefly about becoming a dog walker. She needed a job. She could drive and knows plenty of good places to walk dogs. She's strong and likes walking. Oh but .....She doesn't like dogs!

Grammaretto

I think it’s one of those subjects that does make you behave like Victor Meldrew!

I don’t want a dog, but if I ever thought I might, I’d be totally put off because the thought of clearing up dog mess makes me retch. Therefore, I am not a suitable person to become a dog owner. If you can’t clear up, don’t have to dog!

People in the block of flats next door to us have no gardens at all but lots have dogs. Don't ask me why but that's how it is. If we leave our gate open chances are dogs will be in our garden. Once it was 2 unruly, barking, staffies. Once I'd identified the young man whose dogs these were, I hammered on his door and told him the dogs should be on leads.
I refrained from shrieking at him, you'll be pleased to hear.
We haven't had a problem recently or at least I've not been aware of dog poo on the lawn.
Don't you just feel like Victor Meldrew at times like this!

I am not a dog person but have found the people I meet walking dogs in my local park are usually very responsible and pick up after their pets. However, one day I did see a "lady" allow her dog to poo in front of the gate leading to the childrens' play area and then start walking away. I spoke to her and asked why she didn't pick it up as a child could tread in it - she said she never picked up because it made her feel sick!!!

At least they are carrying the bags. All too often you take a footpath through the woods to find doggie poo bags hanging everywhere where owners wouldn't carry them.

Also I use doggie poo bags to pick blackberries in so if you were chatting to me it wasn't something disgusting I was swinging in that bag!!

Yuk eazy - my gag reflex would kick in there and then.

One has to say how much better roads and pavements and public places are nowadays; most dog owners are extremely responsible; I just wish they wouldn't swing the (full) poo bags between their fingers when they talk to you!

I might well take your advice ladies ( and gents if there are any ) and take a photograph
It is only open in as much as it hasn’t got an end wall or fence it is walled both sides of the garden so very obviously private property
I don’t know the home owner and it may well be flats as they are big old 4 storey houses I was so shocked that someone would do that this morning that I didn’t really have my wits about me We ll see what takes place tomorrow or Friday

Whilst out walking with our dog, we went past the local primary school, there was a large dog poo on the pavement, parents were going to collect their children from school, and stepping over it , my hubby got a bag and picked it up to dispose of in the poo bin about 5 ft away, one of the mums said to him you’re dog didn’t do that, I know he said, but a child on their way out of school will probably step in it.
Oh she said and carried on talking.

I would photograph her next time and send it to the local council . I'm sure she wouldn't do it again when she's fined .

Years ago a woman regularly let her dog poo on our front lawn. One morning my husband called out to her from our bedroom window and she just replied "It's open plan".
He told her if her dog came in our garden again he would shoot it! He wouldn't of course but it never happened again.
Possibly the "lady" you saw thought it was open plan too but most of us dog owners responsibly would not do this and if it happened by accident would pick up the doggy do dos. I had a spare bag on me in town and saw a man let his dog poo on the pavement and was walking on regardless so I presented him with a bag and the 'excuse me' routine. He was most apologetic and picked up.

As dog poo can cause lots of nasty diseases particularly in children it is important to stop this unsociable behaviour by this irresponsible person. Most places have a dog warden - check with your local council - and you can ring up and report this. Fines are up to £1,000.

Some people have the cheek of the devil Bluebelle unfortunately these are the people who don't feel shame if confronted. I would talk to the house owner and tell them what you saw. Does make you cross though and gives other dog owners a bad name.

If she has done it once, she has done it before and will do again ! I would keep an eye out ( same time of day) and have your mobile handy and take a photo. You may well find that your parish or borough council may be interested or at the very least, let your neighbour know this is happening so that they can make the complaint.
When this happened on our village green, a chap living nearby made brightly coloured flags on sticks, stuck them in the poo - on the flags it said "some disgusting * does not pick up after their dog if seen, report to " there was a phone number.
Our parish council had had several discussions about the problem and decided to make the use of local by laws to make it a fineable offence and ordered suitable signage. The first person that was caught was the parish council chairman - who claimed it didn't count as the signs were not in place !!!

We’ve just come back from a few days in Devon, the amount of dog owners who disregard the no dog rule on beeches is staggering, they also often fail to clear up mess! We saw a dog cock his leg against a little boys drinks bottle.

Sorry Bluebelle, just makes me fume!

If you know the neighbour whose garden was messed tell them who the culprit is and although not plesent they may like to pick up the offending mess and deposit it on culprits doorstep.