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Tizliz Thu 09-Apr-26 10:14:03

It's not me or you but somebody is stuffing poo bags into the gaps in Hadrian's Wall.

Why? Who is it that has no sense of - I don't know what to call it - care for our history, our countryside? They want to walk somewhere nice but then spoil it for others. They must like the countryside as it is not a five minute stroll to give the dog a minimum of exercise.

Allira Thu 09-Apr-26 23:18:39

Not their dog?
They just found it and took it for a walk presumably 💩

ViceVersa Fri 10-Apr-26 07:49:06

Iam64

We grew up with public service adds telling us to catch our germs in a handkerchief and take our litter home with us. My grandchildren are under similar instruction, as others say, it starts yiung

I do believe the level of poor manners (epitomised by the orange terror) and sense of entitlement is resulting in more selfish, entitled behaviour

My GS has been going out for walks with his papa from the time he could walk - being a 'starving' boy, he always has to take a snack with him, but from the word go, he's always known that he has to take any litter back home with him, or put it in a bin if they happen to be passing one. It's not difficult to teach children to do that - so how do we have so many selfish, entitled adults who think it's someone else's job to clear up after them?

Magenta8 Fri 10-Apr-26 07:49:33

25Avalon

In my experience most sealed dog poo bags do still smell. Perhaps my dog’s poo and my DD’s dog’s poo are just extra smelly.

If the poo bags that are regularly dropped into my refuse bin are anything to go by, they always smell. So much so that the smell has seeped into the bin and now it still smells of dog poo even when it is empty, despite the fact that I have rinsed it out with bleach and hot water several times.

Fallingstar Fri 10-Apr-26 08:19:41

Magenta8
We have that problem too with poo bags put in our bin, thing is it us not even the correct bin for poo bags so we have to fish them out and put them in a black bin liner in our black bin. I wish we could put our bins somewhere else but we have a small terraced house with a little bit of space at the front where our bins are parked, easily reached by passers by.
Have begged the council to let us use bags rather than big bins, so that we could keep them at the back until bin day and then put them out at the front. Is not only poo bags we get put in our bins.

Iam64 Fri 10-Apr-26 09:45:25

Fallingstar

Perhaps instead of dog training courses there should be owner training courses that are compulsory upon buying a dog.
Top of the list should be picking up poo and disposing of it considerately and next on the list should always leashing the dog in public areas or where it is stipulated that dogs should be leashed,
And the old ‘it’s ok my dog is friendly’ chestnut will not be a suitable defence.
Am not sure why obeying rules is so difficult for some people.

Training classes focus on owner training and on the kennel club Good Citizen training. It involves always cleaning up after your dog, not letting dogs who don’t recall off lead in public spaces, don’t let on lead dogs greet nose to nose, ensuring your dog walks well on lead and settles in cafes, never goes up to on lead dogs
This and much more. Sadly many new owners believe socialisation means letting them greet every dog and human - thst ‘don’t worry they’re friendly’ as off lead dogs race into my huge Labradors face when he’s on lead is so dispiriting. My boy might just react as he’s sensitive on lead after three attacks when on lead

Dog training groups are for the owners to understand and help their dogs live their best lives.

Basgetti Fri 10-Apr-26 10:33:35

To answer your straightforward question: twats.