It was 11.00pm, after a day at work and straight on to a committee meeting, I finally arrived home and there on the doorstep was every parents nightmare. A pair of school shoes.
As anyone with young children knows the only reason a pair of childrens shoes is left outside is..........................dog pooh.
When you're six, the world is an exciting place and with so much to see an learn about, you tend be looking at what is around you rather than watching where you're about to tread. This seems obvious to me, but why do some (a minority) of dog owners not get it.
It is quite simple. If the task of picking up dog pooh is something you don't want to do, you shouldn't own a dog!
If you don't do the task of 'bag it and bin it' (easy enough), some child will end up do 'tread it and spread it' leaving a parent to work out the best way of scraping your pooh off a shoe.
Nightmare all over our estate
ReplyDeleteLitter everywhere, even where there is a litter bin! Dog poo has been around for a long time, unlike crisp packets and plastic fizzy drinks bottles which we didn't have when I was young, but it does go away eventually by itself. But because of mass hysteria we have to pick it up, risking soiling our hands. Cigarette ends are rife in some areas, again even though there is a bin. We need to start revolting over it; I'll lead!
Ideas for direct action:
1. Pick up litter and deposit on the reception desk at the B.C. offices - after all other people don't use the bins so why should you?
2. For the pigs who don't close their black wheelie bin lids - empty the top contents over their front gardens (or better still get your dog to do it).
3. Hand your Ward Councillor a poo bag that has had poo escaping out of one side because they tend to be inadequate and sometimes you need two at once (not the councillors) for a biggish dog. Any difficulties contact me, I can probably provide a sample one.
Start today! Anyone who won't use a bin or take litter home shouldn't eat crisps!
There is an interesting article on http:emedicine.medscape.com/article/2298 on toxocariasis caused by dog roundworm and cat roundworm infestations. As a result I'm going to: ask the vet to test my dog's faeces to find out if he has roundworm eggs or not and treat as necessary rather than every six months as they seem to want now. Also I'm going to be more diligent about asking if my children have washed their hands before eating. I am fairly sure my dog doesn't have roundworm but I can't be sure invading cats don't, so as the article says I might have to regard my garden as contaminated. Perhaps you could ask Cllr Ken Thorber at Hants C.C. to look at the article, since as you say we shouldn't always believe what we read in the Daily Mail etc.
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