Pick up the poop!
Today while we were walking around the city I noticed what seemed like an inordinate amount of dog crap on the sidewalks. I’m used to seeing poop on the streets, of course. It happens, as the kids say. But what I don’t like is inconsiderate pet owners who won’t pick up after their pets. We saw an egregious example of this as we were walking east on Houston this afternoon - a woman walking her very cute little dog, which closely resembled a dust mop, stopped in the middle of the busy sidewalk to let her dog poop. She looked away, bored or disgusted, as the dog dropped three turd-bombs in the center of the sidewalk, and when the dog was finished, she just walked away. Mind you, there was a trash can a mere five feet away from where the dog defecated. She easily could have scooped it up with a plastic bag or her implement of choice and tossed it in the trash in one quick motion. I, being a classy, subtle person, immediately started talking loudly about inconsiderate pet owners leaving their dog’s fecal matter in the middle of the street, and she quickly hustled across Houston to get away from the crazy lady.
So, pet owners - do you pick up the poop? If not, why not? I see poop on the street all the time, so I know someone is just leaving it there, you jerks. And I want to know why!
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As a dog owner I feel just as strongly as you do about this! My rule: don’t take your dog anywhere past your personal property without baggy in hand.If you have a big dog… bring a couple. I think I might even blog about this matter- on calling out the inconsiderate. Way to go with being vocal..maybe letting the woman know someone IS watching will make a difference next time.