What is it with Dog lovers?

We have the same problem down our lane, which is out in the country! Never found a tenner though! ?

I often wonder, when I clear up my houndies droppings why I do it? I walked down the road by our common today, and picked up beer cans, crisp bags, plastic bottles, and a couple of plastic bags filled with rubbish that had been flung out of cars. They all go in the bin. I once found 3 big (empty) whisky bottles in the road - lucky I was out before there was much traffic. So yes, dog poo is disgusting when left - but human leavings are just as foul. (Mind you, I've found a couple of tenners, which I thought were payment for litter picking!)

Indeed they were G2016

Have to add though since we've moved and I've no easy access to horse manure, I find chicken poo works wonders too. I only plant fragrant roses and this year they have been superb, you can smell them as soon as you walk into the garden (the roses not the chicken poo!)

I imagine your roses were rather superb Anya.

woo hoo posh poo. Horse's droppings are not smelly, dirty or dangerous as 100% vegetable- and yes, great for roses and as a compost accelerator. Our neighbour puts her 2 horses in our fields, and the dung is collected and put as layers in all the compost bins- gardeners' gold. No comparison with dog poo.

Granny2016 when we lived in Southport, Ginger McCain's string used to pass along our road on the way to the beach to exercise. Many a time I've dashed out with a bucket and shovel to collect Red Rum's droppings for my roses

agree- a ridiculous idea! Just pick up and bag and put in appropriate bin or take home. We also kept an old ice-cream tub for the purpose- until we got to a suitable bin (NOT recycling!)

Yuk! - I can't thing of anything worse It's bad enough changing a baby with a pooey nappy, cleaning their bum etc. But to do that for an animal? No thanks.

I have often thought that Yvonne.
When I was at school in the 60,s,the science mistress used to bring her dog with her.
When the dog was on heat,she wore a pair of waterproofed baby knickers.

Daphne,
There are now biodegradable disposable nappies which could be used.Beaming babies are 75% biodegradable and take 4 years,
Terry are obviously better,but they do keep urine against the babys skin.

Anya,
I think a horse would need a waterproof table cloth,though a plastic bucket attached to the top of the tail might work.

Cats should most definitely wear nappies when leaving the house.

What about horses?

And the impact on landfill, YvonneBradley?
Many young Mums of my DDS' generation are considering returning to washable nappies because of the environmental implications.

I think all dogs should be made to wear disposable nappies when outside and then it is the owners responsibility to deal with the mess!

Harrigan you didn't say you and your family were allergic you just said you didn't like dogs in the house, especially when there are children. That implies something completely different.

We used biodegradable poo bags too and had them all over the place. Every coat pocket, handbags, trouser pockets - never wanted to get caught short. We don't eat our dogs , but we've had up to 3 at one time. Over our 30 years we've had 4 rescue dogs and they all lived to around 14 or 15.

NanaandGrampy the ice cream tub is a great idea. Must remember that.

For a number of reasons we haven't had a dog for over 2 years, but I can't wait until we can get one.

Anya that is fine for those that can tolerate animals but everyone in my family is allergic to cats and dogs except DD and she had two cats at one time and nobody could visit her home.

Newquay, that's why it's important to worm your pets too. I agree, we need to be responsible, but let's not turn this into a dog bashing thread. They are lovely companions and if people would just be responsible, then we can live in harmony. Clean up. Recognise if you've got a problem dog. Don't let them bark at unsociable hours. Remember, there are dogs that assist (as in the disabled) and also rescue. As well as lowering our blood pressure and improving well being (when I was ill, I forced myself out of bed to walk my dogs. I think I may otherwise have just stayed there).

Harrigran I was brought up with dogs (and cats and rabbits, Guinea pigs, chickens, horses and donkeys) and so were my children (bar the donkeys).

Animals teach children a great deal.

@ Stansgran.....I DON,T think your comment re 'eating dogs' was at all unkind,and am sure most posters took it as it was intended.

@ harrigran....I quite agree to your post above.

Except for chows.

Rubylady.....I think 'eating dogs' was a joke.You do seem to be over reacting!

We 'stick and flick ' into deep vegetation if walking in the forest. We rarely see another person or dog .

Other than that we have trained our dog to go on command ( handy for long car journeys ...saves standing in the rain waiting for them to go ) so we take him to his part of the garden before we go out.

If he's caught short when we're out we bag it and pop it into a old Icecream tub for the car trip home.

Easy.

We have CCTV and if anyone allows a dog to ? on my front lawn they will soon get a reminder of their misdemeanour. I tolerate working dogs but do not like the idea of a dog in a house especially where there are children.

And blooming dangerous too. I've said elsewhere my dear sister is all but blind in one eye and a friend registered partially sighted all because of dog poo!!
This needs to be taken more seriously than it is at present IMHO. . . .

In our local forest the F.C. recommend that dog poo should either be bagged and taken away for disposal. If that isn't possible then use a stick and flick the waste into the undergrowth to decompose. Sadly some owners bag it and leave it on the path, presumably in the belief that 'the dog poo fairy' will clean it up. In warm weather, bagged dog waste will ferment turning it into a dog poo bomb. Once trodden on by a small child, you would be amazed (and sickened) by how far the contents can cover the said small child and how revolting it is to try and clean it off.?

I have biodegradable poo bags. Available on ebay. Hopefully they will help the environment and degrade quicker than normal plastic.