I'm getting a little bit sick and tired of playing hopscotch with other peoples dog poo. In Salisbury and down by the river, bins are provided for dog poo in and around the childrens playground and it is common etiquette to pick up a dog's woopsie (or rather, round here - a deliberate dump). Down by the river where I run, there is a man made wooden causesway which everyone walks, cycles, runs along. It's just lovely to be striding along the wooden decking to then suddenly have to divert around a large, steaming, stinking t*rd !!
What makes me even angrier is that when I witness a dog owner allowing their mutt to do this, without clearing it up and just notchalantly wandering off with a 'Whatcha gonna do bout it ?!' look, I never feel brave enough to say anything as I might say something I'll regret and end up getting a torrent of abuse or even worse.
So, guys, having scraped the second 'woopsie' off one of my trainers in as many months and dreading to think what little children do when they trip on the chicken wire on the decking and land in one of these steaming mounds - Any canny tricks for making dog owners take some responsibility for their actions ??
No offence is intended to decent dog-walkers/runners on this forum - it's more the idle who live down my way I mean to get at.
What makes me even angrier is that when I witness a dog owner allowing their mutt to do this, without clearing it up and just notchalantly wandering off with a 'Whatcha gonna do bout it ?!' look, I never feel brave enough to say anything as I might say something I'll regret and end up getting a torrent of abuse or even worse.
So, guys, having scraped the second 'woopsie' off one of my trainers in as many months and dreading to think what little children do when they trip on the chicken wire on the decking and land in one of these steaming mounds - Any canny tricks for making dog owners take some responsibility for their actions ??
No offence is intended to decent dog-walkers/runners on this forum - it's more the idle who live down my way I mean to get at.