Picking up dog poop

pixieprinny

Not really a pet issue per se but it was first for me and I'm a bit taken aback from it and wondering if anyone else experienced it?

I was out earlier with the dog, and religiously I've picked up her poop. So she's in the middle of pooing and this guys bursts out of his house screaming "Are you going to picking up that?". I had my poo bag in my hand and said to him "Of course just waiting for her finish" and waved the empty poo bag at him.

(Now I can understand him asking, there's nothing worse than seeing someone dogs pooing outside your house and then disappearing on their merry way)

Anyways he keeps storming down the drive way, screaming "you f*cking picking that up are ya? planning to pick that f*cking sh!t up?" He startled the dog who moved mid poo causing it to go over the footpath, anyways he stands there watching me pick up the poo, muttering abuse and then once I'm done picking it all, I start to move off and he said he "can see the mark where the f*cking sh!t was and you should bring f*cking disinfectant with to clean up the ground where the sh!t was" I looked at him a bit bewildered and he said he's going to report it to the dog warden/ litter warden.

He frightened the fecking life out of me the carry-on of him, I've never seen him before but we live close by so we'd pass on a regular basis so I don't want him or the dog/litter warden on my case. So I'm wondering are people actually bringing around bottles of disinfectant with them? I thought it was bit mad. Has anyone had someone carry-on like that with them??

tk123

Sounds like he's had a bad experience of a dog pooping outside his house and maybe saw you as an easy target to vent his frustration - I'm assuming you're a woman? You didn't do anything wrong here so don't be worrying about it - he's the one shouting the odds at you. TBH if this was me I'd let it go this time but if it happened again I'd either have my bro walk with me to have a word with him or call the guards.

RandolphEsq

I have had to pick my dog's poo up outside people's houses before and have thought that they may be looking out waiting for me to not pick it up so as to come out and complain. But if they came out like that man did I would say "Well I was going to but maybe I won't pick it up, since you are an asshole". As a guy I suppose that seems an acceptable approach to take since I'd be less likely to be intimidated.

On a separate, but not unrelated, note. I came here to see if anyone knew of some sort of spray that would freeze/solidify the dog poo so it would be a lot easier to pick up?

Tranceypoo

He's clearly demented, when was the last time you saw a litter warden??!!

pixieprinny

yeah he obviously saw me as a soft touch being a woman walking on my own with the dog.

I wouldn't mind if he asked me if I was picking it up and watch me doing so, it was the fact he went on and on about it, after it done.

Exactly Trancey, if the litter warden was around, he'd be delayed playing dodge the poo in order to get to our house

tk123

Hehehe is his bin in the garden? Saunter in with the poo bag and drop it in next time he gives out lol! :pac:

EDIT -All our bins have the 'bag the poo, any bin will do' signs on them now so what's it to do with the litter warden anyways? Have you a dog license - if not get one on the off chance he complains and the follow up by default.

jackbrad

Haha sorry that made me LOL, he sounds a bit nutter-ish, you did nothing wrong, keep your poo filled bags held high !!

pixieprinny

tk123 wrote: »

Hehehe is his bin in the garden? Saunter in with the poo bag and drop it in next time he gives out lol! :pac:

EDIT -All our bins have the 'bag the poo, any bin will do' signs on them now so what's it to do with the litter warden anyways? Have you a dog license - if not get one on the off chance he complains and the follow up by default.

Just your bins or everyone around you? thats a good motto in fairness though.

Yeah she's licensed and everything.

I should go along and pick up all the poo from my house to his and put them in his bin and say "considering you're so considered about the cleanliness of the area, I've picked up all the poo from my house to yours, just need to use your bin"

tk123

All the council bins have them now in our area :
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Zillah

If someone reacts like that he's not the full shilling, I wouldn't worry about it. Obviously utterly inappropriate behaviour but that's the problem when you're <snip>drunk/whatever.

Mod note: steady on with the sweeping generalisations there Zillah, they're pretty offensive and utterly inaccurate.
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Donalh

He's clearly a nutter. I'd have flung it in his face ;-) You should be complemented for picking it up. So few people in my area bother.

hfallada

My neighbour noticed this man always let his dog **** in our area. So he put the **** in the nappy bag and put it on the guys windscreen behind the wipers. You might do the same to your friend. To show him treat people with respect

TooManyDogs

This reminds me of a similar incident my Mam had, only she didn't reply quite as politely as you

Same as you she was verbally abused while the dog was mid-poo with a bag on her hand in the 'ready' position, her reply?

"Do you mind if I let the dog finish her sh!te first? Or would you rather I tie a bag over her effing ars@ before I go out on my walk, would that be picking it up quick enough for you?"

Que rapidly retreating indignant interferring woman with my Mam muttering "Dozy cow" after her!!!

Whispered

That sounds very intimidating and considering I often walk my dogs alone I'd call the guards and ask them to have a quiet word. I don't care what experiences he had with other dog owners, screaming and shouting at someone who is cleaning up after their dog is ridiculous.

ABajaninCork

Oh, it's happened to me too. I just gave him a death stare. He then asked me what the **** was I looking at. Told him I was looking at a pile of sh1te. A few **** you's were flung back and forth. He then tried to kick my dog (and missed). VERY bad move. Unfortunately, fella got a lot more than he bargained for. Last seen running off in the direction of the pub....

EDIT: I must stress I DO pick up after my dog! Poo bags everywhere - coat pockets, handbags, car, kitchen...:D

pixieprinny

TooManyDogs wrote: »

"Do you mind if I let the dog finish her sh!te first? Or would you rather I tie a bag over her effing ars@ before I go out on my walk, would that be picking it up quick enough for you?"

I'll have to remember than one if I have another run in with him. I wouldn't say I replied politely, I was merely gobsmacked from the whole situation and as I was continuing my walk I thought up all the things I should have said to him.

ABajaninCork wrote: »

I must stress I DO pick up after my dog! Poo bags everywhere - coat pockets, handbags, car, kitchen...:D

I'm the same, always a few floating around that I'd never be caught out without one. I was so angry, here I'm doing my fecking duty picking up the poo and getting hassled and if I hadn't bother my arse to do it he wouldn't have spotted me and he'd have a lovely surprise waiting for him

RandolphEsq

hfallada wrote: »

My neighbour noticed this man always let his dog **** in our area. So he put the **** in the nappy bag and put it on the guys windscreen behind the wipers. You might do the same to your friend. To show him treat people with respect

I think that can be compared to the nutter in the OP. That is not sane, rational behaviour.

Tigger

and people wonder why we have rottweillers or boxers :eek:

iguana

I had a woman scream at me once to pick up my dog's poo when I was stopped outside her house untangling my dogs' lead as the two of them had gotten wound around each other and my legs. They weren't even going to the toilet. Another day in the park a guy screamed at me as I was standing there with the bag on my hand waiting for him to finish going. I pointed out that I was waiting for him to finish and he started shouting 'Liar! Liar! Liar!' at me. Even as I bent down and picked it up he kept yelling that I hadn't picked up the poo, just pretended. I really should have just walked away as he was clearly nuts but to be honest I was going through an awful lot in my life at the time and I just snapped. I walked over to him with the bag of poo held out demanding he look in it and see the poo. He ran away and I had to stop myself from chasing him. The best/worst part was that before he started yelling at me I was using my handsfree kit to chat to my mum and she heard the whole thing.

And the icing in the cake is that a few weeks later I was out with my husband and at one stage he was picking up a dog poo while I was a few feet away chatting to another dog walker, when this guy walked up to him and congratulated him for picking up the poo and being so responsible.

Whispered

Tigger wrote: »

and people wonder why we have rottweillers or boxers :eek:

What do you mean?

andreac

Tigger wrote: »

and people wonder why we have rottweillers or boxers :eek:

Sorry what?

Tigger

Whispered wrote: »

What do you mean?

you think crazy people run at people with big dogs on a lead shouting abuse at them about spraying disinfectant on the ground?

Whispered

Tigger wrote: »

you think crazy people run at people with big dogs on a lead shouting abuse at them about spraying disinfectant on the ground?

I have 2 dogs who would fall under the same category of "big dog" or "not very friendly looking dog" and I can tell you that the fact they are that type leaves me open to all sort of ignorant comments. Never mind if I was actually doing something wrong.

I don't have them to feel safe and I wouldn't like people to think I'm any safer with them than I am with a cuddly looking dog. Pair of softies I own and I'd hate for people to think they are anything but.

Tigger

Whispered wrote: »

I have 2 dogs who would fall under the same category of "big dog" or "not very friendly looking dog" and I can tell you that the fact they are that type leaves me open to all sort of ignorant comments. Never mind if I was actually doing something wrong.

I don't have them to feel safe and I wouldn't like people to think I'm any safer with them than I am with a cuddly looking dog. Pair of softies I own and I'd hate for people to think they are anything but.

i've always had big dogs and i agree that a well owned rotty is a big cuddly softy but its seems strange to think that he wouldn't be a deterrant to crazy people shouting at you in the street
with regards to people that have issue with your dog; ignorant comments come from ignorant people.

Whispered

Tigger wrote: »

i've always had big dogs and i agree that a well owned rotty is a big cuddly softy but its seems strange to think that he wouldn't be a deterrant to crazy people shouting at you in the street

It might be a deterrent to some people, to others it just adds fuel to the fire.

I think it seems strange to insinuate people own dogs of a certain breed or size to prevent people from shouting at them in the street. I'd imagine I'm not the only RB owner who wouldn't appreciate another dog owner thinking or suggesting I have my dogs for such a reason as to look intimidating or to protect me. I don't.

You're right about the ignorant comments from ignorant people and crazy reactions from crazy people.

kiffer

Slight flip side to this... watched a man let* his dog do a nice little stink log on the grass by the curb where we park our car, a spot right where the door opens and you step right into the poo as you get out... there must be something magical about that spot because dogs seem to use it more often than any other spot in the same area... anyway we watch the dog poo, see the turds fall, finish and the guy has a quick glance round and starts to walk off.
Front door open and, "Are you not going to pick up that poop?"
Him: "What poo? My dog didn't poo"
Us: "Yes she did, there's poo right there!"
Him: "That was there when I got here it's not from my dog"
Us: "We watched your dog poo and there was no poo there when we parked the car there 5 minutes ago."
Him: "Are you calling me a lier?"
Us: "Yes!"
He didn't even have a poo bag with him, he went away and got a new one, and apologised.

*I say let because the was a two acre park beside the house that the dog could have pood on. Rather than the narrow strip between the house and the parked cars.

If I see someone walk off without scooping the pooping in front of my house then I'll confront them, man or woman. That said I wait till they start to walk off before rather than assuming they're going to poop and run.

the culture of deference

pixieprinny wrote: »

Anyways he keeps storming down the drive way, screaming "you f*cking picking that up are ya? planning to pick that f*cking sh!t up?"

Have your phone ready to video record next time you pass his place. If he speaks or hassles you take the phone out and point it in his face. That should shut him up quick enough.

4th horsemen

Totally unacceptable behaviour by that man. Abusive and intimidating.
You were doing what 90% of people don't do so why abuse you like that!!
If that was me I would have brought my dog home 1st and then returned to his house to ask what his problem was.
You could easily call the police on him and tell them you were verbally attacked and felt threatened.

Everyone should pick up after their dogs mess but even if you didn't, he should not have spoke to you that way.
He obviously has issues or is just a violent person.

tk123

kiffer wrote: »

*I say let because the was a two acre park beside the house that the dog could have pood on. Rather than the narrow strip between the house and the parked cars.

Sometimes they just have to go tbh - well that's then way it is with my dog anyways - I can't really ask him to hold it for 10 mins until we get to a park/green if he's about to 'drop a bomb'
Not excusing his behaviour though - every pocket of everything I wear has at least one poo bag in it lol!!
You could try mixing up some Jeyes fluid and pour it over the grass - it might deter the neighbourhood dogs?

There's a spot on our route that has a bright orange turd pile every second day in the same place - I've very temped to park my car facing it, catch them on my dash cam, print and laminate their photo and cable tie it all over the railings lol!! The spot is across the road from the bin so no excuse! :mad:

kiffer

tk123 wrote: »

Sometimes they just have to go tbh - well that's then way it is with my dog anyways - I can't really ask him to hold it for 10 mins until we get to a park/green if he's about to 'drop a bomb'
Not excusing his behaviour though - every pocket of everything I wear has at least one poo bag in it lol!!
You could try mixing up some Jeyes fluid and pour it over the grass - it might deter the neighbourhood dogs?

There's a spot on our route that has a bright orange turd pile every second day in the same place - I've very temped to park my car facing it, catch them on my dash cam, print and laminate their photo and cable tie it all over the railings lol!! The spot is across the road from the bin so no excuse! :mad:

Oh when the dogs gotta go the dogs got to go... but if you've a choice between walking your dog on the side of the road that has a big open green field or a concrete path with islands of grass with cars park where your dog will ****... you could walk on the park... even just to save doggy's little paws...

Midnight Sundance

Can I ask a question about the doggy poo and picking it up.
Where we go with the dog is for a walk through a huge field. Now the field has a footpath for walkers but there are sheep in this field. If the dog does his business in the field, not on or near the walking path, do you have to pick it up?
My dog never seems to make it to the field and always , as if on queue, does it in the same spot near the field so I've to pick it up. Think he likes to punish me
But I did wonder what I should do if he did wait till the field ( which has sheep droppings every square yard of it)

tk123

kiffer wrote: »

Oh when the dogs gotta go the dogs got to go... but if you've a choice between walking your dog on the side of the road that has a big open green field or a concrete path with islands of grass with cars park where your dog will ****... you could walk on the park... even just to save doggy's little paws...

Well personally I walk in the park in the morning when its nice and empty but in the evening it's full of kids and tools I'd rather not have to deal with so I skip the park and walk on the path with grass bits between/in front of the houses which btw is owned by DCC and contributed to by my taxes. If he goes to the loo I bag it and sometimes carry it for 40 mins until we get to a bin but I'm not going to feel guilty for his poo being on the grass for a few seconds until I bag it.

demanufactured

That lad sounds hatchet mad....I'd have thrown the crap at him after picking it up.

Bullseye1

Had a similar incidence myself. Was out walking the dog and she decides to take a pee when a woman in a 4x4 slows down roles the window down and asks am I going to pick that up. I always pick up her waste with the exception of pee but I've since learnt people bring bottles of water to dilute the area where their dogs pee. When she realised she was only peeking she drove off in a huff.

kylith

I can't believe that people have been given out to when they're picking it up. If anyone says anything to me it's usually 'thank you', or 'good on you'. A couple have people have nearly had a go, because T likes to poo right outside people's doors/gates, but having the bag on my hand has defused the situation nicely.

We do sometimes get people shouting "That's disgusting; picking it up and carrying it around. Urgh!" and my OH is known as 'shítpicker' by some of the local kids, because that's the type of local kids we have.

Zulu

I had a similar issue.
My dog had already pooped which I had in a bag in my hand. A few mins later she stop to mark her territory/have a leak. A cyclist on the (other side of the) road stops and shouts over to me, here follows the conversation...
"Are you going to pick that up?"
"What?" I said back taking a few steps towards him.
"I said, are you going to pick that up?"
"You want me to pick up her urine, because her sh1t is here?" I responded holding up the bag.
"...oh sorry" he mumbled sheepishly cycling away.

Now it wasn't my finest moment, and I regretted my actions afterwards, I shouldn't have lowered myself to his level. ...but that said, he didn't even give me a chance. He didn't take a second to observe the scene without jumping in. I get that dog dirt is an awful pain in the arse, but it doesn't/shouldn't mean that responsible dog owners are fair game for rudeness.

I dunno. I think it's just modern living. Tensions are higher, and people are more p1ssed off I guess.

Worztron

What can someone do if their dog does a poo and it is mushy (sorry for that image). It cannot be picked up with a bag.

kylith

Worztron wrote: »

What can someone do if their dog does a poo and it is mushy (sorry for that image). It cannot be picked up with a bag.

I do the best I can, but I'd never just leave it.

Zulu

make an effort - that is all you can do.

iguana

One of our two did a big diarrhoea style poo all over a busy footpath once, so we bought a big bottle of water and rinsed it away.

Worztron

Does anyone know of a device (either homemade or other) that you can pick up dog poo without going near it with your hands. I mean a long stick with a collector at the end.

ABajaninCork

Amazon and eBay sell them all right. I forget the name, but you can buy them easily enough.

tk123

Bags on hands are better imo - you'll end up smearing the poop all over the place...

the_syco

tk123 wrote: »

Bags on hands are better imo - you'll end up smearing the poop all over the place...

This. Also, if you used a device, you'd need to clean the poo of said device. Too much hassle. A mate sometimes covers the poop with some muck to allow it to be picked up more easily.

kiffer wrote: »

there must be something magical about that spot because dogs seem to use it more often than any other spot in the same area...

Try spraying the spot with vinegar?

kylith

tk123 wrote: »

Bags on hands are better imo - you'll end up smearing the poop all over the place...

Agree. I got a 'scooper' because my ex was squeamish about picking it up. Hand are much quicker and easier, and you don't have to bring a bag to carry them in.

Knine

kylith wrote: »

Agree. I got a 'scooper' because my ex was squeamish about picking it up. Hand are much quicker and easier, and you don't have to bring a bag to carry them in.

For big dogs. Make sure you double bag. I learned that the hard way..........

DeltaWhite

Theres a woman living on my OH's mams road and she has a boxer dog. She lets him run riots on the road, she actually lets him out the front door and he goes along all the gardens p!ssin and sh!tting. He is quite aggressive too and once ran at me growling and barking as I walked into the garden and scared the life out of me, I was actually shaking with fear and I dont usually fear dogs. She comes along "oh he's only playing" so I told her to keep him on a fcuking leash if he's going to be aggressive and she wasnt happy with that. :pac:

My OH mam told me weeks ago, your woman keeps letting the dog sh!t in her garden that she just got done up. So my OH mam picked up the sh!t in her bare hands, walked down to the womans garden, and launched it all over her car :pac::pac: she saw the curtains twitching as she did it. Boxer hasnt been seen running around the road since :pac: some people!!

Ps OP - your man was just a (insert offensive name here) you did nothing wrong, he may just have had bad experiences in the past but that is still NO reason to speak to you how he did! Avoid his house like the plague if you can!

Tranceypoo

Ooh she must have been fairly mad if she picked up the poop with her bare hands OP!! Sounds like she taught the owner a lesson though if the dog hasn't been let loose since

DeltaWhite

Tranceypoo wrote: »

Ooh she must have been fairly mad if she picked up the poop with her bare hands OP!! Sounds like she taught the owner a lesson though if the dog hasn't been let loose since

I definitely would not have used my bare hands! But aint nobody gonna mess with her new paving :pac::pac: she had had enough at that stage! Thankfully I think Boxer Lady got the hint

tk123

My dog popped the other day in grass beside a main road which I immediately picked up. She then proceeded to what I call "poo air" for a few mins where she thought she had unfinished business but she didn't. So we're standing there waiting for her to start walking again when somebody roars "PICK THAT UP" out of a passing car - because they're so brave and all :rolleyes: I was tempted to launch the bag in my hand thru their rolled down window into their BIG MOUTH!

catgalway

Fair enough,you were innocent...but I passed a lady walking her 2 dogs,one who emptied his bowels...we're talking flushing out of the system here in the middle of the footpath...and she walks on ignoring it..you can't blame a person for shouting that as so many dog owners don't pick up,the proof is there for all of us to see .I love the fact they bothered to do that...if it make any of those ignorant dog owners cop on,great