Dogs on the prom

Whereisgalway

Was walking the prom earlier, seen a dog off it’s lead take a dump about 3meters behind its owners, some lad running pointed out that they should pick it up and the owners a couple got very aggressive. Shouting at the man saying it wasn’t there dog n telling him to F.off. We need more people like this, self policing on the prom. Dog owners who leave **** on the prom are the worse type of humans

the_pen_turner

i agree 100% unless it actually wasn't their dog

Bredabe

Whereisgalway wrote: »

Was walking the prom earlier, seen a dog off it’s lead take a dump about 3meters behind its owners, some lad running pointed out that they should pick it up and the owners a couple got very aggressive. Shouting at the man saying it wasn’t there dog n telling him to F.off. We need more people like this, self policing on the prom. Dog owners who leave **** on the prom are the worse type of humans

I told the then-candidate for GCC about the "Green Walker" scheme they had in my home suburb. He told me it was up to people to bring and dispose of their own dog poo. So I don't expect things to change, as for self-policing, I've always advocated for it, it's not a popular concept. As there are so few public role models for it.

biko

Love your dog, respect your city

Mrs OBumble

Whereisgalway wrote: »

. Dog owners who leave **** on the prom are the worse type of humans

Agree it's a ****ty thing to do.

Not sure it's humanity's worst though ....

Is it worse than lads who pee in the street?

bobbyss

Last time I was on prom with dog was years and years ago. Was down towards the Claddagh end where there's a green area. I think this was an area for dog walkers? The amount of ...t was on an industrial scale. It was everywhere. Disgusting. Is this section a dedicated area for dog walkers and is it still filthy?

JohnCleary

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

Is it worse than lads who pee in the street?

No. The p1ss will wash away with the next shower, which will probably be no more than 10 mins after said p1ss, given we live in Galway

Sh1te (from any creature) will stay there for a lot longer.

Surfacezebra

As a dog owner it pisses me off to see dirty feckers not picking up after their dogs.Once a week put out a plain clothes dog warden and fine the ****e out of them.Nothing else will work.

Wompa1

It's a big problem all over the city. I have said it before on previous threads but it was the first thing my wife noticed when she first visited Galway. No sense of pride at all. Might have something to do with the amount of students coming in from outside the city who see it as their own personal p1ssing pad.

topcat77

I don't think many students bring their dog to collage to live with them?

McTigs

People who litter the beach too!

I saw one guy pack up his family, fold away the blanket and what not.... two empty 2ltr 7up bottles and he chucked them in to the rocks, the beach opposite Coco cafe.

I pulled him up on it and he denied it but a bunch of other people chimed in and said they saw him too.... he was thick as an ass but he went and got them.

Dick

Discodog

Surfacezebra wrote: »

As a dog owner it pisses me off to see dirty feckers not picking up after their dogs.Once a week put out a plain clothes dog warden and fine the ****e out of them.Nothing else will work.

So obvious but the Council don't have the common sense. A few well publicised fines & it will stop. I thought they had cctv on the prom.

Wompa1

topcat77 wrote: »

I don't think many students bring their dog to collage to live with them?

Sorry about that. You're right. I did a bad job editing my post before hitting submit. I had something about the state of restrooms in the city, the litter down by Nun's Island, out the Spanish Arch and the west end but deleted it without removing that line. Wanted to stay on point and then ended up taking off point anyway!

endabob1

topcat77 wrote: »

I don't think many students bring their dog to collage to live with them?

Unless they're art students maybe :P

endabob1

Surfacezebra wrote: »

As a dog owner it pisses me off to see dirty feckers not picking up after their dogs.Once a week put out a plain clothes dog warden and fine the ****e out of them.Nothing else will work.

As a dog owner I 100% agree, it drives me nuts

beardybrewer

What really grinds my gears is those retractable leashes when the owner lets the leash play out 20 feet creating a trip-wire across the entire path. Most people have some self-awareness but it happens often enough that its hard to get by. Obviously you don't want to upset the owner or the dog so you're forced to slow down or stop, sigh, and wait for a chance to pass.

beardybrewer

beardybrewer wrote: »

What really grinds my gears is those retractable leashes when the owner lets the leash play out 20 feet creating a trip-wire across the entire path. Most people have some self-awareness but it happens often enough that its hard to get by. Obviously you don't want to upset the owner or the dog so you're forced to slow down or stop, sigh, and wait for a chance to pass.

A little upset can go a long way to changing behaviour