Dog sh*t

Zebra3 · 01-04-2020 11:31am #1

Have I missed something or has an exemption being granted for dog owners to pick up their dog sh1t?

Loads of it all over the place atm.

Vermin.

Leg End Reject · 01-04-2020 11:37am

It's probably just that selfish people aren't bothering now there's fewer people out and about.

Rodney Bathgate · 01-04-2020 11:37am

Filthy kernts.

Deebles McBeebles · 01-04-2020 11:39am

What you're seeing is the result of people who never walk their dog now needing an excuse to get out of the house.

BronsonTB · 01-04-2020 11:40am

A lot of very irresponsible people have dogs.....not enough resources to enforce existing laws. (Penalties need to be higher / education needs to be better)

JohnnyFlash · 01-04-2020 11:41am

It’s a real issue in shïthole parts of Dublin like East Wall, Ringsend, Finglas, Ballybough etc. The semi-feral Jackeen shouldn’t be allowed own a dog.

Rodney Bathgate · 01-04-2020 11:42am

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

It’s a real issue in shïthole parts of Dublin like East Wall, Ringsend, Finglas, Ballybough etc. The semi-feral Jackeen shouldn’t be allowed own a dog.

Lots of muckers up in the big smoke Jonnie, but I’m sure they are all responsible dog owners.

dublincelt · 01-04-2020 11:44am

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

It’s a real issue in shïthole parts of Dublin like East Wall, Ringsend, Finglas, Ballybough etc. The semi-feral Jackeen shouldn’t be allowed own a dog.

Clueless post. If you think this is consigned to Dublin you are delusional. Here in Carlow Town its just as bad. Worse still are the idiots that bag the dog dirt and leave it on the ground. What is that all about!???

Effects · 01-04-2020 11:44am

It's not just bad areas. I've noticed a huge increase in people picking up their dog's shít with a doggy bag, and then throwing the filled bag on the street when they are out of view.

D3V!L · 01-04-2020 11:46am

Effects wrote: »

It's not just bad areas. I've noticed a huge increase in people picking up their dog's shít with a doggy bag, and then throwing the filled bag on the street when they are out of view.

Or better still hanging it on a tree or a fence

lawred2 · 01-04-2020 11:46am

Zebra3 wrote: »

Have I missed something or has an exemption being granted for dog owners to pick up their dog sh1t?

Loads of it all over the place atm.

Vermin.

Standard behavior I'm afraid.. don't think it's anything new.

Top marks especially go to those dog owners who do pick it up but leave the bags lying where they got filled.. obviously they didn't want the bags in their cars. Shur didn't they do enough I suppose..

Effects · 01-04-2020 11:47am

dublincelt wrote: »

Worse still are the idiots that bag the dog dirt and leave it on the ground. What is that all about!???

I confronted a guy about that in the city centre. He threw it into the street in the bag. His excuse was he was putting it in the street for the street sweeper to pick up and said, "what else am I supposed to do with it?".
When I said put it in the next bin and called him a scumbag he threatened to punch me.

JohnnyFlash · 01-04-2020 11:47am

dublincelt wrote: »

Clueless post. If you think this is consigned to Dublin you are delusional. Here in Carlow Town its just as bad. Worse still are the idiots that bag the dog dirt and leave it on the ground. What is that all about!???

Oh I’m sure it’s an issue in other parts of the country as well. Carlow town has a huge amount of scumbags, and scumbags let their dogs shït everywhere. I was just referencing Dublin as I live here.

EmmetSpiceland · 01-04-2020 11:50am

It’s amazing seeing the number of poor dog “handling” in the parks lately. Idiots with their, poorly trained, dog off the lead and, worse still, morons who don’t seem to “grasp” how to use the lock on those weak little leads.

The one constant is that you still see the urban legend dragging his “restricted breed” by an actual chain along the footpath. Refusing to stop even when the dog needs a shít so it is forced to do it like a husky, on the run.

And do you think the hard chaw in the tracksuit is going to pick up that crap that has now spread itself along six feet of footpath? Not a chance, too busy looking “menacing“ for that.

B.A._Baracus · 01-04-2020 11:52am

In my old job I used to walk through a park to go to work every day.
You'd see all sorts of dog walkers. Sure some people do pick it up but you see a lot of people who wouldn't. You get a bit of a laugh. Some will slyly look around when their dog is doing its business and if they think no one is watching away they go.

The same park removed a dog **** bin in one part. So what did people do? They threw the plastic bags on the ground where the bin used to be. Loads of them thrown there over a few weeks. Even tho there are loads of regular bins around the park.

People don't care

Zebra3 · 01-04-2020 12:08pm

Where I live isn’t full of scumbags nor posh people.

But as one poster noted, it seems to be people who have dogs, but don’t normally walk them, who are using their dogs as an excuse to get out of the house.

EmmetSpiceland · 01-04-2020 12:18pm

D3V!L wrote: »

Or better still hanging it on a tree or a fence

People always say they only do that because they will take it off on their way back and will be “bin it” then. And yet, still we see the bags tied to trees all over the place.

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Oh I’m sure it’s an issue in other parts of the country as well. Carlow town has a huge amount of scumbags, and scumbags let their dogs shït everywhere. I was just referencing Dublin as I live here.

Went out in Carlow once, during my “student days”. Won’t be going back anytime soon. Those “scallion eaters“ are a wild bunch.

B.A._Baracus · 01-04-2020 12:30pm

Effects wrote: »

I confronted a guy about that in the city centre. He threw it into the street in the bag. His excuse was he was putting it ib the street for the street sweeper to pick up and said, "what else am I supposed to do with it?".
When I said put it in the next bin and called him a scumbag he threatened to punch me.

Honestly what did you expect to happen?
He's hardly going to say "sorry about that old chap, let me pick that up" ... Best to leave people to their own devices cause getting in to a fight over dog crap isnt worth it.

suicide_circus · 01-04-2020 12:35pm

yeah i've noticed a considerable increase in the quantity of canine faeces adorning the pavement recently

01-04-2020 12:38pm

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Honestly what did you expect to happen?
He's hardly going to say "sorry about that old chap, let me pick that up" ... Best to leave people to their own devices cause getting in to a fight over dog crap isnt worth it.

In these circumstances, you are right. Emotions are running high.

In normal times I absolutely challenge anyone who doesn't pick it up. Loudly and publicly so that they hopefully feel some shame (I am 6 foot 5 though, and reasonably built, so dont mind the potential confrontation)

Temptamperu · 01-04-2020 12:46pm

I always end up picking up other dogs shít. I only walk my area but theres some lazy shíts out there

Garlinge · 01-04-2020 12:50pm

I think we have barely had a drop of rain this past 3 weeks and this might contribute to the mess on the paths. A bit of a powerwash by council would be nice.... and think of the virus tracking along on peoples shoes.

Thelonious Monk · 01-04-2020 12:51pm

Yup I noticed this recently, it's all over St Anne's park in bags. Just f*cking leave it on the ground instead of putting it in a bag that takes 100s of years to decompose and puts chemicals into the earth!

Thelonious Monk · 01-04-2020 12:53pm

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Honestly what did you expect to happen?
He's hardly going to say "sorry about that old chap, let me pick that up" ... Best to leave people to their own devices cause getting in to a fight over dog crap isnt worth it.

This is a problem in Ireland, we never call anyone up on anything, littering, smoking on buses etc. I noticed when living in London that people will start shouting at people if they drop litter or stand in the way on an escalator or even cycling through red lights.
People get away with more here because we aren't confrontational.

I says · 01-04-2020 12:58pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

This is a problem in Ireland, we never call anyone up on anything, littering, smoking on buses etc. I noticed when living in London that people will start shouting at people if they drop litter or stand in the way on an escalator or even cycling through red lights.
People get away with more here because we aren't confrontational.

That’s changing with this corona virus

spatchco · 01-04-2020 1:06pm

well i went for a walk around Johnstown Park Finglas this morning and all the bins including the dog [POO] bins are sealed last time i saw bins sealed was during the troubles are the parks now going to be locked down or has some wise guy decided that this a new rule he has dreamed up there is very little cleaning to be done in the parks at the moment so what next and yes i am a dog owner

Effects · 01-04-2020 1:10pm

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Honestly what did you expect to happen?
He's hardly going to say "sorry about that old chap, let me pick that up"

Get embarrassed about behaving like a scum bag, pick it up and shuffle off.
That's what any decent scum bag would do.

Perfect example:

Thelonious Monk · 01-04-2020 1:40pm

I've seen that before ^^^. That man is a hero, but the other fella should be fined into next week and given a few slaps! Disgusting behaviour.

The Tetrarch · 01-04-2020 1:42pm

I live in a gated community of 17 houses.
There is a small lawn where my two dogs do their business.
I bag it up, but find other bombs all over the place, and pick those up too.
Other people here have dogs. Apparently their dogs never go to the toilet.

Hotblack Desiato · 01-04-2020 1:42pm

Zebra3 wrote: »

Have I missed something or has an exemption being granted for dog owners to pick up their dog sh1t?

Loads of it all over the place atm.

Vermin.

Rub their nose in it.

boombang · 01-04-2020 1:51pm

Recently moved from Pearse Street, Dublin 2 to Dún Laoghaire. There must be 10x the amount of dogs being walked near where I live now, but 1/10th the amount of shíte. People are definitely the problem.

Thelonious Monk · 01-04-2020 2:04pm

boombang wrote: »

Recently moved from Pearse Street, Dublin 2 to Dún Laoghaire. There must be 10x the amount of dogs being walked near where I live now, but 1/10th the amount of shíte. People are definitely the problem.

Pearse st and its surrounds houses loads of irresponsible scumbags. Litter everywhere too. I always see dogs on the balconies around there too, you shouldn't be allowed keep a dog in a flat ffs.

B.A._Baracus · 01-04-2020 2:09pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

This is a problem in Ireland, we never call anyone up on anything, littering, smoking on buses etc. I noticed when living in London that people will start shouting at people if they drop litter or stand in the way on an escalator or even cycling through red lights.
People get away with more here because we aren't confrontational.

I know what you are saying but ... Who cares about this behaviour as long as it doesn't directly effect us. That may sound self-serving but such is life.

Like I could be walking down the road and if someone litters? So be it. I'm not the litter warden. I'm not their ma or da or a Garda.
I know some are gonna say how that's a terrible attitude B.A. but it's not. Mind your own business.

Besides let's say you did pull someone up over it and they say sorry and bin it. What's gonna stop them the next day etc from littering again? Except this time maybe they'll look around first?
People are gonna go what they want to do.

Seanachai · 01-04-2020 2:11pm

Zebra3 wrote: »

Have I missed something or has an exemption being granted for dog owners to pick up their dog sh1t?

Loads of it all over the place atm.

Vermin.

This has been an issue for a few years now, the footpaths in Drumcondra/Glasnevin are basically mottled with dog s**t. The owners mustn't be the type of people that are bound by social norms.

Rodney Bathgate · 01-04-2020 2:24pm

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Rub their nose in it.

The dog owners, not the dogs.

Zebra3 · 01-04-2020 2:33pm

Garlinge wrote: »

A bit of a powerwash by council would be nice....

What would be nice if people took responsibility for their animals.

Councils can’t be expected to power wash every footpath on a regular basis.

gmisk · 01-04-2020 2:35pm

Deebles McBeebles wrote: »

What you're seeing is the result of people who never walk their dog now needing an excuse to get out of the house.

This!
I walk my dog 3 times a day I have never once left a poo. I have never seen so many dog owners come out of the woodwork at my local park the past few weeks.
No surprise that crappy dog owners won't pick up crap.
There were something like 3 fines in the whole of Dublin last year.

Thelonious Monk · 01-04-2020 3:02pm

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

I know what you are saying but ... Who cares about this behaviour as long as it doesn't directly effect us. That may sound self-serving but such is life.

Like I could be walking down the road and if someone litters? So be it. I'm not the litter warden. I'm not their ma or da or a Garda.
I know some are gonna say how that's a terrible attitude B.A. but it's not. Mind your own business.

Besides let's say you did pull someone up over it and they say sorry and bin it. What's gonna stop them the next day etc from littering again? Except this time maybe they'll look around first?
People are gonna go what they want to do.

I hate litter, it's disgusting, it upsets me to see it, so it affects my quality of life. That's why I care about this behaviour.
If people were pulled up on this more often, I would think many of them wont litter as much. Some will continue to do so of course as they are beyond reproach.

hawkwing · 01-04-2020 3:51pm

Cat sh1t is 10xtimes worse if you get covered in it.

bnt · 01-04-2020 4:29pm

dublincelt wrote: »

Worse still are the idiots that bag the dog dirt and leave it on the ground. What is that all about!???

If some of the stories I’ve heard are true, it’s not just dog dirt. If you’re a cab driver, taking a toilet break might cost you your queue spot at the taxi rank ... :eek:

Rodney Bathgate · 01-04-2020 4:31pm

hawkwing wrote: »

Cat sh1t is 10xtimes worse if you get covered in it.

I’ve never seen a cat take a dump on the footpath or grass verge.

Hotblack Desiato · 01-04-2020 4:36pm

Rodney Bathgate wrote: »

The dog owners, not the dogs.

Yes, thought that was obvious

B.A._Baracus · 01-04-2020 4:43pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

I hate litter, it's disgusting, it upsets me to see it, so it affects my quality of life. That's why I care about this behaviour.
If people were pulled up on this more often, I would think many of them wont litter as much. Some will continue to do so of course as they are beyond reproach.

I agree that littering is not right however it effects your quality of life? :pac:

Don't you think that's a little over dramatic? Lol.

Bobblehats · 01-04-2020 5:08pm

Rodney Bathgate wrote: »

I’ve never seen a cat take a dump on the footpath or grass verge.

That’s the rub isn’t it.

Ideally, we’d like to make these people go down on their hands and knees and lap it up but end up bearing the brunt and walking it into somebody’s carpet in the middle of a house party and *bam*! Insta bad-guy.

Thelonious Monk · 01-04-2020 6:31pm

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

I agree that littering is not right however it effects your quality of life? :pac:

Don't you think that's a little over dramatic? Lol.

A little over dramatic yes but I find it hard to relax in places covered in rubbish, which is most of Dublin!

kravmaga · 01-04-2020 7:32pm

Effects wrote: »

It's not just bad areas. I've noticed a huge increase in people picking up their dog's shít with a doggy bag, and then throwing the filled bag on the street when they are out of view.

Maybe the owners should be made eat it instead

harry Bailey esq · 01-04-2020 8:29pm

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

It’s a real issue in shïthole parts of Dublin like East Wall, Ringsend, Finglas, Ballybough etc. The semi-feral Jackeen shouldn’t be allowed own a dog.

Thing is Johnny, yer semi feral dub usually keeps domesticated,and not semi feral dogs. Nice doggies. Friendly for the most part. Dogs outside the pale are cūnts,you have to keep an eye on them. Nature or nurture I dunno.

Ush1 · 01-04-2020 8:36pm

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

I agree that littering is not right however it effects your quality of life? :pac:

Don't you think that's a little over dramatic? Lol.

You might have a different point of view if one of your children fell in it, rubbed their eye, got toxocara and ended up losing their sight.

B.A._Baracus · 01-04-2020 8:50pm

Ush1 wrote: »

You might have a different point of view if one of your children fell in it, rubbed their eye, got toxocara and ended up losing their sight.

But we can all use extreme edge cases to validate our point.

Sure I could say, I dunno, someone shouldn't let their kid ride a bicycle as they'll get hit by a car. If I posted that in the cycling forum I don't think it would go over too well

Jimbob1977 · 01-04-2020 8:54pm

Mark Twain on his love of cats:

"If man could be crossed with the cat, it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat."

Is there anything worse than cleaning dog crap off your shoes with boiling hot water and a sharp object?

Ush1 · 02-04-2020 8:36am

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

But we can all use extreme edge cases to validate our point.

Sure I could say, I dunno, someone shouldn't let their kid ride a bicycle as they'll get hit by a car. If I posted that in the cycling forum I don't think it would go over too well

It's legal to cycle a bike, it's not legal to let your dog sh*te on a path.

Dog sh*t

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