# Fucking Dog Walkers and their Fucking Bags **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 18, 2013, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-dog-walkers-and-their-fucking-bags/650712 "2013-02-18T17:04:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-dog-walkers-and-their-fucking-bags/650712/61 "2013-02-18T20:22:50Z")
> [@PunditLisa](#): > > Secondly, this is a very common practice for dog walkers who do laps. . Concur. There are a couple of leash free dog walk areas around here where the walk is a loop where you will double back to your bag. I wouldn’t do that in a neighborhood though because it’s easy to get the wrong idea. > [@John\_Mace](#): > > The main time you (he generic you) are going to do this is on trash day, so your dog shit is going to be in my trash can longer than any trash I put in there (the trash is picked up very early, so most dog shit ends up in the can after it’s been emptied). When not on the curb, my trashcans are inside my fence, but still right by the sidewalk. I can’t believe the assholes who will come into my yard to put their dog shit in my trash bin. That is totally bad behavior. I have never done anything like that. > [@](#): > > It’s this society we live in where everyone thinks their own needs are so much more important than anyone else’s. Who cares if it’s your property. I’ve got dog shit to get rid of, and I don’t want to carry it. > > Chrimeny, folks. I would never in a million years think it was OK to throw dog shit in someone else’s trash. It’s fucking shit, for fucking Chist’s sake. It’s not entitled behavior if you extend the same courtesy to others. I would never in a million years think that my outdoor garbage cans are too good for someone else’s garbage. That said, if I knew that someone objected, I wouldn’t do it and it is the common practice here. I have seen home made signs in front of people’s houses that say “please pick up after your dog” but never once seen one that says “don’t put your poop bags in my bins”. ---
**Author:** ![BottledBlondJeanie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/0ea827/32.png) [@BottledBlondJeanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BottledBlondJeanie)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-dog-walkers-and-their-fucking-bags/650712/62 "2013-02-18T20:24:03Z")
> [@billfish678](#): > > Yes you do apparently. > > Let me repeat this. If the dog shit is no big deal for the victim/target, then it is by definition also no big deal for you to deal with your own dog shit without getting them involved. > > If the dog shit IS a big deal for you deal with, then, again it is by definition also a big deal for the target/victim to deal with…so again take care of your own shit without involving anyone else. I do feel entitled in my locale as there have been no complaints. Could my neighborhood be different? Absolutely as there’s been a push in Dallas for dog dna from feces to identify people who fall to pick up after their dogs. On a bit of a hijack, what do people do when their dog unexpectedly has poo that’s wet and cannot all be bagged? What’s the etiquette? Now I always bag what I can for home disposal then assess knowledge of other house’s pet peeves and child situation. If house has kids or has previously had this issue, I’ll knock on the door and explain or simply will return after the walk with that sawdust Nature’s Miracle stuff to firm up and remove. If I can text the neighbor or it’s someone who could not care less for a 12-18 hour period, I’ll return later after text or, in any event, within that time frame to remove hopefully solidified poo. What do you expect or do? ---
**Author:** ![BottledBlondJeanie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/0ea827/32.png) [@BottledBlondJeanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BottledBlondJeanie)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-dog-walkers-and-their-fucking-bags/650712/63 "2013-02-18T20:29:58Z")
FTR, I’d never actually enter the property except to pick it up. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-dog-walkers-and-their-fucking-bags/650712/64 "2013-02-18T20:31:42Z")
Until someone actually objects via note I’m going to continue, …leaving my dog’s shit at their house? Okay, that’s just making me giggle now, because I am substituting other things for everything after the comma! It’s like the perfect set up for a thousand jokes!😃 It’s not like you’re not going to end up at YOUR house, where YOUR garbage cans are? How is it not self evident that it belongs at your house? What would happen if homeless people were shitting in dog poo bags? Would you still be okay with that? What about dirty diapers? Still okay, if it’s in a dog poo bag? I’m just curious is all 'cause for me, shit is shit. Colour me surprised anyone should require a memo to know not to leave shit at their neighbour’s house.:eek: ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-dog-walkers-and-their-fucking-bags/650712/65 "2013-02-18T20:32:55Z")
> [@BottledBlondJeanie](#): > > Absolutely as there’s been a push in Dallas for dog dna from feces to identify people who fall to pick up after their dogs. Now _there_’s a career that I bet someone never thought they’d have when they were a kid. (At a party) “Hi, what do you do for a living?” “I analyze dogshit for DNA. I’m like the Gil Grissom of the dogshit world” “…mmmm Ok, bye” ---
**Author:** ![BeeGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@BeeGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeeGee)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-dog-walkers-and-their-fucking-bags/650712/66 "2013-02-18T20:34:33Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > As long as it’s in your yard and I’m not your immediate neighbor, go for it. No, it’s not. > **[Scoop the Poop | AustinTexas.gov](https://www.austintexas.gov/department/scoop-poop)** > > Dog and cat waste left on the ground is more than smelly and unsightly….it pollutes our water and poses a health risk for pets and people, especially children!  Please remember to always Scoop the Poop and to dispose of pet waste properly! I live near a dog-friendly restaurant and some owners seem to think that it’s ok to let their dog poop in the back of a parking lot or in an alley and leave it. No, no it is not. Do not leave your dog’s shit behind for other people to step in, other animals to get sick on, the rain to wash into the creeks, or to waft gently on the breeze. Cause if I see you, I’ll get your photo and when I have enough of them, take it to the police so you can get a nice fat ticket and spend some time cleaning up our alleys in penance. Here, you pay more if you dump more trash. There are four different sizes of garbage cans. If you go over your size, you have to pay $4.00 for a sticker to put on your extra garbage bag (it’s $8.00 if you don’t buy the sticker). So it’s pretty assholish to put your garbage of any sort in someone else’s can around here. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-dog-walkers-and-their-fucking-bags/650712/67 "2013-02-18T20:34:46Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > What would happen if homeless people were shitting in dog poo bags? Would you still be okay with that? What about dirty diapers? Still okay, if it’s in a dog poo bag? I’m just curious is all 'cause for me, shit is shit. Colour me surprised anyone should require a memo to know not to leave shit at their neighbour’s house.:eek: I am doing something that I don’t mind someone else doing to me and that’s how it’s done here. I wouldn’t have a problem if someone wrapped up a dirty diaper in a bag and tossed it in my trash can. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-dog-walkers-and-their-fucking-bags/650712/68 "2013-02-18T20:45:54Z")
I am always surprised by the variance in neighbourhood cultures, it’s always surprising, and enlightening, and interesting to hear how it’s handled in different places. I’m a little leery of ‘doing something I wouldn’t mind if my neighbour did, so that’s okay’ argument though. Even if he starts peeing against your house, because he doesn’t mind if you pee on his? ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-dog-walkers-and-their-fucking-bags/650712/69 "2013-02-18T21:01:34Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > I am always surprised by the variance in neighbourhood cultures, it’s always surprising, and enlightening, and interesting to hear how it’s handled in different places. > > I’m a little leery of ‘doing something I wouldn’t mind if my neighbour did, so that’s okay’ argument though. > > Even if he starts peeing against your house, because he doesn’t mind if you pee on his? I do see your point but it doesn’t mean that he’s “entitled” which was the point that I was trying to make. ---
**Author:** ![BottledBlondJeanie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/0ea827/32.png) [@BottledBlondJeanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BottledBlondJeanie)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-dog-walkers-and-their-fucking-bags/650712/70 "2013-02-18T21:14:55Z")
If someone were peeing on a house in this neighborhood we’d have a 911 tape, a police report, and neighborhood meeting on the issue. Hell, we had a meeting as to acceptable flag size and wreath size. My neighbors have no problems making sure their opinions are known. If the dog crap is wet and icky, it will come home with me. Otherwise, yes, if there’s an issue even the worst ass in the neighborhood will bring it up at a meeting. YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-dog-walkers-and-their-fucking-bags/650712/71 "2013-02-18T21:15:21Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > What would happen if homeless people were shitting in dog poo bags? Would you still be okay with that? What about dirty diapers? Still okay, if it’s in a dog poo bag? I’m just curious is all 'cause for me, shit is shit. Colour me surprised anyone should require a memo to know not to leave shit at their neighbour’s house.:eek: If you see crew members from the Carnival Triumph approaching your trash cans, be very afraid. ---
**Author:** ![Tethered\_Kite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a5b964/32.png) [@Tethered\_Kite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tethered_Kite)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-dog-walkers-and-their-fucking-bags/650712/72 "2013-02-18T21:16:00Z")
I’d like to take it one step further and ask dog owners to train their animals to do their duty on their own lawns and then go for a walk. Kitties live here. When a doggie comes into the yard and poops he leaves a scent that doesn’t disappear after the doo-doo is picked up. Remember our little friends are super smellers. From then on every other dog which walks by shows an interest in that spot. That and the odor my girls can detect, even though I cannot, irritates them. And, dang, don’t they have a right to feel unthreatened on their own property? ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-dog-walkers-and-their-fucking-bags/650712/73 "2013-02-18T21:20:33Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > That is, until I drop something on top of it that breaks the bags. I have been putting bagged poop from our back yard in our trash can for over 15 years, and have put stuff on top of it, and as far as I can tell the bags have never broken and the poop has never smelled. Hell, of for some reason I’ve picked up poop on the way home, I often throw it over my fence in the general vicinity of my trash can, and it has never broken either. Perhaps some people are being a bit, um, anal about this? Our HOA gets very upset of your cans are visible from the street. Someone who opened a fence to throw poop away is another matter. That I’d get mad at. ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-dog-walkers-and-their-fucking-bags/650712/74 "2013-02-18T21:21:22Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > I am always surprised by the variance in neighbourhood cultures, it’s always surprising, and enlightening, and interesting to hear how it’s handled in different places. This is one of the reasons I love the Dope. I really do learn a lot here. Back when my CNL went batshit crazy on the guy who dropped a bag of poop in her can, I posted about it here and was really surprised by the number of people who defended her. I guess what I really learned is that if we ever get a dog, we will carry our bags openly and will take it home or drop it in a public, never private, can. ---
**Author:** ![BottledBlondJeanie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/0ea827/32.png) [@BottledBlondJeanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BottledBlondJeanie)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-dog-walkers-and-their-fucking-bags/650712/75 "2013-02-18T21:22:29Z")
> [@Tethered\_Kite](#): > > I’d like to take it one step further and ask dog owners to train their animals to do their duty on their own lawns and then go for a walk. > > Kitties live here. When a doggie comes into the yard and poops he leaves a scent that doesn’t disappear after the doo-doo is picked up. Remember our little friends are super smellers. > > From then on every other dog which walks by shows an interest in that spot. That and the odor my girls can detect, even though I cannot, irritates them. And, dang, don’t they have a right to feel unthreatened on their own property? Your cats are allowed outside? If so are you sure they’ve never set a claw on any property not owned by you? Here, a roaming cat violates the leash laws while a dog owner needs to simply bag and remove solid waste while the dog is being walked. ---
**Author:** ![SweetiePotato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@SweetiePotato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SweetiePotato)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-dog-walkers-and-their-fucking-bags/650712/76 "2013-02-18T21:35:40Z")
[QUOTE=Truman Burbank] Where do you put the kitty poop? [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Fear Itself] I can’t wait to hear the answer to this. [/QUOTE] Uh… I scoop it into the toilet and then flush… 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-dog-walkers-and-their-fucking-bags/650712/77 "2013-02-18T21:41:37Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Great idea, since two wrongs make a right! And the neighbors, I’m sure, will just love it! Two wrongs? I’m only seeing one. A lazy dog owner’s attempt to make his animal’s shit my problem does not make it my problem. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-dog-walkers-and-their-fucking-bags/650712/78 "2013-02-18T21:43:04Z")
There’s a lot of dog poop left, unbagged, in front of my house and my neighbors’ every day. It’s often on the sidewalk, sometimes on the grass next to the street. Grr! I don’t know who’s letting their dogs leave it there, because anytime I see someone walking a dog, they’ve got a bag and they use it. But the poop’s there in the morning. It’s more reliable than the newspaper deliverer. One day, I may stay up all night and watch to see who does it. ---
**Author:** ![SweetiePotato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@SweetiePotato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SweetiePotato)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-dog-walkers-and-their-fucking-bags/650712/79 "2013-02-18T21:43:27Z")
> [@An\_Gadai](#): > > What else do you put in your trashcan that it doesn’t stink up your garage? We use refuse sacks in ours but it still reeks when it’s full. We keep our household trash in regular bags that have an odor-block. But we also put most food waste down the disposal so we don’t have a lot of strong-smelling old food to throw away. The point is, I dislike little bags of poop always sticking to the inside of my trash bin. I like to keep my bin as clean as possible (and I routinely bleach out the “lawn and garden waste” one) and the poop baggies are just gross, especially after sitting for a week. ---
**Author:** ![SweetiePotato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@SweetiePotato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SweetiePotato)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-dog-walkers-and-their-fucking-bags/650712/80 "2013-02-18T21:44:31Z")
Looks like I should try leaving a polite note. Of course, this is Seattle, so it’ll have to be laminated. Stupid rain! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-dog-walkers-and-their-fucking-bags/650712.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-dog-walkers-and-their-fucking-bags/650712.md?page=5)