# Idiot, I don't care why your dog NEEDS to poop on my yard **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 5, 2011, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-i-dont-care-why-your-dog-needs-to-poop-on-my-yard/570250 "2011-02-05T04:00:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![curlcoat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea5d25/32.png) [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-i-dont-care-why-your-dog-needs-to-poop-on-my-yard/570250/21 "2011-02-05T19:46:48Z")
Wow. I personally cannot believe that the dog has to poop just because it’s in the car, particularly that close to home, particularly more than once. I think she is purposely driving her dog to your yard for it to poop, so she doesn’t have to deal with it in her own yard. Which is seriously asshole behavior. Gee, it starts to make my neighbors, with their free roaming dogs, look good… ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-i-dont-care-why-your-dog-needs-to-poop-on-my-yard/570250/22 "2011-02-05T19:55:25Z")
> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > Dog poop threads, dog barking all night threads, etc. If I were a dog-person, I guess I’d be less irritated by these owners. But I’m not. > > Until someone shows me old black & white photographs of Birmingham Alabama policemen throwing cats at Black protesters, I’ll be a cat person. Do you avoid water hoses also? If she’s telling the truth that his bowels are so unstable he has to poop whenever they ride in a car then making him go for a ride in a car every day is animal cruelty. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-i-dont-care-why-your-dog-needs-to-poop-on-my-yard/570250/23 "2011-02-05T23:58:41Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Do you avoid water hoses also? Yes, but that’s because I’m a professional industrial safety manager. Show me a photo of Polish shipyardworkers being repulsed with integrated heat & smoke triggered sprinkler systems and I’ll like fire hoses too. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-i-dont-care-why-your-dog-needs-to-poop-on-my-yard/570250/24 "2011-02-06T00:38:15Z")
Run out with a plastic bag over your hand, pick it up and preferably, throw it into the car as the door is still open, but if not, then just AT the car. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-i-dont-care-why-your-dog-needs-to-poop-on-my-yard/570250/25 "2011-02-06T00:39:35Z")
If she complains, say “Next time I throw some of my own too!” or “Next time I throw it at you instead!” ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-i-dont-care-why-your-dog-needs-to-poop-on-my-yard/570250/26 "2011-02-06T02:17:20Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > My dog shit philosophy A Plato of Pooping, you are. > [@](#): > > is “Make believe it was _you_ who took a crap.” First thing is you’d clean it up. Or [maybe not.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=594355) > [@pabstist](#): > > It would be different if she picked up the dog crap, but she just leaves it there. > [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I wonder if the conversation would have gone differently if you had opened with that option… Of course - a light bulb would have flashed on over her head and she’d have been struck dumb with wonder at that simple solution, cordially thanked the OP and the entire confrontation avoided. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-i-dont-care-why-your-dog-needs-to-poop-on-my-yard/570250/27 "2011-02-06T02:19:24Z")
Truth to tell, I wasn’t envisioning anything so pat. ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-i-dont-care-why-your-dog-needs-to-poop-on-my-yard/570250/28 "2011-02-06T02:31:32Z")
You know, dogs DO have favorite spots where they like to poop. I’m a pet sitter/dog walker, and EVERY dog I’ve walked regularly has favorite spots for poopage. So I can understand why she thinks she needs to let the dog poop in a particular spot on her route. But… not picking it up? And DRIVING THE DOG in the car to POOP? That’s just crazy talk. Who does that? Oh yeah, morons. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-i-dont-care-why-your-dog-needs-to-poop-on-my-yard/570250/29 "2011-02-06T02:41:56Z")
What you need is to find that doper that took a crap on the hood of someone’s car and have her visit your neighbour - I don’t remember who it was and it was with the board switchover when there was no holds barred posting for like 3 days. That chick was awesome. ---
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-i-dont-care-why-your-dog-needs-to-poop-on-my-yard/570250/30 "2011-02-06T18:36:15Z")
What a dumb bitch. I say this as a dog owner with no yard of my own. It’s not what I would call fun to pick up dog shit 2-4 times per day and carry it home with me, but it’s my job. Assholes like this lady are at fault for the homeowners I pass when walking my dogs giving me the stink eye, or outright accuse me of leaving shit in their yards (with no evidence)… ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-i-dont-care-why-your-dog-needs-to-poop-on-my-yard/570250/31 "2011-02-06T19:01:18Z")
Do you actually own the sidewalk and the easement? ---
**Author:** ![chorpler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chorpler/32/2888_2.png) [@chorpler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chorpler)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-i-dont-care-why-your-dog-needs-to-poop-on-my-yard/570250/32 "2011-02-06T19:07:49Z")
> [@alice\_in\_wonderland](#): > > What you need is to find that doper that took a crap on the hood of someone’s car and have her visit your neighbour - I don’t remember who it was and it was with the board switchover when there was no holds barred posting for like 3 days. > > That chick was awesome. I’d like to hear more details about this, if you remember. Was it a revenge thing? Or did her mom drive her to poop on the hood of someone’s car every day because she had to poop whenever she got in the car? ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-i-dont-care-why-your-dog-needs-to-poop-on-my-yard/570250/33 "2011-02-06T19:12:42Z")
> [@chorpler](#): > > I’d like to hear more details about this, if you remember. > > Was it a revenge thing? Yah, some former friend I think. So she drove to her apartment complex, climbed up on the hood of the woman’s car and laid a turd. I think she somehow made sure the woman knew it was her too, but the details on that part are fuzzy. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-i-dont-care-why-your-dog-needs-to-poop-on-my-yard/570250/34 "2011-02-06T19:15:13Z")
Oh yeah - it was the girl who made the awesome stick drawings! ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-i-dont-care-why-your-dog-needs-to-poop-on-my-yard/570250/35 "2011-02-06T19:18:39Z")
> [@McReady](#): > > Why the hell does she have her dog in the car every day? Are they carpooling to work? No, carpooping. And you know what else? The dog is fat! ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-i-dont-care-why-your-dog-needs-to-poop-on-my-yard/570250/36 "2011-02-06T19:33:07Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](#): > > Do you actually own the sidewalk and the easement? I can’t speak for sidewalks as I’m out in the country, but I do own a number of easements. I pay property taxes on 'em too. I have to allow certain people to use them, but I sure don’t have to allow their dogs to crap on them. ---
**Author:** ![Azeotrope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-i-dont-care-why-your-dog-needs-to-poop-on-my-yard/570250/37 "2011-02-06T20:35:21Z")
A coworker from my last job had a problem with a guy letting his dog shit on her front lawn. She’s in her 70s, with a very loud and sharp voice and something of a temper, and she decided this wasn’t going to keep happening. One day she sat on her front porch out of sight until she saw the guy come around, then when doggie went #2 on the lawn, she got up and yelled loudly, “I HOPE YOU’RE GONNA CLEAN THAT UP!” She said the guy was so startled he picked the turd up with his bare hand! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-i-dont-care-why-your-dog-needs-to-poop-on-my-yard/570250/38 "2011-02-06T20:42:54Z")
This thread is boggling my mind a little bit - where are these people coming from who still haven’t got the message that you don’t let your dog shit on other people’s yards, and you sure as hell don’t just leave it lying there when you take your dog out and it shits somewhere that isn’t your own yard? I guess we’re talking about the same kind of people who throw their garbage places other than garbage cans - I can only assume that they just weren’t raised any better. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-i-dont-care-why-your-dog-needs-to-poop-on-my-yard/570250/39 "2011-02-06T20:42:57Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Oh yeah - it was the girl who made the awesome stick drawings! **lobstermobster**? ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-i-dont-care-why-your-dog-needs-to-poop-on-my-yard/570250/40 "2011-02-06T21:36:02Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](#): > > Do you actually own the sidewalk and the easement? It doesnt matter WHO owns it. Unless the dog owner owns it, they have NOT right to leave their dogs shit there (and even then in some cases maybe not). If there aint a “feel free to leave dog shit here!” sign, pick that shit up. This is the real problem regarding all sorts of anti-social behavior like littering, cigarette butts, dog shit and … These idiots think of things as their property or NOT their property. When, in reality, its their property OR SOMEBODY elses property which they have no rights to. Yeah, even if it is PUBLIC property. Oh, fuck that, especially if it is public property. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-i-dont-care-why-your-dog-needs-to-poop-on-my-yard/570250.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-i-dont-care-why-your-dog-needs-to-poop-on-my-yard/570250.md?page=3)