Not Picking Up Your Dog's Poop
It's 2008, right? I mean, I know that's not what it is according to certain other calendars (5768 according to the Jewish calendar) but generally we would all agree that we are in the 21st century. So why is it in this modern time that some of my neighbors haven't gotten the memo that leaving your dog's business on another person's lawn is not just an infraction of city municipal codes, it's just plain rude?
Amanda and I have tried to understand what type of person does this, and it still hasn't quite come into focus yet. I wouldn't put them in the same category as serial killers, yet they do -on some level- display similar sociopathic tendencies. The complete lack of regard for their fellow man and the absence of empathy or any notion of responsibility or guilt would seem to indicate that these people are fucked up. I mean, when you really think about it, how different is it from the offending neighbor himself just coming up and leaving a human "gift" on your lawn?
So after months of waking up and taking our own dog out to do his morning ritual only to find another dog's presents gracing our lawn, I finally decided to put up a sign. An admittedly cliched act, BUT I did go out of my way to be positive and encouraging rather than blowing a gasket. In fact, I even included Eco-friendly poop bags on the sign and encouraged passersby to use one if they needed to. Guess what was awaiting me the next morning only five feet from the sign? Yep. Another pile of crap. I'm equal parts pissed off and intrigued by whoever is doing this, and I've considered pointing a hidden video camera out my window at night to catch them in the act. But then what would I do? Confront them like the "Dateline: To Catch A Predator" host does? Greeting them with a DVD of their offense in my hand and a stern lecture? Hardly.
Any suggestions?
Labels: dogs, poop, serial killlers, sociopaths
posted by Chris at
9:24 AM
12 Comments:
Chris, is there just one offender? I know it would be hard to tell for sure without actually doing a lot of, um, I don't know, shit inspection, but do you have any idea if it's one or more?
You asked for suggestions: your camera idea is a good one. You don't have to know ahead of time what you're going to do once you know the identity. Maybe it's at the same time every day, and if the camera records the time, you can be there one day at the time they do it and just step outside sans DVD. Or not. But knowing the identity of the perp might help to figure out what to do next.
Welcome back from wherever you've been, by the way. A couple of times in the past week I almost posted a comment saying Where's Chris? I miss Chris!
Use hidden camera. Take pictures of people, or dogs crapping, the crap, whatever. Print them out and add them to your sign. Label sign.
Putting the photos on the sign: YES!!!! Ingenious!
Three words: Arsenic-laced Snausages.
I hear the arsenic-laced snausages at Piccininni's are particularly awesome!
When Keenan was a baby this was a particular problem, since toddlers like to tromp in those little spaces between street and sidewalk. We were living in Philadelphia at the time. One day, I took note of the address of one of the offenders, unsure what to do with the information. The next day I saw the man and dog leaving the house - he in police uniform.
Robert, thanks for the advice and for noticing my absence. It was no dis on the Salt, I had family in town and they needing tending to.
Bernie, your advice is quite good. And it reads like a great recipe. Just add water... and voila! Instant shame for the perp/perps as John called them.
I will do this camera thing, and when I do, I will be sure to post the pictures on Salt. The person's face will be obscured so as not to open me up to potential prosecution, but the dog's face will be NICE & CLEAR! Awww yeah, doggie, you're going down!!!
Are you familiar with the dog crapping on subway/ internet photo story in South Korea a few years ago? a classic. Similar theme.
Some people simply let their dogs out early in the morning to go poop wherever they please. It's possible that's the situation. My greyhound died of cancer last week. I couldn't bring myself to clean up his last poop on our lawn.
sorry about the greyhound, those are supposed to be really sweet dogs. i had some momo poops out there for a few months after he died.
my neighborhood is obsessed with "the dropper" as we call her/him. They pick up their dog's poop and leave the bag on the tree lawn or yard. I think that there is more than one and I may have caught her the other day. She walks with weights in each hand and her dog is off leash. She picks up the poop, leaves the bag, picks her weights back up and keeps going. She best be careful, i have a 95lb. Labrador and two children in diapers-- so help me God if I find her yard.
hi! i came up upon this blog by google! Are arsenal snausages legal? where could i get some in the bay area?
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