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Substantial_Review81 t1_iqqvakg wrote

What happens when it rains hard?

Also I see all manner of dog walkers let their dogs piss and shit through those grates I barely step on them anymore.

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Chewwy987 t1_iqqvnhe wrote

That’s gross, my dog hates all grates absolutely Refuses to walk on them

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aspenfrank30 t1_iqr4h3u wrote

I had a wiener dog growing up and her paw got stuck in one of them. Since then I refuse to let any dog walk on them.

Edit because this got me looking at old pics at my mom's place. RIP Ruth, you were a real good dog. Don't worry folks, she went quietly in her sleep at 19.

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Chewwy987 t1_iqrbg86 wrote

Maybe that’s what happened to my pup as a puppy.but he will pull you across the street if he ebtire street has lots of grates. He knows

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rikbrown t1_iqrfgqw wrote

Same with our wiener mix dog. She’d never seen a grate like that before we moved to NYC but instinctively knows she doesn’t want to walk on them.

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attackplango t1_iqrmeua wrote

It’s also sometimes the way the sound echoes in them that really spook dogs.

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MisterFatt t1_iqr6x5l wrote

Really? I’ve never seen a dog that would walk on that kind of grate. My dogs avoid them like they’re gateways to hell

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JuniferBerries t1_iqtjk3l wrote

>Really? I’ve never seen a dog that would walk on that kind of grate. My dogs avoid them like they’re gateways to hell

Mine pees into the storm drains near my apartment and they look exactly like those grates. He'll run for them every time. He's not the only one. Plus, when it rains, all the dog piss from the streets rains into them. Or when the street cleaners hose the sidewalks.

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ricepalace t1_iqrjck6 wrote

Also not sure why not stepping on them makes any difference? You think the sidewalk is constantly washed or something?

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Waveridr85 t1_iqrqqzt wrote

There’s a flat area probably a foot or so below the window with a drain

Just think of it what a rooftop apartment would be. Sub dog pee for bird poop

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