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lunar_unit t1_j2aziva wrote

Putting the poop in a bag, and then leaving it for someone else to pick up and throw away is so very low.

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Charlesinrichmond t1_j2b4e0k wrote

What the actual f*** is with people who bang their dog's poop and then leave the poop filled bag on the sidewalk. What in the hell is the thought process

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Pitiful-Benefit2733 t1_j2b6o2t wrote

Not excusing the behavior, but I've seen people who are walking their dog place the bag and then pick it up on the way back home. To avoid walking around with a bag of poop.

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indieschoollib t1_j2baefp wrote

I've thought that maybe this is why it's done too, but the poo bags just stay in the same place day after day until a car runs them over. The number of abandoned bags also seem too numerous for them to have been forgotten. It's a mystery!

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ichheissekate t1_j2dxfnm wrote

Honestly the leaving it somewhere thing isn’t acceptable. Instead of the dog owner dealing with their own dog’s waste, now everyone walking by wherever the owner left the shit bag gets to see it and smell it. It’s still littering temporarily, and its selfish of owners who do this to make everyone else smell it so they don’t have to.

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Stampdaddy7 t1_j2bxwv8 wrote

I do this at Forest Hill park several times a week. My dogs shit on the way down the hill to the lake, bag it and leave it just off the trail to grab on the hike back out.

I used to leave them out of sight behind trees or bushes but then I lost a pair of them one time so I just kind of leave them next to the path.

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Doctor_Hero73 t1_j2f4wpj wrote

I’m guilty of this. I always try to tuck it away a bit first though and always make extra sure not to forget it

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sbr___ t1_j2bjci7 wrote

Scott’s Addition has minimal green space and no trash cans. Shit on the street is obviously unacceptable (it’s also far too common in Manchester) but that area is doomed for dog owners.

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guiltyofnothing t1_j2d4sgm wrote

There are tons of cans in Manchester. People just don’t care.

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Tylerjb4 t1_j2ctljx wrote

There’s at least 3 dedicated dog bag dispenser/trash can units that I can think of

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spiirel t1_j2dqr9r wrote

It’s not nearly that hard to pick up after your pet. I definitely think the area could increase trash pickup frequency and green space. But it’s not an excuse for poor dog ownership. I see a lot of poop behind Symbol where there is a dog bag bin and several trash cans.

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stickynohte t1_j2ej8st wrote

There are lots of dog bag dispensers/receptacles around SA. I know the one along the sidewalk to crunch has been overflowing for a while now. Ultimately if the dog owner chooses to live in a concrete neighborhood, it’s up to them to figure out how to still do their job as a pet owner and not half-ass the job.

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Eliza106 t1_j2b05nk wrote

Pretty sure a lot of the guilty live in 3600 building. The new thing to do is let their dog poop in the parking lot and then it gets tracked all over the place. There has been a shit track all the way down the sidewalk leading into the entrance for 2 months. You should see the elevators we have to ride on, dog piss everywhere!

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njbrews t1_j2b6uwl wrote

Lol we had visitors the other week and they said verbatim, “we love it here but there’s a dog poop problem”

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em6891 t1_j2bp5s1 wrote

Now there is an idea if we don't want any more remote workers moving in and pricing the rest of us out!

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bkemp1984Part2 t1_j2do87d wrote

I'll take a dump on the sidewalk myself if my property taxes stop going up 25% a year

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indieschoollib t1_j2b36qu wrote

I don't live anywhere near SA, and I've also noticed this leaving of the poop bag trend. It's confounding.

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J-Colio t1_j2bh2of wrote

I would recommend this poop bag holder to anyone with a normal strap style leash. It might fit on a cord/rope style too, but it depends on the thickness of the rope.

Key benefits are:

  • There's 3 contact points, so it stays put near the handle of the leash.

  • It provides good leverage to tear the bags at the perforation on the roll. You won't accidentally tear a bag and get poo on your finger.

  • It's fabric as opposed to hard plastic, so after a while you learn what the thickness literally feels like when you get down to the last bag or two in a roll. When you know the rolls getting low, you can stash a replacement roll in your pocket. We've all been on three-poop walks with two bags left on the roll...

  • You can fold up and stash a public bag or two if you screw up replacing the roll on time.

  • It has a carrying hook at the bottom so you can knot-up, clip onto, and carry the used bags there until you find a waste bin.

  • At $12 it's pretty easily replaceable if/when the zipper breaks. I had a zipper go after over two years with a puppy who could shit up to 6 times a day frequently (turns out he has IBD). Now that his IBD is under control he's pooping 2-3 times a day, so the zipper isn't going to need nearly as much use.

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Power_Blaster t1_j2b449g wrote

Also, please stop taking your crated dog to kids playgrounds. That would be nice.

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Stampdaddy7 t1_j2byamy wrote

What is wrong with crated dogs exactly?

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Power_Blaster t1_j2c10ua wrote

If I were to be punished in the afterlife I would come back as a crated apartment dog.

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Stampdaddy7 t1_j2c4p5d wrote

Most dogs who are crate trained properly enjoy their crates. Kinda sounds like your experiences with people crating are people who are shitty owners.

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Tylerjb4 t1_j2cto06 wrote

My parents dog sleeps in her crate every night. Her last walk of the night she sprints into it

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Power_Blaster t1_j2c5nz0 wrote

Yeah, when I see I dog I think to myself... This animal loves being locked in a wire cage inside of an apartment and actually prefers it over running around a farm.

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Stampdaddy7 t1_j2c6pbi wrote

Yeah I think the same thing when I see dogs on leashes, like just let them run outside where they want.

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Power_Blaster t1_j2c737u wrote

Why would you put a dog on a leash on a farm?

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Stampdaddy7 t1_j2c7vai wrote

Why would you even have a dog unless you lived on a farm? It’s basically animal cruelty.

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Power_Blaster t1_j2c8kcg wrote

What?

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Stampdaddy7 t1_j2c9iy1 wrote

Oh, I thought we were circle jerking the minor things we use to keep our animals safe and comfortable while pretending that they were egregious examples of animal abuse.

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bruxalle t1_j2ddbp0 wrote

You see a lot of farms in the city around here? This is a really stupid take.

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RammmITTT t1_j2axz9g wrote

We mow a couple of properties over there and can 100% agree. Not sure why some people just don't gaf about the place they call home regardless of owning or renting. AABlvd is also a poop pile.

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AmbientGravitas t1_j2ayyd2 wrote

Apparently we are still aspiring to that “living in a society” thing. Or maybe we got there and decided it was too much work. Leaving the bag is especially infuriating to me…like they are picturing in their heads that the staff are coming along later for the bags. Listen up, you guys, there is no staff coming for those bags.

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dweeeebus t1_j2be347 wrote

Monroe Ward too. Dog poop everywhere.

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Flex_Bacontrim t1_j2dii16 wrote

No pee on the sidewalk is the new line in the sand? Are you walking around SA barefoot?

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spiirel t1_j2dr1l9 wrote

I have, unfortunately, witnesses that in SA before. There’s not enough money in the world to make me do that.

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Legitimate-Rooster-9 t1_j2dpayk wrote

I don’t live in Scott’s addition but I just want to show up to say, I’m sorry my puppy pees on the sidewalk. She’s a derpy 5 mo old, can’t control her bladder completely yet, and I won’t choke her for peeing outside.

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RVADeFiance t1_j2ck0vb wrote

cleaning up shit is a no-brainer (more poop bins are needed though), but where else do you expect the dogs to piss? can't walk them in the streets...

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Power_Blaster t1_j2c3a4z wrote

Scott's Addition is a concrete wasteland. There are like 3 trees in the whole area. Just be happy the dog shit is in a bag.

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spiirel t1_j2dqwyn wrote

Nah. It needs to be in a trash can.

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Tylerjb4 t1_j2ctjct wrote

You have a sidewalk?

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Altruistic_Row_2264 t1_j2durse wrote

I get the poop bag thing. But really where else is a dog to piss in a city other than a sidewalk? Come on…

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badgolfer25 t1_j2bfxwz wrote

The dog parks in Chesterfield are pretty bad with lots of poop all over the place

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Density_Allocation t1_j2dohpf wrote

The whole city really, it’s a dog shit anywhere world out there

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rentapal t1_j2dboj5 wrote

I'm sick of stepping in dog pee on the sidewalk!

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