More - Is It Dog or Human Doo?

Continuing the running thread of what are the clues to discerning if what's on the sidewalk is from a human, or from a dog.

The clues here are:

• there's toilet tissue
• there's overflowing sewer water (see the sewer pipe cover?)
• . . . and of course the unsightly doo

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Dog Doo-dles - Maybe I Should Retire This Blog

I launched this rants blog just over a year ago, and now I'm having second thoughts.

To be sure, I've definitely gotten catharsis out of this. In some respects, it was kind of righteous to rant about soiled sidewalks and more.

Alas, the pendulum has swung in the direction of dog owner pickup cleanliness, and I have precious little to show or share on this blog.  It makes me stop to think whether it's time to hang up this blog.

. . . and here's an example of  responsible dog ownership, dog doo-dles left behind from a responsible dog owner cleaning up.

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Dog Doo Is Annoying

I didn't have to read this book to figure out that dog poop is annoying, Annoying: The Science of What Bugs Us (Kindle).

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Golf Dog Doo - Part Two

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We were out golfing again and saw something that we hadn't seen before.

If you recall, I just ranted about dog poo in the middle of the golf fairway.  Until now, I've not seen too many dogs getting walked through the golf course. Some, but not very many.

Today shed a new light.  At a nearby hole, we saw a golf cart with a dog leashed to it.  The dog was at the course with its owner.   Okay, now we have another possible reason for doo on the course.

In any event, bad dog owners not picking up, whether they golf or not, are just irresponsible.

'nuff said.

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San Fran Golf Course - Gone To The Dogs

Image via WikipediaWe just played golf this past weekend at San Francisco's Fleming Course (inside of Harding Park Golf Course) out by Lake Merced.

We love the place . . .

. . . except for the dog owner who allowed their dog to doo it in the middle of a fairway (#7 on the illustration) and leave it!

Golfers pay fees to play a round of golf.  Runners, walkers, and dog walkers can stroll through the course without paying any sort of entrance fee.  Maybe the park system should consider some expanded usage fee system; especially for those walking dogs.

. . . my curmudgeonly pennies,

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Tree Buds Posing As Dog Doo

In the morning or evening darkness, watching out for dreaded poo is a must.

The eye is so easily fooled by doo imposters such as these.  I don't know what kind of tree these drop from, but they appear to be coming from some kind of flowering or budding tree in our neighborhood.

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Poo Disposal - No Partial Credit Given

Puhleeese!  If you're going to bother picking it up, at least throw it away where it belongs!

This retaining wall is at least chest high from the sidewalk.

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My Wish - Dog Walker Permitting Reduces Prevalent Dog Poop

I can only hope.

SF Gate reports, S.F. dog walkers could be required to get permits.  A quote that I liked:

Regulating commercial dog walkers, she said, would help better assure that they are good stewards of the parks, keep the dogs under control and pick up after them.

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Oh Sh*t - This Is Worse Than Dog Poo

OMG ! ! !

I was commuting to work this morning in my usual manner,  a short city hop on San Francisco MUNI subway, to catch my bay area BART connection from Civic Center to Pleasanton.

Oh dear!  While waiting for my BART train at Civic Center, I typically stretch yoga-like while leaning against some weight-bearing columns . . .

. . . only this morning my hand encountered something . . . brown, soft, and smelly, around shoulder high . . .

eccch, the dreaded human poo wiped against the column.

Now I'm grateful to see dog poo that I can avoid and quickly step around  ;)

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Dog Courtesy and Dog Owner Promise

I'm jazzed. I just put together this mini-site:

The Quick Reference of Dog Courtesy and Responsible Dog Ownership

or for convenience, follow this QR Code:

A prior post about the enthusiasm of a young dog owner inspired me to create this.

Here are some ideas on how you can use this:

• share this with your young dog owner to teach courtesy and good ownership principles
• share this with other responsible owners, so that they can spread the good news
• share the url with folks who need this because they're inconsiderate or irresponsible

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Good Poo Pickup Training Starts Young

If only all dog owners could be this enthusiastic and disciplined starting at such a young age.

Read this delightful post, Dog Poop Day

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