[RP TownTalk] Pet responsibility

[Sarah Wayland]

Years ago we had a neighbor whose dog would deposit a gift on the sidewalk
in front of our house or our neighbor's house each morning. The owner never
cleaned it up - just left it for us to do it for him.

One day my neighbor saw the dog doing his business and ran outside
screaming and yelling at the owner to PLEASE CLEAN UP AFTER HIS DOG. It
worked, even if my neighbor did look kind of crazy when he was yelling. :-)

Perhaps a polite reminder when you see someone who doesn't clean up, as the
event is happening.... because given the number of dog-lovers on this list,
I'm betting we aren't reaching the people responsible (irresponsible?) for
the problem.

-Sarah


On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 8:37 AM, Sue Collins <wheadle at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Thank you for the reminder; I own guinea pigs now, but when I DID own a
> dog, I'd always clean up after it, even if I was walking it in the woods
> where I used to live (I don't like stepping in anything, either!).  Doesn't
> take but a minute to clean up and it's definitely the right thing to do.
> (and people, if the dog messes on the sidewalk, pushing the mess up against
> the fence in front of a house or apartment building doesn't count as
> cleaning it up!)
>
>   *From:* Audrey Bragg <abragg7393 at aol.com>
> *To:* towntalk at riverdale-park.org
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 10, 2013 8:13 AM
> *Subject:* [RP TownTalk] Pet responsibility
>
>  I was out walking the dog this morning and as I walked up the sidewalk
> in the 4900 block of Ravenswood, I noticed that someone's dog soiled the
> sidewalk.  I would like to remind all pet owners to clean up after their
> dogs.   Plastic bags can be tied on the leash, and if you do this as soon
> as you get home, it is ready for the next time,  Please pet owners be
> considerate and clean up.
> Thanks,.  If you run out of bags and I know that happens, just knock on my
> door and I will help you out.
>
> Audrey
>
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