Dog Fouling - Done to Death, I know . . .

Once saw a dog lay one down on a path and the owner wasn't too concerned so offered her some tissue paper so she could clean it up.

She ignored me so I told her "I've got all day to follow you home and I'll lay a nice turd on your front door"

She took the tissues and cleared up her dog's mess

" I dislike dogs, and dislike dog owners"

Well thanks Stevie G. Glad to hear you dislike me, even though you've never met me. Nothing like a massive generalisation is there?

for those caught short and needing to relieve themselves - make sure you find a place to dump with either plenty of grass or leaves to wipe with or, in one unusual case of mine, a dumped sofa - the stuffing came in very handy....

the best leaves to wipe with are dock leaves as they are large and don't rip easily but one word of warning - make sure you can tell the difference between dock and teasel leaves.  they look similar but teasel has sharp spines on the lower side - as I found out to my cost one day as I was in a rush....

grass is useful but you may find one or 2 leaves get stuck in the crack - that can make the rest of the run unpleasant....

MattDA wrote (see)

" I dislike dogs, and dislike dog owners"

Well thanks Stevie G. Glad to hear you dislike me, even though you've never met me. Nothing like a massive generalisation is there?

 

You never know Matt, I might have met you as I politely smiled as your mutt affected one of my runs, whilst you told me he was just "being friendly" or "just playing", or the best excuse some old granny said once...

"he thought you had food"

me.."i do"

her.."Oh".

No, you won't have done, because I don't allow my dog to bother people.

Yes, that's right, not all people that own dogs are exactly the same! Shocking!

MattDA wrote (see)

" I dislike dogs, and dislike dog owners"

Well thanks Stevie G. Glad to hear you dislike me, even though you've never met me. Nothing like a massive generalisation is there?

 

This reminds me of the time Anne Robinson put "Welsh people" in Room 101.  I'm surprised she's still alive.  She does like a sweeping generalisation though.  She ended up having to put an apology in The Times Magazine - in response to a letter written to her by my dad - likening all Millwall fans to rottweilers.

Do you like the way I brought that back round to dogs?

I do Phil. I also like your suggestion that Stevie G apologise to me by way of an official notice in The Times.

Is dog shit much of a problem these days? When I was young (20 or so years ago) I used to see dog shit on the pavement and in parks all the time. These days it's pretty rare.

Still annoying when you do see it, or don't see it and then step in it.

When I was young, my circle of friends would pick up dog shit on the end of a good length 'throwing stick'.

You would be surprised how far a well matured dog turd could go.

Pity the owner of one Spanish Style villa with white walls. He must have thought dogs could fly.

lardarse wrote (see)

marshallini wrote (see)

All dog owners are selfish pricks and all dogs should be killed!

Hear hear! Though your attitude is a bit wussy, i'd have the owners butchered too.

carterusm wrote (see)

marshallini wrote (see)

All dog owners are selfish pricks and all dogs should be killed!

Do explain how I, a dog owner who picks up bags of dog shit after him when my dogs do it on the pavement so knobheads like you dont tread in it, am a selfish prick ?

Are you blind, a shepard, in the military/police/customs? if not then the only reason for that dog's existence is for your pleasure and enjoyment - selfish.
Dogs uses up the earth's finite resource and gives nothing back. selfish.
The £1000s you pay for it's food, grooming, medical/vetinary care each year would be better spent on more humanitarian causes.
Dogs are just dirty, savage, noisy, wastes of space and resources.

Not a fan of the old dogs there Marshallini

So you use your dogs as a substitute for children?

Right....

backs away slowly...

Well I object strongly to anything anyone ever does that I don't do. It's unnecessary, a waste of resources and selfish.

Especially pipe smoking runs-with-dogs.

That sentence is right up there with the infamous, "don't do what Donny Don't does" in terms of clarit-ah.

marshallini wrote (see)

lardarse wrote (see)

marshallini wrote (see)

All dog owners are selfish pricks and all dogs should be killed!

Hear hear! Though your attitude is a bit wussy, i'd have the owners butchered too.

 

carterusm wrote (see)

marshallini wrote (see)

All dog owners are selfish pricks and all dogs should be killed!

Do explain how I, a dog owner who picks up bags of dog shit after him when my dogs do it on the pavement so knobheads like you dont tread in it, am a selfish prick ?

Are you blind, a shepard, in the military/police/customs? if not then the only reason for that dog's existence is for your pleasure and enjoyment - selfish.
Dogs uses up the earth's finite resource and gives nothing back. selfish.
The £1000s you pay for it's food, grooming, medical/vetinary care each year would be better spent on more humanitarian causes.
Dogs are just dirty, savage, noisy, wastes of space and resources.

thinks you  must of been sexually abused by a dog with all this anger,lighten up and go for a jog it might calm you down but mind the dog shit.

carterusm wrote (see)

Marshallini - I'm guessing from your attitude that you don't have a partner and that you spend your nights in front of a pc with your hand down your trousers ? If you do have one I feel very sorry for them having to put up with a twat like you. You suggest I spend my thousands on more humanitarian causes than my dog ? If i did the first thing I would do is have your sort (knobheads) sterilised to make sure the rest of the decent folk out there aren't subjected to the offspring of the likes of you. My dog gives me plenty back as it happens, not that you would know but are prepared to comment on. And yes, I am in the police so have access to plenty of dog loving colleagues, probably in your area too. Even if my dog is a dirty savage I would sooner have him than an arrogant, poorly educated tosser like you.
Run-with-dogs - well said, but if I was you I would shove the pipe up marshallini's arse
Robert - you may have hit the nail on the head about marshallini. However, the only shit to be avoided is what comes out of his mouth

I'll forward your balanced argument to your collegues then.