Poo Prints

[speedyquad]

i'm for it. someone in our neighborhood doesn't pick up their dogs poo. more than once, it ended up in or yard and i stepped in it while mowing or coming home from a 3-11 shift. there's nothing like stepping inside and smelling fresh dog poo. it makes ya mad, especially in the winter when the offended boot must be put out for the night and is cold as hades the next day when i put it on.

think of it this way, if everyone was courteous and respectful, you wouldn't need to do this.

i have had dogs, quite a few over the years. our last passed away almost 2 years ago. i don't think we'll ever have another until we move back into the country. too many nosy neighbors. had the popo come twice during the winter...we had a cockerspanial that just loved to play outside in the snow. she absolutely would not come in for hours. nosy neighbors did not like this and called the police. too much hassle. i'll keep my snake. he loves me just as much.

 

[Onomea]

Wail, I like the idea. If you and your dog are behavin', no worries. If ya aren't, okay by me if ya get nailed.

It is pretty darn irritating when you find a pile of dog poop on your property or in front of your house.

I have had dogs, and I have always cleaned up after them. All dog owners should do the same. (Unless on your own property. Okay by me to let your dog **** all over you own property if that's the way you like it. Just not on mine.)

And I do not blame the dogs. I like dogs! I blame the owners, all the way, who do not pick up after their animals.

 

[jeepjeepwhat]

I would think one or two well placed security camera with a dvr would be cheaper to install, and maintain. Then again I don't own a high rise apartment complex.

 

[Chipmunk6]

Grandpa taught me a magic trick one day. He'd take hot bacon grease and put four or five drops on each offending pile of poo in the front yard. I went out there that afternoon and every one of them was gone. I was with him all day working on the boat and we didn't pick'em up.
Chipmunk6

 

[125JHP]

Scoop up the dogs but leave some of yours. Let them DNA test that.

Or better yet... on a regular basis, go down to the local dog park and collect samples to place in strategic locations. After they have tested 100 samples (at their expense) that they can't collect on, they will abandon the idea.
Just don't get caught leaving your droppings

Now for my opinion... I can understand the issue but this is another example of Liberal extremism that if not checked will spread to other types of behavior control and I hate other people telling me what to do. Who gave them the authority to levee fines? I would think about all they could legally do is raise rents or impose a cleanup fee to cover costs, the next lease cycle. For those that choose or must live in a dense communal society, I suppose you must bend to the will of the group but you do have the option of moving out of the cesspool.

A few years ago some new neighbors moved in down road from us (country dirt lane). A short time later we noticed a box of sandwich bags and a small sign nailed to their property fencepost so I got out to look. It was a note to whoever was letting their dog poop in the road to clean up their mess as they were not used to such behavior in San Francisco and were not going to keep picking it up for whoever!
Taking a closer look at the 1 or 2 piles and the evidence of hair imbedded told me they needed to talk to the local coyote population about their problem. It took a couple of months but the box of baggies disappeared and the coyote scat is still a daily sight.
I am now helping them with their gun smarts.

 

[roarindan]

Any idea what the turn around time is on a test result??
takes the real po-po weeks and months to get a reply,, and what company has lab workers eagerly waiting for the claxton to go off signaling a "hot drop"???

 

[Shooting Padre]

Do you have a guard dog? There may be a ban on tactical poo in the works.

 

[handejector]

To make sure we as dog owners keep the place poo free we have to take our dog to the office at a set time and have the dog DNA checked and a picture taken by a company rep. Now if poo is found on the property it will be sent in for a Poo Prints DNA match.

Watch out!
It could be a ruse that will morph into a database to establish paternity!
You might be makin "Puppy Payments" for life!

Oh, wait- that doesn't even work for people.
Never mind.

 

[RaceBannon]

"The only thing I dislike more,tonight, is Internet commandos who level unfounded attacks at total stranger who happen to disagree with them."

The original poster told a humorous story about a bizarre situation in his apartment complex. The first response was a rant wishing death upon dogs and their owners. Accusing him of hating dogs isn't unfounded, it's accurate. Accusing me of being an internet commando attacking total strangers is not.

My real name is Rob Kaimakis and I'm troubled by men who hate dogs. Sorry if I offended you. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

 

[Old TexMex]

When I lived down under, There was a campaign on T.V. radio and in newspapers to get dog owners to clean up after their critters. The theme song?

"Australia,You're standing in it!"

 

[mjb99]

You know, I read through three or four posts before I figured out that this was NOT a parody. My, my, what is this world coming to?

I would be tempted to go all Fox Mulder and put pink flamingos up all over the place.

 

[arjay]

Call me an old cynic,but somewhere in that management/hoa group,a friend or relative has started a business that will profit from this ;-)

 

[kamloops67]

dog owners need to pick up after their dogs,no one disputes this ,but what about cats ? i have had a running battle with tomcats on my property for years ,costing hundreds in damage .sometimes i get lucky and one will just "goes away"

 

[chud333]

And i thought i had heard everything.
DNA testing for dog poo ????
This can't be cheap. Wonder who the heck brought this idea
to the table? Sounds like maybe an ex-gov't employee who
once worked in the current administration.
Perhaps a little night ops is in order as others have suggested.
I would have a little fun with these clowns as well.
A trip to the circus when they come to town for a can full of
Elephant poo might be in order.

Just to make the poo testers talk to themselves for awhile.

Chuck

 

[Terry C]

Why not just ban dogs over a certain size?
That way nobody has to worry about High Capacity Assault Poop.

APB (Assualt Pooper Ban) . . .

Dogs that can eat more than ten Scooby-snacks at a time will be illegal.

If your dog can eat up to ten snacks, you can keep him but you can only feed him seven.

No new puppies that will eat over seven snacks when fully grown allowed.



(Hey, it makes about as much sense as the new NY mag laws!)

 

[mtheo]

......
Honestly, I wish that a great many dogs (and their owners) would have a close encounter of the leopard kind.

In 30+ years I have had 3 female german shepherds as part of my family...trained and socialized...all three were sweet hearts unless provoked
by someone bothering a family member or by an uncivilized animal (dog).

We have a NEGLIGENT neighbor that has a very large aggressive (St. Bernard Cross) that has chased my wife into the house and attempted to take me on while out in the yard working in my flower beds which he uses as his toilet. The judicious COVERT application of .22 bird shot has put an end to this. The dog now hides when he sees us in the yard.
These neighbors have now added a second beagle cross to their family who uses our asphalt drive as his toilet (nothing like the smell of dog poo in the garage). The dog is brainless. I have popped him several times with a pellet rifle and he has almost done complete summersaults when .22 birdshot has been applied to his hind quarters. He would keep coming back. I finally bought a small portable corral fence charger and string a random wire pattern 12" high on the property. After a few weeks both dogs seem to acquire an aversion to straying onto my property. Although this spring it appears they will need to relearn this lesson.

Texas Star....I would like to borrow your leopard when you are done with him.

 

[LennyLames]

. . . implement a new program called Poo Prints. . . have the dog DNA checked and a picture taken by a company rep. Now if poo is found on the property it will be sent in for a Poo Prints DNA match.

That's the start of the implementation of a National Weapons Registry, by Executive Order. By definition, dog poo is a weapon of mass destruction capable of spreading deadly pathogens by air and by foot. It would be easier to track an offending deadly weapon-dog to its owner. After all the dogs, they'll do it for all the cats.

By the time it's all done, there won't be enough funding for a National Gun Registry. Would that prevent them from implementing such? No, they'll just add it to the long list of deficit contributors.

 

[BearBio]

Just a few comments:

Have you ever seen a puppie die of parvo? Spread by feces and remains in the soil for quite a while, years even. Our last puppy didn't even take for a walk at the local parks until a year old.

A few years ago, wife and I went javelina (a small distant relative of the pig) hunting near Tucson. Local biologist told me that the populations were so low they had debated whether to cancel the season or not. Reason: Distemper from local dogs.

Does anyone compost dog feces? It can be done very easily!

Take a large plastic trashcan and drill a few holes at the bottom. PLace the doggie "stuff" in it with (IMPORTANT!) an EQUAL part of brown waste=I buy a $4.00 bale of peat moss and it lasts all year. Keep it moist. There will NOT be an odor. If there is, you are not using enough peat moss. The next spring, spread it on your flowers. DO NOT use it on veggies, especially root veggies.
We have 2 GSPs and a terrier mix. We get about 20 gallons of good quality compost per year.

Where we are at, city dogs need rabies shots and rural dogs don't. Go figure! Our big male pointer has scars from fighting coyotes before we got him (he was picked up along the ag ditch=likely a drop-off)

 

[timn8er]

Scoop up the dogs but leave some of your's. Let them DNA test that.

Bound to cause a little confusion, at the very least. Wow, it
all seems...Orwellian? Totally unrelated, but does anyone
remember who that comic was that said "If aliens were to
see humans walking dogs, they would most likely assume
that the dogs were the dominant species since they were
leading the humans around & the humans were picking up
the dog's poop"?

 

[Texas Star]

mtheo-

I would loan you the leopard, but like most cats, he is pretty independent, and I can't get him to make appointments.

I think he hangs around behind Korean restaurants, hoping for handout doggie dinner leftovers. Leopards will scavenge, if they can't find fresher meat. One reason why I admire leopards so much is that they are, above all, survivors.

"Mine" always seems to know when I'm having broiled antelope or his favorite, roast Greater Kudu loin. I let him sit at the table as long as he doesn't block my view of the TV. His table manners are impeccable, and he has learned to select wine well, Chateau Latour being his favorite with red meats. He likes impala but seems to prefer Thomson's gazelles or Springbok. He does like that if I shoot a couple of impala or Lesser Kudu and give him a whole one, he can hang the leftovers in his favorite tree. He just lugs the remainder of the antelope there, disdaining to ask for a "doggie bag", which as a cat he feels is a demeaning term for a leftovers container.

He's a good conversationalist, although he snarls like a mother-in-law if he's had a rough day.

If you'll PM me your home address, I'll tell him and hopefully, if you don't live too far away, he'll come over and take care of your dog problem. Leopards LOVE dog meat!

Just don't shoot too quickly at a shadow moving in your yard at the edge of the light. Might be Mr. Spots, dog removal specialist.


P.S. That term, "At the Edge of the Light" is in fact the title of a Lost World fan fiction that I'm writing. Yes, it involves a leopard, who gives Marguerite, Countess of Avebury, a nasty surprise at dusk.

 

[mc5aw]

I grew up in NYC long before the implementation of pooper scooper laws. Playing ball in the street or park was always an adventure ... a hop, skip, and a jump with some keen eyesight usually prevented one from hitting a dog pile. Were the streets filled with dog doo? Was sledding in the winter sometimes gross? Yes indeed. But we never expected the CSI team to come out in a HAZMAT truck to trace the poop to the offending canine. If DNA testing on dog doo is the future, I'll live in the past, thank you very little.

 

[Texas Star]

"The only thing I dislike more,tonight, is Internet commandos who level unfounded attacks at total stranger who happen to disagree with them."

The original poster told a humorous story about a bizarre situation in his apartment complex. The first response was a rant wishing death upon dogs and their owners. Accusing him of hating dogs isn't unfounded, it's accurate. Accusing me of being an internet commando attacking total strangers is not.

My real name is Rob Kaimakis and I'm troubled by men who hate dogs. Sorry if I offended you. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Race, Race...

Here I thought from your board name that you were a character in a F.Scott Fitzgerald novel. Now, you have this admitted second name which is, frankly, Greek to me.

But you are accurate: I do dislke things that bark in the night when I'm trying to sleep, sometimes kill young children in their homes, and which pursue neighbors trying to mow their lawns or just walk home from school. A couple of them got hold of a young woman trying to get in the door of her highrise San Francisco apartment a few years ago and killed her.


Dog bites are a serious health problem, and if the mutt has rabies...Well, read, "A Cold Mind", by David Lindsey. You'll not sleep easily around dogs after. Or skunks, etc. Really, read that: the author did meticulous research and he is a brilliant scribe of detective novels. His background research is impressive, and frightening! What you'll learn about rabies there will make you INSIST that all dogs be innoculated! "Country" dogs who may be exposed to skunks are especially vulnerable.

I am so sorry that you are "troubled" by men who hate dogs. Do you feel that way about men who hate coyotes, too? I also fall into that category.

I think we can get you an appointment with Dr. Phil, on next Thursady's show. He may be able to help you with this problem that you have about dog haters . Of course, if you are crazy enough to be a guest on his show, you probably really DO need to see a shrink!

Sorry, chum, you and I just have differing views of mutts.

And remember: leopards gotta eat, too. Wouldn't you rather have them pick off some dog whose barking has been keeping you awake rather than slay a beautiful antelope, or kill a poor warthog, who may already have personality disorders resulting from being born ugly?

Can't we all just get along?

 

[RaceBannon]

No, unfortunately, nothing so dignified as a character from a respected author. Race Bannon is a character from a silly cartoon that I liked as a kid.

As far as dogs, you're right. We just have a difference of opinion and you are every bit as entitled to yours as I am to mine.

Take Care,
Rob

 

[Texas Star]

No, unfortunately, nothing so dignified as a character from a respected author. Race Bannon is a character from a silly cartoon that I liked as a kid.

As far as dogs, you're right. We just have a difference of opinion and you are every bit as entitled to yours as I am to mine.

Take Care,
Rob

Rob-

Seriously, thanks. That is a gentlemanly reply, and I appreciate it. And I really don't hate all dogs. Just many.

T-Star

 

[RaceBannon]

Many, but not all? They might just win you over yet.

 

[mc5aw]

Rob-

Seriously, thanks. That is a gentlemanly reply, and I appreciate it. And I really don't hate all dogs. Just many.

T-Star

TS ... How do feel about hot dogs? Mustard or ketchup?

 

[Alnamvet68]

Anybody who puts ketchup on a hotdog ought to be...be....ONM.

 

[Engineer1911]

Gas or solids? Firm or liquid? Would you believe bigger than a bushel basket and round? You think horses do a job in parades? You should have seen the elephant parade in U dorn, Thailand. Big enough to total a Datsun pickup!

 

[Texas Star]

TS ... How do feel about hot dogs? Mustard or ketchup?

Mustard and chili. And that's about the only place where I like "normal" mustard. Usually go for Country Dijon.

I reserve ketchup for French fries.

 

[NCTexan]

Living in Paris (where dogs and sidewalks are in abundance)... I learned of the French solution to pup pooh.

They had as fleet of motorcycle pooh pickers with high tech pooh vacs to clean up every morning. I understand that fiscal pressures closed down the fleet, but they were active on the streets in the late 90's.

Who says the French don't have any good ideas... even better than Pooh DNA.