Doogie Doo dilemma

[Ace]

Thought I would query my SportsJournalists.com friends on their feelings regarding the sanctity of their trash bins.

Say you are walking your dog and pick up after it with a plastic bag like a responsible pet owner.

It's garbage day and folks have their big bins out by the curb.

Is it OK to slip your dog waste into a bin?

How about if a bin is kind full and the lid is open? Does that make a difference?

What if the garbage men have come already and the bin is empty?

I'll hang up and listen. ...

 

[PCLoadLetter]

Doogie doo? Did Neil Patrick Harris **** on your lawn?

(If the bin is full and out on the curb I have no problem with dumping it in.)

 

[FileNotFound]

Absolutely acceptable. If you're offended by the smell of a garbage bin, generally speaking, you shouldn't be sticking your head in garbage bins. I'd rather you throw your doggie doo in my garbage bin than leave it in my yard.

 

[BurnsWhenIPee]

I wouldn't care if someone dropped it in my garbage bin, but I probably wouldn't drop it in someone else's. The people who would get all red-ass about that can be tough to spot, and it's not worth potentially causing unnecessary drama.

Especially if it were empty. We've got neighbors who keep their trash bin in their garage, and I could see some of them not being happy at having to smell another person's dog's crap whenever they get in or get out of their car.

 

[JC]

Ask Drip, he may have an idea or two.

 

[cranberry]

It's a question that comes up frequently in my day=-to-day existence... I fall into the camp in which it's OK when the bin is out by the street and waiting for pick-up but not OK if the trash collector has already come by and you're, in effect, asking Mr. Neighbor to store your dog**** in his bin until next pick-up.

 

[BTExpress]

Carry it home and put it in your own bin.

I believe the garbage companies prefer everything in the bins to be in a bag that's tied. A loose bag of dog crap kind of violates that. Don't think they are particularly strict about it, though.

Also, when I get home I put the stuff in a sealable container (one of those quart bags). The smell goes right though a bag that isn't sealed.

 

[Machine Head]

It's a question that comes up frequently in my day=-to-day existence... I fall into the camp in which it's OK when the bin is out by the street and waiting for pick-up but not OK if the trash collector has already come by and you're, in effect, asking Mr. Neighbor to store your dog**** in his bin until next pick-up.

This Mr. Neighbor keeps the bin in the garage (raccoons) and the smell if an empty bin deposit isn't noticed and removed makes for a wonderfully fragrant garage, especially in the heat of the summer.

 

[cranberry]

Carry it home and put it in your own bin.

I believe the garbage companies prefer everything in the bins to be in a bag that's tied. A loose bag of dog crap kind of violates that. Don't think they are particularly strict about it, though.

Also, when I get home I put the stuff in a sealable container (one of those quart bags). The smell goes right though a bag that isn't sealed.

You double bag dog crap? Seems kind of wasteful.

 

[93Devil]

If I am outside and they see me, a courtesy "May I?" would be nice, but if I am not there, I could care less.

 

[Moderator1]

I put it in my own dumpster. Or, if my son is with me, I throw it at him.
Last time I was back in Richmond, there were about a dozen piles of crap on my lawn right next to the road. Which is interesting, because the dog lives with me. I'll be there again this weekend and semi-hope I catch the dog doing it.

Several times on my walks, neighbors stopped me to thank me for picking up after the dog. LOTS of people don't do that.

We have one area away from the neighborhood pool with no house there that is kind of a DogDooLand - the hope is to have the dog time it and go there. I'm a responsible dog owner and all but NOT having to pick it up is OK, too.

On the street or in/near someone's yard? Pick it up and put it in your own dumpster. (or someone you don't like's mailbox)

 

[93Devil]

Oh, if my bin is empty, keep your crap out of it.

 

[Pancamo]

Bring it home and place in your own can. When you place a loose bag in the can there is no guarantee it gets into the truck and nobody wants to have to clean out their garbage can if it is has dog crap in it.

 

[Machine Head]

Ace, have to ask, which side of the transaction were you on to spur the question?

 

[Ace]

I carried it home, but the neighbors' bins were tempting.

I definitely wouldn't put it in an empty can, though.

 

[playthrough]

I slip my doggie doo into the occasional stranger's bin but always feel a little guilty. I live in a touristy area and prefer dumpsters behind restaurants and motel outdoor trash cans. Yeah, I know I could lug the crap home too. But I really don't want to spend half my dog walk carrying the poo.

The other day I took a long walk and the beagle did two poos, the second on the grounds of the country's oldest mission. I only had one bag, which was used on the first drop. Felt guilty as heck. Kept walking until I could pluck a plastic bag out of someone's recycling, then came back and picked up the poo. Don't need that kind of guilt around the holidays.

 

[Flying Headbutt]

This is the biggest reason I don't have a dog. If I did, I would have to have a fenced in yard for him to run around and poop to his heart's content. However, I don't. But ain't no way I'm picking up another animal's dookie. We're higher up on the food chain than that.

 

[cranberry]

This is the biggest reason I don't have a dog. If I did, I would have to have a fenced in yard for him to run around and poop to his heart's content. However, I don't. But ain't no way I'm picking up another animal's dookie. We're higher up on the food chain than that.

Even if you have a fenced-in yard, you need to pick it up. At least I do. Only thing worse than dodging dog **** while you mow the lawn is digging it out of your Converse treads.

 

[imjustagirl]

Yeah, I bought a little box of the doggie poo bags at Walmart and I just put one in my pocket when I take my pup out to the backyard. Don't want to have to apologize to my lawn guy when he tracks dog **** into his truck.

 

[93Devil]

It sucks cutting grass is a sea of dog ****.

The bags newspapers come in are great for picking up dog ****. I walk my wife's dog a ton, and I will bring two bags just to pick up one ****. ****, do I hate picking up ****.