July 26, 2013

I remain so far behind on these daily doo doos, this one is almost a month old.  

Taken July 26, 2013

July 23, 2013

Here's one that was outside my building on July 23, 2013, at least it looks like the mulch outside my building.  That was so long ago and I'm so behind at this point it doesn't matter very much.  

Taken July 23, 2013

July 22, 2013

Here are some more pictures that are so old and mundane that I don't have much to say about them.  The last one is of a plastic bag that probably has poop in it.

Looks like white poop to me!  Taken July 22, 2013

Here's a really old one; this turd has been here over a month.  Taken July 22, 2013

I think there's poop in this bag, I mean, why else would I take this picture?  Taken July 22, 2013

July 20, 2013

Here are a couple of turds from July 20, 2013.  I'm so far behind posting these that I don't even remember where they were taken.

Taken July 20, 2013

Taken July 20, 2013

July 18, 2013

Well, it's been a while since I did the daily doo-doos, but I've still been taking pics when I find them.  It's probably the least popular feature on here, and has led to many, many "unlikes" on the facebook page.  But here's some poop that I found while taking a walk on July 18, 2013.  This is on the sidewalk outside my building, and whoever is allowing their dog to do this seems to be getting worse.  

On the sidewalk outside my building.  Taken July 18, 2013

July 13, 2013

Today had been a complicated day, and the Trayvon Martin verdict has raised questions more important than mere dog fouling.  But this is not a political forum, so we're going to stick with the dog doo-doo.

One picture is from right outside my building, at the end of the walk by the sidewalk.  I'm becoming more and more certain that it's coming from one of the little dogs that lives here.  We went down to Faneuil Hall for lunch, and the second picture was on the sidewalk as we were walking in.

Right outside my building.  Taken July 13, 2013

On the sidewalk near Faneuil Hall, Boston.  Taken July 13, 2013

July 11, 2013

Here's a picture that's a little different.  Rest assured that it is of dog poop, but it was taken using a small mountable camera that I put on my son's helmet when he's riding in the bike seat behind me.  It's called the Epic D1 Action camera, and while the picture on the box showed someone wearing it whitewater kayaking it is not waterproof.  I've seen nicer cameras out there but it's not bad for $60.  My son's head moves and bounces around so much that the video is almost unwatchable, but while we were riding I noticed this turd and stopped to get it with the camera.  It was an easy matter to take a screenshot with the poop cued up and here we are!

Some poop from a screenshot of the video from my son's helmet cam.  Taken July 11, 2013

June 29, 2013

Here's a pic I got before going on vacation of a turd outside our building.  It was probably liquid when it first came out, but now it seems to have solidified.  I'm not 100% sure, because I didn't touch it.

This turd was probably once liquid.  Taken June 29, 2013

June 28, 2013

Well, I am on vacation for two weeks and having a hard time keeping up with the posts.  I've found a few turds down here at the Jersey Shore, but I'm using the neighbor's wireless signal to get on the internet and it's not very fast or reliable.  Doo-doo never takes a vacation!  

A small, hairy turd.  Taken June 28, 2013

The doo-doo plant.  I wonder if that leaf is dying because it's touching the poop.  Taken June 28, 2013

I thought this woman might be responsible for the poops outside my local Starbucks, as this is right down the street from it.  Taken June 28, 2013

She cleaned up after her dog, and had white bags (as opposed to the black and blue ones littering the area).  Taken June 28, 2013

Here's the blue bagged doo-doo, possibly after being run over by a street sweeper.   Taken June 28, 2013

The rain has washed some of this one away.  Taken June 28, 2013

Outside the doo-doo house.  I scared all the flies away before I could get the shot.  Taken June 28, 2013

No Dogs in Cambridge, MA

Here's one answer to dogs fouling athletic fields: no dogs at all.  At a baseball field in Cambridge, MA this is the case.

A sign in Cambridge, MA.  Taken June 28, 2013

June 26, 2013

It's another hot one today, so we took our walk at around 8:30am to beat the heat.  I could still smell the turds as we were walking, and there was one I had to abandon looking for because the owner of the house was going to work.  I've been using a new strategy lately, and that is taking pictures of the old poops along the way, just in case.  I apologize for the repeats, but they testify to the fact that these things are staying out there for days and sometimes weeks at a time.  

Still outside Starbucks.  Taken June 26, 2013

This bagged turd is still there.  Taken June 26, 2013

Here's a new one with all the shades of the poop rainbow.  Taken June 26, 2013

June 25, 2013: twitter contribution

Here's a submission from twitter of a waste bin in Stone, Staffordshire, UK.  The original poster of this picture believes the Scoop It Up campaign, a collaboration by Keep Britain Tidy, The Big Scoop, and Dogs Trust (I hope I haven't left any out), is successful but that larger bins are needed.  At least people are TRYING to follow the rules.

A full bin in Stone, Staffordshire, UK.  From twitter

June 25, 2013

Today we took our walk late, and the only picture I got of actual poop is an old one.  But as we were leaving the local grocery store I noticed a dog on a leash squatting in the parking lot.  The owner didn't seem to pick anything up so I went over to sneakily try and see the poop.  I used the amazing sky as an excuse to go over there with my camera, and didn't find any poop.  The dog must've been female and only peed.  But the sky was actually very pretty.  

The doo-doo bush.  Taken June 25, 2013

I usually see dragons when I look for shapes in the clouds, and this is no exception.  Taken June 25, 2013

June 24, 2013

It's pretty hot here in Massachusetts today, but we went for a walk anyway.  I saw some old turds and two responsible dog owners who cleaned up after their dogs.  One pic is of the remnants of one of those poops, because even when you clean up something is still left behind.

This one is a repeat.  Taken June 24, 2013

The poop is very small in this pic, but I wanted to capture as much of the setting as I could.  This is my local Starbucks, and I'm starting to wonder if people let their dogs poop there on purpose.  Taken June 24, 2013

What was left after the owner of a golden retriever picked up its poop.  Something is always left behind, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't remove as much as we can!  Taken June 24, 2013

Another repeat, this one has been there for ages now.  Taken June 24, 2013

June 23, 2013

Today I saw the same poops as yesterday, along with this one that seems to have been run over.  I didn't photograph the old ones because nothing really changed with them.

When I wasn't sure if this was poop, my wife suggested I poke it with a stick to find out.  I declined.  Taken June 22, 2013

June 22, 2013

I must say, I didn't have high expectations when we set out for a walk this afternoon.  In the past when I've been visiting my parents I haven't found any poop along the way.  Today was different, however, as I found three poops on two separate walks.  It is a summer community, so if there's going to be poop now is the time.

This one is hard to see in the picture, and hard to see in person.  If it hadn't been for the flies and the smell I probably wouldn't have seen it.  It's been run over by a car, too.  Taken June 22, 2013

Taken June 22, 2013

This turd is in the yard of a neighbor who has a child about 2 months older than mine.  They are either renting out their house or letting friends use it, but I'm sure the occupants wouldn't want this here even if they don't have children.  Taken June 22, 2013

June 21, 2013

Today might be the first time I've noticed a bag of poop by the smell alone, and I still don't understand why someone would bag their poop and not throw it away.  I think the gross part is feeling it through the plastic; once it's bagged you don't have to think about it anymore.  So why leave it on the side of the road?

This was part of the poop in the next picture, but they were too spread out for one picture to do them justice.  Taken June 21, 2013

The rest of the above poop.  Taken June 21, 2013

Here's the bagged poop that I could smell, and it had several flies around it.  This is the wall outside my local Starbucks, where people seem to bring their dogs to poop.  Taken June 21, 2013

Another bagged poop that wasn't thrown away properly.  Taken June 21, 2013

This one is a little hairy.  Taken June 21, 2013

At "El Dorado," it's the first poop I've seen there in a while.  Taken June 21, 2013

June 20, 2013

The turds are accumulating outside the Jack Russell's house.  Taken June 20, 2013

Some old poops by the side of the road.  Taken June 20, 2013

This is my phone's zoom at maximum.  This house had several homemade "Keep Dogs off the Grass" signs, but I'll have to go back with the DSLR to get better pictures.  This sign says "No Pooping Zone."  Taken June 20, 2013

June 19, 2013

My phone hasn't been connecting to the computer for the last few days, but today it inexplicably started working again.  This and tomorrow's posts are a bit late, I apologize.  I'm sorry to have kept everyone waiting for the fresh poop pics.

Outside the doo-doo house.  I wouldn't have known this was dog poop if it hadn't been for the flies and the smell.  It's been run over by a car, and it seems like lately they're having their dog go in the street.  Taken June 19, 2013

Taken June 19, 2013

Kudos to this man outside my work who cleaned up after his dog!  Taken June 19, 2013

June 18, 2013

It's been a few days since I've posted with any original pictures, so I was a bit nervous starting out on our walk today.  Thankfully there was a turd about a block away from where I live, and a few more new ones along the way.  I also found a doo-doo sign and a poop in the very same park.  The turd was right at the edge of a swing set; imagine you're swinging and decide to jump off but get caught and land funny.  It won't be funny when you land face down in old dog poop.

This one was almost obscured by the long grass.  Taken June 18, 2013

The sign in the park we went to today.  Did someone still leave a turd right in front of the swing set?  Yes.  Taken June 18, 2013

The offending poop.  Certainly within range of someone jumping from the swing set.  Taken June 18, 2013

A small one on the sidewalk.  Taken June 18, 2013

I've been finding turds on the sidewalk in front of this house a lot lately, and I think I'm going to make it part of my route.  Taken June 18, 2013