moonj's post on Vine

#DogDoo is the only comment provided by moonj on this Vine.  I don't know where this is, but there's a big dog turd on the sidewalk.

Autumn is Here

Here's a meme I made to celebrate the falling of the leaves.  This is an issue with snow as well.

Randy By Nature "POO-LUTION" featuring Sarah Silverman

Liana Caruana's Vine

@briancribb's tweet

Here's a tweet from Portland, Maine, with a bagged dog turd on the sidewalk.  Again it's this phenomenon of people taking the trouble to pick up after their dog, then not throwing away the bag of poop.

Portland Maine always keeps it classy. #dogpoop pic.twitter.com/yCpkYOrgmF
— Brian Cribb (@briancribb) October 2, 2014

Finleywise's tweet

Here's a comment from @finleywise for people who put signs in their yards to discourage dog owners from letting their dogs poop there.  I'm not sure I agree with the statement:

People, signs of dogs perpetually stuck mid-poop are much worse to see than a bit of actual #dogpoop… http://t.co/Z7j7krkInL
— Finley Wise (@finleywise) September 13, 2014

You'll have to follow the link to see the sign on instragram.  For the record, I think funny signs are much better than having dog poop in my yard.

Steve Coates' tweet

I don't know how this happened. #dogpoo pic.twitter.com/T4t4p7wWV2
— Steve Coates (@stevejcoates) September 13, 2014

@FlorianShinji23's tweet

 I retweet this one without comment:

Oh great you like dogpoo, too! http://t.co/CrsWhh0sYP via @9GAG
— Florian (@FlorianShinji23) September 7, 2014

@LeeToma's tweets

Here's a tweet I just found from, of all places, the town where I live!  This was posted in April and here I am in September, so the trail is a little cold, but the tweet includes @BostonParksDept.  Maybe the Parks Department was looking for suggestions from surrounding towns?  Maybe @LeeToma just thought the Parks Dept would be interested.  I will investigate.

@EricaMattison @BostonParksDept Saw this in Quincy #dogdoo pic.twitter.com/KhXkWHp1hQ
— Lee Toma (@LeeToma) April 7, 2014

There's also this follow-up tweet/photo, supposedly with detail of the sign.  I don't know how much more detail there is, but the signs are slightly larger:

@EricaMattison @BostonParksDept Detail of sign #dogdoo pic.twitter.com/NZFeuWb2fb
— Lee Toma (@LeeToma) April 7, 2014

South Warrington Dog Poop Bins are Overflowing!

Here's an example of how dog poo issues are handled in south Warrington, UK, where thanks to pictures posted by readers to the online newspaper Warrington Worldwide, some public officials are probably going to get yelled at in the morning by their bosses.  The pictures of overflowing bins posted to the site was something of a public outcry, one that was addressed quickly by a local politician.  Councillor Mike Biggin challenged the council to do something about the bins, saying "It clearly represents a serious risk to Public Health to allow these bins to be overflowing with bags of dog faeces and other rubbish."

The council's response was something akin to the off-the-cuff excuses I might come up with 10 years ago for why my apartment is so messy when I've overslept and my parents are knocking on the door for a planned visit.  From the Warrington Worldwide article, a council spokesperson said "Due to increased activity in some of our parks over the bank holiday and due to a recent staff illness some bins in parks and open spaces across the borough have unfortunately not been emptied at their normal frequencies. We will be looking to clear the backlog as soon as practicable in those areas during this coming week." It would be like 10 years ago telling my parents "I've been busier than usual, there was a holiday, and I was sick too." 

Who knows what will actually happen.  I'm sure they will clean up all the parks in the following week, but really it probably boils down to the employees who empty the park bins getting yelled at by their bosses when the word trickles down.

Here's an image of an overflowing bin, from the @warringtonworld tweet:

Overflowing dog poop bins cause a stink! @WarringtonBC @alroz1 #warrington #dogpoo http://t.co/Sjh2cgG1Me pic.twitter.com/eOcv5Q6J1l
— warrington-worldwide (@warringtonworld) May 9, 2014

GoGoStik

Here's a product that came to my attention via twitter, and it makes two important promises.  First is that you can recycle your bread bags to pick up after your dog, and do so without bending over.

Yes…you can scoop up #dogpoop with a bread bag and not have to bend over and clean up! #pooperscooper pic.twitter.com/PxT2Re12mZ
— GoGoStik (@GoGoStik) September 2, 2014

This caused me to look for GoGoStik on youtube, and the videos abound.  I picked the creepiest one to embed here, but to tell you the truth I only watched one or two.  Once you understand how it works you don't need to see it 100 times.

Before I tell you why I like this product, let me remind you that I don't receive any sort of kickback or promotional compensation for talking about these products.  I'm not sure what kind of an advertising budget the company that makes the GoGoStik has, but I'm willing to bet it's about the same as ours here at PoDDD.  

The GoGoStik is good because it uses bags you already have.  Some products have special bags, only available from the manufacturer.  If GoGoStik inc goes out of business, you can still use the product.  

The second reason I like it is because you don't have to bend over at all when using it.  Here's another poop video showing how to do it:

Rue Rude on Dog Poop in Paris

I found a site today with a hilarious picture, originally taken by someone called Ggugg on flickr, with a dog poop sign that's been "altered" by someone sick of all the dog poop.  Either that or they have something clinically wrong with them.  Maybe both.

I found the image at Rue Rude, a blog written by an American living in Paris, along with a scathing first-hand analysis of dog poop in the city.  20 years of experience living there gives the author a credible perspective on the problem.  According to Rue Rude, hundreds of people go to the hospital every year because of dog poop. The blog is very well written and worth checking out if you are interested in Paris or not.  Did you know in Paris they used to have a squad of dog poop collectors on mopeds?

Photo by Ggugg (on flickr)

Schmazzurro! HUNDESCHEISSE McDonald's Billboard

I don't remember where I got this image, but it's a McDonald's billboard that someone wrote "HUNDESCHEISSE" on.  Specifically on the hamburger part of the picture.  Google translate didn't know what "Schmazzurro" means, so if anyone does please let us know.  If you need google translate to know what "HUNDESCHEISSE" means, you're not good at reading contextual clues.  Here's a hint: this website is all about pictures of dog doo-doo.  

Part of a new McDonald's ad campaign, or hilarious graffiti?  Most likely the latter.

Michele Mician's dog poo fairy tweet

It would seem that the Chicago Park District has adopted the "poop fairy" concept in their new anti-dog poop signs.  This picture was presumably taken by someone named Michele Mician and posted to twitter.

pic.twitter.com/NGwPcDN5Lh
— Michele Mician (@MicheleMician) August 15, 2014

If you follow PoDDD then you're already familiar with the dog poo fairy campaign in the UK, and I wonder if this Chicago Poop Fairy was inspired by it.  Judge for yourself:

Keep Britain Tidy

Chicago Park District

edfomeara's post on Vine

This man has always had a deep love for the countryside, but always remember to watch where you're going!  Some people think that dog poop is natural and doesn't need to be picked up when hiking or walking in the forest, but it can still carry dangerous bacteria and it is still important to clean up after your dog.  Just ask edfomeara:

Spelthorne Council's Controversial Campaign

Here are two signs that have caused a bit of a stir in the Borough of Spelthorne, UK.  Be warned, the first image is rather graphic, although I'm sure the child is probably eating some kind of chocolate mousse or bread pudding or something.  These images were first used in 2013, but according to Metro they went viral after being posted to imgur.  The second image is not as graphic.

I like how in the UK many of the councils have anonymous hotlines to call and report the dog mess, and I've often thought about setting up the same here in the US.  My dream would be to create an app that would allow people to post and receive alerts when they discover dog poop, so anyone with a smartphone (and GPS) would know when they are getting close to a turd.  We all have dreams.

Found at http://metro.co.uk/2014/08/22/councils-disgusting-anti-dog-poo-poster-goes-viral-as-locals-are-outraged-by-its-graphic-image-4842035/

Found at http://metro.co.uk/2014/08/22/councils-disgusting-anti-dog-poo-poster-goes-viral-as-locals-are-outraged-by-its-graphic-image-4842035/

@GavinTalbot1's tweet

Spotted today - another salvo in the #hadleigh war on #dogpoo @Jane_Basham @HadleighLabour @SteveAllman pic.twitter.com/a3DM5fei8Q
— Gavin (@GavinTalbot1) June 13, 2014

@KurtisDeanLowe's tweet

So this has been on my road for the day. LOOOOL #DogPoo pic.twitter.com/W5mUHLjZIR
— Kurtis. (@KurtisDeanLowe) March 25, 2014

San Marino mayor resigns over dog poop scandal

During my prolonged hiatus, I missed quite a few interesting stories related to dog doo.  This story comes from San Marino, CA, where the mayor was caught on tape throwing a bag of dog doo-doo on a neighbor's lawn.  Dennis Kneier is the man with the briefcase (and bag of poop) in the video.  Here's the news story from cbsLA:


According to this article from 89.3 KPCC, the residents of San Marino demanded the resignation of the mayor in the midst of what has become known as "poopgate."

Philip Lao, the man on whose lawn the former mayor threw the poop, opposed Kneier's attempts to paint bike lanes on the street and put new lights on the tennis court, according to this ABC news article.  Lao posted this sign in his front yard as a result of the unwanted dog poop.

The sign on Philip Lao's front yard, from ABC news

This reminds me of the Doo-doo Feud at the Jersey Shore that I posted about last summer.  If only I had gotten the perpetrator(s) on tape!

Im Durchgang darfst du nicht!

Well, it's been quite some time since I've posted or done anything here, but it's been a busy 6 months as we've had another child and I've finally finished school.  But do not despair!  I've been obsessively taking pictures of every dog turd and sign I walk by so that someday I could post them here.

This picture is of a sign in Switzerland at the start of a pedestrian walkway through a building.  It's not strictly about dogs pooping but rather dogs peeing, but I think it's implied that dogs shouldn't poop there as well.  In the walkway there are shops and entrances to the apartments above, and I'm sure the people using the Durchgang don't want to be stepping in dog pee (or poop).  The word dürfen (conjugated here as darfst) is usually a very polite way of asking something, so this is a very well-mannered sign.

A sign in Switzerland that asks you not to let your dog pee in the Durchgang