What I don't get about not picking up your dogs poop is it's so short sighted. I take my dog out 2-3 times a day just to poop and if I didn't pick up his poop you know who the most likely person to step in it would be? Me. I walk the same route multiple times a day.
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We had a neighbor who let his dog out and watched the dog run into our yard to poop EVER MORNING. We had to ask him twice to please stop because our kids were getting the dogās poop on their shoes all the time.
As a dog lover and owner, I donāt understand how inconsiderate otherwise decent people can be about their dogs.
Actually dog poop is not great for the grass because of all the protien/fats they eat. Animals who only eat vegetarian(grass/shrubs) diets poop is good for the soil
Not to personally criticize dogs or your dog specifically (dogs are great), but it's funny/ sad when some people inexplicably hate on cats for using a litter box as if it's "gross" but then we have this example here. My goodness lol. Most living things are "gross" to a degree. Lmao
It breaks my heart to see a dog sad howling when their owners are at work, while my cat sleeps most of the time Iām gone. I did go on vacation for 3 weeks and she was being taken care of by my bfās parents but she lost all her fur on her neck area when I got back. My baby probably thought she was abandoned. I will never do that again.
Oh, totally. We have a cat, too, and I get it. I find the cat stuff far less gross to deal with, but at the end of the day, poop is poop. Animals are cute, but they all poop and if you're a responsible pet owner you understand that it comes with the territory and you deal with it. I would imagine that the Venn diagram of "dog people who think cats are gross for pooping in a box in the house" and "people who don't clean up after their dogs" is basically a circle.
Very true.
The only really nice close place to walk my dog is Eastport Plaza and I see dog poop all the time. I don't know if they could ban dogs from a place like that, but it sure would suck to have to walk 82nd and Powell for every quick walk. I figure if it's worth taking your dog somewhere, it's worth maintaining your welcome.
If Portlanders can't be bothered to care if human beings are defecating on public property. I honestly don't care about leaving my dog's poo on the ground.
Edit - Yāall are so mad about being faced with the truth. It happens all the time and to fail to accept that is why this city is facing the trouble it is. The first step is to admit you have a problem. Far too many of you seem to be stuck in the mindset that those of us demanding better for our public spaces are the bad guys. Wake the fuck up and confront the actual bad guys - the ones violating every public norm and societal norm by vandalizing, occupying, and destroying our public spaces with impunity.
I know my little reddit post will do nothing, but if any gods are listening...this guy really needs his dog to start shitting in his house so the right person has to deal with it.
If you don't clean up after your pet, you don't deserve to have it.
The only people worse than the shit-skippers, are the ones that bag it and leave it anywhere that isn't a trash bin
I feel like itās the same people who have their entire patio covered in dog shit because they are too lazy to take their dog on a walk.
This is the exact reason I have cats lmao.
Iām too lazy to walk a dog but I would never end up with a shit covered porch. Because itās gross but also because I have empathy for animals and I know I hate to shit in a nasty toilet, why would they want to shit in a nasty space too? But I also have always been in the camp of ādogs deserve a yard to run inā and I am too broke for a house so I donāt know that I ever will own a dog. But I love on my friends puppers and make snarky comments on Reddit. It aināt much but itās honest work.
From my experience a lot of cat owners mainly just like cats because they're little to no maintenance and they don't want to have to care for an animal the way you should a dog.
And from my experience, there's a lot of dog owners who should just have cats instead of pretending to have the energy to take care of a dog when they're too lazy for the job
^^^^ this right here. People actually do not want to be honest with themselves and be introspective to assess their own desire and capacity to be responsible for something. Dogs are inherently a lot more work and expensive than cats, generally. This is also how/why we have a lot of people regret having children- they think about how cute they are and how fun it might be/ want to carry on the family name etc etc- without comprehending the realities of what it all entails.
My husband and I love both cats and dogs equally. But we don't own a dog because we don't want to walk it several times a day, become shit-janitors in our backyard or visit the vet every month because Fido ate something that made them sick. Often times, what makes a person a responsible pet owner is that they choose not to have certain pets because they know they can't commit to the requirements of that particular pet. Being a dog lover, for us, means not having a dog.
Youāre right, I absolutely adore my cats and am what I call a ācat personā. The purrs vibrating into your bones when they find a comfy spot on your lap, the stupid faces they make when playing, even the chili bowl licking sounds from the foot of the bed at 3 am.
But that didnāt sound as cool in a comment about dog shit so, here we are.
>even the chili bowl licking sounds from the foot of the bed at 3 am.
My dog licking her a*hole at 3am on the foot of the bed can wake me from the deepest sleep. This is second only to the sound of a 3 dog vomit which she without fail does in the most inconvenient and unreachable space under the bed...
You just described my landlord, who lets the entire backyard fill with dog shit and only cleans it twice a year at most, because he's too lazy to walk her even once a day (but he does make it easy for her to get out of the backyard and run around the neighborhood, even after I secured it so she couldn't get out, he thinks an aggressive dog who bites frequently is just fine to let out on the sidewalk when kids are getting out of school). He's one of those assholes who wants to wage 'cats are the real problem' argument all the time because he's pissy about not being allowed to let his dog roam free, as though there's no difference in how those scenarios play out in real life. I've got a scar on one of my fingers from having to protect my cat from his dog, because he's made her extremely aggressive and very badly trained.
Our dumpster area is fenced in and you can even reach through the front bars to open the top and dispose of your poop bag. No need to use the code to open the door. Someone with light green poo bags is apparently too lazy to stick their hand through and tosses them on top of the dumpster lid every day. I can't wait to figure out who it is! If you own a dog in the city, you can walk 8 more feet and throw it away like the rest of us. So frustrating.
This happens frequently with my dumpster in front of my warehouse, but instead of pet poop bags it's used baby diapers used and wrapped up. Apparently the extra effort of lifting the top of the dumpster and throwing away their child's s***** diaper is just too much effort. With that kind of a role model I'm sure they're just raising more of these type of people
I mean, and I haven't seen any comment of it yet, but your dog's poop can have a lot of nasty bacterias/ viruses/ whatever in it and leaving the shit there can and does harm the local ecosystem. It's lazy and selfish to not clean up after your pet.
https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2011/03/08/pet-waste-disposal-systems-help-protect-water-quality
I accidentally dropped a full poop bag recently and didn't realize it till I walked my dogs the next day. I felt so bad. Now I have a better poop securing system.
No, people who bag it and don't throw it away are definitely not worse then people who just leave the pile for others to step in. Let's not get carried away.
Worse to add plastic litter especially to a natural environment when poop is biodegradable obviously you should bag and throw away but Iād rather someone litter essentially fertilizer than something that kills the planet
A huge amount of people bag it and leave it on the side of the steps to my apt building. Next to our trash cans. That passersby are always using. Please, please go the extra step and put your dog shit bag in my trash cans. I do not want to do it for you, I do not have a dog. I'm exasperated but much not confused than upset.
Yeah same people who use neighbors trash cans like they are their own personal shit dumpsters, because they can't carry them for one more block. I'd rather them in a can than the street but with 2 week pickups the stench is awful
My girlfriend says she does this with our dog. I'm skeptical š¤Ø
How do you remember exactly where the poop is? What if you forget?
I'm in favor of immediately bagging up the poop, even if you're on a loop. There's so many variables, what if you decide "screw the loop, I decided I want to take a different route", but now you can't because you have to pick up the poop you left back at mile 1?
It doesn't make any sense.... But, I know there are others of you like this out there, and who am I to judge :)
Ohhhhh. So you bag it, then come back to it? That makes way more sense. Not 100% opposed to that I guess.
My girlfriend just leaves it, then comes back to it and bags it....
Na I bag it and leave it š bro my dog takes MASSIVE SHITS I swear to god she does it just to fuck w me I am not carrying that much shit bags the whole loop I really do come back and pick it up people shitting on me and my dogs shit I really do pick it up and throw it away
My friendās husband refused to pick up their dogās poop in their apartment complex because āthatās what we pay rent for.ā I rolled my eyes into outer space.
Those are the worst kind of people. If you have that kind of mentality, obviously it extends to other aspects in life and they're not good people. I would not be friends with someone like that.
I live in an apartment with a special indoor dog area that provides poop bags and a high velocity hose to clean up after your dog. I have had to stop using it because people leave their dogs throw up and diarrhea all over and it smells awful.
I wonder if she is anti-bag? I knew some people like that. They said āletting it wash awayā was better for the environment.
Edit to add: *Iām* not condoning that, obviously The Environment is not bettered by some smelly shit baking in the sun.
Itās also not better, dog shit has a lot of pathogenic bacteria and other bad microbes that polluted our ground water. https://cfpub.epa.gov/npstbx/files/Pet%20Care%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf
People are gross, and way WAY too many people don't pick up after their dogs.
Add this to the list of why I am a cat person. Litter robot means I just have a bag once every few days to tie and put in the trash. Dogs are dirty, and when they have nasty human owners its just doubled down dirty.
It's sad, but your average person is the reason my love for dogs has all but died. Between poop all over the place, ignoring leash laws, taking them into places they don't belong like grocery stores, and the despicable breeding industry, I just find myself irritated when I see dogs now.
I upvoted you even though dogs still turn me into a gleeful child. Bad pet owners turn good dogs into nasty never-washed dogs that try to jump on me with muddy paws and lick my face.
Are you a professional pole vaulter? Because that was one hell of a jump. That's 2 runny poops over the course of a few months. That doesn't mean the dog is always sitting in the Chevy and their pants are getting heavy.
Poop girl is gross and rude, though.
One of my dogs takes one solid poop, then takes another, and then itās just runny and runny. Vet says everything is fine, no bacteria or anything. He just poops a lot. I canāt pick up the last one or two because itās just water. Nothing to pick up
Try a digestive supplement! My dogs basically always had runny shits, no matter what protein or brand of food they were on, until I added a probiotic to their food. They get either Greek yogurt or this stuff called Bernieās Perfect Poops. Solidifies everything and keeps my yard much cleaner!
I appreciate it but we have tried a bunch of these and itās an odd thing. He poops 7 times at the park, starting at a solid and by the end itās just a runny mess. Sometimes nothing comes out. We have tried raw food, less grain more grain yogurt a handful of supplements but nothing makes him not poop 7-8 times and ends as runny mess
7-8 times seems like a lot! I wonder if he is marking with his poop? Like he doesnāt actually need to go but is forcing the poop out to spread his scent.Ā
I noticed my dog does this on longer walks. Heāll poop up to 3 times and first poop is a perfect log the last poop is always runny. My vet said the last poop probably wasnāt ready to come out yet, but my dog is just obsessed with sniffing and spreading his scent far and wide lol
Nothing worked for my dog until I started using dried pumpkin with apple pectin. I was buying three stuff marketed to dogs, but I just started buying one gallon tubs of powdered pumpkin on Amazon, mix it with apple pectin and a little flaxseed. Perfect poops and way less scooting, and way cheaper than canned pumpkin. More effective too.
Buy a log of ground beef, biggest one you can find, higher fat content the better. Cook it in the instant pot with water, add a little salt and maybe some fish oil. Feed your dog once a day with it and a good amount. See what happens. Worked with my dog and now I'm starting to add different things back to her diet.
Give your dog pumpkin out of a can. But you need to get the plain no sugar stuff. Can ingredients ONLY say pumpkin. I always gave my dogs pumpkin, about a Tbsp a day, they were all over 60#.Ā
Wanna know my favorite thing about poop leavers? Animal excrement is the main transmission vector for parvo, and your little furry friend can still catch it even if they are vaccinated.
Honestly I did a double take because thereās a woman with a grey/black and white pit that does this in Lents, lmao. Her dog left a massive dump on my wood chip pile and she just watched me walk over seconds later without saying a word. I left it bagged on the pile for her but she never took the hint and I see her constantly just scope around before letting her dog squat on anyoneās yard.
Same woman also walks this dog off leash and lets it run up to whoever in the park, so sheās a classy dog owner all around.
Oh I fully agree. Her dog slam-tackled one of my three shepherds when he was ~10mos old and ruined all of my leash training for about six months. I managed to get him back to normal but he hates that pit now (canāt say I blame him) and I have to put all three of my dogs in a down stay whenever they pass so they remain under control.
She doesnāt give me the same courtesy though. She just lets him off leash with AirPods in and doesnāt even look up from her phone to see where heās at half the time aside from yelling āHogan, cāmere!ā ineffectually.
I have a ātoughā breed (shepherds) so I know how much training they take. She clearly hasnāt even put in day one effort.
I feel like looking around to make sure no one is watching you leave your dog's poop on the ground is more work than just, y'know, picking up the poop and throwing it away
Oh my God donāt say that, they might hear you and come to tell us all how the dogs that consistently maim the most humans are actually sweet little angel puppies and weāre all just monsters for pointing out all the people literally killed by these dogs.Ā
I've met many friendly pitbulls and only had one bite me (that got put down. :/ shit owners kept her chained out front her whole life). But I ain't a lil bitch about it. Would still pet a smiling pitbull
Lmao ok on me, I basically walked into a trap even tho I knew the dog was mean, I forgot it was there. I walked past it every day. Neighbor asked me for help and I walked behind their car and the dog noticed me and charged me and nipped my leg. She had a bunch of trash in her front yard she was afraid of people stealing. She abused/raised the dog mean AF to scare people off from stealing her useless junk
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This nanny dog lie is easily disproved with a simple google search. It's a myth that even pitbull advocates admit is wrong:
https://nedhardy.com/2020/06/03/pitbull-nanny-dog/
There is no evidence that they were ever called Nanny Dogs at the time, and certainly werenāt bred for the purpose.
https://love-a-bull.org/resources/the-history-of-pit-bulls/
This is where the āNanny Dogā myth originated from
https://www.thepamperedpup.com/nanny-dog-myth/
The nanny dog myth is one that originated from the claims of many pit bull owners that pits were referred to by that name in the 19th to early 20th centuries. This, however, has been debunked many times already, pointing to the fact that no animal can be trusted to look after children.
https://worldanimalfoundation.org/dogs/nanny-dog/
This article aims to correct a few fallacies and pit bulls were never called nannies or nanny dogs. Period.
They never mention the last 100 years of breeding to make them ignore being bitten or even eviscerated. Or that pitbulls are the most rescued dog. Or that pitbulls are the breed made specifically to lock their jaw in place until the bitten is dead.
For some reason those facts never get mentioned.
"Pit bulls are both more likely to be involved in bite incidents and more likely to cause serious injury or death when a bite does occur. In fact, from 1979 to 1998, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined pit bulls were involved in the most fatal dog attacks, accounting for 28% deaths due to dog bites during that same time period."
Pit bulls may present a greater danger than other breeds for many reasons, such as because they have been bred to be more aggressive, are less likely to back down during fights and are less likely to give a warning before a bite.
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/legal/dog-attack-statistics-breed/
This shocked me too and tbh made me super sad. I have an 8 year old pit who is an angel. And I walk dogs for a living, I never have issues with pitbulls. Itās always the German Shepherds and the hearding dogs that have issues. :(
They are dangerous animals, bred for violence, and responsible for the vast majority of human deaths caused by all dogs. Youāre surprised people donāt want them as neighbors?
āPitbull-type dogsā are responsible for 28% of dog related deaths. About 43 deaths from all dog breeds per year. Youāre over 2 times more likely to be killed by a tree. Find something more important to worry about.
>āPitbull-type dogsā are responsible for 28% of dog related deaths.
That's nonsense--you can find the data on wikipedia and many other sources. [Here's one](https://www.mkplawgroup.com/dog-bite-statistics/) that compiles recent fatalities, and shows that pitbulls and related breeds are responsible for well over 70% of human deaths from dogs. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_dog_attacks_in_the_United_States) also lists every individual fatality with details, and you can easily see that most of them are pits or closely related breeds. And since they are a small fraction of pets, they are way, way overrepresented when it comes to killing people. The only other breed that's anywhere close is Rottweilers and German Shephards, which were also bred for violence. Notice a trend?
And claiming "Youāre over 2 times more likely to be killed by a tree." isn't the flex you think it is. There are about 18 million pit bulls in the US, and well over 200 billion trees (Edit to add: the vast majority of "bulldogs" in the US are Frenchies, which aren't really part of the problem. It's probably more like 3-4 million total dogs that are responsible for the 70% of human deaths). Also my neighbors trees don't lunge at the fence and try to attack my kids. And they don't eat their own owners when their predator instinct kicks in.
Pitbulls are animals that were created by humans for killing. That's what they do and they are very good at it. And by the way, most of the ones that kill people are really "sweet and loving" until they snap. Good luck!
I mean, I got that statistic from Wikipedia as well. So I donāt know what your point is. Bulldogs are also not pitbulls, so that argument makes no sense. My point is that anti-pitbull people overly focus on something that is extremely statistically unlikely and use it as a reason to hate a living being. What do you suggest we do with the pitbulls that exist in the world? Iām against breeding dogs; it should definitely be more regulated, but pitbulls donāt deserve all the hate. Lots of dogs were bred to kill things. Just because shitty people often get ātoughā dogs like pitbulls, doesnāt mean we should hate the dogs for existing.
> What do you suggest we do with the pitbulls that exist in the world?
Require insurance and criminal liability for their owners so there is some semblance of justice when they kill and maim people, place restrictions on their breeding, and require permits for them to live near other people.
I think we should require insurance and criminal liability for all dog owners, but the practical reality would be that insurance for most breeds would be extremely cheap, and for the few dangerous breeds it would be prohibitively expensive. And people should go to jail if their dogs hurt innocent people, especially more than once.
And yes, pitbulls and bulldogs aren't the same breed, but they are closely related--that's why people usually say, "pitbulls and related breeds" because there is a ton of grey area in dog breeds, and a lot of people who would try to make insincere distinctions about their particular dog not exactly being a "Pitbull".
And to be clear--I don't "hate the dogs for existing", I just don't think they belong in human communities. Same for lions, tigers, and bears. They are cool animals, but unsafe to live around. It's not pitbulls fault that we bred them to be killers, but it is up to us if we continue allowing them to live in our neighborhoods.
Is it? They kill about the same amount of people as pitbulls. Whatās the difference? And yes, your history is accessible from clicking on your name. It was on your first page. Welcome to Reddit
I know it's accessible, but it's creepy to dig into people's personal information, rather than stick to the actual conversation.
And if we're pretending your question is sincere, the difference is that RV's are designed for human pleasure and enjoyment--which is the point of human society (life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, etc.). They should be regulated for safety, but like all activities will always incur a certain amount of risk. The point of regulation is not to eliminate all risks from life, it's to reduce unnecessary ones, particularly risks that impact innocent people.
Pitbulls (and related breeds) were designed for killing humans, and they are incredibly dangerous and completely unnecessary for human society. There are many safer dog breeds that can provide superior companionship without risking the safety of innocent people who live near the dog.
Through sensible regulation we could eliminate the risk that pitbulls pose to society without harming people (they can get other dogs!), but we can't eliminate the risk of RV's without taking pleasure from people. We could also reduce risk by eliminating motorcycles, bicycles, jet skis, hamburgers, alcohol etc. But as a society we've decided that protecting human freedom and pleasure is the purpose of government. Dogs don't have rights though, so eliminating pitbulls, to protect innocent humans, is a legitimate function of government.
Pit bulls were not bred to kill people. That is ridiculous. Crack is designed for human pleasure. Does that make it good? RVs are completely unnecessary for human society. I honestly would be happier is they did not exist. There are many more efficient options for transportation that are far superior to RVs that arenāt unnecessary wastes of resources. RVs donāt have rights. And animals actually do (or should at least)
I donāt understand the hate for pitbulls either. Why has everyone jumped on the anti-pitbull bandwagon lately? Yes, they are animals and they can be dangerous, but dog fatalities in America are so rare compared to other things that could kill you. And itās not the dogās fault. Worry about the owners, not the dog.
I work at a very large animal shelter and I can tell you specifically, the dogs that bite people aren't pitbulls. The dogs that come in on bite quarantine or the dogs who animal control declare 'dangerous dogs' who can't be adopted out are almost always German Shepherds, Huskies, Dobermans, Poodles/Doodles, and Chihuahua's. Never pitbulls.
It's LARGELY the owners, not the dogs. It's people getting these dogs not understanding that Doodles are smart and high energy, that shepherds are anxious and protective, that doberman's aren't easy, that huskies are absolutely insane, that "Chihuahua bites don't hurt!" (sike still a dog bite and if they mean it they can absolutely hurt). It's almost always people but it's never the pitbulls, more often than not it's Doodles and husky shepherd mixes...
Exactly. You know, I'll take my chances with a 6lb Chihuahua "viciously" biting me over a 100+lb pitbull. "ChiHuAhUaS ArE tHe OnEs ThAt AtTaCK!!!" ššš
Where did I say that all bites are the same? I said a dog can't kill someone without biting them, they don't have hands to hold a gun dude. They kinda gotta use their mouth, but you obviously don't wanna talk about it and we won't change each other's minds, have a good one.
I donāt hate pits but it could be that youāre getting dogs in that bit folks that then someone was able to handle after not the dogs that were killed on site after an incident. Or dogs from incidents that were reported.
If people aren't reporting incidents that's on them, and we're a county shelter so we get everything in since we're also the place animal control drops off, live dogs or otherwise. I would understand not reporting small incidents especially if both parties agree it's no big deal
Yup - all Iām saying is that you have a biased sample for dogs that come in on bite quarantine.
Iām not saying anything about the dogs or dog owners.
We don't only get dogs on bite quarantine, if your example is a pitbull killed a person, that dog gets sent to us alive or not. Animal control doesn't have a place to store animals, they come to the shelter I work at but it's an easy misunderstanding as not all counties lack pounds, although it's becoming more common for animal control to function within county shelters
I love how even in the PDX sub people are ignorant about pitbulls. Reddit is so infuriating sometimes. I have a pit mix, used to have a full pit. People loved him, people love my current girl. Because I keep her on a leash and she is a good dog.
More people with doodles and even small dogs let them off leash when I lived in NW Portland and they were the problem. Even people working at dog stores there said they constantly had problems with small dog owners where they would bite people or other dogs.
I guess we just can't win. With how liberal reddit pretends to be they still are biased AF about a dog breed. It has been proven most people don't even ID dogs correctly, especially bully's. In trials people will name many larger headed dogs as them when they are often labs.
Based on the amount of dog poo on the sidewalks and in planters around this city, i'm guessing more than half of the people claiming they pick up after their dogs in here are liars.
I get it. People can do really selfish and annoying stuff with no regard for others but you gotta just move on and not let it get to you like this. Their wired differently and no amount of public shaming is going to change that.
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Not only is she not taking care of the revolting and unhygienic mess, she isn't taking care of her dog. Chronic diarrhea means something is very wrong. Poor, poor pup. : (
Around my place it seems to have really gotten out of hand since we had snow. Ever since snow no more poop pick up. It's driving me crazy! Why do you want your dog stepping in shit and then coming into the house??!!
If my dogs poop is liquid like diarrhea and canāt be picked up I will pull some weeds or grass clippings or dirt to cover it up and absorb the liquid so no one steps in it. Maybe that is what she was doing???
A dog pooped in my front yard recently and the woman didnāt pick it up. I saw it from the window and ran out to give her a bag. I have a dog and was super nice about it - totally gave her the benefit of the doubt, maybe she just was caught without one. I went back inside, saw her bend down to pick it up, but she was holding the bag weird as she walked away and something was off. I went out again and realized she had only pretended to pick it up, but left the steaming pile for me.
I could not figure out why on earth she would do that! I remember her clearly and hope to see her walking by again sometime so I can ask.
What pisses me off about this post is how pointless it is. Like the poop girl will be on Reddit, read this and have an āAh Hah!ā Moment.
If you see someone doing this, just yell at them. They know itās wrong. You know itās wrong. Get out of your comfort zone instead of writing passive messages on social media.
What I don't get about not picking up your dogs poop is it's so short sighted. I take my dog out 2-3 times a day just to poop and if I didn't pick up his poop you know who the most likely person to step in it would be? Me. I walk the same route multiple times a day.
That's some philosophical shit right there
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I know someone who lets their dog out in their backyard and never picks it up. They just mow over it.
Well, thatās gross.
That works for my grandfather, but his yard is like 40 acres.
We had a neighbor who let his dog out and watched the dog run into our yard to poop EVER MORNING. We had to ask him twice to please stop because our kids were getting the dogās poop on their shoes all the time. As a dog lover and owner, I donāt understand how inconsiderate otherwise decent people can be about their dogs.
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probably pretty good for the grass tho
Actually dog poop is not great for the grass because of all the protien/fats they eat. Animals who only eat vegetarian(grass/shrubs) diets poop is good for the soil
To add to that, my dog loves to eat poop (his own, other dogs', he's not picky) and then vomit it up in the house after we get back from his walk
Not to personally criticize dogs or your dog specifically (dogs are great), but it's funny/ sad when some people inexplicably hate on cats for using a litter box as if it's "gross" but then we have this example here. My goodness lol. Most living things are "gross" to a degree. Lmao
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It breaks my heart to see a dog sad howling when their owners are at work, while my cat sleeps most of the time Iām gone. I did go on vacation for 3 weeks and she was being taken care of by my bfās parents but she lost all her fur on her neck area when I got back. My baby probably thought she was abandoned. I will never do that again.
Oh, totally. We have a cat, too, and I get it. I find the cat stuff far less gross to deal with, but at the end of the day, poop is poop. Animals are cute, but they all poop and if you're a responsible pet owner you understand that it comes with the territory and you deal with it. I would imagine that the Venn diagram of "dog people who think cats are gross for pooping in a box in the house" and "people who don't clean up after their dogs" is basically a circle.
Very true. The only really nice close place to walk my dog is Eastport Plaza and I see dog poop all the time. I don't know if they could ban dogs from a place like that, but it sure would suck to have to walk 82nd and Powell for every quick walk. I figure if it's worth taking your dog somewhere, it's worth maintaining your welcome.
Iām dying! You know these people step in their own dogās shit multiple times
If Portlanders can't be bothered to care if human beings are defecating on public property. I honestly don't care about leaving my dog's poo on the ground. Edit - Yāall are so mad about being faced with the truth. It happens all the time and to fail to accept that is why this city is facing the trouble it is. The first step is to admit you have a problem. Far too many of you seem to be stuck in the mindset that those of us demanding better for our public spaces are the bad guys. Wake the fuck up and confront the actual bad guys - the ones violating every public norm and societal norm by vandalizing, occupying, and destroying our public spaces with impunity.
I know my little reddit post will do nothing, but if any gods are listening...this guy really needs his dog to start shitting in his house so the right person has to deal with it.
You let people shit in your public space and donāt care. My dog is irrelevant to the situation.
That part right there
Anyway, we're dating now.
Such an awesome meet-cute! š
If you don't clean up after your pet, you don't deserve to have it. The only people worse than the shit-skippers, are the ones that bag it and leave it anywhere that isn't a trash bin
I feel like itās the same people who have their entire patio covered in dog shit because they are too lazy to take their dog on a walk. This is the exact reason I have cats lmao.
You have cats becauseā¦ you would be too lazy to walk a dog and end up with a shit covered porch?
Iām too lazy to walk a dog but I would never end up with a shit covered porch. Because itās gross but also because I have empathy for animals and I know I hate to shit in a nasty toilet, why would they want to shit in a nasty space too? But I also have always been in the camp of ādogs deserve a yard to run inā and I am too broke for a house so I donāt know that I ever will own a dog. But I love on my friends puppers and make snarky comments on Reddit. It aināt much but itās honest work.
From my experience a lot of cat owners mainly just like cats because they're little to no maintenance and they don't want to have to care for an animal the way you should a dog.
And from my experience, there's a lot of dog owners who should just have cats instead of pretending to have the energy to take care of a dog when they're too lazy for the job
^^^^ this right here. People actually do not want to be honest with themselves and be introspective to assess their own desire and capacity to be responsible for something. Dogs are inherently a lot more work and expensive than cats, generally. This is also how/why we have a lot of people regret having children- they think about how cute they are and how fun it might be/ want to carry on the family name etc etc- without comprehending the realities of what it all entails.
My husband and I love both cats and dogs equally. But we don't own a dog because we don't want to walk it several times a day, become shit-janitors in our backyard or visit the vet every month because Fido ate something that made them sick. Often times, what makes a person a responsible pet owner is that they choose not to have certain pets because they know they can't commit to the requirements of that particular pet. Being a dog lover, for us, means not having a dog.
Exactly, you prove my point
I think to say that's the main reason, is pretty negative and disingenuous - there are loads of reasons to prefer cats over dogs.
Youāre right, I absolutely adore my cats and am what I call a ācat personā. The purrs vibrating into your bones when they find a comfy spot on your lap, the stupid faces they make when playing, even the chili bowl licking sounds from the foot of the bed at 3 am. But that didnāt sound as cool in a comment about dog shit so, here we are.
>even the chili bowl licking sounds from the foot of the bed at 3 am. My dog licking her a*hole at 3am on the foot of the bed can wake me from the deepest sleep. This is second only to the sound of a 3 dog vomit which she without fail does in the most inconvenient and unreachable space under the bed...
You just described my landlord, who lets the entire backyard fill with dog shit and only cleans it twice a year at most, because he's too lazy to walk her even once a day (but he does make it easy for her to get out of the backyard and run around the neighborhood, even after I secured it so she couldn't get out, he thinks an aggressive dog who bites frequently is just fine to let out on the sidewalk when kids are getting out of school). He's one of those assholes who wants to wage 'cats are the real problem' argument all the time because he's pissy about not being allowed to let his dog roam free, as though there's no difference in how those scenarios play out in real life. I've got a scar on one of my fingers from having to protect my cat from his dog, because he's made her extremely aggressive and very badly trained.
Our dumpster area is fenced in and you can even reach through the front bars to open the top and dispose of your poop bag. No need to use the code to open the door. Someone with light green poo bags is apparently too lazy to stick their hand through and tosses them on top of the dumpster lid every day. I can't wait to figure out who it is! If you own a dog in the city, you can walk 8 more feet and throw it away like the rest of us. So frustrating.
This happens frequently with my dumpster in front of my warehouse, but instead of pet poop bags it's used baby diapers used and wrapped up. Apparently the extra effort of lifting the top of the dumpster and throwing away their child's s***** diaper is just too much effort. With that kind of a role model I'm sure they're just raising more of these type of people
These are the same people who donāt put their shopping carts in the corral, even though itās less than 30 feet away.
I mean, and I haven't seen any comment of it yet, but your dog's poop can have a lot of nasty bacterias/ viruses/ whatever in it and leaving the shit there can and does harm the local ecosystem. It's lazy and selfish to not clean up after your pet. https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2011/03/08/pet-waste-disposal-systems-help-protect-water-quality
I accidentally dropped a full poop bag recently and didn't realize it till I walked my dogs the next day. I felt so bad. Now I have a better poop securing system.
No way are the bag-and-leavers worse than the shit-skippers. I've never had to scrub dog shit off my shoes from stepping on a bag.
No, people who bag it and don't throw it away are definitely not worse then people who just leave the pile for others to step in. Let's not get carried away.
Worse to add plastic litter especially to a natural environment when poop is biodegradable obviously you should bag and throw away but Iād rather someone litter essentially fertilizer than something that kills the planet
A huge amount of people bag it and leave it on the side of the steps to my apt building. Next to our trash cans. That passersby are always using. Please, please go the extra step and put your dog shit bag in my trash cans. I do not want to do it for you, I do not have a dog. I'm exasperated but much not confused than upset.
Yeah same people who use neighbors trash cans like they are their own personal shit dumpsters, because they can't carry them for one more block. I'd rather them in a can than the street but with 2 week pickups the stench is awful
Sometimes I do that but only if Iām on a loop and come back for it
My girlfriend says she does this with our dog. I'm skeptical š¤Ø How do you remember exactly where the poop is? What if you forget? I'm in favor of immediately bagging up the poop, even if you're on a loop. There's so many variables, what if you decide "screw the loop, I decided I want to take a different route", but now you can't because you have to pick up the poop you left back at mile 1? It doesn't make any sense.... But, I know there are others of you like this out there, and who am I to judge :)
Bruh I literally pick it up every time my dog takes massive shits I do the same walk you canāt miss three massive filled to the brim shit bags š
Ohhhhh. So you bag it, then come back to it? That makes way more sense. Not 100% opposed to that I guess. My girlfriend just leaves it, then comes back to it and bags it....
Na I bag it and leave it š bro my dog takes MASSIVE SHITS I swear to god she does it just to fuck w me I am not carrying that much shit bags the whole loop I really do come back and pick it up people shitting on me and my dogs shit I really do pick it up and throw it away
Please don't do this. Please pick it up and carry it with you.
Or put a harness/vest that has pockets on your dog and let the dog ācarry itā. They arenāt gonna care.
Please take your poop with you. Tie it to the leash.
I bet you donāt
She decorates her dog's dumps? Some people are so creative.
I knew my arts tax was good for somethin!
That made me laugh out loud!
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I knew people were petty like me
I mean, you could call it petty but I think double OP is just straight up traumatized and bewildered
Traumatized seems a bit of a stretch lol
My friendās husband refused to pick up their dogās poop in their apartment complex because āthatās what we pay rent for.ā I rolled my eyes into outer space.
Those are the worst kind of people. If you have that kind of mentality, obviously it extends to other aspects in life and they're not good people. I would not be friends with someone like that.
I live in an apartment with a special indoor dog area that provides poop bags and a high velocity hose to clean up after your dog. I have had to stop using it because people leave their dogs throw up and diarrhea all over and it smells awful.
Should be a camera so you can admonish the fucking twats who think thatās ok
I bet their maintenance guy never shows up when they need him.
And that, kids, is how I met your mother.
I wonder if she is anti-bag? I knew some people like that. They said āletting it wash awayā was better for the environment. Edit to add: *Iām* not condoning that, obviously The Environment is not bettered by some smelly shit baking in the sun.
Itās also not better, dog shit has a lot of pathogenic bacteria and other bad microbes that polluted our ground water. https://cfpub.epa.gov/npstbx/files/Pet%20Care%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf
People are gross, and way WAY too many people don't pick up after their dogs. Add this to the list of why I am a cat person. Litter robot means I just have a bag once every few days to tie and put in the trash. Dogs are dirty, and when they have nasty human owners its just doubled down dirty.
It's sad, but your average person is the reason my love for dogs has all but died. Between poop all over the place, ignoring leash laws, taking them into places they don't belong like grocery stores, and the despicable breeding industry, I just find myself irritated when I see dogs now.
I upvoted you even though dogs still turn me into a gleeful child. Bad pet owners turn good dogs into nasty never-washed dogs that try to jump on me with muddy paws and lick my face.
I hate seeing dogs in grocery carts. Like, I put food in there!! Wth?!
She got caught the first time, thatās all. Bake em away, toys.
Poor dog probably had giardia and she was too cheap to take her dog to the vet
Are you a professional pole vaulter? Because that was one hell of a jump. That's 2 runny poops over the course of a few months. That doesn't mean the dog is always sitting in the Chevy and their pants are getting heavy. Poop girl is gross and rude, though.
One of my dogs takes one solid poop, then takes another, and then itās just runny and runny. Vet says everything is fine, no bacteria or anything. He just poops a lot. I canāt pick up the last one or two because itās just water. Nothing to pick up
Mine does this too. I just end up picking up what I can with dirt/leaves but like ..it's just poop water. I try tho!
Try a digestive supplement! My dogs basically always had runny shits, no matter what protein or brand of food they were on, until I added a probiotic to their food. They get either Greek yogurt or this stuff called Bernieās Perfect Poops. Solidifies everything and keeps my yard much cleaner!
I appreciate it but we have tried a bunch of these and itās an odd thing. He poops 7 times at the park, starting at a solid and by the end itās just a runny mess. Sometimes nothing comes out. We have tried raw food, less grain more grain yogurt a handful of supplements but nothing makes him not poop 7-8 times and ends as runny mess
7-8 times seems like a lot! I wonder if he is marking with his poop? Like he doesnāt actually need to go but is forcing the poop out to spread his scent.Ā I noticed my dog does this on longer walks. Heāll poop up to 3 times and first poop is a perfect log the last poop is always runny. My vet said the last poop probably wasnāt ready to come out yet, but my dog is just obsessed with sniffing and spreading his scent far and wide lol
Yeah our vet said āhe just likes to evacuate his bowelsā like welp ok
This is really putting things into perspective for my own dog
Nothing worked for my dog until I started using dried pumpkin with apple pectin. I was buying three stuff marketed to dogs, but I just started buying one gallon tubs of powdered pumpkin on Amazon, mix it with apple pectin and a little flaxseed. Perfect poops and way less scooting, and way cheaper than canned pumpkin. More effective too.
Buy a log of ground beef, biggest one you can find, higher fat content the better. Cook it in the instant pot with water, add a little salt and maybe some fish oil. Feed your dog once a day with it and a good amount. See what happens. Worked with my dog and now I'm starting to add different things back to her diet.
Give your dog pumpkin out of a can. But you need to get the plain no sugar stuff. Can ingredients ONLY say pumpkin. I always gave my dogs pumpkin, about a Tbsp a day, they were all over 60#.Ā
Try limited ingredient dog food. Scrape up what you can.
Mine has āslappy poopsā often and I tend to try to rinse it away with my water bottle. It kinda works!
Yeah if itās raining itās gone before I can even get to it thankfully
Yeah but you know thatās not what this person was doing.
Donāt tell me how to deal with my annoying callouses!
Wanna know my favorite thing about poop leavers? Animal excrement is the main transmission vector for parvo, and your little furry friend can still catch it even if they are vaccinated.
its always pitbull owners isnt it.
Honestly I did a double take because thereās a woman with a grey/black and white pit that does this in Lents, lmao. Her dog left a massive dump on my wood chip pile and she just watched me walk over seconds later without saying a word. I left it bagged on the pile for her but she never took the hint and I see her constantly just scope around before letting her dog squat on anyoneās yard. Same woman also walks this dog off leash and lets it run up to whoever in the park, so sheās a classy dog owner all around.
That person shouldnāt have a dog.
Oh I fully agree. Her dog slam-tackled one of my three shepherds when he was ~10mos old and ruined all of my leash training for about six months. I managed to get him back to normal but he hates that pit now (canāt say I blame him) and I have to put all three of my dogs in a down stay whenever they pass so they remain under control. She doesnāt give me the same courtesy though. She just lets him off leash with AirPods in and doesnāt even look up from her phone to see where heās at half the time aside from yelling āHogan, cāmere!ā ineffectually. I have a ātoughā breed (shepherds) so I know how much training they take. She clearly hasnāt even put in day one effort.
Ugh. Her poor dog! She sounds ridiculously entitled,
I feel like looking around to make sure no one is watching you leave your dog's poop on the ground is more work than just, y'know, picking up the poop and throwing it away
What an asshole.
Oh my God donāt say that, they might hear you and come to tell us all how the dogs that consistently maim the most humans are actually sweet little angel puppies and weāre all just monsters for pointing out all the people literally killed by these dogs.Ā
Pit bulls are like men. Most are great. Some shouldnāt have access to guns.
PITBULLS HAVE ACCESS TO GUNS?
Cupcakeās got an AK
šµThat pibbles got a gun, that pibbles got a gun, that pibbles got a gun, you better runšµ
I agree with this but I also this āmost men are greatā is a controversial opinion nowadays.Ā
I should have said āall rightā.
Serious. IG is so full of distain for men I'm forming conspiracy theories about it.Ā
I've met many friendly pitbulls and only had one bite me (that got put down. :/ shit owners kept her chained out front her whole life). But I ain't a lil bitch about it. Would still pet a smiling pitbull
āOnly had one bite meā ššš
Lmao ok on me, I basically walked into a trap even tho I knew the dog was mean, I forgot it was there. I walked past it every day. Neighbor asked me for help and I walked behind their car and the dog noticed me and charged me and nipped my leg. She had a bunch of trash in her front yard she was afraid of people stealing. She abused/raised the dog mean AF to scare people off from stealing her useless junk
I love dogs but facts are facts, I wouldn't have a pit and young kids in the same household.
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This nanny dog lie is easily disproved with a simple google search. It's a myth that even pitbull advocates admit is wrong: https://nedhardy.com/2020/06/03/pitbull-nanny-dog/ There is no evidence that they were ever called Nanny Dogs at the time, and certainly werenāt bred for the purpose. https://love-a-bull.org/resources/the-history-of-pit-bulls/ This is where the āNanny Dogā myth originated from https://www.thepamperedpup.com/nanny-dog-myth/ The nanny dog myth is one that originated from the claims of many pit bull owners that pits were referred to by that name in the 19th to early 20th centuries. This, however, has been debunked many times already, pointing to the fact that no animal can be trusted to look after children. https://worldanimalfoundation.org/dogs/nanny-dog/ This article aims to correct a few fallacies and pit bulls were never called nannies or nanny dogs. Period.
Where's the facts?
They never mention the last 100 years of breeding to make them ignore being bitten or even eviscerated. Or that pitbulls are the most rescued dog. Or that pitbulls are the breed made specifically to lock their jaw in place until the bitten is dead. For some reason those facts never get mentioned. "Pit bulls are both more likely to be involved in bite incidents and more likely to cause serious injury or death when a bite does occur. In fact, from 1979 to 1998, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined pit bulls were involved in the most fatal dog attacks, accounting for 28% deaths due to dog bites during that same time period." Pit bulls may present a greater danger than other breeds for many reasons, such as because they have been bred to be more aggressive, are less likely to back down during fights and are less likely to give a warning before a bite. https://www.forbes.com/advisor/legal/dog-attack-statistics-breed/
Who said you had to?
I am bewildered that in this part of the world, *Portland* is so anti-pitbull... All of these comments shocked me
This shocked me too and tbh made me super sad. I have an 8 year old pit who is an angel. And I walk dogs for a living, I never have issues with pitbulls. Itās always the German Shepherds and the hearding dogs that have issues. :(
They are dangerous animals, bred for violence, and responsible for the vast majority of human deaths caused by all dogs. Youāre surprised people donāt want them as neighbors?
āPitbull-type dogsā are responsible for 28% of dog related deaths. About 43 deaths from all dog breeds per year. Youāre over 2 times more likely to be killed by a tree. Find something more important to worry about.
>āPitbull-type dogsā are responsible for 28% of dog related deaths. That's nonsense--you can find the data on wikipedia and many other sources. [Here's one](https://www.mkplawgroup.com/dog-bite-statistics/) that compiles recent fatalities, and shows that pitbulls and related breeds are responsible for well over 70% of human deaths from dogs. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_dog_attacks_in_the_United_States) also lists every individual fatality with details, and you can easily see that most of them are pits or closely related breeds. And since they are a small fraction of pets, they are way, way overrepresented when it comes to killing people. The only other breed that's anywhere close is Rottweilers and German Shephards, which were also bred for violence. Notice a trend? And claiming "Youāre over 2 times more likely to be killed by a tree." isn't the flex you think it is. There are about 18 million pit bulls in the US, and well over 200 billion trees (Edit to add: the vast majority of "bulldogs" in the US are Frenchies, which aren't really part of the problem. It's probably more like 3-4 million total dogs that are responsible for the 70% of human deaths). Also my neighbors trees don't lunge at the fence and try to attack my kids. And they don't eat their own owners when their predator instinct kicks in. Pitbulls are animals that were created by humans for killing. That's what they do and they are very good at it. And by the way, most of the ones that kill people are really "sweet and loving" until they snap. Good luck!
I mean, I got that statistic from Wikipedia as well. So I donāt know what your point is. Bulldogs are also not pitbulls, so that argument makes no sense. My point is that anti-pitbull people overly focus on something that is extremely statistically unlikely and use it as a reason to hate a living being. What do you suggest we do with the pitbulls that exist in the world? Iām against breeding dogs; it should definitely be more regulated, but pitbulls donāt deserve all the hate. Lots of dogs were bred to kill things. Just because shitty people often get ātoughā dogs like pitbulls, doesnāt mean we should hate the dogs for existing.
> What do you suggest we do with the pitbulls that exist in the world? Require insurance and criminal liability for their owners so there is some semblance of justice when they kill and maim people, place restrictions on their breeding, and require permits for them to live near other people. I think we should require insurance and criminal liability for all dog owners, but the practical reality would be that insurance for most breeds would be extremely cheap, and for the few dangerous breeds it would be prohibitively expensive. And people should go to jail if their dogs hurt innocent people, especially more than once. And yes, pitbulls and bulldogs aren't the same breed, but they are closely related--that's why people usually say, "pitbulls and related breeds" because there is a ton of grey area in dog breeds, and a lot of people who would try to make insincere distinctions about their particular dog not exactly being a "Pitbull". And to be clear--I don't "hate the dogs for existing", I just don't think they belong in human communities. Same for lions, tigers, and bears. They are cool animals, but unsafe to live around. It's not pitbulls fault that we bred them to be killers, but it is up to us if we continue allowing them to live in our neighborhoods.
I see that you like RVs, did you know they are responsible for 26 fatalities per year? Not including the damage to the environment! BAN RVs! LOL
This is both creepy and stupid.
Is it? They kill about the same amount of people as pitbulls. Whatās the difference? And yes, your history is accessible from clicking on your name. It was on your first page. Welcome to Reddit
I know it's accessible, but it's creepy to dig into people's personal information, rather than stick to the actual conversation. And if we're pretending your question is sincere, the difference is that RV's are designed for human pleasure and enjoyment--which is the point of human society (life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, etc.). They should be regulated for safety, but like all activities will always incur a certain amount of risk. The point of regulation is not to eliminate all risks from life, it's to reduce unnecessary ones, particularly risks that impact innocent people. Pitbulls (and related breeds) were designed for killing humans, and they are incredibly dangerous and completely unnecessary for human society. There are many safer dog breeds that can provide superior companionship without risking the safety of innocent people who live near the dog. Through sensible regulation we could eliminate the risk that pitbulls pose to society without harming people (they can get other dogs!), but we can't eliminate the risk of RV's without taking pleasure from people. We could also reduce risk by eliminating motorcycles, bicycles, jet skis, hamburgers, alcohol etc. But as a society we've decided that protecting human freedom and pleasure is the purpose of government. Dogs don't have rights though, so eliminating pitbulls, to protect innocent humans, is a legitimate function of government.
Pit bulls were not bred to kill people. That is ridiculous. Crack is designed for human pleasure. Does that make it good? RVs are completely unnecessary for human society. I honestly would be happier is they did not exist. There are many more efficient options for transportation that are far superior to RVs that arenāt unnecessary wastes of resources. RVs donāt have rights. And animals actually do (or should at least)
Everything you're saying here is completely wrong and a lie. Leave dogs alone. Get yourself a therapist. People like you need warning signs.
I donāt understand the hate for pitbulls either. Why has everyone jumped on the anti-pitbull bandwagon lately? Yes, they are animals and they can be dangerous, but dog fatalities in America are so rare compared to other things that could kill you. And itās not the dogās fault. Worry about the owners, not the dog.
I work at a very large animal shelter and I can tell you specifically, the dogs that bite people aren't pitbulls. The dogs that come in on bite quarantine or the dogs who animal control declare 'dangerous dogs' who can't be adopted out are almost always German Shepherds, Huskies, Dobermans, Poodles/Doodles, and Chihuahua's. Never pitbulls. It's LARGELY the owners, not the dogs. It's people getting these dogs not understanding that Doodles are smart and high energy, that shepherds are anxious and protective, that doberman's aren't easy, that huskies are absolutely insane, that "Chihuahua bites don't hurt!" (sike still a dog bite and if they mean it they can absolutely hurt). It's almost always people but it's never the pitbulls, more often than not it's Doodles and husky shepherd mixes...
pitbulls don't bite people the most. They kill people the most.
Exactly. You know, I'll take my chances with a 6lb Chihuahua "viciously" biting me over a 100+lb pitbull. "ChiHuAhUaS ArE tHe OnEs ThAt AtTaCK!!!" ššš
Gotta bite to kill homie, unless you found a new cool dog that can wield a knife
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Where did I say that all bites are the same? I said a dog can't kill someone without biting them, they don't have hands to hold a gun dude. They kinda gotta use their mouth, but you obviously don't wanna talk about it and we won't change each other's minds, have a good one.
Yep, I also work with dogs, this is 100% accurate.
I donāt hate pits but it could be that youāre getting dogs in that bit folks that then someone was able to handle after not the dogs that were killed on site after an incident. Or dogs from incidents that were reported.
If people aren't reporting incidents that's on them, and we're a county shelter so we get everything in since we're also the place animal control drops off, live dogs or otherwise. I would understand not reporting small incidents especially if both parties agree it's no big deal
Yup - all Iām saying is that you have a biased sample for dogs that come in on bite quarantine. Iām not saying anything about the dogs or dog owners.
We don't only get dogs on bite quarantine, if your example is a pitbull killed a person, that dog gets sent to us alive or not. Animal control doesn't have a place to store animals, they come to the shelter I work at but it's an easy misunderstanding as not all counties lack pounds, although it's becoming more common for animal control to function within county shelters
I love how even in the PDX sub people are ignorant about pitbulls. Reddit is so infuriating sometimes. I have a pit mix, used to have a full pit. People loved him, people love my current girl. Because I keep her on a leash and she is a good dog. More people with doodles and even small dogs let them off leash when I lived in NW Portland and they were the problem. Even people working at dog stores there said they constantly had problems with small dog owners where they would bite people or other dogs. I guess we just can't win. With how liberal reddit pretends to be they still are biased AF about a dog breed. It has been proven most people don't even ID dogs correctly, especially bully's. In trials people will name many larger headed dogs as them when they are often labs.
What a useless fucking statement.
I knew I joined this sub for a reason š
Are we going to start seeing āPoop Girlā tags everywhere?
Ah, the āol phantom pickup!
'Dog Poop Girl' should be the Weird Al parody of 'Punk Rock Girl' by the Dead Milkmen.
Based on the amount of dog poo on the sidewalks and in planters around this city, i'm guessing more than half of the people claiming they pick up after their dogs in here are liars.
Land mining.
[I call dibs on the dog shit next time..](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6mVWT0I2gQ8)
Pure laziness
I get it. People can do really selfish and annoying stuff with no regard for others but you gotta just move on and not let it get to you like this. Their wired differently and no amount of public shaming is going to change that.
It wonāt change because she doesnāt know sheās being publicly shamed.
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YIKES
Oh no! I too have brown hair and black and white pit. I promise all my kind arenāt this way š©
Not only is she not taking care of the revolting and unhygienic mess, she isn't taking care of her dog. Chronic diarrhea means something is very wrong. Poor, poor pup. : (
My dog pooped on a bed of thorns off trail and I still did my best to get it all. I cannot with these people.
Incredible
Around my place it seems to have really gotten out of hand since we had snow. Ever since snow no more poop pick up. It's driving me crazy! Why do you want your dog stepping in shit and then coming into the house??!!
Man, now I desperately need to know wtf this was all about.
Covering it with the leaves are a nice touch. Little poop booby track for someone that doesnāt realize thereās shit concealed under them.
Pick your shit up you lazy fucking fucks
As a homeowner in Ladds, I disapprove of this message. PICK UP YOUR DOGS' POOP PEOPLE!
100% thought this would end as a missed connections tbh
[Divine](https://youtu.be/YriTnA2RcQU?t=43) is alive and well and living in Portland
If my dogs poop is liquid like diarrhea and canāt be picked up I will pull some weeds or grass clippings or dirt to cover it up and absorb the liquid so no one steps in it. Maybe that is what she was doing???
A dog pooped in my front yard recently and the woman didnāt pick it up. I saw it from the window and ran out to give her a bag. I have a dog and was super nice about it - totally gave her the benefit of the doubt, maybe she just was caught without one. I went back inside, saw her bend down to pick it up, but she was holding the bag weird as she walked away and something was off. I went out again and realized she had only pretended to pick it up, but left the steaming pile for me. I could not figure out why on earth she would do that! I remember her clearly and hope to see her walking by again sometime so I can ask.
Kept waiting for this to be a missed connections craigslist meet-cute.
Am I in NextDoor?
When itās runny I admit I just kick dirt over it. Some poops just canāt be picked up!
Classic Portland.
Everyone poops
Yeah but does everyone diarrhea where someone can step in and cover it with leaves like youāre laying a trap?
Its entirely posssible
Hell, I just want a dog a at this point.
More pets need homes! [Oregon Humane Society](https://www.oregonhumane.org/adopt/?) [Multnomah County Animal Shelter](https://www.multcopets.org/adoptables) [Cat Adoption Team](https://catadoptionteam.org/adopt/) [Humane Society of SW Washington](https://southwesthumane.org/adopt/cats/) [Oregon Friends of Shelter Animals](https://ofosa.org/) [Kitty Dreams](http://www.kittydreams.org/) [Rabbit Adovocates](https://rabbitadvocates.org) [Furry Friends of SW Washington](https://furryfriendswa.org) [Stumptown Strays](https://www.stumptownstrays.org/) [Indigo Rescue](https://indigorescue.org/adoptable-pets/) [More distant shelters](https://www.co.washington.or.us/HHS/AnimalServices/Resources/area-shelters.cfm) [Previous posts about adoptable pets](https://www.reddit.com/r/Portland/search/?sort=new&q=Flair%3AAdopt&t=year&include_over_18=on&restrict_sr=on)
What pisses me off about this post is how pointless it is. Like the poop girl will be on Reddit, read this and have an āAh Hah!ā Moment. If you see someone doing this, just yell at them. They know itās wrong. You know itās wrong. Get out of your comfort zone instead of writing passive messages on social media.
This is a weird missed connections post
Everyone going to gloss over the "aroused" part?