Pet owners not cleaning up after dogs.

[Bob_in_NC]

I recently enjoyed a beach camping trip. I have noticed that pet owners are often picking up and bagging poop but then leave the bags beside of paths in the campground for the campground trash collectors to pick up. I do not understand why anyone would do this. Doing things such as this will only cause trouble. It could place restrictions on pets, cause new additional "pet" fees to be added or worse ban dogs all together. I saw this last year as well but I think it is happening now more than ever. I have seen this in different campgrounds.

Please remember that even in a campground with trash pickup at your campsite it is YOUR responsibility to dispose of a poop bag properly. Picking up poop is only the first step. It is easy to drop a bag into a trash or dog waste receptacle!

The campground I was staying provided doggie bags AND waste receptacles and people were still leaving the little bags of poop on the ground.

We love bringing our dog with us but I fear that the actions of a few may ruin it for many.

[jake2250]

Its the beach,,just a few kicks of sand and it goes away!! heck if you got crafty you could swipe some sand away and kick the poo into the hole,, then cover,,,All Gone!!
Who picks up after the sea gulls??

[toedtoes]

camperforlife wrote:
Well I'm sure some people in my neighborhood think I leave the poop bag along the street but that just isn't so. Our Corgi loves to poop in a fellow Corgi's yard near the beginning of our walk. I pick it up, bag it and leave it at the curb for pick up on the way back by so we don't have to walk our entire walk with poop in hand. I will add that this is with complete knowledge and suggestion of the other homeowner. They even throw it away at times before we get back around.

The moral of the story is it may not be what it appears.

X2.

If I'm taking the dogs on a hike and they poop on the way out, I will bag it, tie off the bag, and set it on the side of the trail. On the way back to camp, I will pick up the bag(s) and dump it in the dumpster. I just don't see a reason to carry the poop all the way out only to carry it all the way back so I can put it in the dumpster.

I suspect that MOST people who take the time to actually pick up and bag their dog's poop are doing this. The ones who pick up and bag the poop but leave it for someone else to dump are in a very small minority.

[BCSnob]

therink wrote:
Sounds like a first world problem. Stop and smell the roses, not the p**p.

:B

[camperforlife]

Well I'm sure some people in my neighborhood think I leave the poop bag along the street but that just isn't so. Our Corgi loves to poop in a fellow Corgi's yard near the beginning of our walk. I pick it up, bag it and leave it at the curb for pick up on the way back by so we don't have to walk our entire walk with poop in hand. I will add that this is with complete knowledge and suggestion of the other homeowner. They even throw it away at times before we get back around.

The moral of the story is it may not be what it appears.

[SuperiorBound]

Glad I have not seen this yet, as long as you bagged it why not put it in the trash? People can be so strange.

[Ductape]

Can we combine this thread with one of the "why do people have to cut through my campsite?" threads?

Seems like this problem can solve that one.

[Deb_and_Ed_M]

Bob_in_NC wrote:
I recently enjoyed a beach camping trip. I have noticed that pet owners are often picking up and bagging poop but then leave the bags beside of paths in the campground for the campground trash collectors to pick up.

That's a new one! Clearly, some folks are reading the campground's directive to "put trash at the curb" to include blue bags??

I always add mine to the trash bag, so there's only one larger bag to be picked up. Maybe the campground needs to be more specific?

[davosfam]

I wish campgrounds would start charging fees for not picking it up. We own a lot in a private campground, as do friends of ours. Our friends were visiting our site and their dog went across the street and did her business in the neighbor's tall grass. Then our friend didn't pick it up. When I mentioned it to him, he said the grass was tall enough that it was fine. I explained to him that someone owns that lot and he needs to pick it up. He finally did but I was shocked that he really thought leaving it there was okay. Sheesh!

[Oaklevel]

My dogs poop doesn't smell...................

Our son never wanted to pick up after our dogs 🙂 he has a dog now He has learned how to do it 🙂 🙂

It is sad when a dog bag station and trash can are just 30 feet from a big pile.......... One campground we go to has instituted a $100 fee if caught not picking it up........ goes to animal charities..... 🙂

[therink]

Sounds like a first world problem. Stop and smell the roses, not the p**p.

[rcmiller32]

I would love to see the parents make the kids pick up the trash they leave laying around. At least put it in a trash bag, like we have to do with pets droppings. Much more trash left laying around than pet droppings. Same thing for cigarette buts.

[Bob_in_NC]

I do realize that most people reading this are not the ones leaving the bags of poop all around. We, as responsible dog owners must do what we can to let the offenders know this is not acceptable.

I forgot to mention that the campground staff that collects trash does not stop the trash truck to collect every individual poop bag. That is why a lot of bags are sitting around.

[Walaby]

Old-Biscuit wrote:
When out walking dog thru CG.....if I'm sure that nobody is watching I just kick it off into the bushes

Me too.. And sometimes, when Im feeling ornery, I just leave it there, hoping someone says something.

Sorry, Just feeling a bit ornery today.

Mike

[Pawz4me]

In eight years of RV'ing I never recall ever seeing a bag of poop left anywhere other than in a trash can.

Once again I'm left wondering if we stay in the "wrong" places. :h