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This is a issue that’s relevant all through the year, but now that summer’s almost upon us, and kids are now playing outside more, it’s not just a question of being socially conscious about the environment in which you live, or even whether or not there’s a fine in place if you get caught for not doing so.  It’s a case of commonsense and hygiene.  No-one likes getting dog poop on their shoes, but in the summer there’s a higher likelihood of children in particular getting this on their barefeet if you allow your dog to poop in public places, and ignore the fact that you as the dog’s owner are responsible to clean it up.

There’s really no reason not to clean up after your dog these days.  In times gone by, it wasn’t something you did, no-one expected you too and it wasn’t always easy to do.  Nowadays, you just need to walk into any good pet store and you’ll find an array of different “tools” that will make this not so pleasant job simple to do.  There are a variety of “poop scoops” that help with the picking up, and “baggies” to put it in.  If you prefer, you could use the scented nappy sacks available at most supermarkets.  Public places such as parks even provide special bins where you can dump the dog’s poop baggie once you’re done.

What’s really annoying is seeing little old ladies who obviously have problems bending down, managing to clean up after their dogs, whilst healthier younger dog owners think that it’s ok for them not to.  It’s not ok.  If you’ve got a dog, and you’ve bought it in the past 10 or so years, then you know you're supposed to clean up after it.  

Make this a country where our children can walk freely in public areas without fear of treading in a mess someone else should have cleaned up!

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