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I actually think that the culprits are often human. I saw a middle aged man on the smaller end of the Rye pooing (I presume) into a patch of bushes near the former lido. I know that the vast majority of dog owners are very responsible, and let us remember that it is not the fault of the dog but the owner. I often approach serial dog pooers and spitters (again something not many people on here talk about) locally, and it often ends in some sort of slagging match. If I ever see this chap I will make sure to approach him.


Louisa.

  • 4 months later...
catgirl - you're right. The communtiy needs to support the community. Its a disgusting thing to have to observe or deal with. Let the council know - they have to take acion if people make an issue of it. Let the SNT know - problems like this are what they are supposed to be responding to. Just having a word about their anit-social behaivour is usually enough - they need evidence. Who is he? Where does he live? When does it happen. I see him - there is no way we can walk on by. It's not really something we are supposed to deal with, but as "good citizen" it has to challenged, and reported and dealt with somehow. It is a finable offence that the Local Authoriy needs to deal with - but they need the ammunition/evidence.

He's officially known as "dog poo man" in our neck of the woods. Has been known to get fairly abusive when politely offered a dog poo bag. Also has endearing habit of leaving his car right in the middle of Goodrich Road after backing out of his drive, while he's locking up his house. Have received a torrent of abuse when I asked him to move it (we were trying to get to King's A&E with a sick kid. Had to back up and take another route). He also guards the parking space outside his house with a traffic cone when he's away. Nice.


I reckon he thinks he's Kenickie fron Grease...

I'm clearly not one of the people dog poo man is referring to, as we don't live anywhere near him, although we do frequently walk and drive down Goodrich Road.


The traffic cone left outside his house has nothing to do with his driveway: it's for the car he keeps parked outside his house. He only uses the cone to reserve the space in front of his house when he takes that car out.


Furthermore blocking the road with his car while he faffs around locking up his house, garage, gates, moves the bins, whatever, is completely unacceptable. I've never seen anyone, of any age -- whether with a driveway or without -- need to do this. On the occasion that we were blocked his car was parked at an *angle* across the road, so that we couldn't pass on either side (there would have been plenty of space). Frankly if that's the best parking he's capable of he shouldn't be allowed to drive -- however I suspect that it has less to do with his driving and more to do with he fact that he didn't give a toss who he kept waiting. We asked him VERY politely to move (just a couple of feet) as we were on our way to hospital, he responded angrily (shouting) and with rude gestures: NOT COOL.


I only raise the road blocking incident to illustrate a general lack of concern for anyone else. Like most people, the dog poo is the main issue for us. My husband was told - rather robustly - to mind his own business when he asked DPM to clean up after his dog. Actually, when his dog mess ends up on our kids' shoes, scooter wheels, and buggyboard it *is* our business.


What dog mess bins have to do with him not picking up his dog's mess is unclear. Nor does "limited mobility" have any bearing on picking up dog mess: there are MANY inexpensive devices for sale in pet shops to pick up dog mess without bending ("Arms Length poop scoop" is but one example.) There are many responsible dog owners with far more limited mobility who would never dream of leaving their dog mess for others to step in.


Dog Poo Man's respnse to computedshorty is exactly what I expected. Outgrown teenage rebel without a cause.

computedshorty Wrote:

He seems to have more Knowllege than we might give him credit for.

He stated that he has limited movement that also restricts bending down to pick anything up.

Look at clauses 2B. and C3.


2(b) in respect of a dog trained by a prescribed charity and upon which he relies for assistance.

3© not having a device for or other suitable means of removing the faeces shall not be a reasonable

excuse for failing to remove the faeces.



Even with limited mobility 2(b) would only apply if the dog were an assistance dog and 3© counters his excuse too

Well, if you can't reach the pedals you shouldn't drive the car.


2(b) is referring to someone who is so disabled that they require an assistance dog. As I read it, the law suggests that if you're able bodied enough to own a dog and take it for walks (with the exclusion of assistance dogs provided by charities) you are able bodied enough to scoop your dog's poop. Seems reasonable.


You know, it's not as though anyone is asking him to do anything that any other dog owner wouldn't be required to do, or that any sensible and responsible person would do whether required to or not. His reaction is really quite odd if you think about it. You'd assume that he'd want people to say "what lovely dogs" rather than "oh no, it's DPM and his amazing poop-producing pooches" (does he still have two Springers, or is there just the one left now?). Maybe it's like the way some children will misbehave in order to get attention: negative attention being better than none. Maybe I'm thinking about this too much and he's just a grumpy old misanthrope.

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