S/O What is it about disposing of dog poop in your trash can that upsets you

[Anonymous]

I know. From now on I will coat the lid of my trash can in dog shit so that any one who opens it up to put their dog shit in will get their hands dirty.

The trash guys all wear gloves and use the dumping machines, so this should work great. Hey, my can was going to smell like shit anyway.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I put my own dog's poop bags in our own trash. First of all, it stinks. Secondly, the trash guys are sloppy and the poop bag occasionally winds up in the street in front of my house. Other times, the poop bag remains in the bottom of the trash can because they didn't shake it out. I'm pretty sure my neighbors would be upset if that happened to them and they didn't even own a dog.

My trash guys won't empty the whole can into the truck. They pull out the bagged garbage rather than pick up the can so the poop bag stays in the can forever and eventually breaks and the poop gets mixed with rain. It wouldn't bother me if the trash guys emptied the entire can into the truck but that doesn't happen.

Pp again - I should add that it just annoys me when people put poop in my can but I don't get white hot angry about it -- which it seems like some of the pps do. I'd be fine with people putting poop in my can if they opened up one of the garbage bags already in there, tucked it inside, and tied it back up.

Do you honestly think that someone lazy and inconsiderate enough to put poop in your can is going to open up an existing bag and tie it back up? Dream on!

Well, the truth is I don't know whether or not anyone does that now -- because the bag would be hidden away in my own garbage bag. I usually put my dog's poop bags in a public trash can (which by the way is also against DC regulations) but if the dog poops on the way home I will put the poop bag inside an existing garbage bag in my own can. And, like I said, I'd be fine if other dog walkers did that. But I'm not enough of an expert on the ethics of dogwalkers to be able to speculate as to whether the distributive poopbaggers are too lazy to make this adjustment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just a specific question based off the stupid dog hating thread.

I am a dog owner who picks up after my dogs and who does not put the bags in your trash can because I've seen enough complaints about people who hate it but I genuinely don't understand WHY people hate it. Its your outdoor trash can. I never even look in my outdoor trashcan, certainly not closely enough to have noticed a rogue dog poop bag.

Genuinely curious because I feel like the people who DO do this are actually trying to be conscientious dog owners but people seem to get SUPER bent about it.

The garbage men do not dump the cans. They reach in and take what they want to take. They NEVER take the poop. YOUR poop. Which you have just made MY poop. Forever.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just a specific question based off the stupid dog hating thread.

I am a dog owner who picks up after my dogs and who does not put the bags in your trash can because I've seen enough complaints about people who hate it but I genuinely don't understand WHY people hate it. Its your outdoor trash can. I never even look in my outdoor trashcan, certainly not closely enough to have noticed a rogue dog poop bag.

Genuinely curious because I feel like the people who DO do this are actually trying to be conscientious dog owners but people seem to get SUPER bent about it.

The garbage men do not dump the cans. They reach in and take what they want to take. They NEVER take the poop. YOUR poop. Which you have just made MY poop. Forever.

Only until you clean your can, which you should probably be doing on a regular basis.

[Anonymous]

Your dog shit, your problem. Not mine. Expect that if my security camera catches you putting it in, it will be deposited on your doorstep later.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I put my own dog's poop bags in our own trash. First of all, it stinks. Secondly, the trash guys are sloppy and the poop bag occasionally winds up in the street in front of my house. Other times, the poop bag remains in the bottom of the trash can because they didn't shake it out. I'm pretty sure my neighbors would be upset if that happened to them and they didn't even own a dog.

My trash guys won't empty the whole can into the truck. They pull out the bagged garbage rather than pick up the can so the poop bag stays in the can forever and eventually breaks and the poop gets mixed with rain. It wouldn't bother me if the trash guys emptied the entire can into the truck but that doesn't happen.

Pp again - I should add that it just annoys me when people put poop in my can but I don't get white hot angry about it -- which it seems like some of the pps do. I'd be fine with people putting poop in my can if they opened up one of the garbage bags already in there, tucked it inside, and tied it back up.

Do you honestly think that someone lazy and inconsiderate enough to put poop in your can is going to open up an existing bag and tie it back up? Dream on!

Well, the truth is I don't know whether or not anyone does that now -- because the bag would be hidden away in my own garbage bag. I usually put my dog's poop bags in a public trash can (which by the way is also against DC regulations) but if the dog poops on the way home I will put the poop bag inside an existing garbage bag in my own can. And, like I said, I'd be fine if other dog walkers did that. But I'm not enough of an expert on the ethics of dogwalkers to be able to speculate as to whether the distributive poopbaggers are too lazy to make this adjustment.

You know that's against the law, but you do it anyway? Carry your dog shit home.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I put my own dog's poop bags in our own trash. First of all, it stinks. Secondly, the trash guys are sloppy and the poop bag occasionally winds up in the street in front of my house. Other times, the poop bag remains in the bottom of the trash can because they didn't shake it out. I'm pretty sure my neighbors would be upset if that happened to them and they didn't even own a dog.

My trash guys won't empty the whole can into the truck. They pull out the bagged garbage rather than pick up the can so the poop bag stays in the can forever and eventually breaks and the poop gets mixed with rain. It wouldn't bother me if the trash guys emptied the entire can into the truck but that doesn't happen.

Pp again - I should add that it just annoys me when people put poop in my can but I don't get white hot angry about it -- which it seems like some of the pps do. I'd be fine with people putting poop in my can if they opened up one of the garbage bags already in there, tucked it inside, and tied it back up.

Do you honestly think that someone lazy and inconsiderate enough to put poop in your can is going to open up an existing bag and tie it back up? Dream on!

Well, the truth is I don't know whether or not anyone does that now -- because the bag would be hidden away in my own garbage bag. I usually put my dog's poop bags in a public trash can (which by the way is also against DC regulations) but if the dog poops on the way home I will put the poop bag inside an existing garbage bag in my own can. And, like I said, I'd be fine if other dog walkers did that. But I'm not enough of an expert on the ethics of dogwalkers to be able to speculate as to whether the distributive poopbaggers are too lazy to make this adjustment.

You know that's against the law, but you do it anyway? Carry your dog shit home.

I don't care if it's against DC regulations. I'm going to do it anyway. (Believe me, the city is not sending people out to catch dogowners who put poop in the public trash cans.) Just be glad that I don't put it in my neighbors' cans. Seriously, I don't get the white hot anger about this. I find it annoying when people dump bags of poop in my can without putting it in the larger garbage bag but it is seriously not worth all the rage expressed on this thread.

[Anonymous]

I think it's like smoking. People who smoke don't really get that it stinks. They have little compunction about dumping butts on sidewalks, flicking them out of a car, etc, because they really think people are silly to be offended. Same with dog shit. MY dog's shit, that is. No big deal.