Can I throw my dog poo in your trash?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:New dog owners here. DH and I are debating proper dog poo etiquette. While walking, if dog poos, after picking up in baggie and tying in a knot, is it ok to place it in neighbors trash can in alley way? Dog usually goes 1 mile in on 3 mile walk/jog. We are in neighborhood in NW DC so no public trash cans? Forgive me if this is a silly question, but thanks in advance.

Yes, if you want to give me one more reason to want to have dogs banned and cause me to seethe every time I see any of my neighbors walk their dog on my street, go ahead and sneak poops in to my trash can. I liked dogs until I became a homeowner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People around here are so uptight. I'd rather have it in my cans than left on my lawn for me or my kids to step in.

Thanks for describing the only two options that some dog owners will consider.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:New dog owners here. DH and I are debating proper dog poo etiquette. While walking, if dog poos, after picking up in baggie and tying in a knot, is it ok to place it in neighbors trash can in alley way? Dog usually goes 1 mile in on 3 mile walk/jog. We are in neighborhood in NW DC so no public trash cans? Forgive me if this is a silly question, but thanks in advance.

Yes, if you want to give me one more reason to want to have dogs banned and cause me to seethe every time I see any of my neighbors walk their dog on my street, go ahead and sneak poops in to my trash can. I liked dogs until I became a homeowner.

Homeowner times 3 here, I do not see an issue with it.

[Anonymous]

Trash at curb and not picked up, you better believe it.

Trash picked up, then no. And I only say that b/c I know it pisses people off. Though I don't understand why. It's trash. You're not eating in or on the trash can. You put rotting food, tampons, bloody band-aids, and any other numerous disgusting objects in it. But, whatever. People have their heads up their asses about this topic. And, it's simply not a battle I'm willing to have.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Trash at curb and not picked up, you better believe it.

Trash picked up, then no. And I only say that b/c I know it pisses people off. Though I don't understand why. It's trash. You're not eating in or on the trash can. You put rotting food, tampons, bloody band-aids, and any other numerous disgusting objects in it. But, whatever. People have their heads up their asses about this topic. And, it's simply not a battle I'm willing to have.

The difference is that it is our household trash. Take your trash, in this case poop, back to your household.
I'm guessing you don't want bagged soiled diapers or used tampons dropped off in your trash can.

And fwiw, dog poop smells far worse than just about anything in the trashcan. The smell lingers. Gross.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People around here are so uptight. I'd rather have it in my cans than left on my lawn for me or my kids to step in.

Another fallacious argument. As if those are the only two options?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Trash at curb and not picked up, you better believe it.

Trash picked up, then no. And I only say that b/c I know it pisses people off. Though I don't understand why. It's trash. You're not eating in or on the trash can. You put rotting food, tampons, bloody band-aids, and any other numerous disgusting objects in it. But, whatever. People have their heads up their asses about this topic. And, it's simply not a battle I'm willing to have.

+1

[Anonymous]

No way, throw it in your own. Do you want me to throw my kid's random dirty diaper in yours? Our pick up only takes large bags so if we miss it, it sits in their festering for weeks and its nasty. We buy our own cans so they are our property. Don't be lazy. Your dog, your poop, your can!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:New dog owners here. DH and I are debating proper dog poo etiquette. While walking, if dog poos, after picking up in baggie and tying in a knot, is it ok to place it in neighbors trash can in alley way? Dog usually goes 1 mile in on 3 mile walk/jog. We are in neighborhood in NW DC so no public trash cans? Forgive me if this is a silly question, but thanks in advance.

NO, YOU ASSHOLE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:New dog owners here. DH and I are debating proper dog poo etiquette. While walking, if dog poos, after picking up in baggie and tying in a knot, is it ok to place it in neighbors trash can in alley way? Dog usually goes 1 mile in on 3 mile walk/jog. We are in neighborhood in NW DC so no public trash cans? Forgive me if this is a silly question, but thanks in advance.

Yes, if you want to give me one more reason to want to have dogs banned and cause me to seethe every time I see any of my neighbors walk their dog on my street, go ahead and sneak poops in to my trash can. I liked dogs until I became a homeowner.

+1

Exactly. Throw your poop in my trash, and the DC trash collectors will NOT throw it out. Instead, it sits at the bottom of my can, foul, stinky and germ-filled. Bring it back to YOUR OWN HOUSE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does bringing it to a nearby public trashcan accomplish? If the trash pickup in your neighborhood is as limited as people here are describing, what makes you think it will ever get taken from the public trash bin? If people are really worried about flies and stink and wild animals, then you're still going to get all that on your street if someone drops the dog crap in a public trashcan 30 yards down the street from your house.

My god, you are so dense.

Public trashcans are emptied daily, by a team that only deals with public cans. Residential is only picked up once or twice a week (depending where you live) and it's done by a team that only deals with residential. I mean really. How have you not been hit by a bus yet? I'd think that with your total lack of awareness of your surroundings, you'd be in constant danger.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:....and here comes the dog haters...just remember, others feel the same way (inconsiderate, loud, stinky, disruptive in restaurants etc) about your bratty kids!

But I am not letting my kids poop in your yard, on your sidewalk or in your garden and just leaving it there. Nor do I let my kids hump your leg or sniff your crouch when we bump into you on the sidewalk. I also don't dump my kids poopy diapers into your empty trashcan, for you to store for me until your garbage picks up next week.

Perhaps I should

[Anonymous]

I went for a run yesterday, and watched a stop along the side of the street, step out of her car, and gingerly remove a bag of dog poop. She then proceeded to cross the street and slowly walk past each house, presumably looking for a trash can. I found her behavior very odd and wondered why the hell she couldn't just drive home with her little baggie. Honestly, why place it in an unsuspecting someone's trash can, far away from her home?

[Anonymous]

^^^
Watch a lady.

[Anonymous]

Someone has been doing this at my house/trash can.

Perhaps they don't realize that the garbage collectors grab the big garbage bag out of my trash bin and the dog poop bag (being so small) falls to the bottom (and is left in the trash bin). Then we roll the bin into our garage and find that the stink is someone's dog poop --- and we don't have a dog.

It's beyond rude to use someone else's trash can for your dog's poop. Put it in your own trash can. It's baffling to me that anyone thinks it is o.k. to do this.