Yesterday when I was backing in my parking spot I noticed a neighbor walking the dog that his daughter owns across the street. His daughter is about 30 and she is sometimes walking the dog there as well. It is a large Burmese mountain dog. I have been trying to catch them both for the past few months not picking up their dog's waste. Finally as I was sitting in my truck after backing in the parking spot I saw the dog take a squat. Not the type of squat that a female dog would take when urinating but a half way squat as if the dog is eliminating.
I shut the truck off, go inside my apartment and have my pork roll (only people in NJ will know what pork roll is) egg and cheese breakfast sandwich. After that I had a glass of milk. Then I got Lola and said come on were going outside and doing some spying and off we went. Now while the whole time I was eating my breakfast sandwich and drinking my milk I was standing in the apartment looking out the window to see if any other dogs were being walked. Sure enough there was none as I did not want to confuse their dog's waste with another dogs waste. I also narrowed down the spot by using the trees as markers when I seen the dog squat so I knew it would not be hard to find the dog waste
Earlier as I was getting out of my truck the guy came walking back across the street with his dog. I noticed that a plastic bag was standing out at the top of his left pant's pocket. No he did not put the waste in the plastic bag and then put it in his pocket. The plastic bag never left his pocket at all. I found the steamy stinking waste, scooped it up in a bag myself. Lola and I then crossed the street and as I did I threw the bag towards his front door. It landed on the sidewalk right to the left of his door with a splat. None of it came out of the bag. Then I walked into my apartment with Lola.
Earlier tonight I seen him out and I said Hi how are you doing. He said did you say something to me and I said I asked how you were doing to which he replied fine and by the way I appreciate you throwing the bag of dog poop by my door, the least you could have done was come to me and talk to me about it.
It was then I reminded him about talking to him a few weeks ago when they put an additional sign up and you had said that some of it was from your dog but not all of it as there are other people that walk their dog's there as well.
It was weeks ago I had told him that he better start picking it up as it is a county park and they can issue a summons to someone who doesn't pick up after their dog.
He then went off into a tirade of saying well what about all the other people out there who walk there dogs I don't see you out there telling them they need to pick up after there dogs. It was then I told him that I had already talked to another neighbor about their dog. He then said well where are you on a Saturday morning when there are about 20 dogs being walked by people, how come your not out there telling them. It was then that I told him that it wasn't my job to tell people to pick up after there dog's that they already should be picking up after their dogs but if I do see someone walking there dog and their dog squats and poops and the owner doesn't pick it up I will tell them just as I am telling you now. I will also make sure that they pick it up.
With that he walked into his apartment. Now I wonder if he finally got the message. The park across the street has signs about cleaning up after your dog and being on a leash, has waste receptacles and even provides the bags to pick up after the dog.
If what I did and told him isn't hinting enough then I have no idea what is. Perhaps next time I will report it to the park rangers and have a summons issued.
So do you think I did the right thing? I will tell you now that I DO NOT feel at all guilty for handling it the way I did.
I shut the truck off, go inside my apartment and have my pork roll (only people in NJ will know what pork roll is) egg and cheese breakfast sandwich. After that I had a glass of milk. Then I got Lola and said come on were going outside and doing some spying and off we went. Now while the whole time I was eating my breakfast sandwich and drinking my milk I was standing in the apartment looking out the window to see if any other dogs were being walked. Sure enough there was none as I did not want to confuse their dog's waste with another dogs waste. I also narrowed down the spot by using the trees as markers when I seen the dog squat so I knew it would not be hard to find the dog waste
Earlier as I was getting out of my truck the guy came walking back across the street with his dog. I noticed that a plastic bag was standing out at the top of his left pant's pocket. No he did not put the waste in the plastic bag and then put it in his pocket. The plastic bag never left his pocket at all. I found the steamy stinking waste, scooped it up in a bag myself. Lola and I then crossed the street and as I did I threw the bag towards his front door. It landed on the sidewalk right to the left of his door with a splat. None of it came out of the bag. Then I walked into my apartment with Lola.
Earlier tonight I seen him out and I said Hi how are you doing. He said did you say something to me and I said I asked how you were doing to which he replied fine and by the way I appreciate you throwing the bag of dog poop by my door, the least you could have done was come to me and talk to me about it.
It was then I reminded him about talking to him a few weeks ago when they put an additional sign up and you had said that some of it was from your dog but not all of it as there are other people that walk their dog's there as well.
It was weeks ago I had told him that he better start picking it up as it is a county park and they can issue a summons to someone who doesn't pick up after their dog.
He then went off into a tirade of saying well what about all the other people out there who walk there dogs I don't see you out there telling them they need to pick up after there dogs. It was then I told him that I had already talked to another neighbor about their dog. He then said well where are you on a Saturday morning when there are about 20 dogs being walked by people, how come your not out there telling them. It was then that I told him that it wasn't my job to tell people to pick up after there dog's that they already should be picking up after their dogs but if I do see someone walking there dog and their dog squats and poops and the owner doesn't pick it up I will tell them just as I am telling you now. I will also make sure that they pick it up.
With that he walked into his apartment. Now I wonder if he finally got the message. The park across the street has signs about cleaning up after your dog and being on a leash, has waste receptacles and even provides the bags to pick up after the dog.
If what I did and told him isn't hinting enough then I have no idea what is. Perhaps next time I will report it to the park rangers and have a summons issued.
So do you think I did the right thing? I will tell you now that I DO NOT feel at all guilty for handling it the way I did.
should not laugh, but her son got a divorce a year later seems he found his wife sleeping with another.
