[nagdu] No Rest for Pooper Scoopers

Sun Dec 11 16:44:12 UTC 2011

Tracy,

Yeah, I just cringed at that part of the story. Oh, poor him! He's blind 
and can't find a thing. /shudder/

Which is not to say I don't appreciate folks who will assist by letting 
me know where to put my hand or pointing out something I missed. /lol/ 
I'm pretty good at recognizing Mitzi's pattern and all, but sometimes I 
end up feeling around with the baggy over my hand for way too long 
because I started off half an inch away from where it actually is.. 
/lol/ Every now and th en, some helper will try to insist on picking it 
up for me, so there is a tussle for the bag. Unless I am just super 
super sore or off-balance, there is just no way I can even consider 
having someone else pick up the mess for me! I don't know why, but that 
one just makes my hair stand on end. My dog, my job, I guess. /grin/

Tami

On 12/10/2011 07:37 AM, Tracy Carcione wrote:
> I doesn't much surprise me that some at the 23rd Street building pulled
> the "I can't; I'm blind" baloney.  That's practically the motto of the
> place.  If it was a shepherd, that pretty much makes either Fidelco or
> Seeing Eye.  I know TSE trains students how to pick up, and insists on it
> the last couple weeks of class.
> Near one of Ben's regular stopping places, there's a worker guy around who
> helpfully points out if I've missed a bit. I always thank him.
> Tracy
>
>>
>> OMG! Well, as a guide dog user, I have had to ask for help finding a
>> stray deposit from passersby... Although I work hard to make sure I
>> don't have to embarrass myself that way. Isn't it my responsibility to
>> pay attention so I can grab the handy bag out of my purse or pocket and
>> clean up?
>>
>> So I get real mad when I'm harrassed about other dogs' poop! And it does
>> happenI've never tried getting in someone's face and screaming "psycho!"
>> though... Then again, in our weirdly friendly culture here, that
>> wouldn't be as much fun. I have got to go to New York where you can yell
>> at crazies and be cheered! /lol/
>>
>> Tami
>>
>>
>> On 12/09/2011 06:04 AM, Ginger Kutsch wrote:
>>> No Rest for Pooper Scoopers
>>>
>>> by Dorri Olds
>>>
>>> Petside.com
>>>
>>> http://www.petside.com/article/no-rest-pooper-scoopers
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Despite some perceptions from the "dogless", not every dog owner is
>>> irresponsible with their canine's poop.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Who's going to pick that up?" My sunny stroll down West 23rd Street was
>>> interrupted by shrieking. A woman in a polyester pantsuit raged over a
>>> curbside poop deposit left by a German Shepherd guide dog.
>>>
>>> "Lady, what do you want me to do?" the owner whimpered in defense. He
>>> tapped
>>> on his dark glasses. "I can't see it."
>>>
>>> "Humph" snorted Ms. Pantsuit and stomped past the Chelsea blind center.
>>> I
>>> felt sorry for the guy-but not enough to clean it up.
>>>
>>> I've been yelled at more times than I can recall for poop that didn't
>>> belong
>>> to my dog.
>>>
>>> One sunny afternoon my Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Buddy James, and I
>>> were enjoying our afternoon jaunt. My iPhone rang. It was a client. No
>>> sooner had I picked up when a middle-aged man came charging at me, sweat
>>> flying off his brow.
>>>
>>> "Hey lady, clean up your dog's crap!" The man's arms flailed about as he
>>> gestured toward a spot on the sidewalk. "AND GET OFF YOUR PHONE."
>>>
>>> I said to my client loud enough for him to hear, "Sorry, gotta go, ran
>>> into
>>> a crazy." That client, a fellow New Yorker, understood my shorthand-no
>>> questions asked.
>>>
>>> I looked at him with distaste and in my best schoolmarm tone said, "What
>>> happened to, 'Excuse me, Miss?'"
>>>
>>> He yelled louder and that's when I lost it. I jutted my face into his,
>>> nose-tip to nose-tip and screamed, "You psycho." He seemed frightened
>>> and
>>> backed away. As he scurried off I heard him mumbling, "People always on
>>> their goddamn cell phones."
>>>
>>> My loss of composure rattled me. I yell once, maybe twice, per year. A
>>> woman
>>> with a child hurried by eyeing me as if I were the lunatic. Two workmen
>>> across the street burst out laughing and into applause. They'd obviously
>>> witnessed the exchange and grinned at me with approval. As they clapped
>>> the
>>> men shouted, "Psycho! Psycho!" An elderly woman in curlers leaned out of
>>> her
>>> apartment window and chuckled, "Yup, he had that coming."
>>>
>>> After Mr. Psycho had scurried away, I retraced my steps and found the
>>> sidewalk poop pile-evidence of my alleged crime. Upon inspection, it
>>> became
>>> clear Buddy was not the culprit who'd left this mess. A mother can
>>> discern
>>> these things.
>>>
>>> If Buddy spritzes on a tree, nature preservationists bark at me. If he
>>> lets
>>> loose on a curbside trash bag, sanitation workers chew me out. Other dog
>>> owners allow their little darlings to lift legs onto flower beds but not
>>> me.
>>> My code of ethics also requires Buddy to steer clear of parked cars and
>>> bikes. The only socially acceptable options left are fire hydrants and
>>> rare
>>> bare patches of unoccupied street.
>>>
>>> During a walk to Madison Park's dog run, Buddy stopped to tinkle at an
>>> empty
>>> bus stop on Fifth Avenue. A man with neck veins a-popping, drove right
>>> up
>>> next to us and yelled, "That's nasty!" Not knowing how to respond I
>>> said,
>>> "I'm sure when you go, it's nasty too."
>>>
>>> I'm more courteous than most. Carrying a water bottle during walks, I
>>> splash
>>> untidy spots left by my Bud. My environmental conscientiousness makes me
>>> buy
>>> biodegradable bags. In addition, I carry my empty soda bottles and cans
>>> outside to leave for the homeless to collect five-cent refunds. After
>>> lovingly placing my bottles into a trash can, I reuse the bag I carried
>>> them
>>> in for my next scoop. Unlike others, I never let my dog pull me
>>> willy-nilly
>>> zigzagging down the street. No, I religiously follow Manhattan's
>>> unspoken
>>> sidewalk law of sticking to the right "lane" so as not to clog
>>> pedestrian
>>> traffic.
>>>
>>> And yet, Buddy and I are often harassed. I can only wonder if the city's
>>> dogless will ever realize that not every dog owner is irresponsible with
>>> their best Bud's "deposits."
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dorri Olds I work with my muse, Buddy James, at my feet. From A.M. till
>>> P.M.
>>> I write and design, or think..
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Filed Under: Etiquette, Training&   Behavior
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Tags: Dogs, cleaning, Dog Poop Pickup, poop, responsibility, responsible
>>> dog
>>> owners
>>>
>>>
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