[nagdu] No Rest for Pooper Scoopers

Larry D. Keeler lkeeler at comcast.net
Sun Dec 11 17:15:41 UTC 2011


Tami, I sure aggree!  I will take help if I'm going the wrong way but even 
then, I'll pick up.  I have even had folks try and take the bag off my hand! 
If you would ever see me, you would know that takes guts!  This subject is 
starting to go up a certain creek!  Hold on to those paddles!!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tami Kinney" <tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2011 11:44 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] No Rest for Pooper Scoopers


> 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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