Sunday, March 09, 2008

pet peeve - shit under the snow

I live in an affluent northside Chicago neighborhood. Our streets here are mostly lined by single family homes. You would think people are more civilized and enlightened. But still I see behavior that fits an uneducated hick. Just in front of my building, I saw at least 6 bunches of dog shit. This is specially more prevalent in winter when there is snow. Dog owners/walkers think they can get away without picking up their dog's shit when its snowing because the snow will cover the evidence. But the snow eventually melts and it reveals the shit. Dog ownership is like parenting, do not get a dog if you won't care for it properly. This includes cleaning after your dog.




2 comments:

Yenoviv said...

I agree with you 100%. We may not have snow down south but we have grass. Dog owners let their pets go on grass. It takes the pleasure out of sitting on grass. I hesitate to step on grass for fear that there might be dog poop. Forget about laying down on grass. During free concerts, I won't even stay on the grass when I see pet owners with their pets. You'll never know where the bombs are.

Jon said...

so true gen. land mines indeed. a scary prospect. lol