On 20/02/07, Ann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Last year we moored in Audlem overnight (from mid afternoon to mid > morning) > and I had plenty of time to watch the dog walkers in action. Most people > picked up after their dogs but a few didn't and these were without > exception > people who looked a if they lived locally. Mostly elderly ladies with wee > pooches on leads. When fido needed to go, the owner obligingly stopped to > let him perform and no attempt was made to move the dog to a better > position -like away from right beside a boat or from the middle of the > path. When fido was finished the owner walked on without any pretence of > picking up what fido had left. I did offer a poo bag to one lady but she > declined my offer and I got the impression that she felt that picking up > poo > was beneath her. > What really annoyed me was that it was boat owners who would get the > blame.
1. Take a picture of dog and owner with your digital camera. 2. Take picture of offending crap. 3. e-mail both to the local council. Who knows, something might be done? It might even trouble the owners knowing they have been caught on camera. Steve [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
