Let's talk about Dogs.

[Harrowby Hall]

We had a Labrador in the 90s, it wasn't to our taste so we found a good home for it.

You should have added more salt.

[Spud]

I am not fond of small yappy dogs they are a ghastly pain in the neck, like the one owned by our next door neighbours.

You must live two doors down from me....

[ekim]

You must live two doors down from me....

You're not a small yappy dog are you?

[Spud]

You're not a small yappy dog are you?

I live next door to a Jack Russell, which they bought after an attempted burglary (which I stopped. Nothing heroic, just banged on the window and they ran off). The dog is a complete psychopath. It barks and growls at everyone. I thought maybe Roses might live the other side of it? Well, I didn't but that was my meaning.

[Spud]

I like dogs, but they shouldn't be kept unless they have a lot of countryside to run free in. Legally their poo can now be put in litter bins. This is great for owners, but not the people living near the bins! We have one metres from our house and every night the foxes search it for scraps, carefully removing the poo from their food bank and placing it on the pavement and the road, to be spread around by the cars. One morning there were 12 bags of poo, I took a picture and sent it to the council by email. Currently waiting for them to sort this out, however the great thing is that I stood and watched 5 fox cubs playing on the road the other night, they were very tame until the wind slammed the door shut and they legged it. But anyway, dogs should not be kept in towns.

[Anchorman]

I like dogs, but they shouldn't be kept unless they have a lot of countryside to run free in. Legally their poo can now be put in litter bins. This is great for owners, but not the people living near the bins! We have one metres from our house and every night the foxes search it for scraps, carefully removing the poo from their food bank and placing it on the pavement and the road, to be spread around by the cars. One morning there were 12 bags of poo, I took a picture and sent it to the council by email. Currently waiting for them to sort this out, however the great thing is that I stood and watched 5 fox cubs playing on the road the other night, they were very tame until the wind slammed the door shut and they legged it. But anyway, dogs should not be kept in towns.

   


Define 'countryside  they can run free in" Spud.
That would be countryside without ground nesting birds, cattle, sheep, protected species, access to open roads, etc?
Not many options there, then.
I'm no blood sport enthusiast, but there are two shooting estates within five miles of me (and another three within fifteen) Gamekeepers aren't entirely happy when townies let their dogs off the leash - disturbing pheasants, which usually have all the mental ability of a brick, which they use to hit oncoming cars, ending up as jam or as adornment in accidents.

[jeremyp]

We had a Labrador in the 90s, it wasn't to our taste .

More gravy perhaps?

[Anchorman]

More gravy perhaps?

   

Well, at least we know she likes Korean cuisine.

[Roses]

When I was a child one of our staff was a Chinese women who told me that at home in China they used to eat dogs and cats.  In my home island I believe people were reduced to eating cats at the end of WW2 when the food supplies were cut off by the Brits.

[Spud]

   


Define 'countryside  they can run free in" Spud.
That would be countryside without ground nesting birds, cattle, sheep, protected species, access to open roads, etc?
Not many options there, then.
I'm no blood sport enthusiast, but there are two shooting estates within five miles of me (and another three within fifteen) Gamekeepers aren't entirely happy when townies let their dogs off the leash - disturbing pheasants, which usually have all the mental ability of a brick, which they use to hit oncoming cars, ending up as jam or as adornment in accidents.

I solved the problem of the dog poo being put in litter bins. Our gas and electric meters have the same key! I am now changing the bag whenever it approaches half full, and the pavement is a lot cleaner. I have to store it in a separate dustbin on the driveway and then put it out on bin day, so it can get a bit smelly, but that's better than having dog poo on the pavement and road.

[SqueakyVoice]

I was bitten by a dog when I was about eight or nine. I Still love them.
Dogs can be trained to poo (and wee) on almost anything.

Once, I trained a guide puppy to to poo on concrete (so it was easier for the guidees to pick it up).
Other people I know have a dog toilet in their back garden so it poos on that before it goes out.

There are plenty of times I've  seen poo picked up and put on a tree. I blame the humans.