Doggie Bags

Figuring out good people from bad people may turn out to be as simple as observing who scoops and who doesn't. There are lots of dog owners in my complex, and lots of them go for walks right outside my patio. There are many conveniently placed poo bags to make it easy to scoop, but I am surprised by the number who don't. True, there are landscape types here daily who will take care of it, but that kind of defeats the purpose.

I don't think it's that big a deal to clean up after your pooch, but I guess some just aren't into it. I have two indoor cats, and I scoop their box multiple times daily. Why do I think not picking up makes for a bad person? Well, how does anyone know what else they might not do when they think no one's looking? Shall we talk about washing after using the toilet? Nah, let's not, that issue kinda nauseates me, especially since so many places only have air driers and no towels, and I sometimes have to get real creative to open the door without touching the knob.

It's just simple hygiene, and it's not tough, but more and more people are disposing of the little things that make this a nicer place, and I'm tired of the mess. I used to shake hands a lot, but now I only shake with very close friends. How do I know where that hand's been? Judging by all the Internet pictures so gleefully shared by these folks,those hands and a few other body parts have been places I wouldn't let a dog go. Speaking of which, when your dog goes, pick it up.


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