You can hardly walk down the street in NYC without seeing signs warning dog owners to be responsible owners and take care of messes that their dogs make (see photo).
Why is it then, that in my neighborhood, you can hardly walk down the street without seeing lovely brown piles all over the sidewalk. And almost just as frequently, crushed piles with footprints stamped in them remind us to watch where we're walking (I'm extremely lucky, given my track record with stepping in that stuff in the past, to have not fallen victim to that trap yet, knock on wood).
I have grown up with cats my whole life, so I am hardly an expert on the rules. But "Curb Your Dog" must mean a few things. Not only should it mean clean up after your pet, it should also mean to take the animal to the curb, right? Apparently this notion has not stuck, because you can frequently see piles of gifts that the dogs leave behind in the middle of the sidewalk, as well as trails of yellow liquid streaming down and across the sidewalk. Now, I have become quite accustomed and immune to urine in this city, thanks to the subway system (late nights on the platform can pretty much guarentee a run-in with a foul smell or puddle). But I would really love to be able to walk down my block without having to dodge streams or piles of anything, let alone messes left by dogs whose owners either forget their plastic bags or purposefully don't think to clean up after them. I have heard of feces being used as mannure, but it can't exactly seep in through concrete, now, can it?
So please, people, curb your dog. Seriously.
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