Self-Proclaimed Canine Lover Gets Criticized By Dog Owners For Not Wanting To Pick Up Poop Ever
A self-proclaimed canine lover is getting roasted by dog owners after admitting he does not want to pick up poop, ever. And it is not the kind of “oops” moment that stays buried, because everyone within earshot knows exactly what he is saying: the mess is someone else’s problem.
The situation gets messy fast, literally and socially. He claims he is fine with having a dog around, but the minute neighbors would have to deal with it, people start side-eyeing him. Then it gets even more complicated, because he is also talking about how easy it is to “clean up later” while insisting he is basically just a victim of dog ownership, like the poop chore is some random inconvenience that happens to everyone else.
Now the comment section is treating him like the villain of every block, and he is left wondering why nobody is cheering for his “poop-free” lifestyle.
Not picking up the poop will inconvenience neighbors.
It is possible to train a dog to go only in a specific place, for example, a patch of your garden. But you would then need to clean that up, or it would be intolerable for you and your neighbors.
So the only answer seems to be either not to have a dog or to get used to it. Millions of us do it every day.
We don’t have a dog, but when our neighbor’s dog comes to stay with us while she is on holiday, that is a little chore we have to do, along with feeding him, walking him, giving him cuddles, keeping him warm, etc.
The OP might need to reconsider his decision.
You are just one lazy human. Do not get any dog with that insane attitude.
What's harder than picking up dog poop? A passionate canine owner explains.
You could hang out at a dog park and interact with other people's dogs. A lot of dogs are friendly and would allow you to pet them. And you'd get to watch them play.
You could volunteer at a shelter. If you had to pick up poop there, it would only be while you were working.
You could try to get a job at a dog salon giving baths and maybe learn to groom them.
You could make friends with someone who has a dog. That way, you could play with someone else's dog.
Picking up after your dog isn't the worst thing about having a dog; it's pretty easy to do.
The worst thing is that you love them so very much, but their lifespan is so short. Picking up poop once or twice a day is nothing.
I would have gladly picked up poop for an hour every day if my dogs could still be with me. Instead, I picked up poop for maybe 5 minutes a day (with multiple dogs in my household); it was no big deal.
A simple, straightforward advice.
Don’t get a dog.
Every pet owner cannot escape from this responsibility.
Whatever you do, DO NOT ADOPT A DOG or any other pet. Here’s my pit bull canoodling with his sister-wife Bernice, who’s a polydactyl cat.
They are very different but have one thing in common: I will need to deal with their feces until they die. It’s part of caring for ANY PET.
Others have recommended volunteering at a shelter, but I am not sure that you can avoid cleaning up after dogs anywhere dogs exist.
Sure, the OP doesn't have to pick up poop. All he needs to do is pay someone to do it!
Easy: become rich, get a dog, and hire a 24-hour poop picker-upper. Or, if you are beautiful, find a mate, get married, and train your mate to pick up all the poop.
Or you can buy a square mile of land and build a run away from the house that the dog can be trained to poop in and leave it there. Or train the dog to use the toilet; yes, it can definitely be done.
Other options are available, but you need to work and make money or work to train the dog. Poop is definitely going to come out of the dog at some point.
What a nice offer for the OP!
Don’t get a dog. Poop happens.
If you don’t want to be picking it up, your neighbors will be upset with you, and I wouldn’t blame them.
Alternatively, you could hire someone to follow you and your dog around to pick up the poop. I charge $500 an hour to do that, and I leave a trail of rose buds behind at no extra charge.
The OP’s whole “you can train a dog to go in one spot” idea falls apart the second he mentions neighbors still have to clean it up.
This “everyone’s stuck cleaning up” argument echoes the 30-year-old battling dog litter on mountain trails.
That is when the replies start piling on, with dog owners calling him lazy and flat-out telling him not to get any dog with that attitude.
Meanwhile, the thread points out the real tradeoff, picking up poop once or twice a day versus pretending it is no big deal.
Even the “I’d pick it up forever” crowd gets dragged into it, because someone drops the blunt truth: you do not get a dog without dealing with feces.
If the OP can't do this basic dog responsibility, then he shouldn't own a dog. One of the users was right.
Loving the dog and caring for it is the hardest part. Picking up the poop won't even take a minute.
Plus, if he doesn't clean up after his dog, he'll only be angering his neighbors. So it's better not to take on the responsibility of owning one at all.
He might love dogs, but his neighbors are not exactly lining up to love the cleanup.
Want more neighbor drama, read about the sitter request that fell apart because the dog wasn’t housetrained.
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