Careless owners strike again!

[lauraburns]

Saw this earlier, so so sad. Once again careless owners are making it harder for responsible owners to take their dogs anywhere. I dearly hope the child makes a decent recovery.

Toddler infected by playground dog mess could go blind - ParentDish - UK

[Sammy]

Dreadful incident!!
Having just seen that news I am so discusted that in this day an age with the amount of free bags available in corner shops etc, and poo bins around people are not more responsible.
I think the owners not only have a responsibility to pick up, but also to keep their dogs injections updated, as I can see its infected poo that spreads the disease.
I for one will from now on be making sure my dog is upto date with all.
Alot of people as far as i can see say to boost or not. And from looking at the pick of that little girl we should give our dogs reg boosters.
I think its also irrisponsible to walk dogs where people and children play, playgrounds and football fields etc, there is plenty of places for dogs to toilet and a playground areas isnt one of them.
Its so annoying even when I take Sam down the country trails to see dollops of poo right in the middle of the path, Sam pushes himself right in the bushes, and then i have to dig for it lol, better that than letting someone stand or walk through it.
Only last week did a big bearly man walk across road from my house and he let his dog dooo, I so wanted to say to him, but you cant even chance peoples reactions can you?

[maxandskye]

Disgusting

My jacket pocket is always stuffed with nappy bags.

[lauraburns]

No matter what coat I put on, I always have bags in the pockets! People are just so lazy!

[DelsMum]

Originally Posted by maxandskye

Disgusting

My jacket pocket is always stuffed with nappy bags.

Mine too! Does get on my nerves though, when one of the boys is 'going' and you can blatantly see me digging in my coat pocket and getting out bags when some utter interfering jobsworth type shouts at me 'Oi! Your dog's done a POO!' and I'm like, 'yeah, no sh*t , sherlock- I KNOW!' like I'm going to just leave it there!

[kizzy]

I have just came across this post.
I do hope the little girl does not lose her eyesight due to the irresponsible action of a dog owner.
I always had nappy sacks in my pockets when I take Cassie dog out for a doggy dawdle. I also carry a Poo-Pod with me as there are only two dog poo bins in the town outside of the parks. I use the lead that comes with the Poo-Pod and put it around my waist so that I only had the lead in my hands.
POOPOD - Poopod

The worst offenders apart from not picking it up are the ones who bag it then decorate trees and bushes with the bag of poo! WTF is that all about?

[kita]

Originally Posted by Sammy

I think the owners not only have a responsibility to pick up, but also to keep their dogs injections updated, as I can see its infected poo that spreads the disease.
I for one will from now on be making sure my dog is upto date with all.
Alot of people as far as i can see say to boost or not. And from looking at the pick of that little girl we should give our dogs reg boosters.

Just wanted to point out that this is not something that is covered by vaccination (or boosters). Toxocariasis is actually caused by the larvae of a roundworm. This is one of the replies left at the bottom of the page:

"I'm a small animal vet and the article is slightly misleading in that toxocariasis isn't technically an infection although it can cause one - it's caused by larvae of a roundworm in dogs called toxocara, and the larvae can migrate in the eye of children causing blindness, and can cause other problems such as asthma.
Dog owners need to be more responsible in picking up faeces and ensuring that adult dogs are wormed every 3 months."


To be totally honest it does not really matter whether you pick up or not. It only takes a very, very small trace of poo to contain the larvae (most soil in this country is infected any way) and we all know it is virtually impossible to pick up every tiny bit of poo.

The best solution is not to exercise dogs in areas where children play, but also make sure children always wash their hands before touching their face/mouth.

Sue