Pooping, Dogs and Humans

I get it. Don't poop on the grass. Even a "normal" dog can understand this!

Dad said that this was an "indelicate" subject. He told me "indelicate" means humans don't like to hear or talk about it. But, when I accepted doing this blog, I said I wanted to write about anything related to dogs and RVing. So, what is more related than a dog's poop. Just think about it.

Isn't this a bit insensitive to dogs?

What is the first sign in an RV park that you see besides "10 mph". (I can run faster than that, but usually don't.). Well, it's "clean up after your pooch", (I don't like the word "pooch" by the way, a bit insulting!). or "scoop the poop", or "remove the do-do" or Be kind: don't be fined", or my favorite one "Dog nuisances must be removed". (Another rather human sign insensitive to us dogs.) In England Dad says they call it "Dog Fouling". Humans have a lot of ways to say clean up our poop.

What's a nuisance?

How would you like it if this was a picture of a human pooping. See!!!

First, it really is embarrassing to walk around the park and see big signs with graphic images of my fellow dogs crouching with threatening words exclaiming the consequences of a left-behind poop pile. How would humans like it to see signs around the RV park that said: "Lift the lid", or "clean your toilet bowl", or "no human excrement on the sidewalk", or "don't pee on yourself". You get the idea. It's downright dis-respectful to make such a big deal about our poop the way humans do.

OK, I do understand that humans don't like to step in it. I'm sure some don't mind, because I do find a lot of it still laying around, ever so often with a big human footprint in the middle of it. I also know that humans don't like the smell of it and the house flies that enjoy it. (That's a little harder for me to understand since it smells good to me, but I'll give that to them.) Each species is a little picky about something. But.. why take it to the extreme that they do? Aren't most dog owners responsible people? Don't they really know that picking up after their dog is expected by both dog and RV park owners? Why do we need signs. Geez. You'd think humans were irresponsible or something!

If you are irresponsible, or just don't like the thought of picking up your poop, humans have businesses that will come to your home and pick it up for you twice a week. That's pretty creative for a human. Making money on our dog poop.

Pay humans to pick up your poop if your owner won't!

I have read that our poop is like human poop and contains a lot of nasty little critters that might get humans or even other dogs sick if they touch it. If this is so, then just pick it up, trash it, flush it or bury it, just don't TALK about it so much. And don't put embarrassing signs up all over the place mentioning dog poop. OK?

Dad, please don't say "Can you Poop" so loud around my friends.

Mom and Dad are downright obsessive about my poop. One reason Dad gives me is that he can tell a lot about my health by how often I poop and how firm the poop is. I guess he knows best about that, but geez, don't be so loud about it. They constantly remind me to "potty poop". I give Dad a glare when he says that and try to get him to say it little softer, but no, right in front of my canine friends, he shouts out "Reggie.. can you potty poop for me?" Can you imagine a human walking with other humans and his wife says "Henry, have you pooped yet today?" or "Henry, how big was your poop today?", or "John, don't poop on the grass!" Never. So, give us dogs the same respect please! After all, us we are canine and have feelings too!

I'm glad I don't have to pick up my own poop like this guy!

I'm glad that Dad doesn't make me clean up my own poop. See the picture of the poor dog that has to do that. I really don't know how he carries those scoopers. It would sure take the fun out of a walk if I had to drag those around and clean up my own poop. What are humans for anyway if not to pickup your poop?

Humans have lots of different ways to deal with getting rid of poop. I've seen some with little scooper shovels, some that actually put a shovel under the dog as he goes, little green or blue bags they put on their hands like a glove and pick it up, (some even have perfumed powder in them for those delicate human snouts), some use bags that they drop in their own toilet, some kick the poop with their shoes into the bushes, and Dad uses a Walmart bag.

Dad always carries a Walmart bag or two in his back pocket. Mom often tells him to stick it in further so that other humans don't see it. I agree. Again, it's embarrassing to know that Dad is always waiting for me to poop. What will other dogs think when they see that bag poking out of his pocket? He's always ready to pick up my poop. He also tries to be sure that the bag doesn't have any holes in it. But when they do, and he's already picked up my poop he swears at Walmart for making such holey bags. (and then rushes to a water faucet to wash his hands.)

Even more embarrassing is when Dad or Mom has actually picked up my poop and walks proudly around the RV park with a little white bag stained brown at the bottom and smelling like the best smell you can imagine and I meet one of my girl friends. I'm not really so embarrassed. It's actually a bit of a power-trip to know that you have a human carrying your poop around for you. (I wouldn't return the favor, you can be sure.)

I've heard dogs compared unfavorably to cats in this regard. Now, I realize that cats have learned a trick that make us dogs look a bit sloppy and uncaring in human eyes. They actually learn to go to a assigned box, dig a little hole, delicately fill the hole with poop and then cover it up. Occasionally, I'll scrape some leaves over mine, but I've never had the urge to bury it. Too many dogs enjoy the scent of poop for me to cover it up. Besides, cats are not to be compared to dogs. Us dogs just are too superior in all ways to be compared to a cat. You wouldn't compare me to an insect do you?

I'd be afraid that I'd fall in. Isn't this going a bit far to please a human?

I've also known some dogs that have learned to go on the human toilet. I don't think I'd do that. I think I'd slip into the toilet and get all wet. That would show those cats though.

Well, I hope you understand my feelings on the subject of poop. I try to poop where Dad or Mom doesn't have to pick it up. We often go into the forest, and I almost never do my thing on the trail. I like to go in the middle of a bush, out of the way of controversy. If I can't do that, I'll try to do it in front of a trash can, just so Dad or Mom doesn't have to carry that bag around the RV Park too far.

So, I hope I haven't hurt your feelings or made you uneasy talking about poop. It's natural and green (or brown).

Arf

Reggie




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