Why pick up after your dog? - Page 1

 Food for thought:

nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_66176.html

Excerpt:

DOG DROPPINGS

Toxocariasis, a roundworm parasite transmitted in dog droppings, infected up 2.8 million poor black children living in inner cities, the South and Appalachia, Hotez said. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates these roundworms, which can cause intestinal illness and blindness, infect up to 14 percent of the U.S. population.

Strongyloidiasis is caused by a threadworm that lives throughout the body and infects 68,000 to 100,000 people. It may cause a hyper-immune reaction in some people.

Cysticercosis caused by the pork tapeworm and giardiasis, a diarrheal illness caused by a one-celled parasite, are also common, Hotez said.

This is also why those of us who breed, have dogs and even though we consider ourselves clean, healthy and very smart about our premises,  we should all do a colon  cleanse, a liver cleanse and a parasite cleanse at least every 6 months.

Handling puppies and being as clean and hygenically thorough does not mean that eggs cannot get into our system without us even suspecting....just from a speck under a fingernail and we stop and answer the phone, or go the front gate and didnt get our hands washed....we scratch our ear ,our eye or any part of the body and even eat a snack, and unknowingly can get infected...

Walking with open toed shoes, thongs and barefooted on any premises where dogs have been also can infect the human...

Thanks Hodie for the post...

I am blind in one eye thanks to people not picking up poo

In my part of the country, and likely most of the US, simply walking around barefoot canNOT infect  a person with the parasites mentioned. One must know the route of entry required for the parasite. For most that are of concern in the US, that route of entry is ingestion. There are some parasites/diseases in the world that can enter through a mosquito bite, for example, or through a type of organism that can go into the urethra, for example, of a human male swimming or bathing in infected water. But the parasites of concern here do not enter the body in that way. None the less, cleanliness is important. Proper disinfection of environmental surfaces is important. Washing ones' hands is important, especially before eating. And, even though so many who post here do not vaccinate or deworm their dogs, yes, in my opinion and experience, doing this is also important to do on a routine basis. I am proud to say that in five years this month of owning and operating a state of the art boarding and training facility, I have never sent a dog home ill. My clients always come back, although I certainly could use more, especially in this crappy economy.

Sadly, at so many of the events held around the country, the rules about picking up after one's dog are not enforced. For the SS I attended several years ago, it was disgusting. One could not walk in certain areas without stepping into it. And to boot, it was a high school that had given permission to use their grounds. In my area, it is illegal to take a dog onto many public areas because people are so irresponsible.

Yeah, this is something that really irritates the crap out of me.  I used to see people walking their dogs in the park, then looking away as if they have no clue Fluffy is dumping a load (sorry, but my informal survey says guys are guilty of doing this - a lot).  If I was in a good  mood I used  to go up and kindly ask if they perhaps forgot their bags and would they like one of mine?  But more often than not, a scowl was all I was able to muster, these lazy ass pigs know exactly what they are doing and don't give a damn.  At this point I'm so disgusted I just don't go to parks anymore.

Fortunately, I do not have to go to public places for and with my dogs, and one benefit of my clients is that they can also come here. We are rigorous about picking up and everyone is very good about it (well, except for the rabbits and once in a while the coyotes who come howling LOL). As most of you already know, I am a bitch and I am certainly not afraid to tell someone to pick up after their dog, but I don't have to go there anymore because I rarely leave my business. If I do have dogs with me elsewhere and IF they were to dump, it would be picked up. PERIOD.

My fav is when people let their dogs crap in the wood chips that the kids land and play in at the park playground.

 "As most of you already know, I am a bitch...................."

Oh Hodie, you know I love you, but for whatever reason, reading that statement really tickled the hell out of me!  It could be a lot worse.  I would rather be a bitch than an idiot anyday.

Hey 4Pack, you reminded me of something else.  How can people let their children play in those park sandboxes?  They have got to be full of cat piss & shit - disgusting!

AH yes, cat shit at the park. A treat my dogs so look forward to.

If the immunity system of the dog or person is high...no need to worry