I walk quietly down the sidewalk with my two dogs. New neighborhood, new scents. The dogs enjoy it. But suddenly my little cavalier spins a few times around herself and then she settles otherwise well until you know enough! Because when you have to, you have to. The hem hem bags are at home. Panic is spreading. What the hell am I supposed to do with the shit she’s nicely handing over in a homeowner’s neat hedge?
I look up and down the street. No people. Embarrassed and with my eyes completely down, I start to move on. Hopefully no one discovers this is my dog. And hopefully the homeowner whose hedge my dog has just fertilized just abundantly is even dog owner and VERY indulgent. But but but – unfortunately it is not the homeowner! A kitchen window opens and a man yells at me, “Do you want to borrow a bag so you can pick up your dog?”
I look up and down the street. No people. Embarrassed and with my eyes completely down, I start to move on. Hopefully no one discovers this is my dog. And hopefully the homeowner whose hedge my dog has just fertilized just abundantly is even dog owner and VERY indulgent. But but but – unfortunately it is not the homeowner! A kitchen window opens and a man yells at me, “Do you want to borrow a bag so you can pick up your dog?”
OLD HABITS
I have been a dog owner for a few years now. We have soon walked many kilometers with me and the dogs. We like to walk on green areas and along bike paths. Usually I have hooves with me, but usually they do not come into use because the dogs settle in green areas where only mine and other dogs walk around. But then it’s that we’re moving to a new neighborhood. With sidewalks in all directions. And a short walk to beautiful green areas.
And here it is that on my very first walk I forget the hem hem bags….
I simply forget that I am in a new environment. And new surroundings also require new habits
And here it is that on my very first walk I forget the hem hem bags….
I simply forget that I am in a new environment. And new surroundings also require new habits
NEW HABITS
The new habit is ALWAYS to have hoo hoo bags with me when I go with the dogs. The rule is mandatory and everyone in the family is informed.
Honestly, I get angry myself if there’s a strange dog shit in my front yard. It is the duty of every dog owner to collect the dog’s leftovers – in principle, no matter where the dog thinks the shit should be. That being said, I do not pick up all their leftovers either.
I leave the dog shit:
- if it is located in a place where others can not step into it
- if it is located in a place where it is not visible or to the inconvenience of other passers-by
WHAT HAPPENED ON THE STREET THAT DAY?
Yes, I’m confronted by the man in the window. I have to say yes to getting a bag of him and I have to apologize, which I have almost never apologized before.
And then I have to pick up my little dog’s shit in a pretty plain transparent freezer bag! It really is an embarrassing situation. And hopefully it will never happen again.
But I have learned my lesson. ALWAYS HOME HOME BAGS IN THE POCKET!
And then I have to pick up my little dog’s shit in a pretty plain transparent freezer bag! It really is an embarrassing situation. And hopefully it will never happen again.
But I have learned my lesson. ALWAYS HOME HOME BAGS IN THE POCKET!
TIPS!
There is a huge selection of hem hem bags. I can recommend finding something in the right size and good quality. It may be that they then cost a bit more – but I think you do not care about a small saving the day the bag breaks the moment you are about to pick up a large dog shit! At least I’m! You can also get hem hem bags in many colors. Some more transparent than others. I think it looks festive with colors and patterns. But when I first go to pick up, I definitely prefer a black bag so no one needs to be able to see my dog’s feces when I walk around with it in my hand 🙂
