Friday, January 27, 2012

DNA Testing Dog Poop

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/24/dna-testing-dog-poop_n_884060.html



Being a mother of two dogs, I found this blog quite interesting. Both, Marley and Lilly, are very secretive about where they placed their feces.  No joke, my dogs will hide in bushes or behind  trees in an area where no one can see them. I find this quite convenient because my dogs choose places that people don’t walk and I can’t get to. Every time I’ve asked one of my neighbors what they would do  in my situation, they say “it’s fertilizer, leave it.”  However on the other hand, I have a neighbor whose dog likes to pee  on the bushes right outside my patio and every time I walk out I can smell it, and holy cow does it smell bad. The worst is when my dogs are outside, and then the neighbor brings their dog out and  this dog will walk up to mine and literally pee on them. As far as DNA testing  dog poop is concerned,  the idea that in itself seems  ridiculous but there are some dog owners that really don’t care where their dogs go to the bathroom and do nothing about it.    Obviously, my neighbors dog  isn’t just peeing  in all the wrong places,  there have been times when I’ve walked outside  and witnessed her dog pooping on the sidewalk.  That’s right,  the  most obvious place where a dog should not go. Personally, if I can get the place my dogs chose to go,  I will pick it up and I feel like  DNA testing dog poop just goes to show how inconsiderate people can be. But if people don’t listen to the rules and don’t respect their neighbors than DNA testing might be the only resolution.  


2 comments:

  1. As a dog owner myself, I very much enjoyed reading this article Liz. I have a similar issue with a dog next door to my house whose owner decided it's okay for him to leave his droppings on my property. I too think it's ridiculous where some owners let their dogs go. The sidewalk story is pretty funny though, that definitely sets the bar for bad places for dogs to do their business.

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  2. I really liked this blog post. I love dogs and I enjoyed reading about one of the dilemmas of having a dog. I also enjoyed reading about what your dogs do and the personal feel of the blog.

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