No it's true, don't read this blog entry because it's not aimed at you. Today dear blog reader, I am talking directly to the minority. In fact judging by the feed back I get when chatting to dog owners around Swale, the people I'm talking to today don't even exist. It could even be argued that late at night or early in the morning the "dog poo fairy" visits our parks, roads and beaches and spreads the piles of do-do everywhere and it's not dog walkers at all, because everyone I speak too always cleans up after their dog, and always has pockets full of bags to prove it. To be honest, I'd rather see bags full of dogs mess than pockets full of bags, but at least the intention is correct.
OK, there is no "dog poo fairy", so there are a few people out there in Swale who happily allow their dog to foul all over our lovely borough, and care nothing for the effect it has on others. Well you obnoxious irresponsible thoughtless mindless uncaring selfish disrespectful self centred antisocial canine exercisers, we know you are out there, and everyone else is sick and tired of you messing up our Swale.
Take a walk in any of our parks, or any open place you can think of, and the evidence of your lack of respect for the majority of Swale's residents is clear to see, or even tread in.
Of course the council have systems in place to tackle this problem, but there will always be a short period before we can get out to deal with it, and to be honest, in this day and age the last thing we should be spending your money on is clearing up dogs mess. For goodness sake, take a bag with you, clear it up yourself, and don't give me the "I pay my council tax" line, because so do the responsible owners, and also dog wardens for that matter.
Why should we all pay to clean up after your dog? Frankly if you're not responsible enough to clean up your own dogs mess, I would strongly question whether you are responsible enough to own a dog in the first place. Oh and don't forget, the dog warden (me), street wardens, enforcements offices (they are harder to spot as they don't wear uniforms) and Police Community Support Officers, will all issue on the spot fines if the offence is witnessed, no excuses.
What's worse, being responsible and doing your bit to keep Swale clean and safe, or an £80 fine? I feel it's also fair to point out that you shouldn't rely on the idea that the council only works office hours; between us we are out and about 7 days a week, and also at very unexpected times of day.
As a final tip to habitual offenders, we are receiving an increasing number of calls from members of the public reporting dog fouling they have witnessed, so it's not just the various authorities who are watching and we will take appropriate action where we can.
Do you know what, I would much rather chat about funny things that have happened during my busy working days, but all the while we still have this problem, I will continue to bang on about it.
If you are a responsible dog owner, didn't follow my earlier advice and have read this far, then you can help by providing information that could assist in helping us solve this foul problem!
OK, there is no "dog poo fairy", so there are a few people out there in Swale who happily allow their dog to foul all over our lovely borough, and care nothing for the effect it has on others. Well you obnoxious irresponsible thoughtless mindless uncaring selfish disrespectful self centred antisocial canine exercisers, we know you are out there, and everyone else is sick and tired of you messing up our Swale.
Take a walk in any of our parks, or any open place you can think of, and the evidence of your lack of respect for the majority of Swale's residents is clear to see, or even tread in.
Of course the council have systems in place to tackle this problem, but there will always be a short period before we can get out to deal with it, and to be honest, in this day and age the last thing we should be spending your money on is clearing up dogs mess. For goodness sake, take a bag with you, clear it up yourself, and don't give me the "I pay my council tax" line, because so do the responsible owners, and also dog wardens for that matter.
Why should we all pay to clean up after your dog? Frankly if you're not responsible enough to clean up your own dogs mess, I would strongly question whether you are responsible enough to own a dog in the first place. Oh and don't forget, the dog warden (me), street wardens, enforcements offices (they are harder to spot as they don't wear uniforms) and Police Community Support Officers, will all issue on the spot fines if the offence is witnessed, no excuses.
What's worse, being responsible and doing your bit to keep Swale clean and safe, or an £80 fine? I feel it's also fair to point out that you shouldn't rely on the idea that the council only works office hours; between us we are out and about 7 days a week, and also at very unexpected times of day.
As a final tip to habitual offenders, we are receiving an increasing number of calls from members of the public reporting dog fouling they have witnessed, so it's not just the various authorities who are watching and we will take appropriate action where we can.
Do you know what, I would much rather chat about funny things that have happened during my busy working days, but all the while we still have this problem, I will continue to bang on about it.
If you are a responsible dog owner, didn't follow my earlier advice and have read this far, then you can help by providing information that could assist in helping us solve this foul problem!
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