Letter: Solving the dog poop bag dilemma

Posted 3/18/19

To the editor:

In one of the March 13 police reports, a woman complained about a man yelling at her for leaving a filled “dog poop” bag beside the road. She stated she intended to …

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Letter: Solving the dog poop bag dilemma

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To the editor:

In one of the March 13 police reports, a woman complained about a man yelling at her for leaving a filled “dog poop” bag beside the road. She stated she intended to pick it up on the return leg of her walk; but, I can also understand why she was yelled at.

I have often walked the streets of Barrington, sometimes in company with a dog on a leash. When I first started seeing “poop bags by the road”, I assumed someone was planning to pick it up upon returning—only to discover on subsequent walks that was not the case.

I would suggest to dog walkers an easy way to avoid any confusion as to their intent: With a simple overhand knot, tightly tie the top of the now bottom-occupied bag to the leash.

Karl F. Stephens MD

Barrington

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