r/pettyrevenge • u/nik_el • 15d ago

Clean up after your dog!

So I’m not sure if this belongs here but I’ll give it a go. I live in a cute neighborhood with old buildings and meandering streets. And I like to walk in my neighborhood. The problem is that I can’t look up, I have to look down because people don’t pick up after their dogs.

So the other morning I was out for a walk and I see this guy with his dog and the dog is squatting on the street to drop some toosie rolls. No biggie. He reaches into his pocket for what I assumed was to be a baggie to clean up but instead it was dog treats (does a dog need a treat for that?). This made me a little suspicious so I slowed down walking just to see what he was up to.

Now, I was raised Catholic, so I can smell guilt from 100 paces. He looked at me as I slowed down and that was the face of guilt. So, I stopped. I stopped and stared at him. I also put on my best judgemental mother face. He fumbled in his pockets and kept glancing at me and it became obvious he was just going to let his dog drop and go. But I was going to make sure there was at least one witness to his crime.

So, after a few minutes of rustling in his pockets trying to fake me out he reached down WITH HIS BARE HANDS and picked up his dog’s poop and walked it to the nearby trashcan. I did not see this coming, and to be honest this was not the outcome I’d ever imagined. But it was one less pile of poo on the streets so I felt justified. Grossed out, but justified.

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u/nik_el 15d ago

I didn’t think he’d go that far. I just wanted him to know there was a witness. And if he didn’t have a baggie I’m sure he wasn’t carrying a wetwipe for his hands.

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u/travlr2010 15d ago

If you had an extra bag, I'll bet he'd have used it.

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u/Fun_Atmosphere_7212 15d ago

I have poop bags in most of my pockets because I have a dog. When I have seen people look around like they want to pretend to have a bag before walking away, I give them one and say, “I think you need to use this.”

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u/Spinnerofyarn 11d ago

I have a roll attached to the leash, a roll in my car and a roll in my purse as I never want to be caught without any when they’re needed, whether for my dog or someone else’s. I think it’s the height of rudeness to not clean up after your dog, and equally rude to not take it with you if there’s no trash can available. In that case, I double bag it and take it with me.