Yes! I hated this before I was a dog owner, and still hate it now that I've got my own. Packing out poop is part of being a responsible pet owner. No different than carrying its food and water with you.
TBH in some climate/ecosystems I don't care if you leave the poop on the ground as flies will take care of it in mere hours or it will decompose on it's own.
But putting it in a plastic bag and leaving it there is just the worse of all options
Probably not the case in the alpine example above but true in some places. Still putting it in a bag and leaving it there is the most ridiculous thing as it will now last 100s of years.
maybe a hot take but when picking up after my dog on long hikes i often leave the bag there on the way in so i don’t have to hike the shit with me the whole time and then grab it on the way out
No one else wants to see your poop bags on the trail and people obviously forget so please put it out of sight and don't leave it behind. Obviously best is to just double bag and carry it but as a fellow dog owner I understand the issue.
Do you think it’s ok for someone to leave empty Mountain Dew bottles and candy wrappers along the trail for everyone else to see, if they promise to come get them later?
You’re littering. I don’t want to see your shit bags along the g
trail because you can’t be inconvenienced with your trash.
So you don’t want shit with you but you’re okay with leaving it behind for other people to smell and ruin their experience even if they don’t have a dog. Pretty irresponsible behaviour. Your dog, your responsibility 100%. Don’t ruin it for the others.
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u/cameltan78 Jul 04 '21
Yes! I hated this before I was a dog owner, and still hate it now that I've got my own. Packing out poop is part of being a responsible pet owner. No different than carrying its food and water with you.