The problem with dognowners dumping their dog's waste in our trash can is that it gets squished and the bag often breaks when we place our garbage in. We live on the corner so we often are the victims. If you do decide to use someone's trash can, please make sure it isn't completely empty and that trash collection day is near. Thanks.

I do it all the time. Its trash, and they are trash bins. Who has a trash bin that doesn't smell, regardless of whether there is a poop bag in there? no one. Bigger things to worry about in life than a trash bin that doesn't smell floral fresh.

geez, you should never do that. there are always those who look at dog walkers and wonder if they pick up: if you have your little baggie (full) with you, you can help allay their fears about dog walkers in general and you in particular. Especially if there are others who do not pick up: people who deal with poop in their yard from other's dogs look on all dog owners with suspicion. That's why I have a new product for sale: the fake doggie poop bag. It's a 3 mil black plastic bag containing lumps of plastic, which you can obtain in sizes appropriate to your dog. Simply keep it with your leash, and whenever you go out, people will look upon you with approbation as a poop picker upper. All you have to do is develop a routine of pretending you have picked up your dog's poop just after the event: all the rest of the time, you're golden, a model of citizenship. Only three easy payments of 39.95, and if you are unsatisfied, you can keep the merchandise and I will return your money (except shipping and handling, which comes to 4 easy payments of 29.95).

besides,

I store my garbage bin in my garage and I don't like eau de puppie poop. Period. This is an offensive and un-neighborly practice. Hold on to your pup's poop until you arrive home and put it in your own bin.

I will say I am more thankful for the individuals who take the time to clean up after their dogs and throw it away properly rather then someone who does not bother to clean up after their dog. I use to live on Simpson Field and my can was always full of little bags from people who picked up after their dogs. Let's just say, I am ok with a few bags in my garbage because a clean field is better then one with surprise piles of poop.

I glady invite your poop to my bin. Seriously , day old chicken is far worse ! Beter wrapped poop in my bin than on the street!

I promise not to throw poopy diapers belonging to my son in your trash can if you promise not to throw poopy bags belonging to your dog in my trash can. I say, keep the feces in the family and use your own refuse bin.

The problem I have is people seem to think they can walk into my drive way and use our trash can. Some feel like its OK to just throw their bag up the drive way so I can pick it up for them OR my 4 year old gets to pick it up when we get out of the car!

Ah, the age old debate. I live on a busy street in South Boston, MA. Trash days are a big party up here. We frequently have homeless and/or dirty people coming by to collect cans and bottles for their $0.05 deposits. Have an old couch? Put it on the curb and it's gone within 5 minutes.

Having said that, it's not uncommon for the neighbors on a little one way side street to leave their empty trash bins in front of our beautiful white picket fence. For days. This is the only time I use someone else's trash bin for my dog's poop bags, and I'm happy to do so.

In general, it's great to see so many people willing to accept dog poop bags. However, as a sign of respect, I'll save my dog's poop for either public trash bins, or my own. Dog-less people deserve a little courtesy.

Now if I could just convince my neighbor that when his kids step in poop in our shared yard, it's not ours. Our other neighbor, a little old Polish lady that doesn't speak a lick of English, constantly loses her dog. When she does, it's pooping in our yard. Which brings me to the next etiquette question:

If a helpless old lady's dog poops in your yard, and your neighbor assumes it's your dog's poop, is the onus on you to pick it up? I vote for, "No, but I'll pick it up to be a nice guy."

I would rather have poop in my garbage can than in my yard. As a dog owner, I can confirm that you can't always predict when and where they will poop. :)
I will say to my fellow dog owners that the water run- off drain is NOT the proper place to throw a bag of poop. I was running behind a guy and his dog in the kelly cares 5k on Saturday, he picked up the poop and threw it in water run-off drain -- a city trash can was only a few steps away. He and his dog were running considerably faster than me -- otherwise I would have called him out on it.

I'd have to say I fall into the "please take your poop home with you" camp. If you throw your bag of poop into our can after the trash pickup, I get to smell it all week when I open the can to deposit trash -- a particularly odorous event in the hot Summer months. I am, though, generally happy with those dog owners who bother to pick up and amazed that some folks think the rules don't apply to them.

How about another etiquette question: Do you let your dog traverse peoples' front lawns to poop or keep them curbside? That's a particular pet peeve (pun intended) with me since I have a toddler who likes to play in the front yard. I'm tired of finding poop residue up near my front door.

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