A Clean Wimborne

We all want a clean Wimborne so we don’t have to look where we’re walking in case we step in something. Don’t we?

As a responsible dog owner I always take at least one poop bag out with me when I take the dog for a walk. However, there are rare occasions that even the most diligent dog owner can’t pick up their dog’s poop. I’m talking about the runny sort that has no solid form and therefore can’t be picked up at all. To me that is the only exception.

But on a recent walk around town the other day I saw several piles of dog poop just left on the pavement for some unfortunate soul to eventually walk in. We’ve all done it and it’s not very nice. Wimborne is not normally messy, in fact Wimborne is kept very clean, this could have just been an off day, but why don’t some dog owners clean up after their pets? It’s not hard, it only takes a few seconds and then the places our children are walking will be free of dog poop.

Canon Hill Woods is a minefield of dog poop, and I’m talking the kind from some very large dogs. It’s unnecessary to have to see, to smell, or even to have to walk around. It can be avoided simply by picking it up. Poop maybe biodegradable but that’s not an excuse for being lazy.

So if you’re out walking your dog do us all a favour and clean up after it, or if you see someone leaving poop their dog has just dropped remind them there is a fine for fouling and asked them to pick it up. Thank you!