On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 13:05:40 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 11:17:28 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:

BTW, here's where I get my bags...for about 3,25 cents a bag including shipping. The bags are a
perfect size for two or three, if necessary, 'poops'.

http://tinyurl.com/muyh9r2

They come in sets of 100, attached to a piece of cardboard which can be hung on a hook or doorknob
for easy tear off. Of course, you've got to buy 2000 at a time, but for me that's only about two
year's worth as I end up giving the kids some as stocking stuffers.

I think I would need a drum liner for Ed. ;-)
I keep some of those regular poop bags I found in the river, on the
cart and the times I had to use them, I needed two.

Oh bull. I had a lab before this pointer. Well, it was female so probably pooped a bit less. These
bags are about 7" in diameter and 21" long. That'll hold a lot of poop and still leave room to tie a
knot.

On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 13:05:40 -0500, wrote:


I think I would need a drum liner for Ed. ;-)

Better than a large dumpster that has to be emptied weekly for my wife's
"pets".

We try to be environmentally responsible up here so we go to the Dollar Store and buy boxes of 60 for one dollar.
These bags are just big enough for one dump but are biodegradable.
If I want to be even more thrifty, Halifax supplies their version of biodegradable bags for free at the local doggie parks.
I find their bags a bit too small for my hands.

On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 13:20:28 -0600, Califbill wrote:

Poco Loco wrote:
On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 00:55:12 -0500, wrote:

On Tue, 04 Feb 2014 12:47:40 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:

On Tue, 04 Feb 2014 10:45:49 -0500, wrote:

On Tue, 04 Feb 2014 09:07:53 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:

On Mon, 03 Feb 2014 19:59:10 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 03 Feb 2014 17:17:28 -0500, Poco Loco

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/r...c/lee-aqua.htm


I bet they frown on skinny dipping at 2 AM tho ;-)

Well, there is that.

I also doubt Mr Ed would be welcome.
He is my "lap partner" when we swim.

Problem solved:

http://www.workingservicedog.com/Pre...ceDogVest.aspx

Ed looks the part, there are lots of yellow lab service dogs but I
doubt he could act the part long enough to convince anyone. ;-)

There was a special on this on the local news just the other night.
Working Dogs, whether fake or
not, *can* be kicked out of a restaurant, etc. for 'bad behavior'. It
showed a scene of a 'working
dog' going ape**** when another 'working dog' entered the establishment.
The second was a real,
trained working dog, which showed no reaction at all to the
aggressiveness of the other dog.

When I use the crosswalk to get over the four-lane road here (Franconia),
cars stop a lot more
readily if I'm walking the pointer. But maybe the drivers just think
she's a good looking dog.

http://tinyurl.com/pl4qd7c

And, she wishes everyone here a Merry Christmas!

When I was working in Switzerland in about 1987 on a job for a few weeks,
we went to dinner one night. Leaving, a German Shepard tried to attack me
as we came through the front part of the restaurant. Could not figure out
why, until we went outside. Colin said he had stepped on the sleeping dog.
And I was the first person it saw. Dogs are normally OK as handled in
European Restaurants. Here, some purse dog would be on the table being fed
from a plate.

Yup, you're right. I've seen lots of dogs in German restaurants, always very well behaved. That last
sentence is right also.

On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 13:20:28 -0600, Califbill wrote:

Poco Loco wrote:
On Wed, 5 Feb 2014 07:46:57 -0800 (PST), True North wrote:

On Wednesday, February 5, 2014 10:13:09 AM UTC-4, John H. wrote:
On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 08:59:49 -0500, KC wrote:



On 2/4/2014 3:54 PM, Poco Loco wrote:

On Tue, 04 Feb 2014 14:35:12 -0600, Califbill wrote:



Poco Loco wrote:

On Tue, 04 Feb 2014 10:45:49 -0500, wrote:



On Tue, 04 Feb 2014 09:07:53 -0500, Poco Loco

wrote:



On Mon, 03 Feb 2014 19:59:10 -0500, wrote:



On Mon, 03 Feb 2014 17:17:28 -0500, Poco Loco



http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/r...c/lee-aqua.htm





I bet they frown on skinny dipping at 2 AM tho ;-)



Well, there is that.



I also doubt Mr Ed would be welcome.

He is my "lap partner" when we swim.



Problem solved:



http://www.workingservicedog.com/Pre...ceDogVest.aspx



We have friends whose mother claimed her dog (BIG dog) was a service dog so

it could go on an airplane with her and not in baggage. Not good.



It's getting to be a problem in restaurants and grocery stores also.
From what I understand, the

dog's status cannot be questioned.





Yup, I know a little pig in our MX community that got a vest for his

purse dog just so he could bring it everywhere... It's bull****. He

thought when he told me I would be impressed, turns out I was

disgusted... Later he got all democrat on me and we aren't friends

anymore...



There are a couple dog-owners in the neighborhood that don't talk to me
either after I offered to

pick up their dog **** as they were walking away from it.

Offered to pick it up??
My wife and I will offer them disposable bags so they can pick up their own crap.
Up here there is a hefty fine for not doing so.

Asking, "Would you like me to pick up the poop for you?" seems to make
the point quite well, and I
don't waste a bag.

BTW, here's where I get my bags...for about 3,25 cents a bag including
shipping. The bags are a
perfect size for two or three, if necessary, 'poops'.

http://tinyurl.com/muyh9r2

They come in sets of 100, attached to a piece of cardboard which can be
hung on a hook or doorknob
for easy tear off. Of course, you've got to buy 2000 at a time, but for
me that's only about two
year's worth as I end up giving the kids some as stocking stuffers.

We have an A'hole neighbor. Used to take their Rat Dog across the street
to our next door neighbors parking strip for it's potty break. And leave
the ****. Laura next door finally had enough and screamed at them as she
flung the **** at their yard. Last time A'hole took the dog across the
street to do it's crapping.

Good. Walking mine just a while ago I came across two piles. I'd already put one load in my bag so I
picked up the others. But it really ****es me off that dog owners will do that and give all dog
owners a bad name.

On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 14:48:51 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:


On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 13:05:40 -0500, wrote:


I think I would need a drum liner for Ed. ;-)

Better than a large dumpster that has to be emptied weekly for my wife's
"pets".



Yeah, here we have to double bag it to throw in the trash can. I can easily get a dozen of the small
bags into one of the plastic Safeway bags.

What gets done with the horse manure after it's picked up?

On Wed, 5 Feb 2014 12:20:57 -0800 (PST), True North wrote:

We try to be environmentally responsible up here so we go to the Dollar Store and buy boxes of 60 for one dollar.
These bags are just big enough for one dump but are biodegradable.
If I want to be even more thrifty, Halifax supplies their version of biodegradable bags for free at the local doggie parks.
I find their bags a bit too small for my hands.

Cool. I like the long bags 'cause even with a couple loads therein I can still tie a loop to make
carrying the damn thing for the next mile or two a little easier.

On 2/5/2014 3:39 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 14:48:51 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:


On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 13:05:40 -0500, wrote:


I think I would need a drum liner for Ed. ;-)

Better than a large dumpster that has to be emptied weekly for my wife's
"pets".



Yeah, here we have to double bag it to throw in the trash can. I can easily get a dozen of the small
bags into one of the plastic Safeway bags.

What gets done with the horse manure after it's picked up?



I don't know and I don't care.

Waste Management, Inc. has recycling facilities everywhere. We don't
have to dedicate the dumpster to the horse crap and bedding exclusively.
We can dump regular, non-hazardous household trash in it as well. I've
thrown car parts, boat parts in it ... you name it and they take it. The
bulk is made up of the horse stuff though. Occasionally my wife asks me
to "compact" the dumpster using the front end bucket on the tractor, a
job I hate especially on windy days. I wear a mask.

On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 15:52:47 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 2/5/2014 3:39 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 14:48:51 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:


On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 13:05:40 -0500, wrote:


I think I would need a drum liner for Ed. ;-)

Better than a large dumpster that has to be emptied weekly for my wife's
"pets".



Yeah, here we have to double bag it to throw in the trash can. I can easily get a dozen of the small
bags into one of the plastic Safeway bags.

What gets done with the horse manure after it's picked up?



I don't know and I don't care.

Waste Management, Inc. has recycling facilities everywhere. We don't
have to dedicate the dumpster to the horse crap and bedding exclusively.
We can dump regular, non-hazardous household trash in it as well. I've
thrown car parts, boat parts in it ... you name it and they take it. The
bulk is made up of the horse stuff though. Occasionally my wife asks me
to "compact" the dumpster using the front end bucket on the tractor, a
job I hate especially on windy days. I wear a mask.



Well it must just be going to a landfill somewhere. Shame they don't compost and sell it. Some
outfit in Maryland was doing that with sewage sludge. Seems like horse and cow manure would be very
usable. I know my grandfather would have loved it!

On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 20:46:29 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 16:24:35 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:

Well it must just be going to a landfill somewhere. Shame they don't compost and sell it. Some
outfit in Maryland was doing that with sewage sludge. Seems like horse and cow manure would be very
usable. I know my grandfather would have loved it!

One of my best friends was in that family (the Bevards).
He is the machine gun guy I have talked about..

They had quite a deal going with that sludge. They drove those red 18
wheeler concrete mixer looking things to haul it.
Their primary business was aggregate and concrete. They would buy some
property in PG county where the "soil" was "bank run gravel". That is
basically concrete, right in the ground with clay replacing the
portland.
They dug it up, graded it out and ended up with the silt that was too
small to sell as sand or gravel. They spread that out, took a sheeps
foot roller and turned the sludge into it, then let it age out for a
while to get the smell out, turning it over a few more times. Then
they sold it to builders as top soil.
Sod would go nuts in it, a whole lot better that just in the bank run
gravel yard they had anyway.
The only downside was cherry tomatoes came up in the yard. It turns
out the seeds survive digestion and sewer treatment.

Here it's wild strawberries. Those little *******s must go through birds and get self fertilized.
They're a bitch to get rid of.