Have just returned from that most dreaded of all outings - the 'two poos, one bag walk' All this week I have had Emmy - my yellow lab granddaughter - with me during the day. I usually have poo bags coming out of every pocket of every coat, fleece and cardigan I possess but today I left the house with none. I had meant to restock - there are loads in the cupboard, but clean forgot. I didn't remember until the moment I opened the car and let the two senior dogs bound out. So whilst Henry was still in the crate I was fossicking about desperately in the car looking for anything that would be usable. All I could come up with was a bag from the vet that had contained George's meds and an empty crisp packet. Ever hopeful that these might be fit for purpose I get H out and off we went. Both my boys had already been in the garden so I hoped they might cut me some slack on this occasion and not need to go. Ha! George immediately deployed a massive poo right under the coastguards' lookout tower and I had to bring the vets bag immediately into play. Then they all peeled off like the Red Arrows and I had to hare off to keep up with Henry who had found a pile of horse muck and was getting this down his neck like a ravenous wolf. Out of the corner of my eye I then saw Emmy hunkering about 100 yards away - hers always resembles a large bundle of sticks, arranged campfire style, and my only resource left was now the crisp packet. Option 1: ever mindful of the watchful eyes of the Coastguard do I march up to it and then mime a pick up like Marcel Marceau? Not really an option, even I wasn't walking on an SSSI. Option 2: do I attempt to put a quart of poo in the pint pot of the crisp bag, knowing that my fingers will be a casualty ? Bearing in mind I do have wet wipes in the car. Option 3: do I reopen the vets bag and amalgamate it with the already present poo of George? Elected to pursue option three but fingers weren't completely unscathed. Rest of walk now rather foreshortened due to aroma from imperfectly sealed vet bag in my satchel. Back to car to find that wet wipes had dried out - as has the stuff stuck to me and Henry, drove home with all windows open. Have just restocked every pocket in the universe
Sooooo embarrassing. Last time it happened to me I stood by the poo 'till a dog walker came past and I 'borrowed' a poo bag! (Luckily that wasn't a long wait!)
I have scrabbled about for a crisp packet before now...I feel your dilemma. Oh and yesterday I carelessly plunged my thumb into a steaming warm mound! Luckily I have little bottles of alcohol hand rub in all pockets.
Haha! I've had to leave poo behind before, head to the nearest store/cafe, ask for a bag and head back to the scene of the crime!
I have laughed so much ...... 'Peeled off like the red arrows' hilarious! It's only happened to me once .....Dexter is super reliable and routined about his poos ,He decided to surprise me on what would normally be a wee break.I felt dreadful walking away ,although I intended to come straight back so I took a flip flop of and left it next to the poo hoping That would be understood as a auniversal sign to anyone who observed me that I would be coming straight back! It was that or cover it with my baseball cap! I ALWAYS have one tied to his lead now .....
Oh yes absolutely. A Universal sign. Yes. I'm not even sure where my flip flops are. You do know we walk our dogs in wellies don't you
Well,I was thinking on the hop ( quite literally when I had to walk home in one flip flop! : but now revisiting this incident it may be ok to recognise that any item of footwear left next to an abandoned poo is the universal sign for 'I've been caught short in the poo bag department ,but I will be back shortly' ?
Oh, yes, I can imagine the UK contingent walking back to their cars, one welly off, through all the muddy puddles... ... and those of us who deal with winter snow, getting frostbite on our toes when we go out bagless...
Down in Devon when I last went about 8 years ago, there were signs in various beauty places saying "If you dog does a poo, pick up a stick and flick it" but I guess you couldn't do that with the coastguards looking on!
Oh this thread has made me laugh! Not sure about using a "stick to flick" though, with my rather random throwing ability that could be quite hazardous!
used a glove once but have found the bottom of hedges very useful for plastic bags I've also been known to go through a rubbish on the hunt for recyclables. Its very unusual for me to not have one its when I go from dog world clothes to civvies that the problems arise
