Putting my foot in it?

I have finally made the big time and recently had the following rant published in the local newspaper......

"Having recently moved back to Crickhowell, I have become increasingly saddened and consumed by a daily paranoia that occurs when taking my children anywhere within a two metre distance of our driveway.  Does anyone suffer it?  It’s called “Watch out for dog mess!!”.

How can such a beautiful town allow itself to fall foul to four legged beasts that like ghosts, appear to descend upon our pavements on virtually every route into town and leave excrement that not only creates mayhem for all who step through it, but increases the risk of hydatid disease. I suggest you look it up on http://www.hpa.org.uk/ as I don’t want to spoil your reading pleasure whilst chomping down on coffee and cake but in essence, it’s a condition which can and does kill humans and current evidence suggests that the main areas for hydatid disease in Wales are Powys, Monmouthshire and farms on the southern slopes of the Brecon Beacons and the Black Mountains.   Oh – that will be this area then?

I am not a dog owner  but given the high availability of rubber gloves, plastic bags (recyclable of course) and a little scoops that are available in buildings called “shops”,  is it really that difficult for dog owners to clean up after their little (or big) pooch? 

I suspect many a dog owner will read this and think that “this does not relate to me because I clear up after mine” and it’s a shame to tar you all with the same sticky scoop but clearly there are some rogue rotties out there who clearly do not give a “poop”.

Why should I berate my young children for getting mess on their shoes when it’s not their fault?  Why should I have to go through the horror of the “retch” when cleaning infected shoes? Why should I have to wear wellies to walk along a public footpath which has turned into a criss-cross intersection of mutty motorway mess?  And by the way,  just because it’s a “footpath in the country” and “no longer a pavement “does not mean you don’t have to clear the mess up either….. it would appear that some dog owners have forgotten this small and sometime large point (please excuse the pun)."

Raising a tail for health and mental happiness.

Mrs “ Non” de Poop  


I decided not to use my real name for fear of having to sign autographs.....