Dog Poop Came From Nothing And Rose To The Top

Move over Jay-Z, because you're not the only one who made it.

The evolution of poop bagging.

I don’t know how old you are but I’m old enough to remember when picking up dog poop wasn’t a thing.

As a child of the 80s, I distinctly remember us walking the dog but never paying any mind to when she did her business on the boulevard. She pooped and we kept walking. Nobody complained. That’s just how things were back then.

Fast forward to adulthood with my second dog and obviously I picked up her poop but I seem to remember doing it with plastic shopping bags. I mean, who didn’t have a bin in the pantry overflowing with plastic bags that had completed their mission from grocery store to kitchen?

It wasn’t until well into dog ownership as an adult that I began buying real poop bags but even then, they were the cute and colorful PLASTIC dollar-store poop bags.

I recall thinking how stupid it was to pick up naturally biodegradable waste with a plastic bag and then throw it into a bin lined with another plastic bag.

Why can’t we just leave dog poop where it is to degrade on its own?

For the health, safety, and cleanliness of humans…that’s why.

I get it. Of course nobody wants to step in dog dung on their way to the bus stop. And nobody wants their children to accidentally fall into a pile of it.

And last but certainly not least, can you even imagine how disgusting dog parks would be if nobody picked up their sh!t? On a rainy day no less? It would be like rancid soup!

I don’t know about yours but our dog parks are beautiful and we like to keep it that way! Dezi says HI!!

Along came the poop-wise people!

I remember it as clear as day. It happened during a pet store visit for something other than poop bags. I walked in and there it was. A large, center-aisle display of biodegradable poop bags for sale!

FINALLY, someone had been able to tap into the sensible part of my brain (because of course, I invented these a hundred years ago in my mind) and realized we’re doing it all wrong with plastic!

I’m positive they must have been Earth Rated bags because I shop in Canadian-owned pet stores and buy Canadian products whenever possible.

**This is not a sponsored post for them but if Earth Rated is reading this, I accept gifts 😁😁 My dog drops a minimum of three loads a day. Who doesn’t need more poop bags?**

If you’re still using plastic bags you need to step up your poop game.

Now that biodegradable and compostable poop bags exist there’s no excuse for using plastic.

Sure, environmentally friendly products might cost more but what are you measuring when it comes to cost? I favor the planet over my wallet. Responsible dog ownership is expensive. We already know this.

Move over Jay-Z, because POOP also came from nothing and made it to the top.

Since we’re talking about what comes out of a dog’s backside, I thought I’d add this for your amusement:

Need proof that dogs rule the world?

Picture a bunch of stuffy men and women in suits sitting around a table in city council chambers.

They’re discussing the word POOP.

They could have chosen at least seven other words:

Waste.

Number two.

BM.

Excrement.

Feces.

Dung.

Crap.

Yet, they chose to use poop.

How amazing is it that POOP has become official government lingo?

I posted the image because I’m totally amused that a whole city council agreed to include POOP in official city bylaws.

Dogs are taking over. Mark my words.

Do you remember a time when not picking up dog poop wasn’t a big deal?

And more importantly, I hope you’re not still using plastic to pick up your poop!