MADAM, Could I thank Simon Cropper for bringing to public attention the problem of bags full of doggy poo hanging from bushes along our riverbanks and walks.
Eighteen months ago I became the proud owner of my first dog, Freddie. Wanting to be a responsible owner Freddie and I went along to puppy training classes for six months but unfortunately there is no training for dogs to poo on command which left me with the problem of what to do with his by-products after passing the last doggy bin for miles at the bottom of Greytree when we go on our riverside walks.
Here I am faced with three choices, carry it with me which does take the edge off the enjoyment of a nice walk, run back half a mile to the last doggy bin that I passed or place it by a marker and hope that I remember to pick it up on my way back, the last option being the best option.
Rather than locking us all up in padded cells which would be of great expense to the taxpayer (and our dogs would miss us) could our newly elected councillors not work together to arrange discreetly placed and coloured doggy poo bins along the riverbank and countryside walks. I am sure that all responsible dog owners would home into them like a Muslim to Mecca.
Susan Price, Ross