Monday, June 28, 2010

Consternatio

A disturbing sight last weekend, while we were hiking in the Sunol Wilderness, near Pleasanton. On the busy trail heading back to park HQ from what they call Little Yosemite, we spotted a dog with a Safeway bag of his own poop hanging around his neck.

My God, what kind of sadistic creep would do that to a pup? We all know that a dog’s sense of smell is something like 400 times stronger than a human’s. Can you imagine having to walk a few miles with your own feces hanging in a pouch a couple inches from your nose? Worse, it was a hot day...

It’s almost cute when people put bandannas and sunglasses on their pooches. I like when I see a dog carrying his own leash in his mouth too, but for the love of God, making a creature as noble as the family dog wear a shit sachet is just plain vile.

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