Doggy-do in Ronda

Tuesday, September 2. 2008

Doggy-do Warning
Doggy-do in spain is something you really have to watch out for as you wander around and Andalucian village or town. In Ronda in particular a lot of people who live in apartments also have dogs which get taken for a once a day walk specifically so that they can relieve themselves.

Now without being too disgusting, there are some streets where you literally have to play hopscotch to avoid the numerous little (and not so little) piles of doggy-do.

Well finally our city leaders have decided enough is enough and new signs have appeared around certain parts of the city, like the grassy area in front of the railway station and other local parks.
The wording is sort of quite official, basically it says Excm. Ayuntamiento de Ronda (Ronda City Council) - Prohibida le deposicion de excrementos de animales bajo multa de 500 Euros, which translated into English means the depositing of animal excrement is prohibited and punishable by a low fine of 500 Euros.

Not sure about you but 500 Euros doesn't seem like a very low fine, on the other hand anything that can be done to improve the cleanliness of our parks and sidewalks is a welcome step forward.

So far I haven't seen anyone actually let their pooch use the sidewalk, so by the same token I haven't seen the local Police whip out their note books, although rumor around town is that in fact a couple of people have received a caution.
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  1. Turnip said,

    Tuesday, September 2. 2008 at 21:42 (Reply)

    Can't they hire out of work people to clean up after the dogs and sweep the streets in general?

  2. chronic chick said,

    Thursday, September 4. 2008 at 13:27 (Reply)

    Found you from the turnip. Nice site as my daughter learns spanish

    chronic chick

  3. Margaret said,

    Wednesday, September 3. 2008 at 06:59 (Reply)

    Cleaning up after your dog is or should be a matter of personal cleanliness just like washing your hands after using the restroom. It's not just unsightly to see the piles, but can be a health hazard.

    It's an on-going issue not just in Spain, but here in the US, too. Many dog parks have dispensers of baggies set out at convenient spots for people to use to clean up after their dogs with. I usually carry my own wherever I go with my dogs.

    The very people who let their dog crap on someone else's property are the very ones to complain about it when their property is so used.

    ê¿ê

  4. Holly said,

    Wednesday, September 3. 2008 at 08:39 (Reply)

    Wow, I'm really happy I don't live in a city! At least they are doing something about it and I think the fine needs to be big so that people will pay attention to it and not let their dogs "go" anywhere they want to.

  5. AmeriGlide said,

    Wednesday, September 3. 2008 at 10:02 (Reply)

    When walking my dog, I try to keep her from going to the bathroom in my neighbors yard. There are several places she can go along our walk or when she is running around by the house.

    Sometimes when I let her out she goes in my neighbors yard though, who has a very nice lawn. If I see her do it, I always go and clean it up.

  6. Sheila Sultani said,

    Wednesday, September 3. 2008 at 11:03 (Reply)

    Dog owners are the rudest breed in the world. Even if 95% of dog owners clean up their dogs doo-doo and keep their dog on a leash - it only takes one time of getting poop tracked into your house because the kids were playing in the public park across the street and one time of having a dog who is not on a leash chasing your child and scaring them to death to make you hate all dog owners.

  7. Linda said,

    Thursday, September 4. 2008 at 00:29 (Reply)

    As a dog owner, I would agree that not enough of us clean up after our dogs.

    I would also like to say that dogs should be taken out much more often than once a day, and not just for a quick walk to "do their duty", but for pleasure and exercise.

    Linda

  8. Mike said,

    Thursday, September 4. 2008 at 02:25 (Reply)

    Sounds like another good reaon to use your bike, Carl - to stay off the pavements!

    Sole-destroying, isn't it ....?

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