Airport Dog Park » Poop Management

Need bags

Jim and Mark — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:17:57 +0000

I sent an infrequent visitor over to the mailbox today to find a bag, and she said it was empty. I gave her one of mine.

Whoever has a source for these (anyone still take the newspaper?), please bring some more!

(She hung it on the fence, but I didn’t feel like narcing on her after she agreed to pick up the stuff in the first place. And it was black, so maybe the MAC people didn’t spot it so easily on the black fence. If it’s still there tomorrow, I’ll take it with me.)

Spring Cleanup, 2010

Jim and Mark — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:11:31 +0000

I’m organizing a volunteer cleanup of the poop in the park. Saturday, April 3, noon to 3pm. (Rain date, Saturday April 10.) Bring: work gloves, tools (shovel, rake, hoe, dustpan, etc.), garbage bags. Extra credit: Someone bring donuts, coffee, and cups. I will supply: contractor bags, paper towels, vinyl gloves, hand sanitizer.

Last year Now Boarding graciously agreed to let us put the waste in their dumpster. Let’s hope they can be asked to do so again. Volunteers with pickup trucks and other places to take the stuff are still very welcome.

Just like last year, most of the poop that vanished into and under the snow is actually pretty well broken down, but new material continues to arrive (shame!) so there will still be something to do.

Please help us keep healthy

Brian, Jessie, Bear and Tootsie — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:02:26 +0000

What a beautiful winter wonderland! The frozen lake allows many long trails (thanks, trail blazers) that provide a great workout. Thanks to all who are pickup poop. Unfortunately it is looking rather typical for this time of year. The poop is hard to pick up when it is left and has time to freeze to the snow. Any cleanup effort is appreciated. Thank you

Large poop collection bags

Brian, Jessie, Bear and Tootsie — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:44:07 +0000

There have been several large poop collection bags left by the fence. I have no problem with anyone who would like to collect and REMOVE the poop. Some of the bags were there for several days and were quickly overflowing and covered in pee. I finally picked them up but did not enjoy hauling the smelly 100+ lbs away in my car. Now another’s started.
As I understand it one of MAC’s requests is that we do not leave poop bags anywhere… especially large smelly ones. There is no collection services provided. Please remove your own poop from the park and do not leave in large bags. Your help keeping the park safe and clean is greatly appreciated.

Angry Man Seen Leaving Poop On My Car

goren555 — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:29:39 +0000

To whomever left the blue bag with his dog’s poop on my windshield:

I thanked you for letting me know that I had missed seeing my dog poop and that I should pick it up. I did go back and couldn’t find it, so I picked up a couple of other dog’s poop.

Why did you passively and aggressively leave your poop bag on my car? You should return to the park and pick it up, because I do not respond to your type of behavior and it is still there for you.

Cleanup postponed to Saturday, April 11

Jim and Mark — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 02:07:23 +0000

The Spring Cleanup has been postponed due to the weather. Please come on Saturday, April 11, from noon to 3.

Spring Cleanup 2009

Jim and Mark — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:52:03 +0000

I’m organizing a volunteer cleanup of the poop in the park. Saturday, April 11, noon to 3pm. (Was to be Sunday, April 5, but called on account of the weather.) Bring: work gloves, tools (shovel, rake, hoe, dustpan, etc.), garbage bags. Extra credit: Someone bring donuts, coffee, and cups. I will supply: contractor bags, paper towels, vinyl gloves, hand sanitizer.

Now Boarding has graciously agreed to let us put the waste in their dumpster, but (a) we need to get it there, and (b) their dumpster is not gigantic, so volunteers with pickup trucks and other places to take the stuff are still very welcome.

Most of the poop that vanished into and under the snow is actually pretty well broken down, but new material continues to arrive (shame!) so there will still be something to do.

Too cold to sit

Brian, Jessie, Bear and Tootsie — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:08:19 +0000

Anyone interest in saving the plastic chairs please help yourself (They will break in the cold). My car is insufficient for hauling but I could store them in a garage I rent in Richfield. These will be leaving somehow over the next few weeks.

A Wednesday night at the park

Brian, Jessie, Bear and Tootsie — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 02:02:42 +0000

I didn’t get out until 6:00pm last night and the sun was just setting in a cloud covered sky. I got lucky because my black pack of three pooped almost right away while it was still somewhat light. I managed to find two out of three dog poops left by my dogs. But, to find these I almost had to put my nose right to the ground. We enjoyed our dark evening walk until 7:30 though the dogs did get a little spooked from time to time. (Sorry if we barked at you… we thought you were the boogie men.)
We all know it’s very hard to find and pickup poop now with all the leaves on the ground during the day. Well it’s almost impossible to find in the dark and there were still many people using the park as it was still early evening.

Unfortunately, due to lack of daylight, there seems to be an increasing amount of poos around the park. If you see some poop while walking around please help by picking up extra. Remember, It’s better to carry it out in a bag than to carry it home on your shoes.
Any extra help the day light dog walkers could provide would be greatly appreciated. We will probably be experiencing this problem until we get some white stuff on the ground.

Any extra poop bags donations are also appreciated. Anyone have any good ideals for obtaining a good cheap supply of small plastic bags? I have been using the cub food plastic bag recycling but there are not always the best bags.

Dog Poo

jeff — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:06:34 +0000

To those of you who place bags of poo on the fence:

Question: Who do you think picks those up? Where do they go?

Answer: No one! Nowhere!…

…Until some innocent person picks it up because they don’t want to see it or smell it and has the decency to do someone else’s job! Thank you to those people!!! But in reality, it is our responsibilty, as dog owners, to pick up AND REMOVE our dog(s)’ poo from this free (non-servicing) dog park!

Ideas to Correct This???:

It is very easy to place an ice-cream bucket or an old tupperware dish in your vehicle and place the bag of poo inside, as to conceal the smell, drive home, and dispose of poo in garbage.

Or….

Man up, throw the bag of poo in your vehicle, roll the windows down, and drive to the nearest garbage or your home to get rid of the poo (and the smell) a.s.a.p.

It’s not very hard folks. This dog park is FREE, for us to take care of, and let our dogs use and enjoy! Please remember that the next time you leave your dog’s poo for someone else!!!!