“PLEASE DO NOT BLOCK THESE DOORS UNLESS WE SAY: ‘OH ALRIGHT THEN JUST THIS ONCE”
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Neighborhood people would routinely walk their dogs alongside their home and leave without picking up. They put up a sign politely asking people to clean up after their dogs but it did no good.

An alley or any other paved surface probably requires cleanup. But way too many people are sticklers for cleanup in grass or at parks and lawns… outside where organic matter naturally biodegrades. Dog poop on grass will be gone in a day or two. Some people really need to get over their psychological compulsion for a perception of a sterile environment.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/02/magazine/02freak.html

Or live in a climate with 2% humidity. Nothing biodegrades here. It turns to granite.

Even though a license is legally required, costs a mere $8.50 a year and can be easily obtained by mail, most dog owners ignore the law, and with good reason

We’ll be needing a cat license next.

There weren’t many hispanic residents in this town, yet the message was there for years.

Zuzu, I see you never go barefoot, or sit on the grass.

Worrying about the risk of stepping on a used syringe or rusty nail hits me long before I even think about dog poop. (I also worry about ticks in grass.) I’m all for going barefoot, just not where I can’t really see what I’m stepping on. I do enjoy the feel of grass under my feet though.

As for sitting on the grass… in addition to dog poop, there’s also mud and grass stains, so not very often. Usually I or someone will bring a blanket if a group of friends are sunning in the park drinking beer or whatnot.

“Some people really need to get over their psychological compulsion for a perception of a sterile environment.”

I assume that means that you have no such compulsion. In that case, give me your address and I’ll come over and piss in your living room.