Dog Poop, the Social Contract, and Pandemic Behaviors

Dogs have been part of my extended family for most of my sixty-plus years. With a dog comes poop, even with the angelic 4-pawed fellow to the right.

On a farm it doesn't really matter, but in the city there is an expectation, a social contract of sorts. In the public parks and boulevards the dog owner is expected to scoop the poop.

While some dog walkers dutifully pick up their dog's poop, others don't bother, and before I know it I've stepped in it. Squish! Yuk! Stink!